"8 Honest, Raw Photos of What Maternity Leave Really Looks Like"

"The myth of the totally fine new family gives us a sense of comfort and ease. It tells us that new parenthood is beautiful and easy, so we don't need paid family leave. It tells us that babies have a parent with them at all times, so we don't need affordable, safe childcare. It tells us mothers and fathers are physically and mentally fine, and not in any way deserving of societal support during one of the most transformative and difficult periods of a family's life. It tells us that new mothers don't need to heal from my physical wounds or that moms and dads alike require time, rest, and support to lower their chances of developing a postpartum mood disorder.

The reality is, well, much more real.

Here's mine."

http://www.elle.com/life-love/a36148/photos-of-what-maternity-leave-really-looks-like/?utm_source=babylist&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=babylist+loves

I think a big part of why millennials are less likely to want children is that there is so much honesty right now about how terrible it can be. I personally don't have any answers about why I might want to put myself through that ^.