#pregnancytruths

I write to share.      (originally wriiten 1/2018)

Madilynn: Born at 33 1/2 weeks by emergency csection due to HELLP Syndrome. Stayed in the NICU 10 days before coming home at 4 lbs!

Paige: Born at 39 weeks via csection, struggled with breastfeeding for 6 weeks while Madie lost her mind with me out of commission. Incision infection requiring a drainage bag for 6 long weeks. PPD hit hard after this pregnancy.

HR: Born at 39 weeks via csection but actually went into labor so she was delivered about 10 hrs earlier than planned.  The hardest pregnancy of the 3 hands down. Went straight to bottle feeding but took weeks and several bottles to find the right one.

All 3 pregnancies and births were completely different and each had their own struggles but the biggest thing I’ve learned from them is to breath, get out of the house and see friends, and it’s ok to ask for help.

Everyone pictures having a newborn as this beautifully perfect picture but it’s not always so perfect. It can be ugly, painful, stressful, crazy, exhausting and emotional.

But that’s ok, it really is and it’s ok to admit it.

HR is almost 4 months old and still I answer honestly when asked how things are going ...

I’m surviving 💗

Ps: I wouldn’t be surviving if it wasn’t for my husband, close friends and my lovely Mops family!

#pregnancytruth