They say it takes nine months for a baby to grow within the womb and nine months for a Mother to grow after that; to gestate a new shape as she rises like a phoenix out of the ashes of her former self…
Beautiful and congratulations on your nine month marking! I recall reading a book about womens hormones and pregnancy where it said one of the reasons pregnancy can be tough on the body is because of that 'intermingling' - it's literally your body fighting the other, even the genes of the father as they aren't familiar to our own body. So fascinating. Oh, and I too remember that poem you wrote while pregnant. It was exquisite. Sweeping the floors, loved that line xx
Beautiful and congratulations on your nine month marking! I recall reading a book about womens hormones and pregnancy where it said one of the reasons pregnancy can be tough on the body is because of that 'intermingling' - it's literally your body fighting the other, even the genes of the father as they aren't familiar to our own body. So fascinating. Oh, and I too remember that poem you wrote while pregnant. It was exquisite. Sweeping the floors, loved that line xx