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This past month has been a life changer, to put it simply. The birth of our daughter has made me change in ways I didn't know possible and I am so thankful for it. I didn't know how to prepare myself for becoming a mother other then stocking up on diapers, baby clothes and making sure the nursery is ready. I don't think any amount of physical preparation can bring you to a place of complete confidence after you have your baby. Life instantly became a cycle of feeding, burping, rocking, getting the baby to sleep and trying to find a balance in this new lifestyle. The lack of sleep has been a challenge and I didn't think that this would affect me as much as it has where I don't remember feeding Bri in the night. My mind seems cloudy and I forget things all the time, it's 100% worse than when I had pregnancy brain! Knowing myself I need to take more naps so that I can properly function during the day and at those early morning feedings. My physical recovery has

It has been a crazy 3 weeks since our daughter Brielle was born! I know I have been really lacking in the blog post area but it's been an absolute whirl wind and I'm struggling to find a new sense of normal in my life since it has changed so much in the last little while. Today I want to share my birth story with you. I think this may also be a little bit therapeutic for me as I really haven't shared every single detail and I know that some of you might be able to relate! So to give a little bit of background to my story.. my pregnancy was very low risk, I had absolutely no complications the entire time which I am beyond thankful for. So since I had no complications I had felt like I was somewhat pushed through my doctors appointments, this was especially true for my third trimester in which I was referred to an OB. I was told everything was normal and great every appointment and was never given any information about things I needed to be aware of late in my pregnancy. Go