Sharing some stuff from 16 days postpartum.

This is our life and I bet it looks a lot like other families’. It’s my second baby and I’m still struggling with this whole “being a mom isn’t enough” narrative, ahem LIE. Even though I know it’s bullshit, the story runs deep. So I’m putting this out there to try to help change that narrative. Mothering is a high calling. It requires everything and more. So stop feeling guilty for wanting a day off, stop beating yourself up for not “being productive” or for not crushing your to-do list. Holding your baby on the couch while she sleeps is more than enough. Eating lunch and soaking your vagina 2 weeks after birth is not only acceptable, it’s essential. This sacred period does not last for forever... soak in it. Nurse, Bond, Sleep, Eat, play with your toddler, give your husband a kiss. And for heavens sake, allow yourself to recover. ❤️ amber 

(Words to myself but if they help you, by all means, take them)