“It will get easier. It won’t always be this hard. Trust me.” These words are so often uttered to new parents in the throes of recovering from birth, learning how to care for a newborn and care for themselves at the same time. I often find myself saying these things to friends and families that I work with, because I know it’s true.
After a repeat C-Section in March 2015, I was actually shocked at how quickly I recovered. I was up on my feet walking around by the time night time rolled around the same day. I didn’t need any pain killers at all during my 2 day stay which made me really happy since they always make me sick. After carrying around a baby for 9 months and having her weigh a whopping 11lbs at birth at 39 weeks, my body was just relieved to not be carrying around all that weight!
Sometimes parenthood feels like a marathon with no finish line. There’s this somewhat elusive goal in front of you, but when you think you’ve almost reached it, another goal pops up and it’s even further away. And new motherhood, with the physical recovery and exhaustion, and heightened emotional intensity seems especially marathon-like. Many new moms talk about how it’s hard to feel accomplished or successful in those early days because the tasks seem small and insignificant, yet it’s all so very hard at the same time.
“She can’t be hungry again!” If you have breastfed a newborn, or are breastfeeding a newborn, perhaps you’ve either thought these words and/or had somebody say these words to you. There seem to be times during those first few months when babies just want to nurse for hours without stopping
I really love coffee. It makes me a better mother, a better employee, a better wife, a better friend – really, just a better human being. I have spent tens of thousands of dollars at Starbucks and hours upon hours of my time at Starbucks. Some days, I am working furiously on my laptop, racing the clock to 4:30PM school pick up for my children.