Your journal is your private place, where you can put down anything and everything. Always trust that what you write is what you need to write. Add your comments to the bottom of this page. Women's experiences of their childbearing year vary widely but key issues are often the same. Women write about their bodies, their fears of labor, childbirth, and parenting, and how to integrate motherhood with a career.
Women write about any concerns they have of repeating their parents' mistakes.
Some write about the disquieting experience of feeling out of control of their body and their future, about their changing identity, and about the dreams they have for their baby. Many also write about their excitement and a well of happiness that knows no bounds. A unique, thoughtful, creative individual, and I don't want to be overwhelmed by my roles to the point of losing myself. Nothing in the world smells wholesome, smells right. Going to the grocery store is an act of courage.