“Bless Your Heart, That’s Your Uterus”

I will wholeheartedly admit, I got a little cocky after my third baby. Settling into the first few days of maternity leave with Rory, I was still very much in go mode. With my previous pregnancies for Porter and Cole I was working up until the day I went into labor. With Rory, it wasn’t…

Postpartum Self-Care Assessment

It can feel like a constant battle between taking care of our newborns and taking care of ourselves, so in addition to caring for our baby’s needs use this list as a reminder to honor your own needs. Prioritize a number of tasks you would like to do each day or rank them for yourself…

Preparing for Postpartum

We take classes on birth, classes on how to breastfeed, classes on how to give baby a bath and how change their diaper. We prepare a lot for baby’s arrival but sometimes we neglect to prepare for how to take care of ourselves during the postpartum period. Yes, life as you know it is about…

My Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) Journey

Having a new baby at home is an emotional whirlwind, even in the best of circumstances. You will find yourself constantly wondering if they are sleeping well, eating enough, hitting appropriate milestones, and trying to shield them from any possible germ. On top of it all you’re probably not sleeping the best, your dishes are…

Tips for Postpartum Hair Loss

I will start by saying I totally blame Disney for giving me unrealistic hair expectations. Every single Disney princess has this gorgeous, lush, thick hair and when she stood in front of an open window, birds descend onto her to tie her hair up with ribbons. That was never my reality, sadly I was not…