“My midwife came running into the room just in time to catch the baby. They put her on my chest, and I could not believe the experience I just had.”
- Love What Matters
- Children
- Postpartum
“My midwife came running into the room just in time to catch the baby. They put her on my chest, and I could not believe the experience I just had.”
“Nine months will fly by, and, before you know it, your baby will be here. So take all the pictures, write it all down, and enjoy every moment.”
“I want to be a part of ending the mental health stigma. I am not afraid of crying on the internet if it helps just ONE person.”
“On the way up, we passed a skinny young woman wearing a hat where hair is supposed to be. This was the exact moment it hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t fight the tears. I couldn’t talk. Her story, while different and unknown to me, was a look into our future.”
“We tend to put more focus on the baby than the mother. I’m convinced this is why postpartum depression exists to the extent it does.”
“I’m sorry I tuck you into high-waisted leggings so no one sees the excess skin that held my beautiful babies. I’m sorry for hating the way my hips grew in order to bring two children into this world.”
“I was never the woman who saw her baby on the screen and fell rapturously in love. I figured it would come once we met in person. It didn’t. And I felt terrified and ashamed. What mother doesn’t love their child at first sight?!”
“My husband and son felt like they always had to walk on eggshells around me to prevent one of them from triggering me.”
“I know it’s hard seeing these girls you long to look like and hating what you see in the mirror. I know it’s hard to feel pressured by what size you ‘should’ be. But I wish you could see what I see now.”
“‘Here we go,’ she texted me, with a photo of her in a hospital gown, lovely and tired. I felt ever so vividly where she was.”