Mothers day....

[LizMcD]

Hi ladies
With Mothers day fast approaching (in the uk) I start to feel a little sentimental about not being a mummy. I am sure (and desperately hope) by next Mothers Day 2013 I will be celebrating with a card from my little bundle!

We all want to be mums and Im sure this day is no different to others but I was wondering how everyone else feels about it?

Baby dust
xx

 

[purplesparkle]

I feel the same every year this day comes around feel a sigh that another year has gone and i still won't be getting a mothers day card. went to buy my mum her card at weekend saw a card saying happy 'mummy to be from bump' which just made me feel sad that i haven't got a bump.

 

[hopingforit]

The UK Mother's Day is different than the US so I still have hope that I will get pregnant before that (only 2 months left). If I'm not pregnant, I'm sure that I will be pretty sad about it. Last year didn't bother me much because it had only been 8 months of trying but this year will definitely be hard.

Sending and

 

[africaqueen]

Mothers day used to be so hard for me as i am so longing to be a mother but this year takes new meaning for how hard it will be as i lost my own mum 7mths ago and its the 1st mothers day without my own lovely mum. No matter how sad you may feel if any of you ladies are lucky enough to have your mum with you, enjoy the day for that reason and one day the babies will come xxx

 

[Feisty Fidget]

In all honesty I try to focus on my wonderful mother in law (relationship with Bio Mum not so great) and that ensures that I don't get too down about it all.

I don't feel confident that we will be parents or even sporting a bump by this time next year and so in one way that takes the pressure off.

Sending lots of love to you all

 

[WANBMUM]

Yes part of me, it makes my heart sink as its ANOTHER milestone of me not being a MUM. However as Africa Queen said, I just make the most of it and spoil my Mum and MIL to make up for it.
Sorry to hear about your Mum African Queen, my heart goes out to you, it cant be easy. Perhaps you should do something really nice to mark the occasion when it comes around? Sending you hugs

 

[heavenly]

I lost my dear mum out of the blue 5 years ago, I don't think about myself on mother's day at all, I try to avoid the day completely as I lost my best friend and I miss her every day.

 

[LemonZest]

Oh, gosh... not my favorite day. The first Mother's Day after we were TTC wasn't too bad. It had already been almost 9 months, but I was still optimistic that I'd have a baby by the next one. Then the next one came, and although I specifically requested that my husband and the kids (my stepkids) set aside a different day for stepmoms and not do anything for me for Mother's Day, I got completely bombarded with cards and balloons. That was hard. It took me half a day to open the cards, and I cried pretty much the entire day. If I could just celebrate my own mom without everyone trying to pretend that stepmom = mother, it would be a much easier day to get through.

 

[LizMcD]

Thanks for replies ladies. It seems it means different things to us all.

I'm so sorry to the ladies who have lost their mums, I will be thinking of you. I guess I'm being a little selfish and should think of what I have rather than what I don't have.

I hope you are all mothers for the nxt mothers day, you all deserve your little bundle of happiness so much

Xx

 

[LuluSS]

Oh, gosh... not my favorite day. The first Mother's Day after we were TTC wasn't too bad. It had already been almost 9 months, but I was still optimistic that I'd have a baby by the next one. Then the next one came, and although I specifically requested that my husband and the kids (my stepkids) set aside a different day for stepmoms and not do anything for me for Mother's Day, I got completely bombarded with cards and balloons. That was hard. It took me half a day to open the cards, and I cried pretty much the entire day. If I could just celebrate my own mom without everyone trying to pretend that stepmom = mother, it would be a much easier day to get through.

You could think of it this way: At least they are thoughtful enough to get you something for Mother's Day. Because stepmom's are not biological moms, but we are moms in our own way

I have never gotten a Mother's Day gift ever. And I am a stepmom. Now THAT makes me really sad. My best friend does text me every year saying Happy Mother's Day. But she is the only one. It makes me cry.