7 reasons having a newborn is easier than the end of pregnancy
by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy
I am 34 weeks pregnant. And it. Is. Hell.
As this is my fourth child, I know that the newborn stage is far easier than the end of pregnancy. Don?t believe me" Consider these reasons:
You can actually sleep. I didn?t say you will sleep. I said you can, as in you are physically able to. Like if your partner gets up with the baby, or if magically the baby sleeps through the night early on. Hey, it happens! Meanwhile, at the end of pregnancy, sleep is an impossibility. I spend 99 percent of the night tossing, turning, groaning, or peeing.
You can have a drink. Pregnancy is stressful. As I?m researching the best baby carriers for newborns (for the fifth time), I?ll think, ?Wouldn?t it be nice if I could enjoy a glass of wine right about now"? Except alcohol would give me horrible heartburn. And it?s not safe for baby. With a newborn however, you can totally sip a delicious California red when he?s wailing his head off at witching hour.
Your body is healing. Now, it?s still swollen and painful and achey and not yours. Sure, postpartum you may not feel like a million bucks, but at least you?re headed in the right direction.
You can breathe. And not waddle. And your wedding rings fit again. Yes, yes I know life with a newborn is no joke. But when your newborn is kicking you in the ribs, you can move him to another spot, unlike now.
You already gave birth. You did it! Hooray! At the end of pregnancy, there?s all that anticipation of...
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