“Our World Forgets About Mothers”:Mom’s Viral Facebook Post Touches Millions

Throughout pregnancy, a mom-to-be is asked to ‘take care of herself.’ But once the baby is born, it is all about the baby and the mother is pushed into the background. No one asks her how she’s really feeling, and whether anything can be done to make HER feel better, for a change.

A mother of two recently echoed her sentiments of how no one really bothers about the her after she delivered. The post has been penned down so beautifully that it touches the depths of your heart.

“After my boys were born, there were appointments. To check their latch. To check their weight. To check their hearing. To check the color of their skin for signs of jaundice. There were appointments. There were regular pokes and prods. Their well-being was front and center,” the woman, named Anneliese Lawton, wrote.

“I’d say, when it comes to our health-care system, they were well taken care of. Then there was me. A first-time mom without a clue. Engorged, bleeding, and stitched up. Sent home with some painkillers and stool softeners. Thrown into motherhood with the expectation my instincts would kick in.”

“No one checked my stitches, my healing, or my sanity until eight weeks postpartum.” Even after her first handful of checkups Lawton still felt like all she got was “a pat on the back” before being “sent on my way.”

“Our world forgets about mothers. We slip through the cracks. We become background noise. And in that, we learn our role… our place in our family unit… to always come last,” she wrote. “…We’re not just a uterus. We’re not just a lifeline to a new and precious soul. We’re mothers. And we need someone to make sure we’re ok, too.”

Isn’t it true that the very caregivers are ignored when the baby comes in? Won’t cases of postpartum depression and underconfidence be much lower if hospitals prepared briefed new mothers on these topics?

We are thankful for platforms such as BabyChakra who give moms some direction after delivery when she needs someone the most. Here’s to a stronger tribe of moms, and a better postpartum future for moms.

Disclaimer: Information has been sourced from fatherly

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