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 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/model-bakers/model_bakery/tree/main)
 
 ### Added
+- docs: Add missing doc on `_refresh_after_create` option
 
 ### Changed
 - Fix `Recipe.prepare` without _quantity (on one-to-one relation)
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 **Important**: the lib does not do any kind of file clean up, so it's up to you to delete the files created by it.
 
+## Refreshing Instances After Creation
+
+By default, Model Bakery does not refresh the instance after it is created and saved.
+If you want to refresh the instance after it is created,
+you can pass the flag `_refresh_after_create=True` to either `baker.make` or `baker.make_recipe`.
+This ensures that any changes made by the database or signal handlers are reflected in the instance.
+
+```python
+from model_bakery import baker
+
+# default behavior
+customer = baker.make('shop.Customer', birthday='1990-01-01', _refresh_after_create=False)
+assert customer.birthday == '1990-01-01'
+
+customer = baker.make('shop.Customer', birthday='1990-01-01', _refresh_after_create=True)
+assert customer.birthday == datetime.date(1990, 1, 1)
+```
+
 ## Non persistent objects
 
 If you don't need a persisted object, Model Bakery can handle this for you as well with the **prepare** method: