first-time mom
Inaugural maternal role
A first-time mom is a woman experiencing motherhood for the first time, whether pregnant with her first child or raising her first baby.
The term often appears in contexts addressing the particular anxieties and learning curves of new parenthood: As a first-time mom, I second-guessed everything.
Also first-time mother.
- newbornInfant just delivered
- skin to skinUnclothed bodies touching directly
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- sleep deprivationInadequate rest condition
- sleeplessUnable to drift off
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