Becoming A Mother #LifeIsReborn
There are so many things I wasn’t told before becoming a mother, I’ve written a list of them in If Only I’d Known. I have also previously shared My Labour Experience, unfortunately I haven’t had a straightforward birth, it was totally opposite to the one I described in my birth plan during the antenatal classes. However once little man was born, it was all forgotten about, it was priceless holding my very own baby boy!
The makers of Johnson’s Baby are asking mums and their families to share their favourite memory from the birth of the special bundle of joy in their life. Becoming a new parent can be magical for the whole family – and creates a whole new set of roles, such as dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle and grandparent.
Little man is our first and only child so we had no idea what to expect when he was born. As soon as I woke up after giving birth, I was somewhat confused and had no idea whether I had already given birth, and who the baby beside me was. Hubby then explained that little baby with rosey chicks was our son and I got so emotional just by looking at him and feeling his soft skin.
I gave birth in the evening, so hubby was only allowed to stay with us for a short while after we were taken to the maternity ward. Once he left, I was just starring at that precious little baby, part of me was scared as I had no idea what I should do, but I knew that I would protect him for the rest of his life and make sure he always had the very best of everything.
My favourite memory from the birth of little man was holding him on my arms and staring at him, checking every little wrinkle, how perfect he was and how amazing it was to give life to a little someone. The first few days were surreal as I was getting used to little man and speaking to him, but soon we got used to each other.
One of my favourite photos was captured by hubby, one afternoon when little man and I were sleeping on the sofa. It is such a natural photo, no make-up and messy hair, little man just woke up and started staring at me as I was still sleeping. I wish I could find out what he was thinking at that very moment.
The Johnson’s Baby brand is celebrating these ‘reborn’ roles for every member of the family in a new advertising campaign, called ‘Life Is Reborn’, which features the whole family. Everyone has a special moment from when they heard the news, or how it made them feel – and the Johnson’s Baby brand wants to hear yours by tweeting with #LifeIsReborn!
The new ad is so gorgeous, you can watch it here: