This is going to sound crazy, but as much as I complained about being pregnant the last few weeks, I sometimes find myself missing that giant belly that was making me so miserable. 
In a way, being pregnant became a huge part of my identity for almost 10 months, especially once it was obvious to everyone else. I miss the attention to an extent, even though a couple of weeks ago I was sick of people asking me when I was due, etc. Now all the attention is on the baby.
Yes, being pregnant was tough, but in some ways I miss it. Now when I touch my stomach it doesn't feel like it's mine... it's all soft, and not gigantic. When I look in the mirror I don't quite recognize myself. Even though my baby is here now, I don't feel her moving on the inside, and that was so amazing and special. I'm almost afraid that I'll forget what that felt like.
DH and I haven't decided for sure whether we will have another child, and if we don't I will never get to experience that again. Even the birth, as physically draining and painful as it was, I can't imagine not getting to go through that again.
Is anyone else feeling this way? I swear, these postpartum hormones are like 10x stronger than anything I dealt with in pregnancy. Everything makes me emotional (good and bad) and sentimental. I can't wait to feel emotionally normal again.
In a way, being pregnant became a huge part of my identity for almost 10 months, especially once it was obvious to everyone else. I miss the attention to an extent, even though a couple of weeks ago I was sick of people asking me when I was due, etc. Now all the attention is on the baby.Yes, being pregnant was tough, but in some ways I miss it. Now when I touch my stomach it doesn't feel like it's mine... it's all soft, and not gigantic. When I look in the mirror I don't quite recognize myself. Even though my baby is here now, I don't feel her moving on the inside, and that was so amazing and special. I'm almost afraid that I'll forget what that felt like.
DH and I haven't decided for sure whether we will have another child, and if we don't I will never get to experience that again. Even the birth, as physically draining and painful as it was, I can't imagine not getting to go through that again.
Is anyone else feeling this way? I swear, these postpartum hormones are like 10x stronger than anything I dealt with in pregnancy. Everything makes me emotional (good and bad) and sentimental. I can't wait to feel emotionally normal again.
I miss that.
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