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Walking into the zoo amongst the other families with their strollers and diaper bags. I thought, this is our life now. We’re parents and this is what we do for fun on a day off. And it was so fun!

This is so hard. I broke my ankle in multiple places late in my pregnancy, then had an emergency c- section. Recovering from both while also trying to take care of a baby and get back to work has been rough. It’s so hard to see other women with their babies and not think about the things I couldn’t do with mine. Over a year later there are still things I can’t do. I don’t know exactly what sort of complications you’re still dealing with, but something that has actually helped me is to stop expecting myself to get “back to normal.” When I can adjust my expectations and accept that this just is my body now, I can focus more on what I can do with my kid and less on what I can’t do. Some days that’s harder than others though. Rooting for you!