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MIND  |  BODY  |  WOMAN

Empowering women to take control of their mental and physical health by sharing personal stories, practical medical information and guidance.

  • June 2019
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I will never tell a mother she should breastfeed or how long she should breastfeed her babies. That’s something she gets to decide. For me, breastfeeding is one way for me to connect and slow down with my kid. There are many ways to do this. I’m not here to convert you or change your mind about breastfeeding or long-term breastfeeding. However, there's a lot of misinformation on what it means to breastfeed long-term. So let's clear the air. 1. Breast milk does not lose its nutritional value over time. Babies and toddlers get the same benefit and protection. The composition of breast milk stays the same even if the amount of your child gets decreases as they age. 2. Breastfeeding is soothing. You can’t separate comfort from the breast. A toddler still needs comfort, connection, and a safe place to return to during day and night. Breastfeeding, pacifiers, thumb-sucking, and lovies all serve the same purpose of giving your child a sense of security. 3. You can still breastfeed even if your baby has teeth. Teeth will not affect latch. And if your kid bites, you can offer them their first lesson in boundaries. 4. Breastfeeding will not impair your child's ability to self-soothe. Self-soothing is an executive function that takes time to develop and it develops through interactive self-regulation and auto-regulation. In fact, with long-term breastfeeding, you teach your child both. Interactive regulation is when we go to other human beings to regulate our internal states--to share our feelings and to get comfort. Your baby or toddler is learning through interactions with you how to self-regulate. Auto-regulation is when we’re apart and we use our own resources to self-soothe. What’s important is that the child can shift back and forth between interactive regulation and auto-regulation. It’s not that one is better than the other. The child needs the flexibility to shift back and forth, and if you pay attention to a mother breastfeeding a baby or toddler, you see both at play . . . . . . . . #fedisbest #normalizebreastfeeding #feedingwithlove #postpartumbody #critical1000days #infantdevelopment #newmommyproblems #breastfeedingawareness #breastfeedingatoddler
All you soon to be #junemommies raise your hand! Now #momitforward or tag a #promom to let these new mamas in on what postpartum essentials they should have on hand! • Here are mine • Not pictured: the ability to receive. It’s essential and tough to practice. Asking for help is a skill worth learning, especially with a newborn. Also helpful, the buddy system. Find a new mom with a baby around your age. It’s amazing what a little peer to peer support does the for soul. • Witch hazel: apply it everywhere. Jk. But do use it liberally on your perineum or hemorrhoids • Sitz bath: use it multiple times a day. Or take a bath. Either one works. It will significantly help reduce perineal or vaginal pain and aid in healing. Add witch hazel to make it extra special. I can’t tell you how many women don’t use this until they’re desperate for some relief and then report back that they wish they had used it sooner! It helps • Dermoplast spray: game changer. It’s a topical lidocaine spray to use on your vagina; numb it up while you heal so you can sit • Peri bottle: use it when you pee. If you had a periurethral tear (a tear near your urethra), it could be especially painful to urinate. Spraying a bit of water while you pee helps reduce the acidity of your urine • Ice packs. Order them online or make your own by soaking pads in witch hazel (or another postpartum herb blend) and freeze • Nipple cream and a lactation consultant. If you’re a little bit sore now, don’t wait. Ask for help sooner than later • Request a prescription for Norco or Tylenol with codeine if you had a c-section or a 3-4th-degree tear. It’s safe to use while breastfeeding and will help you survive the first few days- week postpartum • Take a stool softener! Especially if you’re on iron supplements or a narcotic • NuRoo shirt or nesting days shirt: keeps your baby skin to skin and your hands free! • There’s no such thing as asking for too much during this time . . . . . . #pregnant #pregnancy #40weekspregnant #overdue #pregnancyhacks #postpartum #fourthtrimester #prenataleducation #momsupportingmoms #pregnancyeducation #birthisnormal #newmomlife #hospitalbag #9monthspregnant #pregnantmama #newmommyproblem
One of the privileges of being a midwife and working with women for more than 10 years is that I get to hear all of your stories. You whisper to me "I don't feel like I gave birth," "I don't want to have sex,” “am I strong?” You might think that your fear, shame, or guilt around birth and motherhood is unique to you, but I can guarantee you, you're not alone. You are not the first or the last person to wonder whatever thought it is you're wondering. When we say these thoughts out loud and look them in the face, they lose their power. To all the mamas who have bravely shared their journey with me, thank you. and to the many others wondering if they are good enough, strong enough, willing enough...this is for you. If you had a c-section, heck yes YOU gave birth. If you wanted an unmedicated birth and changed your mind, you’re still strong. If you are worried you caused a pregnancy complication because of something you did, be kind to yourself and talk to someone about it. If you choose not to breastfeed, we know you made a thoughtful decision, one that is your and yours alone to make. If you don't want to have sex, can't wait to have sex, or if you have pain with sex, pay attention to how you feel about it and reach out for help. Women deserve happy, healthy vaginas. If your vagina feels funky, if it smells different, it farts, a tampon falls out or gets lost...hi! It takes a minute to adjust to your postpartum bod. Listen to the stories playing out in your mind. They're valuable, not necessarily because they're accurate, but because they're telling you something about who you are and how you see yourself. Your strength or your ability to mother well isn’t rooted in these external pieces of data. Your strength comes from trusting yourself and holding onto what is important to you in spite of these circumstances . . . . . . . #cbirth #csectionbirth #epidural #epiduralbirth #birthisnormal #pregnancyhacks #40weekspregnant #empowerwomen #fedisbest #prenataleducation #32weekspregnant #preggie #pregnancy #birthwithoutfear
Who hates hospital gowns?👋🏼 Did you know you don’t have to wear one in labor? I’ve had clients wear their own clothes or go naked! Just know your clothes might become collateral damage. 😳 Bottom line: Wear what makes you feel comfortable! Here are a few other items that might be optional depending on your delivery location, hospital policy, or risk status: -IV access -Continuous fetal monitoring -Eating in labor Talk to your OB provider about their policies ahead of time so you know what to expect. Did you opt out of or decline traditional birth practices? . . . . . #bumplove #pregnancyeducation #40weekspregnant #overdue #birthisnormal #pregnancyhealth #9monthspregnant #pregnancyzone #pregnantandperfect #preggie #birthisamazing #firsttimemommy #babyprep #birthunited #vaginaldelivery #epiduralbirth #childbirth #labor #impregnant #preggoproblems #healthymama #takebackbirth #vbacwithoutfear #pregnancytips #pregnantmom #powerfulwomen #birthstory #childbirtheducator
 

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