Tag: Postpartum
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Postpartum Treats That Feel as Good as They Taste
Postpartum sweet treats don’t need to be elaborate to feel comforting. These simple desserts and drinks are warm, grounding, and nourishing — chosen to support recovery, steady energy, and those quiet moments when you want something sweet that still feels good.
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Becoming Her Again
A gentle reflection on becoming yourself again through three different seasons of motherhood — in your twenties, thirties, and forties — and how each chapter reshaped your identity, strength, and sense of self.
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The Postpartum Body — What’s Really Happening Beneath the Surface
The postpartum body does so much more than we realize. Healing isn’t a six-week checklist — it’s a slow, layered recalibration that touches every system in the body. This gentle, science-backed guide breaks down what’s really happening beneath the surface and how to support yourself with calm, compassionate care.
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Finding Community (& Comfort) in the Early Days
A gentle look at triple feeding, slow newborn weight gain, and the early postpartum fog — and how the right lactation support helped us find our footing again.
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🕰 When the Schedule Doesn’t Stick
Motherhood doesn’t always follow the clock. Some days flow, others fall apart — and that’s okay. This is a gentle note for the moms finding rhythm in the mess, trusting intuition over routine, and learning that peace can exist even when the schedule doesn’t stick.
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🩺 The 5-5-5 Postpartum Rule — Rest, Rewritten
I had planned my postpartum recovery carefully — the house ready, meals prepped, kids eager to help. Then a C-section and two weeks in the hospital changed everything. The 5-5-5 rule became less about a schedule and more about grace — learning to rest where I was, not where I thought I’d be.
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C-Section Recovery Essentials
A Practical Guide for Healing After Birth C-section recovery is major surgery — something most of us don’t fully realize until we’re living it. I’d had two vaginal births before, so I thought I knew what to expect. But after my third baby, who arrived by emergency C-section that included fibroid removal and four layers…
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