NavigatingLifeWithLMS

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Whether you are a first time parent or a seasoned one, the first time you meet your tiny human can bring a mix of emotions, and so will the weeks to come. I would like to say to the new parents, you will survive.

Hey, you exhausted soul,

I see you with those blood shot eyes you can hardly keep open.

I hear that baby crying for the hundredth time tonight. Yeah, that one. The one you just put down so you can sleep, use the bathroom, or do something (anything) for yourself.

l see you with the spit up spots on your shirt. The shirt you have yet to change today, or in days.

I know that exhausted feeling. The feeling that you need to sleep for a few weeks straight just to feel human again.

I know how difficult it is to keep your eyes open during a midnight feed. The third-midnight feed tonight.

I feel your frustrations with trying to get things done, only to be stopped dead in your tracks by a crying baby.

I know the overwhelmed feeling you get just thinking of everything you need to get done, and how.

I see you, Daddy, walking the floors with your baby so Momma can finally get some rest.

I feel your pain, Mamma, with the sore nipples and clogged duct, trying to feed your tiny human.

I see you, parents, struggling to get that can of formula open quickly so your screaming baby can eat.

I known the irritation of changing the sheets after accidentally feeding the bed, instead of the baby during a tube feed.

I see you, parents, in the NICU trying to hold your shit together in that crazy, busy place.

I hear that little voice deep down inside  asking wondering if you will make it out of this new parent stage alive.

I see you. I hear you. I feel you. I know all the good and the bad, five times over. I’ve been on the typical baby side, and the medically complex side. I can tell you, you will survive.

This is how I can confidently say you’ll make it out alive:

I hear the love in you voice when you talk or sing to your baby.

I see that twinkle in your eyes when your tiny human looks up at you.

I feel the love radiating off of you while you watch your baby sleep.

You see, your tiny human won’t be so small for long. These moments, the good and the bad, won’t last forever. One day, all of the struggles, tears, fears, and joy’s will all be a memory.

When the overwhelmed feelings come creeping in, and the tears of exhaustion start rolling, remember, you are not alone. Many of us have been here before. We even made it out alive. You, my dear, got this.

To the new parents, you will survive!

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