This New Mom Wasn’t Sure About Motherhood—Then Everything Changed

This new mom wasn’t sure about motherhood, and then everything changed. She initially had strong reservations about becoming a parent, but now her attitude and outlook on the situation have changed dramatically. Watch the short but powerful clip to hear the mother describe how she initially was very apprehensive and anxious about being a parent, and how she now has a very different perspective and feelings.

Being a parent is one of the greatest blessings anyone can experience on Earth. In fact, many would argue, I believe rightfully so, that welcoming a child into your home is the best thing that can happen to anyone. Children are a gift from the Lord above, and they should be treated as such.

However, as every parent knows, there are typically many questions, uncertainty and even fear that arise before the child arrives, especially for first-time parents. Will I be a good parent? How will I do this or that? What if the child needs that, and I’m unable to provide the thing they need most? Children will forever change your lives in every way imaginable, so being a little unsure and uncertain seems to be completely understandable.

In a clip posted on social media, a young woman shared that she was more than a little unsure about becoming a parent. Even after becoming pregnant, she remained unsure whether she was up to the challenge of motherhood. Did she even want to be a mom?

However, as she adds, she has completely changed her mind about being a mother. In her opinion, being a parent is one of the greatest things in the world, a sentiment sure to elicit near-universal agreement.

“I had her, and it’s been three days,” she said. “She’s three days old, and I want 75 of these. I want 75 of them. I’m already thinking in my mind, like, when can I do this again? The hormones that flood your brain that get rid of any thoughts of labor or discomfort or any, all the money that you’ve spent on them so far, it completely wipes out your brain. And it creates new memories of this is the best thing in the entire world that's ever happened to me. So, now I understand why people have like five of these things.”

Psalm 127:3 “See, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”