Terrified of this feeling in my gut
I'm going to be brief but would love encouragement or told otherwise.
My son was just born a little early. It was unbelievably beautiful and he's adorable.
My wife and I went through a very difficult fertility journey to get to this point.
Now, he's here and I'm in the hospital room waiting to be discharged in a couple days and feeling a few things:
- What if, like my dad, this isn't for me and I stink at it?
- Why haven't I felt those "this is the greatest moment of my life" feelings about my son?
- What if this is all too much for me?
I'm not panicking but I feel disgusted given how challenging this has been for us.
Posted Nov 5, 2025, 11:46 PM UTC
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