One Mom’s Journey With Hashimoto’s (which is more common than you think)

January 4, 2019

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Most people don’t talk about Hashimoto’s Disease. There’s a lot we don’t talk about, like how being a mom is hard. No one understands just how hard until they go through it. Anyone that isn’t still knee-deep in poopy diapers and sleep deprivation is probably experiencing at least partial amnesia and can’t remember how hard…

Chandra is a mom of three boys (8, 4, and 3) and the founder of Oh Lovely Day, a lifestyle blog with a honest look at motherhood. She is trying to create more of an open dialogue with a no-judgement attitude about the struggles of mothers, mental health, postpartum depression, breastfeeding, baby wearing, and just doing the best we can and not being too hard on ourselves. In that vein, she started the hashtag #battlefieldmotherhood to encourage her fellow mothers to share on Instagram as well. She believes in dance parties, desserts during nap time, and a good hike can cure almost anything. And someday she hopes to sleep and date her husband again. You can also find Chandra on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook.