What is it like to be a mom?

I asked what being pregnant was like last night and now I want to ask what having a child is like.

#1When you look at them, do you ever feel like it’s the craziest thing that you made their entire self with your own body? An entire being, with sentience and thoughts and a whole life ahead of them. A whole person, a soul. And you physically formed them. You are the reason they exist. So I wonder if moms look at their kids and feel that way.

#2 Do you look at them and just can’t believe it? Does this cause the major connection between baby and mom? Seeing your face or your partners face in your child’s face?

#3 Is it like they are an extension of you like they’re still a part of you? I was just thinking.. there has to not be a closer bond you can have with someone, having grown and carried them inside of your body and birthing them.

#4When they were newborns did you absolutely love looking at them? There’s something about newborn babies. I want to apply their bellies to my face and I know that is so weird but they’re so sweet and tiny and soft. It’s like they’re these sweet little pillowy people. They make me want to sleep just by looking at them. So I wonder if you ever looked at your newborn and thought “my ovaries are screaming.” Even though the baby had sleep deprived and half whacked from taking care of them.

#5After you give birth does it feel like you lost a part of yourself? Is there sadness about the baby officially leaving your body and it being “done” ?

Oh I have a 6th question too.

So after you have the baby and are in the hospital and about to go home, does it feel absolutely terrifying? I think about that a lot and I would just have so much anxiety about going home.

Sorry. I think very deeply into these things. It’s kind of amazing to me that I have a person making ability

I’m sorry if I’ve offended someone.

The only question talking about biological connection is #2 People can carry babies from egg donors and the rest of these questions would still be applicable. I’m simply just curious about this stuff I wasn’t meaning to offend anyone

I will change my title if needed i just don’t know what to change it too unless instead of mom I say birth giver and I feel like that’s kinda rude too so If you have an idea of what to change it to, I’ll do it ASAP