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What I wish someone had told me about my body after birth π€
I'm going to be honest with you.
I thought I knew what to expect
after giving birth.
I was wrong.
Nobody β not the books, not the
doctors, not even my mother β
prepared me for what actually
happens to your body in those
first weeks.
So here's what I wish someone
had sat next to me and said:
πΏ That "still pregnant" feeling
is real β your uterus takes 6 full
weeks to shrink back
πΏ The emotional crash after birth
isn't weakness β your hormones drop
so fast it literally mimics withdrawal
πΏ Your bones gave their calcium
to your baby during pregnancy β
you are built from what you gave
πΏ Your brain physically changes
shape after becoming a mother β
to make you more attuned to your
baby than you've ever been to anyone
This is not your body failing you.
This is not something to "bounce back" from.
This is the most extraordinary thing
a human body can do.
And you β yes YOU β did that. π±
I'm sharing everything I'm learning
and experiencing here β the science,
the reality, the messy middle of it.
Because you deserve to know
what's actually happening inside you.
And you deserve to feel less alone
in it. π
π Tell me β what do YOU wish
someone had told you after birth?
Or if you're not a mother yet β
what surprises you most about this?
This is a safe space.
Share anything. πΏ
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What I wish someone had told me about my body after birth π€
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