Tag: self-care
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What Recovery After Birth Actually Felt Like (After 3 Very Different Births)
After 3 very different births, here’s what surprised me most about postpartum recovery after birth — from postpartum bleeding and exhaustion to postpartum anxiety, breastfeeding struggles, healing, and the emotional side nobody fully prepared me for.
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What I Packed in My Hospital Bag & Birth Center Bag
After 3 very different births, here’s what I actually packed in my hospital bag and birth center bag, what I truly used during labor and postpartum recovery, and the comfort items that mattered most afterward.
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When I Couldn’t Lift My Baby: My Postpartum Back Injury
🌼 This is the part of my postpartum story I didn’t see coming — and the one that changed me the most. After my third birth, I expected to feel sore. That kind of soreness you hear about… your body adjusting, healing, finding its way back. And at first, that’s what I thought it was.…