Flourishing Postpartum

Flourishing Postpartum Tijana ♡ Postpartum Doula + Twin Mama
🩷 Helping mamas plan & feel supported in postpartum.

FLOURISHING BECAUSE EARLY MOTHERHOOD DOESN'T COME WITH A MANUAL POSTPARTUMAt 39, I became a mother to spontaneous identi...
09/29/2025

FLOURISHING BECAUSE EARLY MOTHERHOOD DOESN'T COME WITH A MANUAL POSTPARTUM

At 39, I became a mother to spontaneous identical twins. I faced judgment, a traumatic birth, the NICU, a pandemic, and complete isolation. I felt lost, alone, and utterly unprepared.

But that journey - all the messy, hard, beautiful parts - led me here.

To a place where I can hold space for other mothers who feel the same way I did. Where I can say: you're not failing, you're not alone, and there's no "right" way to do this.

Early motherhood doesn't come with a manual because your story is yours alone. Your baby, your body, your circumstances, your journey - they're all unique.

What you need isn't a manual. What you need is support, compassion, and someone who believes in your ability to figure this out.

That's what I'm here for. That's what this comeback is about.

If you've felt lost in motherhood, if you've questioned yourself, if you've wished someone understood - I see you. I've been you. And I'm here to walk beside you.

Welcome to a community where we flourish together, manual or not.

Drop a 💗 if this resonated with you.

Three years later, I'm living my purpose.I've helped families navigate those early, overwhelming days - like the mom who...
09/27/2025

Three years later, I'm living my purpose.

I've helped families navigate those early, overwhelming days - like the mom who thought she was failing when I helped her recognize her baby wasn't getting enough milk, or the exhausted parents whose baby took a bottle for the first time after we worked together.

I won the Xero Beautiful Business Grant in Technology for Canada. I've sold books as far away as Australia, and the review that made me cry said my postpartum planner was "like a journal, planner, and therapy session all in one."

But the real victory? Every time a mother tells me she feels less alone.

My struggles became my why. I wanted to help other mothers feel good about themselves in postpartum, to have support in place, and to realize it all comes down to them - their care, their needs, their journey.

Because here's what I learned: there is no manual, and no amount of reading or planning will prepare you for your unique journey into motherhood.

What you need is someone who's been there, who understands that every mother's path is different, and who can help you trust yourself along the way.

That's exactly what I wish I'd had. Now it's what I get to give.

What kind of support do you wish you'd had in early motherhood? Tell me below 👇

When the girls turned one, I made a decision that changed everything.During nap time, while Evie and Poppy slept, I star...
09/25/2025

When the girls turned one, I made a decision that changed everything.

During nap time, while Evie and Poppy slept, I started studying to become a postpartum doula.

All those experiences - the traumatic birth, the NICU stay, the premature babies, the isolation with no support - they weren't just things that happened to me. They were preparing me for something bigger.

I realized that every struggle I'd faced, every moment I felt lost and alone, every time I wished someone understood what I was going through - that was my calling.

I couldn't change what happened to me, but I could use it to help other mothers who were walking the same path.

The sleepless nights studying while caring for twins weren't easy, but they gave me purpose. Every certification I earned, every book I read, every skill I learned - it all felt like I was finally making sense of my journey.

I wasn't just surviving early motherhood anymore. I was transforming it into something meaningful.

Sometimes our biggest challenges become our greatest strengths. Sometimes the very thing that breaks us open is what allows us to help others heal.

What challenge in your life became your superpower?

Coming home from the NICU should have felt like a celebration. Instead, it felt like stepping into the unknown.Two weeks...
09/24/2025

Coming home from the NICU should have felt like a celebration. Instead, it felt like stepping into the unknown.

Two weeks after we brought Evie and Poppy home, the world shut down. Mark was working as an elevator technician - essential service - so he was gone all day. No family could visit. No help was coming.

Just me, two newborns, and complete silence from the outside world.

I used to think the loneliness and isolation I felt was because of our unique circumstances - twins, pandemic, no family support. But after talking to so many women who had babies outside of that time, they all said they felt the same way.

That's when I realized: there really is no manual for early motherhood.

Even if I had planned every detail, read every book, prepared for every scenario - I still wouldn't have been ready for the reality of those first few months. The overwhelming responsibility, the constant questioning of every decision, the way your identity shifts overnight.

No one talks about how isolating it can feel, even when you're surrounded by people. How you can feel like you're failing even when you're doing everything right.

I wish someone had told me that feeling lost in those early days doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. It means you're human.

What's one thing you wish someone had told you about early motherhood?

The NICU.Who knew four little letters could hold so much weight?When you go into the NICU, they don't tell you when you'...
09/24/2025

The NICU.

Who knew four little letters could hold so much weight?

When you go into the NICU, they don't tell you when you're going to leave because every baby is different. They don't want to get your hopes up, so you take it one day at a time.

Evie and Poppy were immediately taken to the NICU after birth, and due to my emergency cesarean, I never got to really hold them until around ten hours post-birth. I mean really hold them. They were placed on my chest, wrapped in towels after they were born, but that was it.

Being a NICU parent is so different than you'd imagine. You have to scrub in to see your babies. There are cords everywhere. You're learning to breastfeed in front of an audience. You're on a schedule - you can't stay all day. We would come for feeding sessions, hang out with Evie and Poppy, then leave to rest and come back again.

I'm not sure I can put into words what it's like to leave your babies every day. Multiple times a day.

We stayed at the hospital for 7 days because I couldn't leave. The first day we drove out of the parking lot, I started bawling and couldn't stop.

It felt so unnatural to be away from my babies.

The NICU added a level of stress to immediate postpartum that I never expected.

Any other NICU mothers feel like leaving the hospital without your baby was the hardest thing ever?

Birth. We dream of it. We plan for it. We anticipate it. But rarely does it go as planned.My water broke in the middle o...
09/23/2025

Birth. We dream of it. We plan for it. We anticipate it. But rarely does it go as planned.

My water broke in the middle of the night. I was dead asleep. It was a movie moment. I bolted upright in bed, turned to Mark and said, "I think my water just broke."

In the classic hilarious movie way, my hospital bag was not packed, the wax appointment I'd scheduled was the next day, we hadn't installed the car seats - it was a disaster in the best possible way. The minute my water broke, my contractions started and they were close together, so we headed to the hospital.

Oh, did I mention my OB was on vacation!

We were at the hospital within the hour and I was already 3cm dilated. The on-call doctor told us the babies were measuring different sizes, so for safety we chose an emergency cesarean for their safety and mine. (SPOILER ALERT: they were 2 ounces different in size, so that was inaccurate)

My water broke at midnight, the girls were born by 5am - healthy and with a good set of lungs.

That was the easy part. What came next was a little harder. It was the postpartum I never expected or could've planned for, just like my birth.

✨️ Let's bust some postpartum myths that are keeping moms suffering in silence. Swipe through these myths vs reality ➡️I...
06/11/2025

✨️ Let's bust some postpartum myths that are keeping moms suffering in silence.

Swipe through these myths vs reality ➡️

I believed every single one of these myths with my first baby. I share my experience on each slide.

The truth? Postpartum is HARD and that's normal.

Which myth did you believe? Comment below. ⤵️

Save this to remind yourself: you're not doing anything wrong.

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