'There's no trophy for most creative birthday party theme.'
. I had no idea I was already at the very end of my labor and would be pushing Leo out within minutes. All I knew was that I was in pain and couldn't imagine laboring like that for what I thought would be a few more hours."She continued:"I was trying to talk to him between contractions on the verge of tears and he lovingly spoke lots of support and some truth into my universe with, 'There's no trophy Ashley,'" she wrote.
"There it hit me. As moms in today's world it can feel like we're all competing for a trophy that doesn't exist," she explained."I literally thought in that delivery room that I would somehow be 'less than' as mother for tapping out and asking for the drugs. Like there would be a gold medal or AT LEAST a gold sticker on my medical chart for having a natural birth.
Ashley's advice? Throw all of those imaginary awards out the window."Since having this third sweet boy six weeks ago I've given lots more thought to the invisible trophies we create as moms," Ashley said."Some society creates for us. Standards we try so hard to measure up to even though the contest is make believe and we were made to live in community, not competition."
The mom of three also gave us a much-needed refresher on a few things that won't get you a ticket into the parenting hall of hame:There's no trophy for breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding.There's no trophy for cutest delivery gown .There's no trophy for how many activities you sign your kids up for. Now, Ashley is thanking her husband for reminding her of what's important."My husband has no idea how meaningful those words have been allowing me to relax into having a newborn again. And I wanted to invite you to relax into motherhood with me," she wrote."The only trophy you'll carry through life is the bond you create with your baby.
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