"When I had my daughter, I had a nasty tear. I needed surgery to fix it, so I got an extra day in the hospital and a few units of blood. I hadn't slept more than a few minutes here and there in about three days due to figuring out how to nurse and care for my baby; plus, I was managing the pain without medications since they could be passed through my milk to my newborn."
"When we tried to go to bed early, around 7:00 p.m., I couldn't figure out how to sit up in bed comfortably due to my injury, and I also wasn't able to find a way to nurse my baby while lying down. My husband helped me set up her bassinet downstairs and then went to bed because he was tired...at 7:30 p.m. He said he didn't sleep well while staying at the hospital the night before."
"My mom called to check on me around 9:30 p.m. and came immediately when I started crying about how tired and sore I was. She stayed with me all night and held my daughter while I slept between feedings. My husband didn't come down to check on us until 7:00 a.m. and was surprised my mom was there. He didn't hear anything or think to check on us at all."
"I'm still married to him. At the time, I stayed mainly because I was too injured, exhausted, and vulnerable to devote the emotional and mental work to leaving. By the time I physically recovered and got through the most challenging baby period, nothing that bad had happened, and he was a responsible, involved dad...though night work was always on me, primarily due to breastfeeding."
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