Does anyone else feel like motherhood is a “dream “?

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I have a 5yo dd. I love her immensely, she is also an absolute pain in the arse.
I wanted a baby desperately since being 22yo after 2 miscarriages and I didn’t get my dd till I was 36.
And still 5years in I have to pinch myself , I can’t actually believe I’m a mum to this fabulous little girl.
It’s no fairytale, as I say she can be a little demon,
It just makes me feel bit funny, does anyone else feel like this about their kid, you just think god, I’m actually a mum? Or just me?

That’s fabulous that you’re happy and enjoying yourself. It’s great to see their little personalities develop as they grow

I feel like this. It's hard sometimes, but it is also without doubt the best thing I've ever done. Being her mother is the greatest privilege of my life.

Anecdotally, I wonder how infertility affects this. I wonder if people are generally more satisfied with it if they had a hell of a journey to get there. We did and it definitely makes me grateful even when she's being a horror!!

Yeah I feel like this a lot. Abusive childhood followed by disability, I thought I'd end up homeless and or dead by now but here I am! With a gorgeous little boy and a husband?! How? Why?! Amazing

I have to kind of pinch myself sometimes to realise its actually real
I was incredibly lucky and got pregnant very easily with all 3 of my kids.
I had my oldest at 17. He's now 12 and I have a 7 year old and 6 year old too.
I look at them and wonder what I did to have such awesome kids, even if they do drive me up the wall sometimes!
I must have been a Saint in a previous life to have such great kids. I'm so incredibly proud of all of them and their achievements in life so far, and theyve all overcome their own hurdles to become who they are.

Still amazed and delighted to be a Mum after 22 years!

I'm 36 and 31 weeks pregnant with my first child, a girl, after a miscarriage and 3 years of trying. I hadn't imagined having a daughter until I found out she was a girl but now feel so privileged. I'm sure it will be tough but will always feel so lucky to have her.

I feel like this too, they make me so very happy and I really hope they grow up knowing just how much they're loved and wanted. I've got a four year old DD, a 19 month old DD and I'm expecting my third little girl end of next month.

They can definitely have their moments, but I have a lot of times where I look at them and think 'wow, these are MY children'. I always wanted to be a mum since I was very little and I'm just so in love with them.