At mothers group this week, we talked about natural births and how people have misconceptions about what it is to give birth naturally. Fortunately, I was able to go through with a natural birth without any drugs and as I shared my story with friends and family, people were in wonderment of how I managed to do so without laughing gas or an epidural. Everyone seems to think they need an epidural or that something is imminently wrong when the mum doesn't have one. This is when positivity comes in - if you think you can go through with a natural birth, you will. As one mum once told me, a woman's body is designed to give birth. Obviously each mum's situation is different but here I say, be positive and you can go through with it.
Last night I had little Liam thrashing about, cranky as ever during a feed and there was a moment there where I asked myself, how on earth am I going to get through this feed. The minute I stopped thinking about how horrible it was (1.30am in the morning and the fact that I'd just managed to get to sleep), the bub does his thing, finishes his feed and promptly falls asleep and slept through till the morning. They say bubs can sense your tension; I think they're right.
A few people have commented on how great it's been for me to get out of the house so early on with the bub. I honestly didn't think of it that way; more that for practical reasons I needed to get out of the house to return to some sanity and the earlier you make that effort, the easy it will be. Now almost 6 weeks on, we are out and about and I actually enjoy days when we stay at home. There needs to be balance in the week.
And well, it's the end of the week and we now have the weekend to look forward to with dad. There's so much to be positive about!
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