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Sweet article about life changes when baby comes

meamewilmeamewil member
in February 2016 Moms
Hi ladies, 

Someone just sent this article to me and I loved it so much I thought I'd share. As a FTM I know I am nervous about how my life will change - no sleep, my body, my relationships and everything else you hear is going to change. This is just a really sweet perspective from a mom :)

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-studenroth-gerson/they-shouldve-warned-me_b_6471948.html
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  • beharringtonbeharrington member
    And now I'm all teary eyed at work....
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  • egraves4egraves4 member
    So beautiful. Can't wait for SO to read this!
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  • mckloughmcklough member

    that was incredibly sweet, but clearly I'm a cynic because her blog is also called "born to be a bride" so I don't know if I can think that I will totally relate.

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  • glitteryantglitteryant member
    Lmao this is totally not my experience. Good for her.
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  • glitteryantglitteryant member
    In fact, the more I think about it, the more I hate this article because it is contributing to the whole glorification of motherhood that led me to feel a little shell shocked in the first few months post partum. If anything, people didn't tell me enough how hard it would be. This article has a special place in my heart because I feel like it seems like I could have written it and made me feel much less alone when reality hit: https://www.coffeeandcrumbs.net/blog/2014/7/25/when-love-feels-heavy
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  • meamewilmeamewil member
    I can totally understand you hating it. Thanks for sharing this link, I read it and I've actually spent the last hour now reading different posts on there. Good stuff 
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  • jaimerunsjaimeruns member
    I actually really loved it; I think it's important to be realistic about things, but to see the beauty and positive when it gets hard. Hopefully I can keep all this good stuff in mind. Thanks for sharing :)

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  • suteki325suteki325 member
    I agree with @glitteryant - I found the first article a bit cheesy, but the article she linked actually put tears in my eyes (especially the end - "It is enough". Loved that.) Maybe because I've always been prone to moodiness and depression, but I'm somehow anticipating that I will have postpartum depression, and so I'm almost trying to prepare myself for the realities of new motherhood beforehand.
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  • MississippiCatfishMississippiCatfish member
    I'm no parenting expert, but I've read both in the past and identify with them both. I think there's value in acknowledging the good and the not as good.
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