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i wish i knew how serious postpartum depression is and fast it can hit you . one way my life has improved is i’m cooking now & im actually good at it lol

@Niy XO omg ppd is nooo joke!!! His pediatrician is telling me I have it and is recommending therapy 😩 haven’t gotten on that yet but I hope it gets better for us. I’m always here to talk or maybe we can support each other. This is me shooting my friend shot btw

I love this post because it has me really thinking 💭 Hmm, I wish I knew how to better prepare for days when I feel so defeated as a mother. Mom guilt and postpartum anxiety is so real! One way my life has improved since, my son has shown me a different kind of love I’ve never experienced and brought me closer in my faith because of it.

One thing I wish I knew beforehand was how bad contractions hurt. I think i had back labour and it was HORRIBLE like worse than the ring of fire or tearing. One way it's improved is having my new little best friend :) we always hangout and i can talk to her about anything and i can hug her whenever I need it and im always there when she needs me

whewww @Bree I feel you sending you love and hugs 🫂

wish I knew that the newborn stage the trenches and I wish I knew more about colic before hand. I can say one way my life has improved since is me being more vocal these days.

@Bree omg I thought I was anxious before… no! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve overthought about trips to the car! Lol literally anytime I go to the car with him I try to move as quickly and carefully as possible. I keep thinking, if someone wanted to hurt us we’re as good as dead😅. It’s taking over my life. And omg yesss he’s made me feel sooo complete

@Alicia omg I can and can’t relate. My water ruptured and I wasn’t in labor, so I had to get pitocin… I asked for the epidural so fast😅 And omg yess!!! My baby has my attitude though so he judges me A LOT🤣

@Monae I love this!!!!! Having him made me even more strict on boundaries it’s not even funny.

I wish I knew how brutal the school run would be - twice a day, from the get go with a tiny baby. We have to drive there and she hates the car seat, and then into the pram as it’s a bit of a walk from the car into the school. Also the silvercross pram is SO HEAVY it’s back breaking! I wish I had pushed to get lightweight one lol

@Monae 🫶🏽 thanks hun 🥹 much appreciated.

@destiny felt this in my soul!! We live on the back roads and it’s very bumpy. I overthink so much when I drive now.

I wish I knew how scary the world would become after having a baby. I’ve learned even with everyone telling me for years I’m not the “motherly” type that I am and I just needed my own baby to experience that.

I wish I knew how strong that urge to never work again is. My son is precious. These times are so precious. I just want to be with him all the time instead of figuring out how to work to provide for us. The plus is that I too have become even more vocal n no nonsense. I also value myself n womanhood even more than I already did. I also stopped idolizing relationship. Being a mother has also allowed me to give myself grace and to forgive my own mother. I've also seen God show up a lot! Amen ❤️

Induction.

I wish I knew how demanding a newborn was. I knew she would need me for feeds but I didn’t realise how random and often I’d have to tend to her and how frustrating that can get My positive is my relationship with my partner and how much more in love we have gotten this month like he is obsessed with me and I am living for it!

I can fall asleep easier, not being woke up 10x to go pee, not in excruciating pain every time I wake up to stand up and go pee. I can drink water before going to bed and during the night. It’s a amazing.

The thing I wish I knew… I wish I knew my last baby was just an easy baby and this one wasn’t gonna be the same 😂 this one is super clingy and wants to be held (my third). My second slept through the night on her own from 1 month PP and still does to this day. Literally did the whole “lay down when drowsy but awake” thing she has always been so perfect and easy. This baby wants to be held 24/7 and cries a lot.

Well this is baby #3 and one thing I didn’t experience with my last two that I would’ve loved to know was that I could actually have a positive natural birth experience. I was so anxious going into the hospital thinking I would be pressured to do so many things I just didn’t want and to my surprise it was the complete opposite One way that my life had improved is I have more confidence being out with all the kiddos or just being home with them alone

@Amanda Brown Yes same !!