# @meenakshi.sharma.co on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-06-06T01:54:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Meenakshi Sharma | Ottawa • Mom Life • Community • Creative (@meenakshi.sharma.co) — https://gondola.cc/meenakshi.sharma.co

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Been sitting on this one, trying to find the right words to share JUST how overjoyed we are to welcome the newest blessing to our crew (and to think it’s already been a week). While it still feels surreal that we’re here knowing it was a journey - the waves of emotions and feeling overwhelmed adjusting to this new normal have also hit quite the high. 

And this is where we enter the 4th trimester, filled with love & joy but equally emotionally drained and recovering from the physical aspect of giving birth. The last few weeks of pregnancy kept us on edge. The csection took longer & didn’t go as planned. My recovery a lot slower. And while physically it has drained me, mentally & psychologically I have felt supported in so many ways. 

Cue in the point around having a strong village. The love & affection, and nourishment from my immediate family, to neighbours, to porch drop offs from friends. The essence of the village has been felt in every possible way. It’s allowed me (& Matt!) to focus on everything baby + my healing. We know our two older ones are feeling the shift, and keeping them as involved through the transition has been important to us. Not that we’re surprised, these kids have also been the best helpers & we see/know this is not easy on them. 

And while some might say that the 4th trimester is the hardest one, I’m not disagreeing, but it’s also a very sacred and intentional time to grow our family unit with more love. It’s about learning to lean in more for help and saying yes to the support instead of trying to do it all. And it goes without saying but it’s a special time where as a mom, I’m learning again about different strengths I never knew existed & embracing the chaos. 

I’m a mom to 3 littles at 3 different stages in their life - and while that sounds scary to say (& type) it’s nothing that I can’t do or navigate- it just means a little adjusting, figuring out, and honestly just going with the flow! ♥️♥️♥️

#motherhoodrising #motherhoodunplugged #brownmoms #canadianmom #momblogger #mominfluencer #4thtrimester #thebump #maternalmentalhealth #postpartumjourney

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momblogger, thebump, postpartumjourney, motherhoodunplugged, mominfluencer, 4thtrimester, brownmoms, motherhoodrising, maternalmentalhealth, canadianmom

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