Tag: healing
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When I Couldn’t Lift My Baby: My Postpartum Back Injury
After my third birth, I expected to feel sore. That kind of soreness you hear about…your body adjusting, healing, finding its way back. And at first, that’s what I thought it was. Just normal postpartum pain. But instead of getting better… it got worse. There was a point where I could barely get out of…
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What Helped Me Through Postpartum (After 3 Very Different Births)
The days after having a baby are something you can’t fully prepare for… no matter how much you read. There’s a quiet mix of emotions—love, exhaustion, overwhelm—and your body is trying to heal while you’re learning this brand new little person in your arms. After going through postpartum three different times, I started to notice…