Which mama are you? They will ask, in their way.
Are you a c-section mama?
A had to be induced mama?
Or an all natural, drug free, candlelit waterbirth to Enya kind of mama?
Are you a store-bought puree mama?
A baby eats what we eat mama?
Or a make it yourself, organic, whole food baby-led weaning kind of mama?
Are you a stay at home mama?
A full-time office mama?
Or a do-it-all, work from home, wearing all the hats kind of mama?
Are you a one and done mama?
A trying with no luck mama?
Or are you a forever pregnant, can’t stop, won’t stop making babies kind of mama?
Are you a collaborative mama?
A lives by the rules mama?
Or an age-specific, developmentally appropriate, handmade crafty kind of mama?
Are you a sleep training mama?
A never needs to settle, with no teething trouble mama?
Or are you an up all night, every night, holds her baby to sleep kind of mama?
Are you a mainstream mama?
An all wooden and white, no TV, organic only mama?
Or are you a plastic buying, flashing light relying, whatever buys me ten minutes kind of mama?
Are you a struggling mama?
A barely surviving mama?
A swallowed up by a pile of laundry, never washes her hair, with no time to care kind of mama?
What if I’m a little bit of every mama?
A doing the best with what I’ve got mama?
A learning as I go, choosing my own adventure, just as long as my baby’s happy kind of mama?
What if you were too?
Imagine how much easier being a mama would be.
