Are any of the first timers out there nervous???
About the birth process, or the huge change in lifestyle and/or body (will it bounce back?), about getting back in shape, about having no free time, about going back to work, taking time off work or anything else, a whole new level of stress/ commitment in our relationships (not just us anymore!)?
I'm generally too happy and excited to feel nervous but occasionally I have a moment where I realize how my world is about to get totally rocked... for instance... friends and I are (errrr..... were) planning a backpacking trip into some remote mountain lakes next summer... ummm, baby in a backpack?? Maybe not!
Or.... I looked at the thread about what kind of diapers people are planning on using and I suddenly realized... diapers? holy @#$, I'm going to need those aren't I? I don't even know how to USE a diaper!
Scared isn't really the right word... I just know that I really have no idea what I'm doing and I'll just be figuring it out as I go!... and that sounds awesome, but a little scary too
(Experienced mamas are welcome to join in here too as you all know what I'm talking about from both the before and after side!
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About the birth process, or the huge change in lifestyle and/or body (will it bounce back?), about getting back in shape, about having no free time, about going back to work, taking time off work or anything else, a whole new level of stress/ commitment in our relationships (not just us anymore!)?
I'm generally too happy and excited to feel nervous but occasionally I have a moment where I realize how my world is about to get totally rocked... for instance... friends and I are (errrr..... were) planning a backpacking trip into some remote mountain lakes next summer... ummm, baby in a backpack?? Maybe not!
Or.... I looked at the thread about what kind of diapers people are planning on using and I suddenly realized... diapers? holy @#$, I'm going to need those aren't I? I don't even know how to USE a diaper!
Scared isn't really the right word... I just know that I really have no idea what I'm doing and I'll just be figuring it out as I go!... and that sounds awesome, but a little scary too
(Experienced mamas are welcome to join in here too as you all know what I'm talking about from both the before and after side!