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When your body feels foreign after childbirth

My baby is six months old and I still have not had my period return and my doctor says it is normal but I feel disconnected from my pre-pregnancy body and identity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The physical changes of pregnancy and birth can create a persistent sense of estrangement from one's own embodied experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Birth and early bonding?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.