Poetry about motherhood for a baby shower

[Lana]

I am looking for some poetry or a short piece of writing about the journey of motherhood. I am going to a baby shower where they are putting together a scrapbook of bits of advice or anecdotes. Instead of all negative stuff like "Sleep now,you will never sleep again!" I am looking for something inspirational but balanced that it is a journey of ups and downs.

Does anyone have any poems to share or can you direct me to somewhere that I might find them.

Thanks

[LittleGem]

It's may not be not quite what you are after, but someone wrote the following to me for my baby shower (not sure if it is original or she found it somewhere else).

Babies are Angels that fly to the earth,
their wings disappear at the time of their birth
one look in their eyes and we're never the same
They're part of us now and that part has a name
That part is your heart and a bond that won't sever
our Babies are Angels, we love them forever

[Lana]

That is beautiful LittleGem. I will keep that one in mind. Thanks for sharing.

[*Ali*]

Before I was a Mum

Before I was a Mum I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunisation.
Before I was a Mum - I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mum I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mum I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mum.

Before I was a Mum - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mum - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mum.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mum.

And before I was a Grandma, I didn't know that all those "Mum" feelings more than doubled when you see that little bundle being held by "your baby"...

[Lana]

Thanks Ali. That's does describe the journey of becoming a Mum and a lot of the things you just don't know before it all happens.

[little_mrs]

Ooooh Ali, i'm in tears!!!!