Motherhood

No, don't misunderstand. I didn't become a mother.

It is my ex-roommate from university who became a mother on Nov 1 when she gave birth to a baby boy, whom she named Joshua. She's the first among my group of friends to embrace motherhood.

I visited her over the weekend with two other friends. It's still her confinement period so she wasn't allowed to leave the house. She gave us her first hand account of the experience, beginning from the water bag burst to the eventual birth of Joshua. Her labour pain lasted about seven hours, which according to many was short for a first-born; usually it's about 10 hours ...

As i listened to her sharing, i was reminded of how sacrificial motherhood is to bring a life into this world. I guess i'm rather a cynic when it comes to child-bearing. as much as i love kids, i'm not too optimistic when it comes to giving birth myself. perhaps it's a matter of having a person whom i'm willing to have a baby with. well, that's another story.

There were many things to consider when one is pregnant. besides the frequent check-ups, would-be mothers also have to be equipped with understanding the baby's movement in the womb and taking the right diet. not to mention how to soften the scar and stretch marks after birth.

There are also issues for thought such as What if you discover during the pregnancy that your child could be down-syndrome or physically handicapped? do you still proceed with the pregnancy?

Now that one friend has embraced motherhood, it'll be a matter of time before the rest of my married friends follow suit. by then it will be diapers, milk powder and baby talk.

I wonder how long til i join the bandwagon? hahaha, doubt that it'll be anytime soon. i'm not in a hurry anyway.