It took Alexandra Kilmurray 18 months to feel comfortable. To not cry when she looked in the mirror. 18 months to finally feel beautiful in her own skin. She is a mother of two sons, one 18-months old and one five-months old.
“No one warns you about the dark sides of motherhood and pregnancy,” Kilmurray posted to Instagram.
“No one gives you a heads up on how much you change physically and mentally after you become a mother. It’s been a long and hard postpartum ride for me.”
The accompanying picture is powerful. Even though that word seems naff, too-often-used, it’s lost it’s impact. But the picture, really is, incredibly moving.
Her littlest son is by her side.
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I am always gobsmacked that these kinds of things are described as "what they never tell you about motherhood". As someone who is child-free, all the mental, physical and personal "challenging" aspects seem plainly evident to me. Do these things truly take people by surprise, or are these articles just suggesting drama and shock where there is none?