Unpopular opinion

I feel like I'm going to get a lot of hate for this: but I don't feel like labor and being a mom is THAT hard. Yes there are some difficult days, I feel sleep deprived because LO is going through a regression, and I'm a ftm with only one baby, but I think I felt like being a mom and going through labor was going to be so much harder than it is/ was.

I felt like people told me horror stories about labor and having kids. Things like:

"Well say goodbye to sleep"

"You will never have a moment alone again"

"You feel gross all the time because you can't shower"

"You and your husband will never be able to have sex again"

"Prepare for labor to be the most painful experience you will ever have"

"Labor is so rough, you'll probably tear and not be able to walk for awhile and need stitches"

"Prepare to scream your lungs out and have no voice during contractions"

I think in my head I was wayyyy worked up and just prepared myself to be miserable, when in reality, I'm quite happy and I felt like being in labor was VERY interesting (I like medical things and find the human body interesting).

I did say goodbye to sleep, It is hard to get moments alone or take a shower, but I just feel like all of that is so worth it for my baby. I don't mind it.

Yes labor was painful for sure, but I didn't scream, i was able to walk (yes i did tear) and i didn't care I was in pain because I was about to have a beautiful baby to meet for the first time.

I enjoy being a mom and I get some people do have it harder than I do and everyone has different experiences, but for me personally, I didn't find labor that excruciating and I don't think being a mom is the most difficult thing I've ever done (granted, my LO is still a baby so I'm not sure how he will be when he starts to get older).

I'm sitting here watching my baby nap and just thinking back on the 4 months I've had him and the moment I knew I was going into labor, about to meet my baby for the first time, and It makes me so happy. So very happy.