Six Months After
Our daughter Afik is celebrating six months today. What a joy! And what a journey! It is hard to believe so much time has passed since she was born.
When they are in the uterus, we are consumed with the different stages of pregnancy, doctors visits & lab tests, what we need to do or avoid in order for the embryo/fetus growing inside to get the best environment we can provide them with and all kinds of other medical concerns.
At the same time, the realization that we are about to become parents starts growing, and we find ourselves trying to guess what we are having, and then later we try imaging what they will look like. Oh, how far that stage seems now in retrospect. And again, Afik just turned six month today! Time flies, and between the lack of sleep and everything in between, the pregnancy part may start to fade (yes, it is possible! Just give yourself time).
But when you are there, it’s a whole other story. Especially when the third trimester arrives and it seems like time refuses to progress till the much expected due date, which may come and pass, with no delivery (not to worry, by 41 weeks you will be induced unless otherwise recommended by your doctor). But that’s a different story.
Now, six months after delivery, I don’t have many words of wisdom, just a recommendation to enjoy each phase while you are there. Yes, 9 months of pregnancy may seem like a real long (and uncomfortable) period of time, but it’s a once in a lifetime experience (considering that each pregnancy is unique). So embrace it and enjoy it as it comes. Your baby will be here faster than you can imagine!
August, 18th 2009 at 3:22 pm
I agree that the pregnancy will feel like distant past once the baby is born. My daughter will be two this fall, and the pregnancy seems like dusty history. I look at it this way: the pregnancy is like the wedding, and the child-rearing is like the marriage. One is a time- and energy-consuming event, and one is a life commitment. Both are really fun!
August, 25th 2009 at 9:32 pm
I still can’t believe that Liam my 9 month old was ever inside me, it’s really mind boggling. he is fun like any of my charismatic friends (sometimes more
)…Can’t wait for the next phase but can understand way people say they want them to stay babies. I believe pregnancy is the easy part, you have time to think about how uncomfortable you are and take the time to imagine what it would be like after the delivery. My advice is take the time to enjoy your free time and pamper yourself (even if it means to get some nice maternity close you wont use for a while after, cause next thing you know it’s all about the little munchkin.
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