POEM FOR ALL YOU MUMS

littlebump

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Sorry I don't know who wrote this so I can't give the appropriate credit but I thought it was a beautiful poem that I'd share with you....


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"...

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OK well I'm not a grandma but I thought the ending was a nice touch!!

LBxx
 
Awwwww, and the ending is gorgeous!!!!

I might actually print that and put it in a nice frame for my Mum for Xmas!
 

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