I have newfound respect for women of newborns. Some of you may be saying, “Wait, Brian…are you saying until your wife had a baby you did not have a healthy respect for the struggles of new moms throughout this great nation and the world?” Yes, that is what I am saying. Until my wife and I had our daughter, I really had no time to think about all the work that new moms go through. Nor did I care. I had other major issues to deal with. My iTunes account was out of whack and Betty White’s career resurgence was driving me (expletive) batty. Who had time to worry about new moms, chafed nipples and infrequent bathroom breaks? No matter how much you think you are prepared for the day-to-day activities of having a newborn, you are not. And this is just from a Dad’s perspective. I have it easy next to my wife. I just try to follow orders, make my wife comfortable, try not to spill anything and stay out of the way. Actually, that’s very similar to the night our daughter was conceived.
As a new mom who is feeding, my wife never seems to get a break. Little sleep, little time to do anything other than feed our daughter, burp her and feed her again. I try to help out with burping, bottles and diapers but I know I can’t do enough or match her workload until the kid goes on the bottle full-time. So, kudos to the new moms. From now on, when I see a mom breastfeeding at the mall or in a bar, instead of looking away, I will offer a hearty thumbs-up.
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