Preparing for postpartum is vital. So is knowing where to go when questions arise in the middle of the night. It can also be nice to listen to a podcast for support from other mamas and professionals when you’re out for a walk with your sleepy newborn.
Be sure to bookmark this page, so you know where to go during the sweet and sleepless early days of motherhood.
Resources Rooted In: Aware & Gentle Parenting, Non-toxic Home // Baby // Body Care Products, Baby-led Development, & Holistic Health
Postpartum Planning:
Organic Postpartum Botanicals
Our Gentle Leaps Line of nurturing botanicals and teas to support and balance your body after birth.
Newborn & Fourth Trimester Books
A few favorites: The Fourth Trimester, The First Forty Days, The Aware Baby
Taking Care of Your Body
Your body changes dramatically during both pregnancy and postpartum. Different signs and symptoms may also arise after birth. Taking care of yourself and being in tune with your body is vital. A few resources: Postpartum Thyroid Health, supporting Hormone Fluctuations, the importance of Postpartum Nutrition.
Postpartum & Baby Planning Guide
This guide has everything you need (and nothing you don’t) to help you prepare for caring for both yourself and a sweet newborn.
The ideas and recommendations are rooted in natural medicine, non-toxic products, holistic nutrition, minimalism, sustainability, and mindfulness. Click here for more info.
Birth Story Processing
Birth is unpredictable. Messy. Beautiful. Powerful. Intense. Incalculable. Transformative. Mesmerizing. Trying. And unpredictable again.
Find supportive words & resources for processing the experience of birth here.
For Baby & Mom:
Baby Sleep, Birth Story Processing, Baby-led Movement
Rooted in Aware Parenting. Conscious Baby, Eliza Parker
Baby Sleep, New Mom Support, Birth Processing
Lael Stone and Marion Rose PhD, Aware Parenting Instructors
How to Love a Diaper Change
A wonderful article that re-frames a daily activity with baby to be a connecting, bonding, and intimate experience by Janet Lansbury.
Postpartum Depression, Baby Sleep, Newborn Care
Dr Jay Warren’s podcast about how to feel safe, supported and empowered during your pregnancy and birth.
Starting Solids, Baby Led Weaning, Picky Eating
Solid Starts, Jenny Best & a team of Feeding Therapists and Nutritionists
Preconception Resources:
Inner Alchemy, The Art of Holistic Baby Making: Preconception
This online course is all about prepping your body for pregnancy from a holistic lens. Whether you (and your partner) are wanting to get pregnant now or in the future, this is a great place to start. I walk you through steps to support and prepare your body, mind, spirit (& partner) for pregnancy.
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