12 hilariously relatable comics about life as a new mom.
Embarrassing stains on your T-shirt, sniffing someone's bum to check if they have pooped, the first time having sex post-giving birth — as a new mom, your life turns upside-down.
Embarrassing stains on your T-shirt, sniffing someone's bum to check if they have pooped, the first time having sex post-giving birth — as a new mom, your life turns upside-down.
Illustrator Ingebritt ter Veld and Corinne de Vries, who works for Hippe-Birth Cards, a webshop for birth announcements, had babies shortly after one another.
In the series "#ThingsOnlyMomsKnow" Ingebritt and Corinne depict the reality of motherhood — with all the painful, funny, and loving moments not always talked about.
1. Pee-regnant.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Expectant moms plan for the bathroom.
2. How (not) to sleep.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Learning how to go with the flow.
3. Cry baby.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Moms can be emotional... and dads too.
4. The new things that scare you...
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Falling in love with the necessary conveniences.
5. ...and the new things that give you the creeps.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
People have the ability to make normal situations feel weird.
6. Being a new mom can get a little ... disgusting.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
The convenience of a pregnancy tests is also peeing on a stick.
7. And every mom has experienced these postpartum horror stories.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Taking advantage of two bodily functions at one time.
8. There are many, many memorable firsts.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Walking into a house with babies... yep.
9. Getting to know your post-baby body is an adventure.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Have a spare shirt ready to go.
10. Pumping ain't for wimps.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
Looking behind the magic of a breast pump.
11. You become very comfortable with spit-up. Very comfortable.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
No need to duck.
12. Your body, mind, and most importantly, heart, will expand in ways you didn't know possible.
All illustrations by Ingebritt ter Veld. Reprinted here with permission.
There are going to be changes.
This story first appeared on Hippe Birth Cards and is reprinted here with permission.
This article originally appeared on 09.13.17
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