writing prompts for postpartum

writing prompts for postpartum

Grab a notebook and a pen, or even open a google doc on your phone... whatever feels easiest. Words are like therapy. They bring feelings into being, which allows us to consume them more intentionally. To either move on or relish. Here are five prompts I would...

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lunch, dinner, and snack ideas for nursing mothers

lunch, dinner, and snack ideas for nursing mothers

I know it can be tricky to get a meal in at all with a newborn, let alone a healthy one! But honestly the easiest way I've found to do this is to stick with the same things, so I typically eat the same meals for breakfast and lunch most days, with the same handful of...

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my most used items | in the first month postpartum

my most used items | in the first month postpartum

In the midst of all the baby items being undoubtedly thrown your way, I wanted to share with you a very minimal list of my most used items my first month postpartum, as a postpartum doula and mama of five. Nightgowns (for both her and I!) top the list, with both this...

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How I’m supporting my postpartum healing

How I’m supporting my postpartum healing

The postpartum time period is the highest drop in hormones a woman will experience. The placenta takes over hormones production during pregnancy, and then we deliver that placenta, and it takes our bodies a while to get our hormone production back on track. This...

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a goodbye to home.

a goodbye to home.

Home. We’ve brought babies home here, I’ve actually birthed a baby here, I’ve cried out to God within these walls. I’ve praised Him for a great many blessings. Home is more than walls and paint and light fixtures. It’s a rhythm, a song, the one you want to play over...

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