pregnancy and realising who i am

laura109

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One thing pregnancy has taught me is its a time you learn who you want to be. What sort of mum i want to be to my daughter. Ive realised i need to get comfortable with who i am.

I have wrote several posts since ive been pregnant because ive been trying to figure out who i am. I dont see things the way my mum dad and sisters do. My sister does not mix with anyone. When i put my bump pics on facebook or express my excitement about being a mum she says how it annoys her that people coo over bumps etc.she has two kids of her own but shes not a proud mum etc. She likes telling people how horrible they are etc. My mum also does not do fuss or excited.shes getting better but has spent most of my pregnancy telling me not to get obsessed or telling me i dont need this and that. She thinks midwives look into things too much now etc.

my sister has been abit mean towards me lately. I have choosen to walk less and not felt like going far. Shes told me i cant hide in the house for the next few weeks etc. I have realised that i can talk to people around me alot easier. I love chatting to other mums on facebook that i know about tips and ideas. I know my sister reads it and finds it pathetic. I dont feel i can share my excitement or talk to much about my baby as she sometimes comments and makes me look stupid.

My parents always moan they dont see my sisters kids but her bfs family always do. Plus my sisters ruled by her oh and has no life of her own. Yet today mum said at least if they go somewhere they take their kids with them rather than having someone else have them. I thought it would make there day being allowed to occasionally have my daughter for a few hours but after that comment im not sure they would. Yet they have given me the impression they are quite annoyed they dont get a role with her kids


Overall my family seem to annoy me now im pregnant. There hard work and i never feel i can trust them. I feel they judge me and think im over the top and obsessing. I already think its time to cut back from my sister as she lives ten mins away and wont come round despite me being heavily pregnant. She wanted me to walk to hers the other night for a slice of cake for her daughters birthday. I did not feel up to it and shes stopped talking to me.

Just hope my daughter makes me more confident to be without them.
 
TBH- the love you feel for your child is THE most unconditional love you will ever know. It's instant, and imbedded in you in a way that is impossible to explain (unless you've been there). It's a love and bond that I carry with me at all times. I am connected to my LO more than anyone else.

Obviously all parents are different- and I do not believe having a child instantly makes you a good parent (I've seen those that shouldn't of even been parents tbh)- but I cannot imagine that. And I'm sure you will feel similar... sounds like you already do :hugs:

I think becoming a parent does change your perspective on life- to one extent or another... mostly in amazing ways- but also in challenging ways and ways you never knew possible... but what a journey!
 

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