I found this gem from when I first started having my period again after becoming a mom. I didn’t get my period for 7 months after I gave birth. I still remember how I felt when I got my period after its long absence.

It made me feel complete. No bullshit. The whole time I didn’t have it, I worried about whether I was okay, whether it was normal for me not to be bleeding, and is my body still capable of bearing children? Hell, am I pregnant again??? Finally getting my period after 8 months was a big relief.

I was already feeling good about my periods prior to having a baby. Becoming a mom was amazing! I felt like superwoman: giving birth, breastfeeding, raising my child. It’s rewarding, but exhausting. My periods made it necessary for me to rest, reflect and renew myself before going back into high energy superwoman mode.