The shock of motherhood |
You know getting married at 16 I was so shy and naive, What I didn't know about life You never would believe. About 8 months after I was wed I got terribly sick and wished that I was dead. My husbands Aunt came to visit And said girl, what's wrong with you. I told her I'd been sick And probably had the flu. The next day I saw the doctor When I asked him what I had. He told me to get undressed And lay down on the bed. I wondered what was going on as I laid down on the bed, When he started to examine me I pulled the sheet up over my head. I know my face was ten shades of red When I finally got up off that bed. What he told me next was that I was pregnant And I could tell he wasn't foolin' My mind screamed, Oh My God Now the world would know what I'd been doin'. When I got home and told My husband the news I had got, He got this stunned look on his face like he'd just been shot. Then came the day I had to wear Those ugly maternity clothes, The next few months I was cranky and felt like a blimp But those are the feelings, only a pregnant woman knows. Then one day I saw the doctor I wasn't feeling very well, He told me I had toxemia and my hands and feet began to swell. He gave me some medicine And I was told to stay off my feet, I had to have my wedding rings cut off Great, now I looked like an unwed mother Which made my face as red as a beet. Then one night I got horrible stomach pains I thought it was gas, I got up and took an Alka-Seltzer Thinking it would pass. As the hours went on I was in agony And it only kept getting worse, So I woke my husband from a sound sleep Only to hear him mumble and curse. It was January and it was snowing hard And not another soul was on the road, I had no clue what I was in for that night I was never told. They put me in a labor room and told me To get undressed and get into bed, After 10 long hours of pain I almost wished I was dead. They let my husband come in to see me once While I was in that place, I told him, don't ever touch me again Or I'll tear off your face!! I didn't mean those terrible Things that I had said, But then, I was certain In a short time I'd be dead. Then the time came And they said it was time, I was happy to be getting it over with Before I lost my mind. This was a country hospital They didn't give anything for pain, What happened next made me Swear this would never happen again! Soon it was over and I was filled with joy As the nurse handed me My beautiful baby boy. |