Postpartum Care for Mama

       Hey new mama!! So, you’ve given birth. You’ve run the marathon. What now? Your life has been turned upside down in the most beautiful way by your tiny new human! What joy? What delight? What…chaos? Today, I want to chat about some things to help you reset and get back to you.
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         You are not being selfish. When you take care of yourself, you are enabling yourself to be the best mama you can be! Take time to rest and reset. In the first few weeks, your little one will be sleeping in short chunks and eating constantly. I know I sound like a broken record with every other overly helpful parent, but you must sleep when the baby sleeps. Limit your exercise beyond gentle walks with your baby for the first couple months. Make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Go easy on yourself. Yes, you are Superwoman, but Superwoman still needs to take care of herself.

        These are all things you have heard and know. However, there are a few things you can do beyond those basics to get that pep back in your step. Encapsulate your placenta and take the pills daily. Ingesting your placenta helps boost your milk supply, prevents anemia, balance your hormones, and lowers the risk of postpartum depression. You can only win! Midwest Placenta Encapsulation do a fine job, and I would recommend contacting them.

       Let’s chat diet. You just gave birth. You are exhausted. You are feeding a second person. What goes into your body is so important right now. Giving birth means you’ve lost a significant amount of blood. I urge you to up your red meat intake. Try including warming foods in your diet like bone broth and
anti-inflammatory herbs, like garlic, to help rebalance and settle the body. You can also add a probiotic supplement to your daily routine to really round out your postpartum reset.

     Here at The Yellow Door, we can prescribe postpartum specific herbs to help you balance your hormones, as well as regular acupuncture treatments as you adjust to motherhood. We are here to support you and your little one as you transition into this next phase of life. You can do this! You are Superwoman after all!