For them

Through the stages of this season you can sometimes ask yourself, “can I get through this”?⠀⠀⠀

Can I get through the pregnancy?⠀⠀⠀

It may be the sickness, the hormones, the fatigue.⠀⠀⠀

It may be the toddler demands, the work pressures or the lack of support.⠀⠀⠀

It may be all of the above, or some of the above, but you get there, ⠀⠀⠀

Somehow, in some way, at some point.⠀⠀⠀

You always get there. ⠀⠀⠀

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Can I get through the birth?⠀⠀⠀

It may be the unknowns, the difficult lead up, it may be the birth itself. ⠀⠀⠀

It may be the unexpected turns, it may not be as you planned, it may be the utter physical and emotional strength required. ⠀⠀

It may be all of the above, or some of the above, but you get there,⠀⠀⠀

Somehow, in some way, at some point.⠀⠀⠀

You always get there.⠀⠀⠀

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Can I get through the postpartum period?

It may be the body image, it may be the physical limits, it may be the emotional challenges.⠀⠀⠀

It may be the new marks, the old life, the current dependence. ⠀⠀⠀

It may be all of the above, or some of the above, but you get there,⠀⠀

Somehow, in some way, at some point.⠀⠀⠀

You always get there.⠀⠀⠀

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Can I get through the newborn phase?

It may be the feeding troubles, it may be the sleep deprivation, it may be endless cries.⠀⠀⠀

It may be the constant visitors, it may be the depletion, it may be the sheer overwhelm. ⠀⠀⠀

It may be all of the above, or some of the above, but you get there,⠀⠀⠀

Somehow, in some way, at some point.⠀⠀⠀

You always get there.⠀⠀⠀

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Can I get through the regressions?⠀⠀⠀

It may be due to teething, or growth spurts, or leaps.⠀⠀⠀

It may be the broken sleep, life’s other pressures, the survival guilt. ⠀⠀⠀

It may be all of the above, or some of the above, but you get there, ⠀⠀⠀

Somehow, in some way, at some point.⠀⠀⠀

You always get there.⠀⠀⠀

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Can I get through this?⠀⠀⠀

It’s question that features for most of us at some point, if not at most points. ⠀⠀⠀

And we do, every single time,⠀⠀⠀

Because getting through is what we do,⠀⠀⠀

For them.⠀⠀⠀