Things no one told me about pregnancy, child birth and parenting

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Re: Things no one told me about pregnancy, child birth and parenting

@somegroovychick

No one told me c sec recovery would be hellish. That sitting would be painful and walking near impossible initially.

No one told me to continue taking my vitamins with even more diligence than when I was pregnant. This is so important, ladies! I suffered for it.

No one told me how extremely painful breastfeeding would be and how unpleasant mastitis is and how much guilt I would feel over being unable to do this supposedly natural thing for my son. No one told me that it was ok to bottle feed and that children grow up healthy and happy on formula too, and that the most important thing my son needed was, and is, a sane happy well-adjusted mother, not a crazed tired guilt-ridden freak.

No one told me how extremely my body would change afterwards even after just one baby. That my c-sec pooch is a long term visitor and that my breasts will never go back to how they were sans surgical intervention.
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No one told me how suddenly everyone is a parenting expert once you have your child. No one told me that its ok to ignore the advice you are given and go with your gut. In fact, I highly recommend it.**

No one told me how strong a mother really has to be to support her child and be the center of his or her world. They really do depend on you entirely.

No one told me I would “lose myself”, for about the first 18 months postpartum but that it gets better and you do start feeling less like a 24 hour service center and slowly start to remember what it’s like to be “you”, and not just “mom.”

My thoughts exactly!