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August 13, 2005

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kris

For me, it was the day I learned that I was pregnant with my son. The euphoria actually followed me for about 8 months, until I started to beg for the whole thing to be finished.... but then, after he was born, I learned the true meaning of "uncertainty".

I don't think I'll ever make another decision without wondering anxiously whether I've scarred him for life.

April

Its hard for me to remember my best day as a mother as I have started the journey of weening my child off of the breast. He's never had a bottle and I do not want to replace one habit with another one so I offer the cup. Its hard. Any tips for sore breasts? ANY would be muchly appreciated.

Ms. Mama

Definitly the day of birth was the most intense and pure. In only 3 months, almost every day since has been worrying about something. But the happiest day so far is the day she smiled at us. Oh what a morning that was, laying in bed on a Sunday, our pumpkin between us. Then she smiled up at papa and me. The thought still brings tears to my eyes. There is nothing as special as your baby's first smile.

Kim

I had an emergency c-section one and a half months early because my daughter had two heart problems. Everything went so fast that day, I was seeing a specialist every 3 days so they could monitor the baby's heart and I went to their office for my "regular" visit, everything was as normal and then while they had me all plugged up to this machine I noticed that the doctor's face did not look right and then a nurse quickly walked out of the room screaming "we have a tacky baby in here, call downstairs!" I was like what? What does that mean, someone please tell me.... Come to find out, my baby's heart rate was 270 beats a minute. On the fancy machine it looked like the agitator in a washing machine going so fast. The next thing I knew I was in the hospital with nurses and doctors poking, proding me and zooming around getting me ready to have an emergency c-section. I was so scared, none of my family was there; I didn't have my bag or any of those all important things on the expectant mothers to-do list. Luckily one of the nurses without my knowledge had phoned my husband and thank goodness at the very last minute he came running down the hall sliding past the room I was in (when I think back: it could have been straight out of a movie, it was adorable seeing him fly past the doorway)
So...Needless to say: the day she was born was filled with so many emotions: anxiety, worry, guilt, happiness...etc. that I don't know what I was or felt that day. I did not even get to hold or see my baby until 27 hours after I had her. But I do know that three days later (December 31, 1999) when I was able to take my new bundle of joy home from the neo-natal intensive care unit at Baptist Hospital was the best day of my life! It was followed by many more days filled with mixed emotions - but nothing can top that day.
Sorry this got so long....

angel

Happiest day- definitely the day Damien was born. Best as a mom (or maybe proudest) the day he took part in his first national gymnastics competition (and yes I’m bragging).

Julie

I really can't choose a single day, but I can definitively say that it wasn't the day that either of my girls were born. With Tacy, it was 11:42pm and I had finally succumbed to the inevitable c-section. With CJ, it was morning, but again, it was a c-section and I was wiped out.

But my best times as a mother have definitely been with the two of them together. Growing up, I never envisioned myself as a mother, and I am most proud of myself in those moments where I see that I am succeeding in spite of myself.

Amy

Intense and pure, day of birth... I'd have to say you hit the nail on the head with that one.

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