Dear pregnant mom, after walking the long sweet path of singlehood, you’ve crossed over and now on the road to motherhood. I’m so happy for you, so let me use this medium to welcome you to the club.
Meanwhile, I know by now you would have been hearing different myths about pregnancy, and some “experienced” mothers might have tried to decipher the gender of your child through your cravings, it’s funny that while in my case their prediction actually worked, it doesn’t happen like that for everybody. I just want to say I’ve been where you are now, and I’ll gladly tell you some things I wish I knew which are;
1. Enjoy this unencumbered months while it lasts
I’m sure you’ve had most of your time alone as a single lady, but soon you’ll be responsible for someone else besides yourself and it can be overwhelming at first. So I advice that while you are still home alone, enjoy your moment of silence, and quiet ’cause when the baby comes, the noise will be deafening. And sleep will be a thing of the past. Watch movies, pamper yourself and take long baths.
2. Spend some time with your boo before baby comes
Do you know it’s possible to be with your husband and still miss him? Yes, adnd you’ll understand when baby comes. The attention will shift from your husband to your baby, and you’ll rarely have time to look into your husband’s face and say sweet words to him.
So why not do that now? Go out to the park, see a movie, take a walk together or set date nights. You’ll miss these when baby comes, do not forget that even if you have not much time to show love when baby comes you must communicate.
3. You don’t have to read every single parenting book
The first few months of my pregnancy was spent reading, I bought and read every single parenting book that I could lay my hands upon. And it wasn’t until my gynecologist told me to stop reading, for information overload isn’t good for me that I stopped. Read books, but not too much of them because you’ll figure things out yourself. There’s no rule to parenting dear.
4. Stay Flexible
If you have a birth plan, maybe you wish to give birth through C-section or vagina birth, or if you want an epidural or not, I’ll advise to keep your options open.
Sometimes, things just might not go the way we want them to, so we have to bend. When things don’t go the way you want them to, don’t feel guilty.
5. Finally, You Will Find Your Own Way
People will advice you, you’ll hear a lot of old wive’s tales, and you’d read more from books and online, but I guarantee that when your baby come, you’ll make your own new book. Something totally different from what you read, and you’ll do just fine as a parent. So sister, fear not, you’ll do just fine.
I can’t wait for you to give birth to your sweet little angel dear sister from another mother, so you can open a new book and write your own birth and parenting story. It’s gonna’ be a long story, but I’m sure you’ll do fine. Trust me, you will…..
