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No one could have ever prepared me for the 4th trimester. Even if they did, I likely would have had newborn tunnel vision and disregarded their subtle warnings. I am a little over 14 weeks PP and the gifts just keep on coming. Donβt get me wrong, I would go bald in a heartbeat for my baby, but wow, I am amazed and in awe thinking about what the womanβs body goes through to create and sustain a life.Β
Hereβs some crazy shit that has happened in my 4th trimester. Mamaβs, what else am I missing?
β you might grow bangs even if you arenβt a bang person and youβll find strands of hair everywhereΒ
β those hemorrhoids that appeared during childbirth pop up out of nowhere even months after birth
β you will talk about poop every day
β your hands will become raw from washing bottles and pump parts
β intercourse after a baby is scary, uncomfortable and feels VERY different
β your round and perky boobs after nursing/pumping might completely deflate or hang low once you stop producing milk
β the hormonal roller coaster will remind you of your adolescence
β your mental health will be tested and pushed to its limits
β after birth it will hurt to walk, to sit down, to fart, to poop, to laugh and even to cry
β the first poop after birth should be called βthe second birthβ
β you will fall in-love with your partner all over again and also get on eachothers last nerve
β you will do stupid AF shit when your sleep deprived
β showering will feel like a spa day
β you will wear the same βday time pajamasβ for weeks
β you wonβt brush your hair or teeth for days and your toe nails might not be cut for months
β even if all youβve ever dreamed of was having a baby, you will question if you can really do thisΒ
β time will become irrelevant
β your house will be filled with little messes everywhere
β laundry will sit in the dryer for weeks
β your plants will be neglected and some might just straight up die
β you will forget to eat
β your boobs might become more work than your baby
β both you and your baby will wear diapers
β you will use baby wipes for everything β for a hippie bath, to dust, to wipe down your countertops
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