Real Talk, Real Moms: Finding Your Confidence as a Mom
I was a teacher who had been teaching for over 10 years when I became pregnant with Zion, my first child. I never lacked confidence in dealing with the many students I've taught over the years. I was very good at my job too. But, I remember clearly the day I found out that I had to go to the hospital right away when a routine OB visit after work took a turn I wasn't expecting. I was 36 weeks and apparently my amniotic fluid was very low. I was "leaking fluid" and didn't even know! A wave of doubt fell over me then- all the confidence I exuded in my job fell to the wayside. I burst into tears at the clinic and remember thinking, "... no, I'm not ready yet!" I felt so unprepared.
After his birth, Zion wouldn't latch on to my breasts and I wasn't prepared for that. I felt so overwhelmed but thank goodness for the lactation consultant at the hospital who worked one and one with me and after a few nights he was breastfeeding like a champ. One of the things I learned about myself during this time was I needed to let go of the "being a perfect mom" goal. I always strived for perfection in other areas of my life and I entered motherhood with that same attitude which definitely added to my stress level when things went array. Like so many new Moms, I read parenting guides voraciously and tried to devour all the "enlightening information" on how to be the ...
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