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Having an infant is difficult. It's a lot of work, and I didn't hire any help because I overestimated my own abilities.

Some people aren't great with babies, or they're not great with a smaller child - it's not that they're bad mothers.

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.

Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life.

I also didn't consider myself a huge baby person.

Centuries ago it may have been difficult for pregnant women and their children to get proper nourishment, probably leading to smaller - and therefore shorter-lived - adults.

With longer life spans and better health and education, many feel that giving birth to a baby a mere couple of decades after they themselves were in the cradle is a little premature.

A baby's existence for the first three months is a one-way street. One person is doing all the work and the other is crying, sleeping and pooping. So the first moment when you're actually able to do something and they acknowledge your presence, that's a big deal. A very big deal.

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.