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Karlie Klossis notoriously private.
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Despite having one of the most famous faces in the world.
Despite having appeared on more than 40Voguecovers in her 17-year modeling career.
Postpartum, my body, my physical health, and my mental health were extremely vulnerable, she tellsGlamour.
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[Childbirth] is such a universal experience, she continues.
This is how we all come into the world.
Now is the time to really bring this to the forefront.
This is something that everybody should care about.
We are living in a country where forced birth is a reality.
Its not even just about having to personally go through it to understand why it matters.
This feels, at its core, sexist.
Here, she opens up more about her own experiences and the changes she wants to see.
How many weeks have you got left until the baby arrives?
Karlie Kloss:Thank you.
Im so excited and yet totally unprepared.
Im six weeks away, so Im just getting as much done as possible.
I mean, which is exactly why this conversation matters so much.
How did you find your postpartum experience?
I really struggled in the six months post having my son adapting to this new normal.
The postpartum period was really overwhelming to navigate.
Im so thankful for the nurses at the hospital that I delivered in.
So the first hours, days, weeks are overwhelming.
And your bodys healing.
Did that influence a lot of what you think about now?
It opened my eyes to just how much inequity exists.
This is such a universal experience.
This is how we all come into the world.
This is something that everybody should care about.
At its core, itisandshouldbe a bipartisan issue.
Did you feel pressure to go back to work quickly after having your son?
Im an independent contractor.
However, I am working for myself.
I support many people in my life, as many working women do.
And so I did feel the pressure to get back to work, but not at two weeks.
But probably at least three months.
Thats actually our policy at Kode With Klossy.
But at least its something.
It was informed by people at our company, women at our company.
I think thats part of why this matters so much.
What do you feel that youve learned most about yourself through parenthood?
Oh, my God, its changed every part of my life, my identity.
It has made me much more…whats the right way to say it?
Its this universal experience of wanting the best for your child.
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Do you feel theres an expectation placed on women to be perfect after postpartum?
Youre not sleeping, youre trying to figure out how to nurse, and your life feels upside down.
Thats why this conversation needs to be elevated now, more than ever.
And it is, thanks to Bobbie, thanks to you guys atGlamourand what youre doing.
