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When partners have different expectations about postpartum recovery timelines

My partner thinks I should be 'bouncing back' by now at 8 weeks postpartum and keeps suggesting activities I'm not physically ready for, and I don't know how to explain that my body still doesn't feel like mine without him thinking I'm making excuses or being dramatic.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Misaligned expectations about healing create distance when both people need to understand the reality of recovery together.

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“Where Are You with Postpartum physical recovery?”

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