The date to remember is 12-14-16. This is the day my
firstborn was born. I will never forget the day where life taught me how to be
strong not for myself but for others. The labor is extremely difficult that I
told myself I don’t want to experience it again. But when the time that I’ve
seen her tiny little face, I’ve said to myself that I will do it again. Yes, I
will do it again because that moment was one of the best things that happened
to my life. It was the best feeling I’ve ever felt in my life. There is indeed
a joy in giving birth.
The first few weeks after giving birth has been hard for me
since my husband is not here with us. The stomach of babies is so little that
they are awake every two hours. At night, I need to wake up every time she
cries so that I can breastfed her. At those times, I still did not know how to
breastfed her in sleeping position. Thus, I carried her every time I do
breastfeeding. This adds to the pain of being a mother. The complement of this
pain is the joy you will experience when they smile after giving them enough
milk.
As time passes by, there are times that I thought I cannot
do it. I cried whenever I don’t know what to do with her especially if I notice
abnormalities in her behavior. There is a time where I rushed her to the doctor
every week because of my paranoid behavior. The doctor actually laughed at me
and told me that this is normal for first time mothers.
Sofia Roshanne, my daughter is now eight months old. As she
is growing, I also grow as a mother. I learned so many things for the past
eight months that no books nor experts can teach me. I’ve gained from my
firsthand experience more. And because of this experience, I learned how to
appreciate more my mother.
Truly, being a mother is the best thing that can happen to a
woman’s life.
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