Having a baby is an experience like no other. It changes your body, mind (literally changes your brain according to this study), and spirit.
A lot of that is magical and wonderful, but some of it is really hard.
Your body becomes somewhat unrecognizable and you hold the excess weight in weird places. You body just feels slightly foreign to you now.
Adjusting to your new body is hard, especially in your sleepy, survival, and hormonal state.
You barely have time to shower, much less work on accepting your new body.
So it’s just there, every time you take off your clothes, staring back at you.
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