What does postpartum mean to the unexperienced, someone who hasn't gone through it yet? Postpartum is often talked about like it’s just a 6-week recovery — but the more I learn, the more I realize it’s so much more than that. Even without experiencing it myself, I’ve started questioning what postpartum really looks like: not just physical healing after birth, but hormonal shifts, mental health changes, identity loss and rebuilding, and the emotional weight of becoming respons