This is me 6 weeks postpartum. I can honestly attest that nothing prepares you for the complicated weeks after birth. This push/pull of mixed emotions after you and your body are transformed forever. I genuinely loved my pregnancy body but your body postpartum is no joke. Having had a long active labor with a breech baby unmedicated and at home, I wasn’t prepared for the recovery I would need. Thank god for @fridamom !!! The idea I couldn’t stand and hold my baby the first few days was heartbreaking. But the most shocking of all was the emptiness you feel. This body that grew and carried your baby, then had the strength to bring them into the world, is now just empty. It doesn’t feel your own and as you navigate all these changes you have to mourn the safe space that was just you and your baby for 10 months. But it gets better as the weeks roll on. You learn the personalities of your new little one. You find pride in the milestones you hit. And you realize the female body has many different sides to her and we have to do ourselves a favor and support and love each and every one of them.