u/archna_kuhu_sharma

Honestly after birth, I didn't expect it to be my husband and my mother-in-law.

Those first few weeks broke me in a way I was never prepared for. I was exhausted, there was fear and I even cried silently while everyone assumed I was absolutely fine but I wasn't.

My husband was the first one who observed not the "new mom" version I was trying to be but wht changed inside me.

He didn't try to fix me. He just stayed, held the baby, held me and showed up every single time without making me feel awkward.

And my MIL? I never saw that coming. She came in quietly, no judgment, no taking over just warm, helping and steady. she told me I was doing a good job and somehow I actually believed her.

So mommies tell me — who was yours? And did they surprise you too?

For me I was laying and thinking about how much life is about to change and I keep coming back to that one specific moment I’ve seen in a thousand movies: the first time they hand you your baby.

​I know everyone says it’s magical, but I also know life isn't always a cinematic masterpiece. Sometimes it’s overwhelming, sometimes it’s scary, and sometimes you’re just plain exhausted.

Whether it was a biological birth, an adoption or a surrogate delivery—I’d love to hear what that specific "weight" in your arms felt like for the first time.

oh man thinking of it back again is giving me goosebumps.