Last week I posted about the controversy regarding the Oscars and ABC declining to air a commercial for Frida Mom, which sells postpartum products to new moms. The C Word has just joined WordPress and written a wonderful post sharing her own postpartum experience. Please read it and join me in welcoming her to our community!
The C Word (or, life as we know it)
I have chosen to leave the title as WordPress’s pre-populated one, because it is nothing if not accurate!
Today, I want to go right in at the deep end and talk about pregnancy, birth and more specifically that post-partum body. The reason? My lovely sister-in-law is eight months pregnant and there is so much that I want to share with her, but won’t, for fear of a) scaring her shitless and b) becoming that well-meaning but annoying relative.
Why do I feel qualified to talk about this? I have two daughters, one 14 and one 8. The eldest was born by emergency section and the youngest by forceps. Both, in their own right, difficult, scary and challenging births. Both held their own shocks and surprises.
What do I want to tell my sister-in-law? Be prepared. Be ready for one of the most incredible, rewarding and down-right mucky experiences of your…
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I left a comment, Kim. Good reblog! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete!
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I went, I read, I commented 😊 nice one Kim!
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Thanks Fraggle!
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I paid a visit and left a comment.
Good reblog.
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Thanks Margie. It’s such a great post, and I remember how anxious I was when I put my first one up.
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What a wonderful community this is. Thank you for your kind words 😊
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You’re quite welcome!🤗
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I’m sorry to be a pain, but I was messing about and changed my theme without really paying attention to what I was doing and now I’ve lost my posts! Do you know what I’ve done? Can I undo the changes? I’m sorry to cling to you but I’m completely lost 😪
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Oh No! I’m not great with tech stuff, but here’s the support page for WP: https://wordpress.com/go/wordpress.com/contact-wordpress-com-support/
I hope this helps!
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Thank you – it’s fixed! A very patient angel at the other end of a support chat helped me. Sorry to burden you!
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Phew! And it’s no bother at all!🤗
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I am so worried that I am going to become postpartum >.<
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😕
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What’s your worry? Feel free to share? Postpartum is just the latin for ‘after delivery’. Are you worried about postpartum depression? If so, don’t be afraid to talk to someone, your midwife, friend, partner, family member, fellow blogger.
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I’m not pregnant at the moment. I do suffer from Anxiety though, which is why I worry,lol
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