Finding Light in the Shadows: A Gentle Talk About Postpartum Depression
When I first became a mom, I thought I had prepared myself for everything—sleepless nights, feeding struggles, diaper changes around the clock. But what I wasn’t prepared for was the deep heaviness that settled in my heart after giving birth. If you’re reading this and feeling something similar, please hear me when I say: you […]
Why Your Back Hurts More After Pregnancy Than During It
Becoming a mother is one of the most beautiful, life-changing experiences you’ll ever have. But along with the joy of holding your little one comes a series of unexpected challenges—one of the most common being postpartum back pain. Many new moms are surprised to find that their back hurts more after pregnancy than it did […]
5 Things No One Told Me About Postpartum Recovery
When I held my baby for the first time, I thought the hard part was over. I had survived labor — surely recovery would be a walk in the park, right? Oh, how wrong I was. Postpartum recovery is one of those things no one really prepares you for. Everyone talks about pregnancy and birth, […]
3 Silent Postpartum Struggles No One Warned You About
Becoming a mother is often described as the most beautiful, life-changing experience a woman can have. And while that’s true in many ways, there’s another side to postpartum life that rarely gets talked about—the struggles that happen behind closed doors, the ones that don’t always make it to Instagram captions or family conversations. The truth […]