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Duffy · Mar 19th, 2010, 17:55 PM

There is no great words to sum up a birth experience rather it be good or bad, but I'll try.

Its amazing moments and not so beautiful moments lol, you can't believe this real live baby just came from your tummy. Your a mama now (wowhhhh I had nine months to get it) and it now hits you.

pheobe · Mar 19th, 2010, 18:07 PM

with regards to labour best advice is just to go with the flow stay relaxed and chill as much as poss!

About being a mum?!?!?......I keep getting asked whats it like by friends etc how it feels, how you manage. I honestly don't know the answer to any of it I just know that when Niall wakes up in the morning and smiles at me the biggest most daft smile I've ever seen or when we snuggle under the duvet for a nap or he touches my face I feel complete. It's the best feeling in the world and it makes the crap you go through as a mum (labour, strechmarks, piles, dealing with the men haha everything) 100% worth it.

If I had a glimpse into the future before I got pregnant of how everything would change I'd have stayed on the pill lol, but now he's here I can't imagine ever being without him. I guess it's the same shit you hear from mums and dads all over, sounds like bull but once you're there it all falls into place and you feel exactly the same :-)

Good luck hunni
xxx

ginab · Mar 19th, 2010, 19:29 PM

wow thank you so much for your replies.. I've been really taken about by them.. really touching Thank you for sharing your experiences x

blondeNklutzi · Mar 19th, 2010, 23:15 PM

To be honest, I couldn't picture myself having a baby, being a mom, etc. even when I was in labor. My labor wasn't what I wanted it to be, I had a few complications, baby was in distress. But when he was finally born and I finally heard him cry it was the most amazing sound I have ever heard (I have since spent the last three weeks trying to get him to stop crying!

)

Honestly, being a mom is amazing. Like others have said, its hard to describe...its one of the most amazing and terrifying feelings in the world to know that this little person depends completely on you for everything. It is stressful when my little man is crying or fussy or won't go to sleep at 4 am, but during the day when he is awake and alert and he looks me in the eyes it's like every wonderful emotion I have ever experienced overflows.

You will do great hun, just remember to relax and enjoy the ride!

hunniechunks · Mar 20th, 2010, 04:19 AM

My advice would be to go in with an open mind - my birth experience wasn't anything like i'd hoped it would be, it was quite traumatic although i managed to avoid a c-section. However, with all that said it was completely worth it because when i got to hold my son for the first time i was sooo proud that we managed to make another human being and that i'd managed to push him into the world (eventually

). almost 3 months on and i still can't believe he's mine!

Good luck and enjoy

x

sarah63 · Mar 20th, 2010, 05:29 AM

I was the same with my first but when i went into labour it was like my body was on automatic and just knew what to do...the second time i already knew what i was in for and wasnt really worried... both my labours were very qiuck and easy compared with others i have heard of. I had no stitches with either... Just listen to what the midwife tells you and try to stay calm and focused... It really is mnd over matter... with my second my full labour was 35 mins and when it came to pushing she was out in one push (under a min) and i was back home in my bed a couple of hours later lol.... xx

Mar 19th, 2010, 17:55 PM	#11
Duffy Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,964	There is no great words to sum up a birth experience rather it be good or bad, but I'll try. Its amazing moments and not so beautiful moments lol, you can't believe this real live baby just came from your tummy. Your a mama now (wowhhhh I had nine months to get it) and it now hits you.

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Mar 19th, 2010, 18:07 PM	#12
pheobe Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 764	with regards to labour best advice is just to go with the flow stay relaxed and chill as much as poss! About being a mum?!?!?......I keep getting asked whats it like by friends etc how it feels, how you manage. I honestly don't know the answer to any of it I just know that when Niall wakes up in the morning and smiles at me the biggest most daft smile I've ever seen or when we snuggle under the duvet for a nap or he touches my face I feel complete. It's the best feeling in the world and it makes the crap you go through as a mum (labour, strechmarks, piles, dealing with the men haha everything) 100% worth it. If I had a glimpse into the future before I got pregnant of how everything would change I'd have stayed on the pill lol, but now he's here I can't imagine ever being without him. I guess it's the same shit you hear from mums and dads all over, sounds like bull but once you're there it all falls into place and you feel exactly the same :-) Good luck hunni xxx

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Mar 19th, 2010, 19:29 PM	#13
ginab Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 1,162	wow thank you so much for your replies.. I've been really taken about by them.. really touching Thank you for sharing your experiences x

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Mar 19th, 2010, 23:15 PM	#14
blondeNklutzi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 1,634	To be honest, I couldn't picture myself having a baby, being a mom, etc. even when I was in labor. My labor wasn't what I wanted it to be, I had a few complications, baby was in distress. But when he was finally born and I finally heard him cry it was the most amazing sound I have ever heard (I have since spent the last three weeks trying to get him to stop crying! ) Honestly, being a mom is amazing. Like others have said, its hard to describe...its one of the most amazing and terrifying feelings in the world to know that this little person depends completely on you for everything. It is stressful when my little man is crying or fussy or won't go to sleep at 4 am, but during the day when he is awake and alert and he looks me in the eyes it's like every wonderful emotion I have ever experienced overflows. You will do great hun, just remember to relax and enjoy the ride!

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Mar 20th, 2010, 04:19 AM	#15
hunniechunks Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Preston, Lancashire Posts: 161	My advice would be to go in with an open mind - my birth experience wasn't anything like i'd hoped it would be, it was quite traumatic although i managed to avoid a c-section. However, with all that said it was completely worth it because when i got to hold my son for the first time i was sooo proud that we managed to make another human being and that i'd managed to push him into the world (eventually ). almost 3 months on and i still can't believe he's mine! Good luck and enjoy x

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Mar 20th, 2010, 05:29 AM	#16
sarah63 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: oxfordshire Posts: 19	I was the same with my first but when i went into labour it was like my body was on automatic and just knew what to do...the second time i already knew what i was in for and wasnt really worried... both my labours were very qiuck and easy compared with others i have heard of. I had no stitches with either... Just listen to what the midwife tells you and try to stay calm and focused... It really is mnd over matter... with my second my full labour was 35 mins and when it came to pushing she was out in one push (under a min) and i was back home in my bed a couple of hours later lol.... xx

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