I love my life

I (36f) have never felt so happy. My son (nearly 1mo) brings me more joy than I ever thought possible. He is healthy and content and a great sleeper already. My relationship with my husband and his family has never been better. My body is recovering well after an easy birth. I'm receiving profound emotional support from my friends, who are all so in love with my son.

Nothing is perfect. I've had multiple miscarriages and suffered with hyperemesis most of my pregnancy and was totally miserable for 9 months. My mom lives far away and my dad is long dead. My husband and I are both independent contractors, which is mostly a great thing for being new parents because we work from home, but also means he had not one day off and I could only take two weeks. But all in all I couldn't ask for a better beyond the bump experience.

Sometimes being a new parent is wonderful. Sometimes it's terrible. I am very grateful to be so happy beyond the bump.