Now, this wouldn't bother me if all the surprises were good ones. A lot of them were, like finding out we were having a boy, and spontaneously going into labor a little early, but still full-term.. stuff like that. But some of them weren't so great. Here are some of the assumptions I had made prior to becoming a mommy, and the realities that surprised me.
Assumption: It might take a while to get pregnant once we started trying.
Reality: We conceived in our third cycle TTC; we were very lucky in that respect.
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Assumption: Pregnancy = morning sickness and feeling gross for at least the first trimester.
Reality: Again, I got really lucky here. I had an almost symptom-free pregnancy and LOVED being pregnant.
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Assumption: I'd deliver my baby vaginally. If you have your heart set on it, you can do it, right? "I am woman, hear me roar!" and all that.
Reality: 21 hours into my labor, Colin was born via emergency cesarian.
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Assumption: Recovery wouldn't be too bad. I'd be feeling more like myself after a week or two.
Reality: 21 hours of labor AND a c-section took quite a toll on me. It HURT for months. Like, really hurt. I could hardly take a shower on my own or stand up for five minutes at a time without feeling sore.
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Assumption: I'd breastfeed at least until Colin was 6 months old.
Reality: Uh, yeah... you can read about my short-lived breastfeeding journey here and here.
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Assumption: Most babies sleep through the night by 6-8 weeks.
Reality: SO not true for us. SO not true. We're just now getting decent sleep at 6 months.
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Assumption: I would love my baby so much I'd hardly be able to stand it, and I'd almost explode with joy every time I snuggled him close.
Reality: Oh. Well.. yeah, that one turned out to be true. :)
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More to come.
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