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Day 5 of postpartum – feeling pain in my body after the effects of the epidural wore off, stiff joints and painful breasts. Together with broken sleep and trying to hand-express my milk, completely unsure if I was doing it right, I had my first mental breakdown. We thought that we were prepared for this.…

On 25 March, I went for what I thought would be a routine check-up at week 39 —but it turned into the start of my labor journey. At that appointment, baby was estimated to be 2.8kg, and I was already 2cm dilated. My doctor recommended induction that afternoon. The initial plan was to admit me,…

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