Hello

A BB friend of mine and I have recently been discussing the amount of comments made to first time Mums which can be quite scarey and off putting. Things like "Oh, make the most of your sleep while you can before bubs arrives" and "Oh, it will be the end of your life as you know it" and "Throw out your size 8 clothes, you'll never need them again". They are usually made tongue-in-cheek or just as light hearted passing comments but people dont realise how daunting these comments can be to first timers (and second-timers and third-timers etc). I'm sure you have all heard numerous other comments.

Pregnancy can be a nervous time in itself with body changes, hormone changes, financial changes, relationships changes etc without people having to make comments about how their life will be affected in a negative way once bubs comes along.

If you are organised and can plan ahead,there is no need for your life to be turned upside down like some people suggest. DH, both my boys and I often go out for breakfast/lunch/dinner. We often go out for day trips with no problems and have just been on a week long holiday and numerous friends of mine have been overseas with babies with very few problems if any at all.

Motherhood is such a wonderful time. Challenging? Yes. Busy? Yes. Tiresome? Yes. But I wouldn't change anything I have been through. It has all been a learning curve but what a great and rewarding learning curve it has been!!!

I just wanted to reassure first time Mums-to-be to ignore such comments or take them with a grain of salt. Motherhood will be what you make it