“To understand a mother’s love, bear your own children.”
— Chinese Proverb
Being a first time mom is the most exciting event to ever happen in a woman’s life. It is perhaps, the ultimate fulfillment for any woman. To be able to create life… to carry a baby in your womb for nine months — both difficult and wonderful milestones that every woman should experience. Awaiting in anticipation for the moment of the baby’s arrival creates such an indescribable feeling of joy, completeness, and excitement. To hold that bundle of joy in your own arms for the very first time compensates for all the discomfort and personal sacrifice that a woman makes during pregnancy.
Being a parent or first time mom has long been considered the epitome of self-sacrifice. Indeed, going through the usual morning sickness that consists of nausea and vomiting is really something to reckon with. Having a newborn at home quite literally disrupts all routines and practices of a couple. Adjustments are made from the time meals are cooked, to the time we get off from work, to the amount of time we can sleep at night. All of a sudden, a...