07/29/2025
This popped up in my memories from when I had my third baby. I had shared it just 3 weeks after she was born. All of the memories of those feelings came flooding back.
I always keep in touch postpartum. I tell all my clients my support doesnβt come to a halt once baby is here (and after the postpartum visits). I also offer physical postpartum support if needed. From one mom to another. Iβm here for YOU. π«π
Hold the mother, not the baby.β£
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Because the babyβs being taken care ofββ£
fed, snuggled, and given all the love in the worldββ£
by not only the mother,β£
but her partner, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and friends.β£
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But the mother,β£
may have gaps in her mind from lack of sleep,β£
may be mechanical in her motions as sheβs healing,β£
may feel more like a mess than a mother,β£
may be sitting in bed, crying, feeling overwhelmed in her body and life,β£
may be full of mom guilt because in her mind, "she's not good enough,"β£
and sheβs bleeding, wincing in pain, swollen and emotional.β£
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And the motherβs that baby's whole world and needs to be seen, so she doesn't disappear into that postpartum fog.β£
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So, hold the mother, not the baby.β£
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A mother agrees that her baby matters more.β£
But sheβs hurting, while sheβs the person behind the baby,β£
in the background, making it all happen:β£
feeding her baby at all hours,β£
snuggling her baby close to comfort newborn cries,β£
and being that babyβs everything.β£
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So, itβs the mother who needs your love.β£
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And a mother will remember who held her up.β£
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So instead of βIβm coming to see the baby,ββ£
try saying, βIβm coming to see you π’π―π₯ meet the baby, too.ββ£
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Because the mother needs to be held more.β£
πΈ: This Mama Doodles
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