For two weeks after having Khadijah, I had the baby blues. It wasn\u2019t full-on post-partum depression, but every evening, when the sun set, I would start to cry. It would last a few minutes, my husband would comfort me, and that was it. And after two weeks, it went away.<\/p>\n
Part of it was hormonal, I know. But I also had a tough time adjusting to having a baby. Much of it was what most moms go through \u2013 uncertainty if you\u2019re doing things right, and then worry about the uncertainty, and then worry about the worry and that you\u2019re not only amazingly happy as every new mother should be, etc. But I think I also had a hard time because of my personality.<\/p>\n
I am an only child. For the most part, I lived my life on my own schedule. Obviously that changed somewhat after marriage, but then I was dealing with an adult who could compromise and adjust, as could I. With a newborn, on the other hand, there is no compromise and no reasoning. When she cried, I had to drop what I was doing and go to her. There was also no set schedule\u2026 can you imagine?!:) For someone who thrives on schedules and planning (and relishes in planning travel itineraries) not having a schedule was traumatizing \u2013 almost debilitating.<\/p>\n
But, boy, have I come a long way. I\u2019ve learned to be more flexible, laid back, and accommodating. Just one of the many, many lessons, no \u2013 crash courses \u2013 motherhood continues to give me.<\/p>\n
Bhawana Kamil<\/p>\n
Bhawana Kamil lives in Santa Clara, CA with her husband and daughter. She is pursuing a Masters degree in Philosophy and is the head of her local MAS Outreach Department \u2013 but only on the side. Her real job is watching (and hopefully helping) her little girl grow up!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For two weeks after having Khadijah, I had the baby blues. It wasn\u2019t full-on post-partum depression, but every evening, when the sun set, I would start to cry. It would last a few minutes, my husband would comfort me, and that was it. And after two weeks, it went away. Part of it was hormonal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1529,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[110,130,801,828,857,861,41177,920,951],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motherhood","tag-baby-blues","tag-bhawana-kamil","tag-motherhood-lessons","tag-muslim-mom","tag-new-mom","tag-newborn","tag-parenting","tag-parenting-newborn","tag-postpartum-blues"],"yoast_head":"\n