Being a mom is *tough* and the job comes with an untold amount of anxiety, guilt, and second-guessing. So how's your mommy gut instinct? Is it better or worse than you expected (pre-babes)?
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Roar!
my mama gut spirit animal is a bear. -
@oliviaoblivia: LOL. Did that surprise you?
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I'm not sure how to vote.
I always trust my gut. It's never been wrong. That doesn't mean it will always be right, but I do trust my instinct a lot and run things past my husband because he is generally more sensible than I am.
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I definitely have moments of self doubt but overall I trust my instinct!
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When it comes to LO's safety, health, and general well-being it's fantastic. When it comes to figuring out how to guide and discipline a 2 year old, it's exhausting and I often feel like I'm just making it up. That's where I doubt.
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I trust it but I have a tendency to be a hot head in reactions concerning my LO. So often I will take a step back and re evaluate.
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@septca: to be honest I'm kinda shocked at how confident I am in my "mom-ing".
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I trust my mommy gut.
But anything medical related i don't just rely on my gut.
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I trust my gut, but occasionally doubt myself. Then I usually realize I was right all along.
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@oliviaoblivia: That's why I asked. I have been completely shocked at my confidence level. I am usually pretty good at making smart decisions and knowing what path is best for me, but I have very few doubts as a mother, which REALLY surprised me.
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Pretty good. I still question whether I am making the right decision even I go with what my gut tells me.
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I very much trust my intuition when it comes to my LO. and i think she trusts me to show me what i need to see. I'm always the first to sense if something is off, a cold is coming on, a low grade fever, or even if she's just uncomfortable in a situation. It might take me awhile to fully get what is wrong but i always seem to have a sense that its not right and i usually follow that up with a call to the Dr or my mom.
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@Weagle: I feel exactly the same way (my LO is 20 months).
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My son is three, so he's able to tell me a lot more about his feelings and health, so I don't have to guess as much.
But we do have our struggles, especially with behaviour and rewards.
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I'd say that I'm pretty good. My confidence has grown over the past two years. When he was a newborn, I didn't have a clue, learned quickly, and got better. I think that parenting is a constant learning curve. Some days, I have a great handle on it with tantrums and behavior. Other days, I don't.
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I just figure sometimes I'm going to mess up, but I'm learning as I go. I don't second guess myself much but I often ask DH for his opinion.
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I'm somewhere between: I absolutely trust myself and generally thing I'm doing the right thing and It's pretty good with moments of self-doubt.
I don't doubt myself as much as I really have a hard time when others question me. Lately I've been dealing with some people asking me how I can go back to school while my child is 2, because "they'll only be so little for so long! you have to spend time with them and enjoy it!" I don't doubt my decision to finish my education for one second, but it makes me feel like crap when I get comments like that...
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I trust my gut but I do have moments of self-doubt, these moments are usually regarding her emotional health, discipline, and her education. I usually talk to DH and a close friend during those times.
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@Weagle: yep. this.
I am 100% confident in my mommy-skills when it come to doing what is best for him in terms of love, support and safety.
When it comes to discipline and behavior, he is a different child each day and I feel defeated. That makes me feel like, "wait, what's going on now?"
But in general, we are OK because at the end of the day: I go to bed knowing that I have and will continue to dedicate all my love and energy (all that I can) into my son. That's all we can do, really. -
I would say I trust my gut fully, and I fought for it once the "first time mom" comments started...and you know what I was right, something was wrong! That just made me more sure that I know what I'm doing
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I'm pretty confident. But honestly, I think lot of that comes from seeing abuse and neglect first hand- I know that the care my daughter gets is outstanding and a decision about what to feed her or whether or not to sleep train is not going to make or break the situation. Not sure if that makes sense, but I feel confident in my decisions and don't need validation from others. I do what works for us.
Sometimes I need help, and ask for it when I do. There are times where I feel....clueless. Like I don't know what I should do (usually around silly things like nap schedules). At doesn't feel like a confidence thing...more of a....why isn't there a manual for this shit?
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