A woman’s list of ‘selfish’ choices she has made as a second-time mom has gone viral – declaring she doesn’t care that it ‘may offend’ people.
Ohio-based mommy influencer Rachel Renea posted the thought-provoking Instagram reel before she gave birth to her second daughter eight weeks ago.
In the clip, 31-year-old Rachel, who has since given birth to baby Nora, vowed to not to ‘share’ her baby when she was born and declared she will be setting boundaries.
Her weird boundaries
‘This may offend you – seem bold – but they are my choices for my family,’ Rachel, who also shares Hadley, two, with her husband, wrote in the lengthy caption of the viral Instagram Reel.
Ohio-based mommy influencer Rachel Renea posted the thought-provoking Instagram reel before she gave birth to her second daughter eight weeks ago.
Since the video was posted, 31-year-old Rachel has given birth to her second daughter, Nora.
In the video, the mom-of-two showcased her burgeoning baby bump as she set out her choices using overlaid text that read: ‘I do not and will not share my baby if I don’t want to. I owe others nothing and neither does my child.
‘I wont feel guilty’
‘I don’t want to hand off my first child for a break. This is our life. Our journey. We do it together as a family.
‘I won’t feel guilty if family visits and they don’t get to hold her or feed her. This is our time. Not theirs.
‘I won’t hesitate to take my baby back when she cries. Even if you think you can soother her or have done this before.’
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She continued: ‘Most importantly – I don’t want a break from either of my children. I want help with the house. The chores. The dinners or anything that takes me away from time with my babies.
‘I’m not afraid to set my boundaries this time or speak up.’
Elaborating further in the caption, Rachel assured viewers: ‘I have no intention of “keeping my child away from everyone.”
These are healthy boundaries that loved ones support and respect of a mother’s wishes.
‘Rachel told new moms to remember that their boundaries ‘aren’t a punishment to others.’
‘It’s your life’
The mom said she wanted to make the post because of boundaries she want to implicate – but didn’t – after giving birth to her first.
‘They should be respected no matter what relation they are to you,’ she wrote.
‘Speak up. It’s your life. Your baby.’
The mom said she wanted to make the post because of boundaries she wanted to implicate – but didn’t – after giving birth to her first.
‘This is the most important time for you and baby – don’t feel obligated to have to share it with others,’ she urged.
‘Don’t let them guilt you into doing anything you’re uncomfortable with allowing.
‘You’re the mom – you know what is best,’ she reminded her followers.
‘Follow that intuition and take what others say and suggest with a grain of salt. YOU GOT THIS.’
Rachel had turned off the comments for her post, adding in a disclaimer at the end of the post that hit back at anyone who may have seen the clip as an ‘attack.’
