“If you look at any of those things from the new mom lens, you can see they’re firsts for her, too. She’s just figuring it all out. And there are other things she has to figure out for herself, too.”
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“If you look at any of those things from the new mom lens, you can see they’re firsts for her, too. She’s just figuring it all out. And there are other things she has to figure out for herself, too.”
“She saw you texted her saying congratulations, and it warmed her heart. It’s just that the baby cried and she forgot to press send on her ‘thank you.’ She meant to send a photo announcing she had her baby, it’s just that her uterus started contracting, and she was in so much pain it distracted her.”
“If you or someone you know may be suffering from postpartum depression, don’t wait to reach out.”
“It’s crying in front of the mirror in your mesh underwear, breasts filled with milk leaking everywhere, not recognizing the person with stretch marks, acne, and tears in her eyes looking back at you.”
“I will never forget the friend who brought me home-cooked meals or the friends and family who came by in the first stages when I was feeling so vulnerable and it would have been easier to stay away.”
“Her body has been working overtime.”
“The tech said, ‘Baby A-girl, baby B-girl, baby C-girl, baby D-girl, and baby E-girl.’ Later, we found out our girls were only the 2nd set of all-girl quintuplets in the US.”
“This newborn isn’t here to please others. She’s here to join OUR family.”
“The baby was pulling my cervix along with him, and it was acting like a rubber band around his head. I could hear the concern in my birth team’s voices and I knew he needed to get out ASAP.”
“Me and my baby just started feeling settled with one another, and now it’s time to disrupt and shake all that up, because I have to work to support the baby I love so dearly.”