Just days before our oldest child turned 17, I started feeling ill. I thought it was the flu, but there was something vaguely familiar about this illness.
OPINION: Most new parents are familiar with the delirium that comes with loving a newborn. Senses are heightened and you exist in a state where survival, for you and the baby, is all that matters. Waking every few hours to fill a tiny tummy time after time after time is trying, even as it comes with moments of complete peace and happiness.
Pregnant women who take maternity leave and pregnant women who opt to come back quickly to work after having a baby are both judged negatively by co-workers.