I just had a baby a month and a half ago and I feel like I have no confidence. Maybe some women feel empowerment after giving birth, but I don't! I feel ugly. I feel like I will never look the same again. Everyone tells you how wonderful having a baby is (and it is wonderful,) but nobody tells you how much your body will change. How that belly takes time to go away. How many stretch marks you will get on your boobs AFTER you give birth. How much your nipples will hurt when you start breastfeeding. How your hormones will go f*cking crazy and make you feel insane. And how if you tell someone that your anything but the jolliest woman on Earth after having your child, than you must need help... How about just listening, instead of judging. Some-

times as a mom, you just want to know that you're not alone. That you're not the only one struggling. It's hard being a mom. It changes you. Motherhood takes everything from you. Yes, it gives you an amazing baby, but this post isn't about that. So to all the moms out there, you are not crazy for feeling how you do. And you are not alone. Here's to finding yourself again. I hope you love the new you. I hope I will learn to love myself too. Sincerely, a mom/human 💔