I hurt my back yesterday lifting my boys out of the bathtub. Their wet, wriggly toddler bodies are just heavy enough to cause you to tweak your back the wrong way, and yesterday I did just that. It was a perfect storm of things that caused this accident. A stressful few weeks, lack of regular exercise, and poor abdominal strength. You’d think that after two years I would feel confident that I had regained the control of those ab muscles, but nope, that emergency c-section did a number on my belly.
As I painfully got out of bed this morning and searched for my post pregnancy wrap the Belly Bandit. I LOVED this wrap after the boys were born because it helped me feel secure and took away the feeling that my insides were falling out. Today, it was something to add some security to my lower back and while I hoped no one would notice I was thrilled that I kept it.
Today I waddled around. Similarly to the way I waddled when pregnant with my twins, but instead I was protecting an injured back. I thought a lot today about those first days after my boys were born. I sure wish I enjoyed those moments more instead of living in constant panic that they would both wake up screaming at the same time (A fear I still have, and is often realized). To all those moms with a newborn I hope you are able to take some time to just be. To live in the moment and cherish it.
Nicole says
Aw, hope you feel better!