Making Science Simple, Sharing Life Honestly

 After having a child, I realized that in the eyes of society mothers can't: - Complain (who told you to have kids?) - Cry (why are you crying? (Did you think it was easy?) Are you getting tired of what? (you do nothing!) - Sleep (You're lazy!) - Rest (you'll have plenty of time for that after they grow up) - Getting pregnant again (are you crazy? How many more kids do you want?) - Quitting work (how will you support your child?) - Work (who will take care of the child?) - Leave them at the nursery (Don’t let others raise them!!) - Being a housewife (Poor husband, who works too hard and his wife stays at home!) - Being single (nobody wants a woman with kids) - Going out for fun (why are you leaving your son with grandma to have fun?) And you know what's worse??? 90% of these phrases are spoken by other women. Let's learn to be more supportive of each other. I'm human and I love my kids but I'm guilty of all these emotions at some point. SUMMARY- The blog ...

"They tell us how to grow a baby. What to eat. What not to eat. What vitamins to take and what bras to buy. Allll the prenatal yoga moves to do. But they forget to tell us how to put ourselves back together once that baby is born. They forget to tell us how we might feel like we’re drifting. Afloat. Alone. On a life raft with leaky breasts and sore stitches and a tiny little being dependent upon us for survival. They forget to tell us how weird and wild it feels to have loose organs shifting about inside of us. How there will be so much softness still. I get it. You don’t want to startle us. You don’t want us to be scared about what’s ahead. But….a little heads up would be helpful We’re brave enough for the truth. And those things you find so scary- loose skin and leaky breasts and big feelings- we might just be bold enough to welcome them. To see the beauty there. So here’s the truth mama- Your pelvic floor will probably need work and attention. You’ll have to put in some effort ...