My friend has just had a baby recently and while I was up working late we were commenting on her status about not being able to go to sleep as she couldn’t stop looking at her new arrival.
This so totally resonated with me and transported me back to both my Children’s births and the nights in hospital that ensued .. with just me and my baby (obviously 10 years apart) their smell and their curled up chunky little bodies all healthy and new.
Wondering what the years ahead would hold for them as my children, and for me as a mother, me as Jaime, me as a partner and wife and me as their friend too.
While the world slept as a Mum I watched my babies sleep through the night (not that they slept through the whole night)and it was more addictive than anything I had ever felt before. It was like I was afraid to sleep incase my baby had gone when I awoke … gone where is anyones guess, yet that is still how I felt.
The need to remember every single second, also did not help matters … the reminders in pregnancy from friends and family that the time will pass by so quickly I should make the most of it.
The sheer enormity of that sentence that in fairness I have probably only ever thought about for those first 3 weeks till life rudely gets in the way and that pressure you put on yourself to record, to see, to remember is soon gone till another special occasion rolls round.
It’s fair to say that my days of wanting another child are not over, I could not imagine not having that all over again, those feelings, those smells and that curled little bundle completely dependant on you …
I will keep hoping that this is not the end of babies for me, my first 2 children have a 10 year gap and I certainly don’t want to wait that long again!
ooooh how exciting – and it’s not like you sleep much anyway. Looking forward to the happy news.
Lol lol you cheeky bugger lol but I suppose your right x
And I still can’t sleep for looking at him. He’s currently nestled on my chest and I just don’t want to put him down xx
Awww Kenzi hope you didn’t mind me mentioning you two xxxxxxxxx
Oh, those first nights are so special and precious, and I remember them vividly. Time does go by so quickly, too! I’m happily done with my baby days, though I hope for more nieces & nephews, so I wish you lots of luck that you’ll have them all over again soon x
awww thanks lovely, will keep my fingers crossed xx
I remember when I had my Star, after a 16 year gap, I was so tired but I just stared at her all night, like she was a little miracle. Then there was Boo and the Little Man following soon after. I feel confident now that those days really are over but I know that Broody feeling so well. If it’s what you really want then you should go for it, good luck xx
awww thank you so so much lovely .. x
It’s those feelings that have led me to now be pregnant with my seventh baby! I feel immensely lucky to have experienced that new born baby time so many times and I love my big family. I hope you have another gorgeous baby soon! x
awww thank you so so much, after beth i was so adamant that i wanted no more but when i found out with joshua i was pregnant again the broody feeling has never really left x
I’m still in the sleepless nights for the 3rd time around. I’m sat here watching my 4 month old lying on his play mat.
Even with the enormous stresses of this time around and having PND… I’m still not ready to say I don’t want to be pregnant again.
its crazy that feeling isnt it! it really is like an animal instinct to mother isnt it! x
It’s weird, but even after 3 I used to say I’d have 6 if I could. After my 4th (our 6th all together) I still felt like you, and then with no.5, I am done. I don’t need any more babies. The feeling of broodiness just isn’t there any more, although I do really love babies. I’m actually almost happy to accept I might be a Grandma within the next 10 years 🙂
Jenny i think it medically i could carry lots more i so would .. my consultants says i am pushing it with another so i dont want to push it too much! xx