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♡How Not to Lose Yourself While Pregnant (and After) a French Perspective (part 2) ♡
♡ How Not to Lose Yourself While Pregnant (and After) — a French Perspective (part 2) ♡
Bonjour, mamas! ♡
Somewhere between the first ultrasound and the third midnight feeding, many women quietly look in the mirror and wonder, where did I go? It's one of the most honest, least talked-about parts of becoming a mother. And it deserves a gentle, loving answer.
Here in France, we grow up with a particular idea: a woman does not stop being a woman when she becomes a mother. She is also a mother. The "also" matters. Caring for your baby and caring for yourself are not in competition — one actually makes you better at the other.
So here are a few French-inspired ways to stay yourself through it all.
July 14, 2026
—
Valerie Engel
