Not being pregnant
It’s weird that I’ll never know what it feels like to be pregnant.
I know that sounds funny, but it’s true. At 22 weeks, Katie and I are giving a lot of attention to the baby. She is moving – or not moving. She is kicking. She is hiccuping.
And I am reading books about being the birth partner and helping Katie when the time finally comes.
I’m reading all about how to help her in the pain of childbirth. And I’m feeling the wonderful sensation of my daughter before she’s born. But I’ll never know what it feels like to have her inside, kicking or hiccuping. And I’ll never know what it feels like to go through the pain of childbirth.
It’s weird to be so present yet so distant, to see so much that I can’t experience.
Just a thought.
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Eric (my dh) always wanted to be able to breastfeed the baby…i bet you want to as well.
I can see that.
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