28/08/2025
𼰠p o s t p a r t u m
Why do we act like scraping by in postpartum is just part of the deal? A couple of rushed appointments, a leaflet or two, maybe a 6-week check thatâs more about contraception than how youâre actually doing â and then youâre left to hold it all together.
Other cultures have this nailed. Rest, food brought to your door, women surrounding you, tending to you, loving you through those first weeks. Because they understand what we keep forgetting â when the mother is cared for, the whole family thrives.
Here? Weâve normalised survival mode. We whisper about exhaustion, about stitches that never got checked, about the tears cried alone at 3am. And we call that âjust the way it isâ.
It doesnât have to be. Being well cared for and well loved after birth should be the norm, not a luxury. Thatâs why the role of a postnatal doula exists â to bring back what our system has stripped away. To remind you that you deserve more than coping. You deserve to be held.
⨠If youâre ready to rewrite your own postpartum story â with care, love, and actual support â this is where I come in.
