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07/18/2024

This is why postpartum doulas do what we do! www.thefourthtrimestertn.com

These are the words which I wish I told my postpartum self more.

That's right. After birth, leaving the hospital and coming home, it's so easy to just put on a load of washing or tidy the mess that the other children have made.

But what most mothers often forget is that it is also a time to take care of oneself. So whilst you can do anything you put your mind to, you also need to remember to allow time to REST, HEAL and BOND with the fresh little babe you've just brought home.

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04/26/2024

Postpartum doulas also help with sibling care while mom is with baby and also helping siblings bond with baby

Big brothers are also an important part of the process 😍♥️♥️♥️

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04/18/2024

Have you ever stopped to think that when a baby is born, so is the mother?

This physiological process has created two different forms of human.

I don’t think anyone is truly ready for the waves of emotions and the blindside of changes that mothers experience when their baby arrives. It’s a redefining moment that brings on continuous transformation for decades to come.

That’s not a small or easy adjustment.

So what if we checked in on the mother as much as people check in on the baby?

What if moms had wellness checks that lasted beyond the 2 and 6 week appointment (which, let’s be honest, don’t take more than 5 minutes).

It seems as though people are only interested in visiting during the newborn stage - which again, are they there for the mom or there for the baby snuggles?

A few weeks postpartum rolls around and the phone is suddenly silent. The doorbell doesn’t ring. The freezer meals have ran out. The partner is back to work and all at once this mother who was once flooded with interest is now alone.

Something needs to change with that picture. I wish I had the magic ability to snap my fingers and transform the hearts of the friends and family of those that have given birth to ensure that care for the mom is available and sufficient.

But for now, let’s be sure that we are creating a mother that is ready to take on what is to come. A mother that believes in herself and her intuition. A mother who is proud of what her body has accomplished and can look inward and say, “I am strong, competent, and capable.”

Because often, no one else is doing that for her.

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And let’s be sure that we aren’t stopping at birth. But we are nurturing the nurturer far beyond that six week check-up.