Speaking of sleep.

So, my sister-in-law has been visiting over the weekend. She is expecting her first baby in july. She and i stayed up late saturday night and last night talking all things baby.

I tried really hard to remember how it was for me the first time around. How terrified, yet blissfully happy i was those first few days home from the hospital. How that baby is so damn small and i was always scared of dropping her. How they poop all the time.

Now i'm all worried that i told her too many times how hard it is. Breastfeeding is hard. It's hard to see the messy state of your body after birth. It's hard when you stare into your beautiful babies face and realize that there is nothing you can do to make sure they are safe all the time.

But man she looks so beautiful. I made sure i told her that because (1) she does and (2) nobody can hear that too much.

I told her she should never ask me about sleep problems because i have managed to raise four of the worst sleepers ever. I am completely unqualified in all areas of sleep except, perhaps, how to survive on very little sleep. And lately; how to demand that your sleep bank be re-paid.

Posted by Jess at 07:29 AM Permalink

Comments (4)

blackbird

ack!
I always say too much...
but you told her she looked beautiful, so that should help.
I remember being so shocked at the size of my breast and how much they hurt - no one told me about that.

Posted by blackbird | March 27, 2006 10:41 AM

Chair

She'll find the good parts for herself and there are so many. I personally liked hearing about the hard parts, I find it's easier to cope if you know that everyone has problems, esp when you can see that they got through it alive. Yes, it's harder than you think it will be, but the part about how much awesomer it is MORE than makes up for it.

Posted by Chair | March 27, 2006 11:10 AM

Mega Mom

Are you kidding? It is the women that go into this thinking it'll be all cute and no problem are the ones who get their butts kicked.

I think you did her a great service. And I think it is wonderful that you told her she was beautiful!

Posted by Mega Mom | March 27, 2006 12:02 PM

LetterB

I remember some friends and my sister especially trying to warn me about how difficult breastfeeding could be but I just brushed it off, knowing it couldn't be that hard, and certainly wouldn't be for me. Ha. Denial is a wonderful coping mechanism so I doubt you've done any harm. And you're right - nobody can hear about how beautiful they are too much - especially when twice your normal size.

Posted by LetterB | March 27, 2006 09:34 PM