What if you could love who you become during postpartum?

When I was expecting baby #1, I focused on the stereotypical things: keeping track of baby’s height and weight in relation to various fruit and vegetable sizes, taking my prenatal vitamin, attending all my prenatal checkups, picking out names with my husband (we chose to be surprised, so we needed boy and girl names at the ready), creating a registry, and anticipating and then enjoying every minute of my baby shower (plus an impromptu one thrown by my coworkers. So thoughtful

" One in 3 babies in the U.S. are born via C-section. Despite their prevalence, C-sections are still major abdominal surgeries, with attendant risks. If you’ve had a C-section in the past and are struggling to conceive now, it’s possible your scar could be playing a role. Here’s what to know about the connection between uterine isthmocele, aka C-section surgical scar defect or Cesarean scar defect, and secondary infertility." Read the rest at Natural Womanhood.

" In 1970, the average first time mom was 21 years old, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) . By 2020, that theoretical woman’s theoretical granddaughter wouldn’t give birth for the first time until age 27. In fact, during 2020, 19% of all pregnancies and 11% of first time pregnancies were in women aged 35 and over, according to the CDC . Delayed childbearing , meaning purposeful delay of childbearing into one’s late 30s or beyond, is a