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When family members give postpartum advice from different experiences

My sister had an 'easy' recovery and keeps giving me advice based on her experience while I'm dealing with complications she never had, and I love her but her suggestions make me feel more broken.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Well-intentioned guidance becomes harmful when it doesn't acknowledge the uniqueness of each person's healing journey.

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