change to motherhood
By C
@ShyBear88 (59306)
Sterling, Virginia
October 2, 2012 1:47am CST
How did you adjust to motherhood?
Adjusting to motherhood wasn't to hard for me. Mostly going from sleeping and eating when I want was a big adjustment. Going from getting enough sleep to nearly nothing some times it could make a bad day really bad when you have to deal with a crying baby all by yourself and no one to help you.
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@ztuberi (395)
• Philippines
2 Oct 12
I have a 9 months old baby. And its really terrible when she'll cry at night every hour.
I'll B reastfeed her, put her on her crib, after not so long, she'll cry, I'll get her, b reastfeed her, put her back again, after not so long, she'll cry again, I'll get her, b reastfeed her, put her back again. And if its unfortunate, she'll cry again and the routine again.
That's the only thing I can't get over with. Especially, b reastfeeding is difficult too, and it makes me so emotional.
Well, I'm glad, its not every night. Maybe once every two weeks. Maybe just a bad night too for my baby. "Sorry baby, if mom gets irritated".
and would like to hear from some mothers in this discussion.. @ShyBear88 (59306)
• Sterling, Virginia
3 Oct 12
I hope you find your answer. Every child is different so one motherhood to another might not be quite the same but we tend to go through the same things for the most part. That is what I found out in my moms group on facebook.
@cattibre (160)
• United States
2 Oct 12
It wasn't really hard for me at all. I never slept a lot anyway so lack of sleep didn't hurt me. I also live next door to my parents so anytime I needed a break they would help out. When my son was born it was harder because my daughter wanted to stay up late and he wanted to get up early. Talk about lack of sleep lol.
@ShyBear88 (59306)
• Sterling, Virginia
3 Oct 12
I have two little ones now. A 20 month old and 1 month old that is a lot harder now at least for me then having one. The lack of sleep isn't that bad this time since I'm still use to it. At least I have one little one that sleeps through the night and she doesn't try to stay up. The other one sleeps most of the night but gets up twice a night for feedings.
It was hard with my daughter though because well she is stubborn and didn't like sleep at all really. It didn't help that my husbands job hours changed week to week so he would be working night and day so I have her all to myself for many days with zero help from family since nobody lived in town. I got use to it after a while and with in a few months she had a routine in which I could work around and get rest if I need it or do stuff in the house. Now it's about finding the balance between both of my babies but soon we will have more family around to help so that I can take care of both a bit easier.
