Motherly Instinct

[Farah]

Do you believe there is something to "Mother's Instinct"? Do you have any stories that you know or have experienced that has made you believe or not believe it? :mommybear:

[Ashley]

Yes, for every stranger who tried to touch my kids :hehe:

I think it exists in the fierce pain, pride, love, and protection you feel for your kids.

[Jojo]

What is with people (random, mind you) just touching kids? I don't get it!!!!

[Goosey]

Im a firm believer.
Its the best way I parent actually.

Not sure I can explain it but I can tell you when my kids arent feeling well even if they just woke up. I can see it in their faces, its in their "vibe". I can tell when they are lying and I can tell you why they did it.

However, Im the same with other people too. Im intuitive about people, I can tell 99% of the time, and am right, what someone is like just by looking at them or talking with them for 5 mins.

However, I feel that we all have that momma bear instinct. That need to protect our young. I believe we are born with that momma instinct inside us but sometimes its active from the get go and for others, must be activated. I think thats why some seem to have it come easily while others dont.

[Mama Sandy]

Im a firm believer.
Its the best way I parent actually.

Not sure I can explain it but I can tell you when my kids arent feeling well even if they just woke up. I can see it in their faces, its in their "vibe". I can tell when they are lying and I can tell you why they did it.

However, Im the same with other people too. Im intuitive about people, I can tell 99% of the time, and am right, what someone is like just by looking at them or talking with them for 5 mins.

However, I feel that we all have that momma bear instinct. That need to protect our young. I believe we are born with that momma instinct inside us but sometimes its active from the get go and for others, must be activated. I think thats why some seem to have it come easily while others dont.

I couldn't agree more! You took the words right outta my mouth! <cue Meatloaf!>

[AshleyMommyto2]

Yes I whole heartly believe in it.

One day I just had this feeling that Eli didn't feel so well or something just wasn't right and I call the sitter. She was shocked b/c she was getting ready to call me Eli was sick with a fever and threw up! I told her I just felt like something was wrong with him. She told me what a good Mom I was and that, that was my Mommy Instinct coming out.

[Elaine]

I couldn't agree more! You took the words right outta my mouth! <cue Meatloaf!>
:hehe:

I agree with Hillarie too. I think every mother has it. When Ben broke his foot over the summer I knew something was wrong even though we couldn't see anything. After that experience I'll go with my gut every time without question.

[Jojo]

Im a firm believer.
Its the best way I parent actually.

Not sure I can explain it but I can tell you when my kids arent feeling well even if they just woke up. I can see it in their faces, its in their "vibe". I can tell when they are lying and I can tell you why they did it.

However, Im the same with other people too. Im intuitive about people, I can tell 99% of the time, and am right, what someone is like just by looking at them or talking with them for 5 mins.

However, I feel that we all have that momma bear instinct. That need to protect our young. I believe we are born with that momma instinct inside us but sometimes its active from the get go and for others, must be activated. I think thats why some seem to have it come easily while others dont.


I couldn't agree more! I know when Matt cries out for pain and I know when it's just because he's being a PITA. Maybe that's not instinct as much as it is recognition of all the times I've heard him crying and can easily know where it's headed.

[Goosey]

You know my mom knew(I was 12) that something was gonna go wrong when I went snow tubing with my church group for the first time.

She did nothing about her "vibe" and I busted my leg bad enough to have to have a pin put in it.

I think I learned more than she did about following my instinct during that ordeal.

[Andrea]

I believe in it.
My mom has a strong "instinct" about a lot of things. Sometimes it can get really annoying when she calls at 2am to see if I'm ok though.:eyeroll:

But there were many times when I was a teenager that I wished I would have stayed home when she asked me to, but on the other hand there were a couple things she didn't "see" that I wished she would have.

I think we all have it, just some are more "tuned in" than others.