They’ve got some pretty good drugs now. Just, like, have your hospital and your doctor picked out well in advance. Don’t skip your lamaze classes. It’s not fun, but you’ll make it through. And the best part is that your brain releases chemicals so you forget the worst bits.
The real part about being a parent is the next twenty years.
About your brain chemicals rewriting reality: I remember giving birth as totally chill time, nothing difficult, all smooth. While I also know for a fact I was crying that I couldn’t make it and my kid ended up overnight at the NICU. Somehow, your brain still tells you “all is great”
They’ve got some pretty good drugs now. Just, like, have your hospital and your doctor picked out well in advance. Don’t skip your lamaze classes. It’s not fun, but you’ll make it through. And the best part is that your brain releases chemicals so you forget the worst bits.
The real part about being a parent is the next twenty years.
About your brain chemicals rewriting reality: I remember giving birth as totally chill time, nothing difficult, all smooth. While I also know for a fact I was crying that I couldn’t make it and my kid ended up overnight at the NICU. Somehow, your brain still tells you “all is great”