Omg! This relates to me so much at the moment! I’m about a day away from meeting my son and my anxiety is through the roof! Being a mom of 3 girls, the youngest being 5y old, I wonder how will I bond with this little one…. I always wonder, will I have enough love to give to all of my children….. the fear of having one feels left out or unloved….. it would break my heart! At the end of the day, all I can do is control what I can control and not being overwhelmed with anxiety and fear as it won’t change anything. One day at a time mama 🙏🏽🫶🏽
I love this! I just wrote a piece about motherhood and ambition which has very similar themes. Losing my identity certainly fucked with my mental health a lot. Thank you for sharing your wonderful piece. I feel seen.
Omg! This relates to me so much at the moment! I’m about a day away from meeting my son and my anxiety is through the roof! Being a mom of 3 girls, the youngest being 5y old, I wonder how will I bond with this little one…. I always wonder, will I have enough love to give to all of my children….. the fear of having one feels left out or unloved….. it would break my heart! At the end of the day, all I can do is control what I can control and not being overwhelmed with anxiety and fear as it won’t change anything. One day at a time mama 🙏🏽🫶🏽
Non-momma here: this was super insightful. So far my fears of becoming a mom in the future have to do with breastfeeding and post partum depression.
I love this! I just wrote a piece about motherhood and ambition which has very similar themes. Losing my identity certainly fucked with my mental health a lot. Thank you for sharing your wonderful piece. I feel seen.
https://open.substack.com/pub/goldennuggets1/p/act-two-how-motherhood-changed-my?r=5ul5nt&utm_medium=ios