When
I became a mother almost six months ago, my life had remarkably changed
for the better. I was a stay at home mama for the very first time in my
life and I was exclusively breastfeeding. My days were demanding to be a
new mother and there were so many nights of nursing, diaper changing,
and postpartum night sweats. Between having help from my husband and
pushing through sleep-deprived nights, things started getting easier
with time and patience of course.
I
had to stop overthinking motherhood the way I once did my life. Plus, I
had to allow my body the necessary time to heal. There were days that I
just looked at myself in the mirror and wanted to start instantly
analyzing my body. My beautiful body that grew and nourished a human
being in for 40 weeks! Feeling beautiful and looking beautiful starts
within before accepting what’s visual.
My
image of snapping back slowly disappeared from my mind after the first
six weeks of my postpartum. I was battling with episodes of postpartum
depression on and off until my son was about four months. I was a loner
in real life and was just feeling like I was not living my life the way
that I envision. Chile, money was tight for both my husband and me. The
times were tough, but we were still holding on to God’s unchanging hand
to make a way. And God did.
The
change that God gave to me happened first spiritually, then mentally
and physically. I started truly understanding that God has a special
assignment on my life and I just can't settle for the usual. I knew my
purpose in this life and embraced it. I always yearned before even
becoming a mother that I want my children to have a much better life
than I did growing up. For me to fulfill that yearning I had to tune out
the negative thoughts and start grinding harder than before.
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