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Postpartum and the Holidays
Whether you are 1 week post-birth or 10 weeks post-birth, the postpartum time (the timeframe after a person gives birth to their baby) leaves many of us with a lot of feelings, challenges, highs and lows, and choices and changes. Add in the year that I have called #crazy2020, darkness falling earlier, and the holiday season now upon us, and it can leave many of us feeling mountains MORE on top of what we were already feeling.
I’ve compiled a small list of things to keep in mind to help families while recovering from birth.
Why I became a Doula
Birth and babies have always been a special interest of mine. As I was growing up and trying to figure out “life” I had always thought I would become a labor and delivery nurse. Life didn’t quite evolve in the ways that I had planned and before I knew it I was married with my first baby on the way. I had become a medical assistant after I had graduated high school, and it worked well for the time being, but wasn’t what I truly wanted out of life. When I became a mom for the first time, it was truly one of the greatest experiences of my life. I’ve since had 2 other children, and while I did not have a doula for my births, I had an amazing team of supporters within my husband and other family members and friends.