Onefootinfrontoftheother

I wish I’d been told “whatever you need” and given the space and emotional freedom to advocate for myself and my new baby without any repercussions.

Shoutout to my OBGYN who, when I was trying to avoid stronger pain medication after a c-section, did say, “you’re going home in a few days either way and there’s no trophy for the moms who don’t take the medicine. So why not make yourself a little more comfortable?”