After First Birth | Week 1

This first week was actually full of emotions. Full  of excitement, happiness, love, but also full of fear and doubts.

Baby and I were meant to stay in hospital for 48 hours after birth but due to things going so well and baby doing great, we were allowed to go home 24 hours after birth instead. I was so relieved when the doctor said we were allowed to go home early because I really wasn't liking it there and I don't think my little boy was either. I will let you know why in a future post.

Due to my stitches, I have been very limited to what I can and can't do. I have to take my time to stand up due to the amount of pain I have been in and I also struggle to walk and move. This has resulted in my partner having to change baby most of the time and bring baby to me so that I can feed him.

For some reason, baby wouldn't latch on to my breasts so I am unable to breastfeed him. This really got to me because I really wanted to breastfeed and as I was told by the nurses that breast milk is very important for the baby, we all want what is best for our babies. But my little boy was getting very stressed from the nurses trying to get him to latch on to my breast to the point he would cry so much he would be sick so I decided it was time to move him on to formula. What's important is that your baby is being fed. Maybe breast is better but formula is good too, as long as your baby is getting fed that's all that should matter. But I know this gets to a lot of first time mums just like it did to me.

Like I said, this first week was full of happiness, love and excitement. However, it was also very overwhelming. Having a baby isn't what was overwhelming for me. What was overwhelming for me was the amount of pressure everyone puts on to you. Always looking at what you're doing. Almost like they are always looking to find something to judge you upon. It can put a lot of pressure on to you. Even though all the advice is lovely and people may even have the best intentions in giving you that advice, it can also hurt you a little. It can make you feel like people are doubting your abilities as a parent and doubt that you know what you're doing. Truth is, sometimes it's best to let a new parent to learn for themselves. Or even better, give them advice, help them but don't nag them every few minutes with what they do or don't do. The first few weeks are made for learning.

Anyways, at this point, I haven't done much on the recovering side yet. The recovery seems to be going very slowly. But at least baby is doing great and enjoying his first week out in the World.

How was your first week after giving birth? Was it your first baby? How did you feel and how was your recovery? Reply in the comments section. I would love to hear about how your first week was, how you felt, what you learned and how your recovery has been.