What a new mom wants/needs...

To go to the bathroom in peace.

A shower.

A meal she didn’t have to cook.

A clean house.

To eat a meal in peace (not while breastfeeding or having a toddler crawl in her).

Words of affirmation and reassurance.

Space to feel emotional.

A nap.

A snack.

Someone else to change a diaper.

A compliment.

A break in general.

Grace.

...and to not have to ask for it. It’s hard enough to admit you need these things, let alone have to ask for them point blank.