I need to be better about shifting my mindset and not caring so much because I KNOW what this body and stomach has done for me over the years, I don’t need to justify why my stomach looks the way it does for anyone. But how do we stop trying to HIDE our body fat, or cover ourselves up and be more proud of what our bodies ha...
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Take care of yourself. Give yourself grace and love because you birthed a human. A HUMAN. That is a big deal so be kind to yourself. You will notice many changes and most are normal but remember that all of your concerns are valid so if you feel confused or nervous or concerned, REACH OUT to your dr. ...
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Becoming a parent comes with all sorts of ups and downs and one thing we tend to forget during the postpartum period is how to truly take care of ourselves, especially during the first 6 weeks. Once we remember to take care of ourselves and our emotional/mental/physical needs we can then be our best selves for our families....
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The postpartum period is a ROLLERcoaster of things. Feelings are all over the place, your mood is ALL over the place. Hormones suck. You feel like crap. You are trying to figure out life and something called "balance". But it is really hard to try to balance life when you just feel emotionally drained, exhausted and just be...
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This trimester is considered the postpartum period which is one of the most important parts of labor and postpartum because everything that happens during your pregnancy and labor will play a big part of the postpartum recovery period....
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Enjoy your postpartum time, this is a time for healing and connecting as a family and as a new parent. Having sex after baby can be confusing, painful, stressful and much more so make sure you are doing what feels right and best for you....
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Never forget each other and even after baby remember to focus on what you love about each other. Keep working as a team and remember right now things are funky.....
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Remember this is new. Life changing. But you are also a team and you need to remember that in this moment EVERYTHING you are going through. EVERYTHING you are feeling. ALL OF IT is temporary. Six months from now none of it will really seem like a big deal. So in the moment breathe, focus on the important things. ...
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The postpartum period is hard. VERY VERY hard. Harder than we even realize! There are so many things that we can do for ourselves to help us during the fourth trimester! I have put together a list of things that I have used to make my postpartum stage easier as well as things that I recommend as a Doula....
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Stop making up excuses and be true and honest to yourself and allow the people in your life to help you and love you....
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if you are wanting to visit a new family please be respectful that they may just not want company ...
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we slip into our depression and deal with it on our own and sometimes we forget that the people in our lives are just hanging there waiting for us. THEN when we pop back in we feel like we have to "Apologize" for our depression then said person throws out how they think they can fix us. IT is frustrating!...
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The postpartum period is a journey in itself & I feel if we are all communicating and somewhat understanding of the underlying issue we can work through it together....
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So if this is "Normal" will it get better because I would like for it to. Will I feel somewhat sane one day because right now sometimes I feel like I am drowning.....
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How come the second someone has a child everyone sort of disappears, it doesn’t help that we already feel lonely so let’s toss that on top. ...
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Even if you have to go back to work help her when you get home, sure you are exhausted but everyone is exhausted....
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i wonder when i will ever feel worthy. i can't find my self worth no matter how hard i try.
depression/anxiety sucks. i am a stay at home mom who is now homeschooling and i feel like my husband looks at me like i don't do anything all day. sometimes i wonder if it would just be better if i went to work and we put the kids in daycare.
i hate having to apologize for not wanting to talk to anyone! sometimes i just don't want to talk it isn't personal.
