After giving birth, a woman's internal wounds take six months to heal, 12 months for physical recovery, two years for hormonal balance, and up to five years to rediscover her identity. Relationships frequently fail during this time due to a lack of understanding. Be kind and patient with new mothers; they are facing more challenges than it appears.
Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals.
As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them.
Go Knicks.
Pregnancy gets 9 months of attention. Labor gets a hospital stay. Postpartum gets one 15 minute checkup at 6 weeks.
But postpartum is the longest medical event of your life. Your hormones don't return to baseline for at least 6 months (longer if you are BF). Your pelvic floor takes a year (at least). Your bone density takes longer. Your brain is remodeling itself for years. You're metabolically recovering for as long as you breastfeed.
We have completely undercounted what this season actually is. And too many women are doing it all alone.
Eric Kripke says ‘THE BOYS’ series finale is around 1 hour & 5 minutes long.
“We’re not doing that huge, super-sized 90-minute thing… I think the audience might have ended up getting bored had we gone that long.”
(Source: https://t.co/rvYFFQ3ZM5)
Pregnancy is HARD. Labor is HARD. Giving birth is HARD. Maintaining a good relationship with your partner during postpartum is HARD. Being a mother is HARD. Trying to love yourself while adjusting to a new body and life while still tending to a newborn is HARD.
Mothers have it HARD and still make it look so EASY. Don't discredit yourself girl it really is HARD. You just hold it all together. I see you.
someday i’ll be 70 years old, and i’ll still be strapping my headphones onto my head at 11 PM on a thursday night, waiting to hear new music from artists i love. music is a gift.