I must confess I had never imagined that my belly would get so big! How was it possible that my skin would stretch so much so that a child could fit in my belly? Well, I was already over 8 months pregnant and felt an intense urge to leave everything tidy for the arrival of our baby. It was at that time that I managed to embroider some towels with her name, make delicate crochet bars, tailor some pillows by hand, and also get my maternity bag ready. I carefully separated some clothing kits and stitched some little bags and used some zip bags to add in each of them: a bodysuit, pants, a jumpsuit, a pair of socks, and a diaper. I put some blankets, socks, a towel, and a hairbrush with delicate bristles. I added a shampoo specially made for newborns with a jasmine scent from Johnson & Johnson.
In my maternity bag, I separated some comfortable clothes, blouses with buttons on the front to facilitate breastfeeding, some absorbents, and also personal hygiene products. Anxiety took over me but I knew she would come the moment she was ready so I tried to focus on the preparatory studies for my master's exam which would give her a few days I don't know how to reconcile this mix of emotions but today when I remember I miss that little baby moving in my belly and I remember all the affection and love involved in preparing for the baby's arrival I can still remember those days when I took a little time to organize the 3 shelves I had of space where I put her clothes that were folded and unfolded many times I stretched my arms lifting each piece imagining my baby inside them imagining her smell her tiny body and imagining her in my arms I chose the most comfortable clothes with the most delicate prints so that they would be the first ones she would use.
I also separated them by size and reserved a space that would be to change the baby I left the anti-diaper rash ointment, a changing table in addition to some clothes that would always be necessary if I had known what you would have prepared me more for the postpartum period but this is a subject for another conversation anyway, the longing for the baby's arrival was great and we were very happy at that moment.
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