Not feeling like a mum
Hey guys kinda need some support my daughter was due august she was born April at 24 weeks 6 days gestation she was in nicu for 125 days she was discharged on August 26th this year and so far I’m struggling to fit in ,my baby is the same age as my friends ( corrected age) but I just don’t feel like a mum 😖 hearing other mums talk about stretch marks and postpartum recovery I just feel so out of place as I didn’t have any of that due to her being so small I feel so detached. 🙁
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I feel this, my babies were born at 28 weeks and I never even felt pregnant tbh …feel like I never was…I’ve got my babies home now however one of my babies required a feeding tube again from only being out of the hospital a week and he’s had it since …he’s 6 months old now and only ever had 1 week tube free …it’s soo draining I have people on Facebook who have babies a similar age or even younger who just don’t understand why my babies aren’t doing the same as theirs or why they still look so small etc …half the time I feel like I’m just looking after someone else’s babies because it just doesn’t seem real
@Hannah this is exactly how I feel big hugs it’s not easy x
@Cece thank you 🫂❤️
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I’m in the same boat right now with my pregnancy, it’s lost its charm. I don’t take bump pics because I know I look small (iugr) and I’m not even longing for the due date because I know when it happens it won’t be as charming as breaking my water or something. I barely even go on my pregnancy apps because I know that’s not what my baby looks like. But there’s nothing you can do about that love, that’s just your personal motherly experience. I don’t have any stretch marks either and probably won’t get any but if you were to see me on a walk in the park you’d just think I’m another mom. I guess what I’m trying to say is everyone experiences are going to be different some a bit harder from the next but that doesn’t make you any less of a mom and an amazing one at that just because your stories aren’t the exact same. Your friend probably looks up to you and being able to go through what you did