A little rant about motherhood

Sad how from pregnancy to long hours of labor (mine was 47 hours of failed 2 induce, end up in csection), to giving birth, everybody is so focused on asking about the baby, and only the baby. Nobody ever ask about the mother. How is she, how she’s feeling, is she alright mentally, is she coping well, is she in pain, is she recovering well, does she need any help, whats on her mind etc. It’s definitely a very lonely journey as everybody is only concern about the baby cause apparently everybody have the mindset of women are built to go through all these therefore they can go through this. I too want to be cared for, asked about. Yes, I am still in pain from the labor, and no I am not mentally fine. But i guess just have to suck it up and pretend you’re fine. #firsttimemom

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i'm petite and my baby was natural birth at close to 4kg. Almost died in the ward as he tried to push out at 3cm and caused major blood lost. When baby is out, everyone who came to visit went straight to baby too. Only my nephew came over to me and held my hand to ask if i am ok if i feel pain. That moment of being cared for and being seen done by a little one. Totally understand that feeling of loneliness but the journey of motherhood till now made me realized, we need to verbalise it. It is true everyone thinks it's natural for a mom to go through childbirth, hence we are there to remind them, we just turn a mom through childbirth but doesnt mean we are not a child inside.

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