I have five beautiful friends who are pregnant. Each friend is at various weeks along; one at the very beginning, three in the middle and one is at the I’m-ready-to-drop-at-any-minute-cos-my-vagina-is-hanging-on-the-ground stage. The one at the beginning and the one at the end are expecting their first baby. The three in the middle are expecting their second (one of them is expecting twins!). I find myself … Continue reading Motherhood – Is it all worth it?
I have been talking a lot lately about my breasts here, here and here – I have talked about the difficulties I have had breastfeeding my children and the emotional changes I’ve felt towards them as they changed after weaning. My feelings pale in comparison to the courage shown by Lisa Poulos on last night’s edition of ABC TV’s Australian Story. This is woman who, … Continue reading Courage and a life laid bare
There is a terrible toll exacted on a woman’s body by motherhood. Sure we are beautifully designed to grow, nurture and nourish a baby. Women’s bodies can grow a human from one fertilised cell into the complex combinations of over a trillion cells that make up a newborn baby. Think about that. How freaking clever are we! We know there will be sleeplessness, stretch marks, … Continue reading Thanks for the mammories – breast size and body image after breastfeeding
I spent the morning at the Emergency Department of my local hospital. After four days of flu-like symptoms combined with swollen, sore and lumpy breasts I decided enough was enough and I sought medical help for what I suspected was mastitis. I had been treating myself for breast engorgement with cabbage leaves which did reduce swelling but could not drain my blocked milk ducts deep … Continue reading A Dry Argument
Motherhood is not glamorous. I carefully placed cabbage leaves on my breasts and straightened my tight fitting sports bra. I thought about the irony of my breastfeeding experience over the past four years – at first milk would not come and now it won’t bloody stop. I am sore, lumpy, swollen and tired. I want to move on to the next stage of motherhood and … Continue reading Cabbage Patch Tits
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