Happy Equinox! #bringit Fall. We’re ready 👏🏻🌕🍂 // by @hendrikkroenert
Melting into the weekend like... // by @dee_artist_
"Unfortunately, the role of obstetrics has never been to help women give birth. There is a big difference between the medical discipline we call "obstetrics" and something completely different, the art of midwifery. If we want to find safe alternatives to obstetrics, we must rediscover midwifery. To rediscover midwifery is the same as giving back childbirth to women. And imagine the future if surgical teams were at the service of the midwives and the women instead of controlling them." quote from French ob-gyn Dr. Michel Odent in 1986 but perhaps still relevant in hour world today... // image by @natalielennard from her series AQUADURAL
How cool is this #badass mom walking the runway at #lfw while pumping with @hello.elvie new hands-and-wires free pump? Pumping is such a hassle and we’re so glad to see these innovations that are making it easier for parents on the go. Do you like your pump? #pumpingmilk #notacow #yougotthis #brilliantbodies #thisishowiwasborn
It’s easy to get lost in the constant chaos of #parenting and all the nonstop #doing. I often have to #pause and remind myself that this transformation and peeling of layer after layer after layer is just bringing out beauty and simplicity beyond anything I’ve ever experienced before. And underneath it all more BEAUTY. #parenting #thisishowiwaaborn #brilliantbodies // image by @sreejithpa
Yes. Friday #allthefeels // by @eyesofjune
“I knew postpartum depression was a thing but I never really thought about it affecting me. I was not myself. I felt scared all the time.” Sounds familiar? #postpartumdepression is REAL. Are you experiencing PPD or just feeling off after having your baby? According to @theatlantic “Anxiety and depression are common complications for mothers after childbirth, affecting as many as one in seven new moms” #woa. And “for half of those diagnosed, PPD is their first depressive episode. But while the majority of PPD cases improve quickly with time and proper treatment, for roughly 38 percent of women diagnosed, PPD becomes a lifelong condition” #yikes If this is you - WE SEE YOU. We know it’s hard to ask for help, but according to research the biggest reason PPD might persist is because it goes untreated. So take a deep breath and tell your peeps you need help. It can only get better. #deepbreaths #yougotthis #allthehugs #ppd #thisishowiwasborn #brilliantbodies
Yes please #icebra #stillhot #feelslikehell 🔥 // vía @thecut

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