@kendralley: “Bouncing Back” can be harmful. Physically and mentally. I used to say “dont bounce back, build back”. I still believe in “building” - but I recently had a conversation over DM’s …. And it shifted my perspective. Once we become moms, we become a new version of ourselves that we’ve never met before. We aren’t going “back”. This new self isn’t looking back, but now only looking forward. Forward progress. You are now the new version of yourself - be nice to her, she’s new here