WARNING: POSSIBLE TMI ALERT!
If you are not yet a mother, male, or otherwise sensitive to..ahem, "womanly topics", continue reading at your own risk.
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It appears that "Aunt Flow" is making her return. Almost 14 months postpartum, not bad at all right? True, true. I should be so thankful it took this long. (Though it's a little hard when I just want to curl into a ball and sleep through the next five or so days of "after pain" like cramps.)
They say the first period after childbirth is a doozy. No matter how long it's been.
At least I have somewhat of an explanation for the recent drop in milk supply. Though I sure was hoping not to have to dig in to my stock of "paraphernalia" just yet!
The saddest thing for me right now is how this is yet another reminder of how quickly we're transitioning from caring for a baby to parenting a toddler, raising a child. Don't get me wrong, this is a fun stage! And I most likely have nothing to worry about in terms of E self-weaning anytime soon. (She still loves her milkies!) But time sure is flying all the same. I hope we can do it again, with another newborn baby, a sibling for E. I feel like I have so much more knowledge and confidence now, I would love to do it again. I would like to experience all the newborn ups and downs, the "firsts", the amazement of that first few weeks, months, year. I always pictured myself as a mother of plural kids, never an only.
If she is to be our only child, I want to keep her young as long as possible! ;-)
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