I talked to moms of kids with invisible disabilities including Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD), Avoidant and Resistive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), hemophilia, and many others,
to find out what they wish more people understood about their experiences.
After my son was born, all I wanted was sleep. But I was scared of closing my eyes for fear of something happening to him during that time. I couldn’t shut my mind off from all the irrational thoughts running through it.
If I spent all my time dreading the "wait untils" or worrying about the next
difficult thing around the corner, when would I have time to enjoy all the wonderful, amazing,
incredible things that a child brings to a parent's life?
"I see it as sort of a gift to whatever future partner he may have that he knows
how to clean a bathroom and that he appreciates how to do his laundry and he knows how to cook.
It's just very important to me because he does have a lot of help with things," Faris
explains.
Today, our neighborhood was affected by the Columbia Gas explosions in
Massachusetts—and I keep replaying the last few hours in my head over and over. Today was one
of those unimaginable days that then become a reality.
It's crucial to empower yourself with knowledge of what might happen as your body
changes over the coming six weeks postpartum that have the potential to delay your recovery.
