Having a baby is no walk in the park. You might have meticulously planned every detail, but the moment your little one arrives, everything changes. Before baby, you may have been a perfectly functional adult who could hold a decent conversation! Well, those days are in the rearview mirror, my friend. Your reality has been flipped upside down, and you’re in for a wild ride for the next 18 years or so.
Now that you’re a parent, your mind is going to wander to some interesting places. Some of those thoughts are rational, some are downright paranoid, and a few are probably better left unspoken. But guess what? It’s totally okay to think them as long as you keep on nurturing that tiny human. Here are 21 things you might find yourself pondering:
- It’s perfectly fine to think your baby isn’t the cutest thing since sliced bread.
- Nap time? Best time of the day, hands down.
- It’s okay to wonder if that third glass of wine is more essential than your baby’s non-alcoholic breast milk.
- You might feel like you owe your own mom a massive apology for all those eye rolls.
- When you finally shed those pregnancy pounds, you should definitely be able to strut around in a sash proclaiming your achievement.
- In the baby aisle, you might seriously contemplate the benefits of formula while juggling a wailing newborn.
- High school graduation should include a labor simulation for all future dads.
- After carrying a watermelon-sized human for months, you’ve earned the right to complain about the aftermath. Seriously.
- There are days when it feels like your baby is intentionally being a little jerk, despite the pediatrician’s reassurances.
- You might catch yourself instilling your biased views in your newborn, but hey, they’ll figure it all out one day.
- You may long for the days when things return to “normal,” only to panic when you realize this chaotic life is the new normal.
- Before becoming a parent, you might have been a bit judgmental about those crying babies in public.
- It’s okay to think you’re a bit superior to those effortlessly toned twenty-somethings with their perky bodies (but let’s be real, you still kind of hate them).
- You might convince yourself that your baby can hang tight in a dirty diaper for just a little longer—like maybe another hour or three.
- It’s a little odd, isn’t it? Touching another person’s private parts a dozen times a day.
- You may think your friends with kids are doing parenting all wrong, as long as you keep that to yourself.
- Those strangers giving you the side-eye when your baby’s crying? They’re probably just clueless.
- Sometimes, your partner might seem a bit dense too—totally normal.
- You might grudgingly admit that maybe you’ve been the one acting foolish, but there’s no way you’re going to say it out loud.
- You could feel like you seriously underestimated what becoming a parent would entail.
- Your feelings about whether to have one child or nine more might change from day to day.
The beauty of thoughts is that they don’t equate to actions. Parenting comes with its fair share of physical changes, so if you accidentally let a few of those unfiltered thoughts slip out loud, just blame it on the hormones, right? And if you’re worried you’re turning into an unfeeling jerk, just remember: this is your brain on sleep deprivation.
One day, you’ll wake up and feel like yourself again! Just in about twenty years or so.
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Summary:
Becoming a new parent is a transformative experience that brings a whirlwind of thoughts and feelings. From questioning your baby’s looks to contemplating the challenges of parenting, it’s all part of the journey. Remember, it’s perfectly okay to have these thoughts—just keep loving and caring for your little one.