
09/13/2025
5 Forms of Self-Care for Postpartum 🤍
Postpartum is a beautiful season of healing, adjusting, and learning - not just for your baby, but for you, too. While “self-care” can sound like spa days and bubble baths, in this season it often looks more like supporting your body and mind in simple, sustainable ways.
Here are 5 ways to care for yourself postpartum:
1️⃣ Nervous System Check-Ins
Pregnancy, birth, and motherhood create massive shifts in your nervous system. Nervous-system-focused chiropractic care helps restore balance, improve adaptability, and support recovery.
2️⃣ Rest When You Can
Yes, we know it sounds cliché, but even small moments of rest can help regulate cortisol, stabilize mood, and promote healing. Let go of “doing it all” for now.
3️⃣ Nourish Intentionally
Choose nutrient-dense meals and snacks that support hormone balance, replenish lost minerals, and keep your blood sugar steady - all of which impact mood, energy, and milk supply.
4️⃣ Support Your Core & Pelvic Floor
Work with a pelvic floor therapist or gentle postpartum exercise program to rebuild strength and stability. This helps prevent long-term aches, pains, and mobility issues.
5️⃣ Ask for Help (and Accept It)
Whether it’s meals, childcare, or simply company, saying “yes” to help lightens your mental and physical load - and gives your nervous system the space it needs to recover.
Prioritizing yourself during postpartum isn’t selfish! It’s the foundation for showing up as the healthiest version of you, for your baby and yourself.