Today I Brushed My Teeth
(Trigger Warnings are very important to me so please consider the following before reading: mentions of postpartum issues, sleep issues, and health issues) Today I brushed my teeth, and tomorrow, I will brush them again. Shortly after I had my son four years ago, I became sort of a mess. I really didn’t know what I was supposed to be doing as a mom, just a year before I was convinced that I never would be a mom due to my life long issues with being over weight and having PCOS. But here I was, a crying, squirming baby in my arms, my hormones completely wrecked, and my whole self-identity completely gone. It wasn’t long before I started having trouble emotionally and physically. I passed the postpartum check up just fine, but it wasn’t long before my issues with sleep and hygiene began. Now I am a very clean person, I shower every day, all of the sprays and body washes, but for whatever reason, I stopped brushing my teeth shortly after having my son. It happened so suddenly that I didn