Wonderfully Made

This post is part of the series, 10 Tips for a Better Postpartum . This is Tip #9 in a list of 10 things you can do in pregnancy to set yourself up for a more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable postpartum journey. Check back in the coming weeks as I share the next tips in the series! Tip #9: Make Your Full, Holistic Recovery a Priority What do you think of when you think of recovery after birth? The physical recovery? Or perhaps tending to emotional challenges? The mental

This post is part of the series, 10 Tips for a Better Postpartum . This is Tip #8 in a list of 10 things you can do in pregnancy to set yourself up for a more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable postpartum journey. Check back in the coming weeks as I share the next tips in the series! Tip #8: Maximize Your Sleep Sleep when the baby sleeps, right? YES. Please do! But in reality you may need to do a bit more strategizing to find ways of getting much needed rest that work for y

This post is part of the series, 10 Tips for a Better Postpartum. This is Tip #7 in a list of 10 things you can do in pregnancy to set yourself up for a more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable postpartum journey. Check back in the coming weeks as I share the next tips in the series! Tip #7: Nourish Yourself One of the pieces of advice my midwife shared with me related to postpartum is to focus on a diet rich in lean proteins, fruit, vegetables, and sunshine . With my first

This post is part of the series, 10 Tips for a Better Postpartum. This is Tip #4 in a list of 10 things you can do in pregnancy to set yourself up for a more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable postpartum journey. Check back in the coming weeks as I share the next tips in the series! Tip #4: Make a Plan for Postpartum Meals To be completely honest, newborn baby care can feel like, well, A WHOLE LOT. Those early days and weeks are so precious! But they can also feel like a

This post is part of the series, 10 Tips for a Better Postpartum . This is Tip #3 in a list of 10 things you can do in pregnancy to set yourself up for a more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable postpartum journey. Check back in the coming weeks as I share the next tips in the series! Tip #3: Accept and Ask for Help Let me just begin by saying that the fourth trimester is NOT the time to be a superhero. During this time, you are tasked with many jobs: physical healing aft

Baby is here! Time for days full of baby snuggles and total bliss, right? Well certainly there are moments of this - hopefully many moments of this! But postpartum is something that can sometimes catch us by surprise. It is a time of transition - learning, growing, discovering new ways of thinking, doing, and living, all while healing from your body's miraculous work of growing and birthing your baby. Along with this time of transition and healing can come some not so enjoyab