#postpartum

#postpartum

I was standing in the kitchen, unshowered, my 5-week-old baby in the bouncy seat at my feet as I washed dishes, and my toddler rolling cars up and down the back of my legs, when my husband hinted that he wanted to have sex.

Postpartum represents a relational stress test, highlighting pre-existing vulnerabilities and strengths within couples as they transition to parenthood.

"Hey, you know what's f----- up? The phrase 'bounce back after pregnancy.' Here's the problem: Every single person I've seen grow a human being and pop 'em out have rebounded in their own time."

When people talk about 'bouncing back' - ​back where, because my hips are wider, my boobs are actually bigger than they were before.

We struggled to conceive for a long time, and when we finally got pregnant, I was so scared something would happen that we were never really intimate.