I really enjoyed being pregnant but what you didn't know was that I suffered from horrible nausea and I lost weight during pregnancy. I was in labor for 16 hours and wouldnt dilate past 9cm.. I pushed & pushed and shredded up my cervix. My sons heart rate dropped and his head was stuck in the birth canal so I had to get a emergency c-section-- which by then my epidural had wore off so I had to get a local spinal which numbed my esophagus! I felt like I was going to DIE! I couldn't feel myself breathing or catch my breath- I had a panic attack and had to be sedated .. I lost over 45% of my blood and had to get a blood transfusion. By the Grace of GOD I'm ok and my son is healthy. I'm stating all this to say - I lost 15lbs after spending a week in the hospital. I've only been home a week and I'm still not recovered. My incision is very low but is still filled with fluid and hurts badly.. I salute all the moms & moms to be! By far one of the toughest experiences of my life! Just wanted to share that - I know by looking at my pic post two weeks it looks like it's unrealistic but the truth is it also came from being severely anemic & dehydrated mixed with a little SnapBack lol 😁. I will continue to work on getting healthy & in shape! Love you guys and happy healing to anyone who just went thru childbirth!😘 #TBT

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