A blog post was shared on The Motherload Facebook page asking ‘Should we cherish every moment?’ I’ve had it said to me a few times, usually by those of the older generation. I should cherish it all, as it goes so quickly. I don’t doubt that at all, but seriously.... How are you supposed to cherish this? This screaming continued for nearly 80 minutes and no amount of ‘sshing’, bum patting or marching up and down the kitchen was working. She was fed, clean, warm, being held, she’d had teething granules and calpol. Yet still it continued despite my best efforts to settle her. I cherish moments like these... But definitely not this.... Most of the time I look at my lovely baby and can’t believe how lucky I am. She is healthy and happy (sometimes) and she makes me laugh on a daily basis. Other times I can’t believe how unbelievably shit it is and I wonder what the hell I have done. More mums need to admit that sometimes it is shit, so new mums don’t feel guilty when they are thinking ‘This is shit!’ We need to acknowledge that although having a baby is a wonderful gift, it can be a bloody hard and sometimes thankless task. So, no. I don’t think we have to cherish every moment. I don’t think that is at all possible. We just need to know that the shit times will pass and there will be so much more to cherish in the future. Abbie x
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