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One Year Out // My Third Postpartum Journey

June 18, 2019 by Rachel 3 Comments

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It’s hard to believe that one year ago today I was… anxious. Anxious and excited. I was beyond ready to meet our final and missing piece. It would still be two more days of waiting before Miss Mila Rose made her way into the world. And I spent these days doing a lot of walking and a lot of impatiently awaiting the start of labor.

But let’s back up — because if you had asked me if I wanted to have any more children after Remy was born 3.5 years ago, I would have emphatically said “Hell to the no.” And I’m not certain what changed. But at some point, I realized that our family needed a little bit more craziness. Enter our 3rd (and final) pregnancy.

Looking back on those last moments as a family of 4, I realize that, although I was anxious, I was also calm. I was ready — perhaps more ready than I’d ever been to tackle labor. I knew my body was capable of handling a rough 24-hours or so, all to help this beautiful new creature enter the world.

But what I didn’t realize at the time is that my postpartum experience would be drastically different this third time around. I was heavily prepared to be on the struggle bus shortly after delivery.

When I was okay, I decided not to hold my breath. I was just waiting for the other shoe to drop. But it didn’t. At least, not really. Or not in the same way as before.

And as I round out these last couple of days with my final baby, I’m celebrating the fact that we did it — we made it through our last postpartum period. Hoorayyyy!! Now let me snuggle my last ever newborn for just a teeeeeensy bit longer! Thursday will be here before I know it. ♥ ♥

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  1. Shayla

    June 18, 2019 at 11:42 pm

    My youngest is almost one too! The first year is always the hardest but best in so many ways. Right now I’m a little sad because the last year went too fast for me!

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  2. Brittany Putman

    June 19, 2019 at 7:47 am

    My oldest is 19 months and we are expecting #2 in November. It’s definitely crazy how fast they grow and change!

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  3. Sarah Dudley

    June 19, 2019 at 9:43 am

    Congrats! You made it 🙂 Thanks for sharing your experiences, it’s important to share how different each experience can be.

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