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The Joys and Sorrows of Pregnancy and Early-Stage Motherhood

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Feeling my baby moved in my belly for the first few times was very fulfilling, but watching her smiling at me as I greet her "good morning" now that she's 2 months old is even more fulfilling. It washes away all the stresses and pains that i've been through. Such a delightful feeling in this blissful moment seeing her smiling and trying to respond to my morning greetings... When I was still working at my 7th month.  Pregnancy is such a profound experience every grown up woman should experience. Some look at it clinically as a disease because there is so much suffering that goes with it. And then they said that raising a child is such a very difficult job in the world. Well, after all, you will be creating a new life who might be someone else better than who you are right now, someone who might be able to make a big difference. When Athina was conceived I have so many pains and discomforts that i've been through perhaps because of my age, I wasn't sure