I guess I am mummy then

[planespotting]

It has just hit me. I had terrible antenatal depression, postnatal, PTSD, anxiety... It is all a blur Often get the "you are such a good mum" yet the words are kind of floating in the air. My 2yo has started to say "Mummy" a lot, in sentences. Mummy, mummy hand, come mummy. And this is it. It has just hit me. I am Mummy In tears now When did you really realise you were finally a mum? I am a bit sad I didn't feel it straight away but so happy now

We adopted our DD, and I did really worry that I wouldn't feel like Mummy or, worse, that she wouldn't feel like I was.

One day last summer, when she was coming up for two, someone we didn't now sat down near us in the sandpit. She edged closer to me and told them 'that's my Mama'.

I realised then that she saw me as her safe and secure person and it meant the world to me.

Sorry, someone we didn't KNOW. Damn phone.

Aw, that’s lovely Rainatnight 😊

They keep coming after they get bigger! I rang school the other day because my 7 year old had stubbed his toe really badly and I didn’g Know if he needed a note from his mum to get out of pe. Then I realised I was the person to write that note and I could make those decisions for him.
He didn’t want a note, he wanted to limp on!!

@planespotting he will. Probably when he wants something, once he sees the effect it has but it’s so so special!

The day I was allowed to bring DD home from her long stay in NICU.
I remember getting home and not doing anything apart from holding her.
Staring at her beautiful (tiny!) little face and that feeling of love.

Plus the streak of 'protector' that was instilled in me on that day. It frightened me just how fiercely I loved and protected that baby.

It became a whole new level of love after everything she started to do, especially hearing her say 'I love you, Mummy' for the first time.
Completely agree with the PP about hearing mummy 193747294652 times a day now though!

I had horrible PND, diagnosed at my 3 month check up. HV got me a GP appointment same day and I was told that if the meds didn't work within a week or two they'd look at finding me a place in a mother and baby unit.

Thankfully they did work, and I have a picture of DD at 5 months that it 'that' pic...the one that I looked at after it was taken and felt that rush of 'mummy love' that people like to tell you is instant when they are born.

Well this made me cry a bit ❤️❤️❤️

When she saw me coming to pick her up, stopped crying and smiled. She's 7 weeks old and there's only the two of us. Til then it felt like she was someone else's and I'd have to give her back!

Gorgeous post op. 3 year old is wrapped around me watching noddy.

I had an horrendous induction and an emergency c section. Baby went straight to special care and I was attached to a drip full of god knows what, sore and knackered.

The nurse came and said time to go and see baby and dh wheeled me up.

I remember pressing the button to be let in to special care and saying it’s “baby pinkys mummy” and it hit me all at once but in a mighty surge of confidence kind of way.

I remember thinking yes I am and bring it on. Whatever we’ve got to deal with now and in the future I’ll do it. Because I’d literally do anything for you baby.

That is just lovely .

God ememem84, that photo, brought tears to my eyes! What a gorgeous photo, can actually feel the love/pure adoration in it!

@Rainatnight 😫😫😫😫😫❤️
One day last summer, when she was coming up for two, someone we didn't now sat down near us in the sandpit. She edged closer to me and told them 'that's my Mama'.

Ahhh thank you all for sharing and your lovely comments it is hard work but it doesn't seem like it today