Meghan McCain with her daughters.Photo:Meghan McCain/Instagram (2)
Meghan McCain/Instagram (2)
Meghan McCainrecalls having a tough time as a new mom.
The experience of giving birth to daughterLibertyin October 2020 is the reason why the podcast host and mom of two, 39, is so passionate about postpartum health.
In addition to trying to get a hand on the basics, the new mom was also struggling to breastfeed, which necessitated her getting familiar with pumping, all while experiencingpostpartum anxietyfor the first time.
“It was completely irrational, completely delusional thoughts,” she recalled. “I told my friend that I thought that ninjas were going to break into our house and kidnap our daughter. I thought if I took her for a walk that someone would push the carriage over and steal her or hurt her. I thought that if anyone else touched my child that she was going to hyperventilate and die.”
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“She pulled me aside and told me that I really needed to talk to my OB-GYN,” McCain shared. “And I remember getting in the car and crying and my husband was like, ‘You’re not doing well; you’re definitely having a lot of problems andyou’re very emotionaland you’re scared about things you shouldn’t be scared about.'”
“It’s one of those things people sort of tell you that you should just deal with silently or should be embarrassed about,” she said, explaining that she emphasizes being real in what she shares about her motherhood experience and her attempt to combat the false narratives about moms perpetuated across social media.
Although her girls are older now, glam is not at the top of McCain’s list, though she doesn’t look down on moms who decide otherwise.
“It’s not to judge women that do that; it’s amazing if you can. I am just not physically capable of doing it,” she shared. “I have had to really sort of curate out the Pinterest-perfect Instagram mom stuff because it makes me feel bad about myself.”
source: people.com
