You brought your baby home this week.
Your head is all a haze.
You’re not quite sure which way is up.
You haven’t slept in days.
They tell you you should breast-feed,
And show you different ways.
Your boobs are sore, your nipples raw.
You haven’t slept in days.
The house is full of dust-mites.
“Who cares?” the family says.
It makes you sneeze and wee a bit.
You haven’t slept in days.
Your clothes now all have milk-stains.
“You’re fabulous,” HE says.
You appreciate the sentiment,
But haven’t slept in days.
You finally left the house today.
Resumed some normal ways.
Turns out your top was inside out.
You haven’t slept in days.
Today your baby smiled at you.
“It’s wind,” the others say.
But you know best and now don’t care,
If you don’t sleep today.
That’s fantastic, your so creative!!!
LOL, you are VERY kind 😉 x
Brilliant poem. And true. It’s a while since I was a new mum, but I have yet to resume ‘normal ways’.
Not sure normal is ever the same again! Thanks for popping over x
That was really great! Spot on ….. still nothing turned back to normal!
Thank you 🙂
Super poem. Love the fact that leaving the house comes towards the end…so reflective of the fact that it does take an age to get out of the house in those first weeks!
Oh, thank you. Much appreciated and thanks for popping over.
Great poem – and so so true!
Glad you liked it. May submit for next weeks LoveMummyBlogs 😉
Yes! Go for it!
You’re a poet 🙂 Love it. Very clever. And so true *weeps*
Cheers me dear
Really cute, funny and moving at the same time – could you write a bookload like that? I bet it would sell
Ah, you are TOO kind 😉
Ms Whitley would be so proud. x
Not really. Maybe if I write one based in Coronation Street?
I love that!! I’m going to tell my friend to read it. She has a two week old and hasn’t slept in (many) days!! 🙂
Oh bless her, tell her to hang in there!
Brilliant! Sums it up perfectly. You’re very talented
Wow, everyone has been so nice. Thank you 🙂
I love that, very talented :)! Is it wrong that I have an 8 month old and still feel like that? Oh I’d probably dream of sleep if I ever got any!
LOL I know the feeling and W is nearly 11 months. Think I maybe should have just called it Ode to a Mum!
This is wonderful 🙂 Well done you, clever bunny 😀
Thanks honey x
Super words – smiling in recognition with ‘haven’t slept in days’ which has now led onto, ‘haven’t slept (properly) in years’ 🙂
Kym
Aargh poor you! Thanks for popping over 🙂