Q&A: Breastfeeding, Postpartum Recovery, Mental Health, and Balancing Life After Baby

0:00Motherhood and postpartum is one of those things that you can hear about and read about, talk about, but until you go through it, it's like difficult to put into words.

0:10I really was hesitant to accept help, but I think I hit a point where I was so burnt out that I realized I wasn't being the best parent I could be because I was mentally exhausted.

0:21It's actually insane, honestly, the pressure to breastfeed for as long as possible while losing weight, while bouncing back, while feeling like yourself going back to work.

0:31After struggling with infertility, you never want to complain about being pregnant or about having a baby because you're like, well, I wished for this for so long.

0:40This is the Pursuit of Wellness podcast, and I'm your host, Mari Llewellyn.

0:45Before we hop in, I just have to add, I was reading the YouTube comments and everyone's like, oh my gosh, they do not take your organs out when you get a C-section.

0:54I'm sorry if I phrased that wrong.

0:56That is what Greg told me was happening.

0:58I don't, I don't know, guys.