Motherhood: Does it come natural?

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I feel like I'm one of the only girls who just doesn't really like babies....Don't get me wrong, I definitely want children and will love being a mom. But babies just seem so fragile and I think I'm scared I'll accidentally hurt them or do something wrong! I love toddlers and children, but itty bitty babies terrify me. If someone asks me if I wanna hold their baby pure panic sets in lol. So my question is, does motherhood come natural once you have your own baby? Do you just naturally know how to hold it right and when to feed it and all that stuff?

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I think so. I was sooooooo skidish when my friends all had their babies. But when i had my first, i just seemed to know what to do. And it felt right. Shit, newborns that are not my own offspring, still freak me out. Lol

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I always described it as a "click"
Some women get it instantly, others after some time, but some don't get it at all. I got it the second i laid eyes on my children and it grows each and every day. 
My sister for an example didn't get the "click" and she never will, she is not maternal or nurtering in any sense and it's the most heartbreaking thing to see with her two children, she lost custody of them a few years ago and it's very clear she does not care.
Not everyone who CAN have children should have children.

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Lord I hope so, I'm in the same boat as you... I love to look at babies and play peekaboo and I love toddlers and children but if I'm asked to hold a baby less than a year old I begin to freak out in my mind and I swear babies smell my fear because they're fine until I pick them up then they cry lol and I feel awful! :(

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I didn't like kids in general, I used to work in a baby store, so I was always exposed to the negative sides of parenthood (ie...temper tantrums, constant whining and crying, the boogers, vomit and smelly diapers. I swore for years that I would never become a mom. Then I got pregnant lol, my son is 16 months old and is incredible and he's the love of my life.  It took time for me to fall into'mom' mode, but once I did, it was smooth sailing!

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I used to hate babies and kids  and when I got pregnant and MC at 5 months they really Kicked in

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Babies are stronger then they seem.  They are also made of rubber.  For a very short time, they are very little. They quickly grow, and before you know it they are jumping off the furniture.  Dont worry, it doesnt come natural but as long as you use common sense, and listen to your babies doctor, your baby will be fine.

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Other people's babies and your own are TOTALLY different. I'm not saying its like the movies and you naturally and immediately love your baby and know what to do (or at least it wasn't that way for me) but you learn together.

Motherhood: Does it come natural?

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