Common Is Not the Same as Normal: Sorting Postnatal Symptoms
Ask a group of mothers about leaking when they sneeze and most will nod. Ask about a scar that feels numb, or a dragging heaviness by the end of the day, and you’ll get the same recognition. From there it’s a very short step to a conclusion that costs women years: everyone has this, so it must be normal, so there’s nothing to be done. Common and normal are not the same thing. Plenty of postnatal symptoms are widely shared and highly treatable, and the reason they persist is usually that nobody sorted them into the right category.