You know what that difference was? It suddenly became not all about the birth. Our minds and our experiences seemed to have grown from, “I want to have (natural, home, midwife/doula, C-section, petocin, scheduled, etc) kind of birth” to “I just can’t wait to meet the baby and be a mom.”
And me? I never thought that I would feel that difference, but the reality is that I do – I want to have the most natural birth I can, but my priority has shifted from vehemently saying to everyone in the world that I don’t want a medicated birth to the fact that I just want our little boy to get here safely and to be resting in our arms. It’s shifted from worrying about the pain of labor and childbirth to tears of joy when I think about Nate holding him. My mind goes not to how many centimeters I have to dilate before going to the hospital, but to how we’re going to raise our little boy, how we’re going to introduce him to the dogs, to breastfeeding and making sure we can take care of him.
I never saw this transition happen, but I’m so glad that it has. I still want a non-medicated birth. I still want to feel everything about delivering our little guy into this world. I want to work hard, deal with the transition, and be completely present (physically and mentally) during his birth. But now? Now it’s so much more about being the mommy to him that he deserves – it’s about all of life now. And for that I am so, so thankful.
Heather, you are beautiful inside and out. I can tell that you will be a great mom because of how much you already love your son. 🙂
I feel exactly the same way – it’s suddenly reality hits and you just want to meet the little one. . .and now when people ask me if i am getting drugs or not for labor i just say that i am going with the flow. . .
What a beautiful photo of you, Nate and your pups! You’re going to be such an amazing mom, Heather!
I know exactly what realization you’re talking about. it is such a neat shift because you know you’re so ready. I’m so ready for you! So excited!!!! Big hugs!
What a beautiful realization! Love the picture.
Yes to all of this!!!!!
This post just popped up in my Reader and I took one look at the photo and said out loud, “Oh my goodness, that’s beautiful.”
Just teared up reading this one. Can’t wait to meet him!
There’s a pregnant woman in my yoga class. She is 29 weeks, I believe, and man! She is so good! I’m like amazed by her and all the poses she does. I think pregnancy and yoga go great hand in hand.
Beautiful.
I’m not very concerned with the way that I bring my (future) child into this world. Of course, I’d like it to go as smoothly as possible for the sake of myself and my baby, but that’s not the most important thing. The most important thing is, of course, that my child comes out healthy and ends up in my arms. I don’t care if they have to rip him/her out through my nose, I just want to start parenting them.