My expectations vs Reality of having a Baby 👶🍼😭🥹

Bila pregnant 9months tu mesti expectations kita mcm mcm kan. Nak nak first baby. Lepastu bila lepas delivery the expectations yg kita expect tu tak sama lah terus kecewa! :( Tapi before kecewa let me share apa yang i expect during my postpartum and what's the reality. Honestly motherhood is a tough journey, lots of highs and lows, a constant roller coaster.

1. I ingat masa i pregnant i mcm penat and i bagitau my gynae i want to deliver early. Atleast 36/37 weeks cause im so over the pregnancy, tired. Sakit pinggang and all. Reality, postpartum journey was 360 degree different from what i expected. I tak expect pun baby taknak tidur 😭😭🥹🥹🔫🔫 Haha sekali baby i taknak tidur. During postpartum tu the first few weeks i mcm tak bole terima kenyataan yang omg this is the reality of being a mother. But overtimeeee dah terbiasa Alhamdulillah it get better.

Next, everyone around me bagitau i "Ohhh rasa penat skrg nanti ada baby lg penat" Likeee okay i get kita penat yela ada extra task. BUT The reality IT WAS EXHAUSTING. weh penat???? Being sleep deprived. I tak tidurrr sebab anak i taknak tidur. I nangissss sebab i was emotionally unstable. I'm tired, imagine nak tidur anak taknak tidur and kena pump your milk kalau tak pump bengkak susu, And imagine the gap nak pump susu tu 3-4 hours. Lepastu kena cuci pump pulak, Ya Allah. Time postpartum tu rasa mcm i need extra help thank god i was fortunate ada CL to help me throughout my postpartum journey. She was very helpful.

3. Breastfeeding

Honestly saying, breastfeeding ni plg tak expect, i ingat breastfeeding ni tak sakit. I ingat ala mcm bagi susu lepastu baby tidur. Sekali tak 🫣 sakit sangat, imagine kena bagi baby susu sakit boleh berdarah, lepastu kena pump 3hours gap. Bila nak tidur??? I sampai bengkak susu lepastu i demam sampai masuk hospital. I admit pulak, sebab takut jadi infection. 😭😭 Tu la org cakap breastfeeding mother mmg true hero 🥹♥️

4. Postpartum a party with baby but reality NO. First few weeks nak adjust to the REALITY Tu rasa susah. My first born memang i nangissssss masa postpartum. Rasa mcm susah sgt. I was emotionally unstable, thank God my mom was there for me bagi emotional & physical support. Hence the 4years gap with my second. Tapi Alhamdulillah second one i was mentally & physically prepared. So memang dh prepare for the roller coaster journey. it was tiring but worth it! ♥️

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