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14 weeks old

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You read that right. I’m not a Dad, I am indeed a Mom. Shocker I know.

In a world where inequalities exist and the majority of the time we hear too much of the male perspective, pregnancy and postpartum is rarely discussed from the male perspective. Now, I’m not going to talk from the male perspective as I cannot but I can talk from what I seen from my partner and in society. But I do think it’s important to acknowledge this time for men.

I hate hearing that men don’t matter in this because women are the ones giving birth or men don’t have to be pregnant so they can’t complain. Like fuck, it’s not easy for them either – I mean women do need to push out a baby and women’s hormones are fucked but ya.

Pregnancy is hard, in our circumstance as I was ill for the first trimester and he had to watch me go through it mentally and physically and ultimately all he could do is be there. Which was a lot and he did help me in many ways but IMO that must be hard to watch your partner experience.

For me and frank, moving while pregnant was hard. He ultimately had to do it all – yes the movers helped and I put things in boxes but he did a lot.

Third trimester, dealing with a hormonal, beached whale who can’t sleep must not be easy either.

Idk, it’s not easy being a Dad and I do think it’s important to acknowledge. Tbh, I think if me a control freak, a girl who has FOMO had to see the bond that a mother and daughter have I think it would be hard to not be jealous about it.

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