For some reason today I am just in the mood to blog. I know all I talk about is Oaklie in my blog, but who wouldn't talk about there new baby girl? My life revolves around Oaks. I can't even picture what my life was like before I had her nor do I want to picture myself without her. I haven't really gone into what it is like for me to be a first time mother. You can get all the advice you want, or say you know enough about taking care of a little baby from experience like babysitting or nieces and nephews. But the truth is, you really don't know until you have one of your own. Lately, it seems all my friends are currently pregnant. I am so happy for all of them because this is one of the best things you will ever do in your life. But I do have to admit I am a little jealous. Its not that I want to become pregnant right now, but I was pregnant all by myself. After I had Oaklie, one by one everyone around me was telling me they were expecting. I am so ecstatic for each of them but you know I wish I would've been pregnant with them also. Pregnancy from my perspective, was the easiest out of it all. Weirdly enough, labor was the best of it. I enjoyed it. But when you actually have the baby, is when things get harder, but its the most rewarding. Oaklie being 5 months now, I can look back at everything I've done and tell myself what a good job I've done. I think I adapted well with being a new mom. I am no expert but I have one healthy and happy baby to show for it. I still am learning new things everyday I go. I don't think anyone knows what the best thing to do in any situation because each baby is different. I've had my older sister and friends ask me all the time about what it was like for me having Oaklie and what it was like after the hospital. I cant say it is going to be the same for everyone. I was very fortunate to not get post partum. I did get a slight case of baby blues but from what I hear, most mothers do. There were a few times I would cry just to cry. I had no idea what I was crying over. It went on for maybe a week and then I was fine. You can read about my expedience having Oaklie here http://airmansgurl32.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-story-of-oaklie-kaye.html. But I had a wonderful and easy labor. I never wrote about how life was after the hospital. Oaklie for the most part has always slept through the night. She can sleep like a rock. She will normally go to sleep around 11 at night and will sleep until 10 in the morning. Of course she has her bad nights but I have never gone a night without any sleep. She always wakes up to eat around 6 in the morning but she is instantly asleep while I am feeding her. Which brings up breast feeding. There is nothing wrong with bottle feeding. Some people cant feed by choice or have to go to work. I was luckily enough to be able to breast feed Oaklie. It is tough and demanding at first but so worth it in the end. It is a bonding experience only YOU will have with your precious little one. I will admit I just wanted to give up at first. It hurt pretty bad for me especially when I actually started getting my milk in. But I'm glad I stuck to it. I am not going to go into a lot of detail on it but I love it and if you have the ability to do it, I would encourage you do it for as long as you can because it is just as rewarding for you and more so for your baby.
Just enjoy your baby. Time goes by really fast. I still cant believe Oaklie is already 5 months. In 7 short months she will be a year. So when everyone tells you time goes by fast, it does. They change dramatically within that little of time. Oaklie has gained 7 lbs and has grown 5 inches since she was born. They don't stay little for as long as you would like. Oaklie is learning to sit up and is on her way to start crawling and walking. But for all those new expecting mothers, enjoy being pregnant. I miss feeling Oaklie's kicks. And when your little one is here, take in every second you have with them and invest in a camera if you don't already have one. You want to capture every cute moment. <3
Sorry for the long blog and all the babbling but with a sleeping baby and all the questions I get asked, I had the time to do it and I hope that answered some of the question new mothers may have.
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