You know the one thing we do not pay so much attention to? It’s the aftermath of childbirth.
When a woman is pregnant, everyone is interested in her well-being. She is well taken care of by her family and friends and after childbirth, this continues for like three or four months. By this time her family and friends thinks she’s strong enough to be by herself.
Everyone goes back to their normal lives.
We celebrate the birth of a child but sometimes we forget to celebrate the heroes whose bodies were used as channels to bring these babies into this world.
A lot of women suffer from postpartum depression as a result of their lives taking a new form. Can you blame them?
I attended a women’s program today and the theme of the program was The Motherhood Journey. In this program, women were allowed to freely share their stories, and by stories I mean the unfiltered stories that throw you off balance upon hearing them.
All this time, I have always thought that other than a mother dying after childbirth or her body changing, there was nothing else that could go wrong after childbirth but I was wrong.
Today I got to understand the real meaning of motherhood. Not just the word but every responsibility and sacrifice that comes with being a “mother”.
These women shared several medical conditions that were a result of childbirth and I was stunned. A few of them confirmed that they lost their teeth after childbirth, some experienced memory loss, hemorrhoids, partial deafness, diabetes, and a long list of medical conditions.
I couldn’t believe my ears. I was broken, women go through so much just to bring another human being to this world and most of them are still disrespected and treated badly.
In that moment I just wanted to hug my mum and tell her how grateful I was for her going through so much just to bring me to this world.
One thing was constant in their stories and that was the love they have for their kids regardless of their present conditions. If this isn’t the most selfless thing in the world then I don’t know what it is.
Wondering why we have so many days in a year to celebrate mothers? It’s because we just can’t thank them enough. Going on a journey were you may or may not make it is some damn heroic move if you ask me.
I keep hearing that pregnancy and childbirth are overrated. How stupid of those nutjobs to think getting pregnant and giving birth is simple as ABC. These people keep asking what mothers bring to the table, like it’s even up for discussion when they are the entire table!!!
If there’s one thing I learnt today is that marrying a kind man is very important. A man who understands everything and supports you every step of the way. It doesn’t fix everything but it sure goes a long way in making the journey easy.
To every mother who is going through one medical condition or the other as a result of childbirth, I pray you get well soon. Please hang in there and Y’all are heroes.
Over to you mothers; how were you able to manage the changes your life underwent after childbirth? Did you accept the changes with an open mind? I’ll love to read your thoughts in the comment section.
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