![]() ![]() It’s unlike other narratives on motherhood. Her prose is almost jarring with all its (warning warning!) swears and impolite verbiage. She brings light to isolation and missteps (by all of us) in new motherhood. Instead, she simply says what we are all thinking, and what most of us struggle with. This author certainly doesn’t sugar coat anything. Or even if you’re simply wondering: Why isn’t new motherhood as it once was? What have we lost? If you have the anxieties that come with motherhood. If you’ve been scared of your own postpartum thoughts that sneak up. If you’re mourning the loss of liberties you appreciated pre-motherhood. That’s my hope for whoever reads this small collection: That it can be an exhale if you’ve had an unwanted C-section that you’re still processing. I found an outlet reading this book, even though I couldn’t relate to everything in it. Hopefully, most of them are good, uplifted, joyful moments. We mothers experience various things during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum. I’ve taken certain excerpts of this book and compiled them into a sort-of article. Their conversations are raw and beautiful and they shed light on what motherhood can look like in our modern day. When Ari is 1 year postpartum, her friend, Mina, gives birth and has entirely different struggles. The novel After Birth is the story of a woman named Ari as she processes her birth and postpartum experiences. ![]()
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