Congratulations, Mama!
This beautiful process changes everything
When you go from being pregnant, to having your child in your arms, the feeling is indescribable. The saturation on life gets turned up, perception of time changes completely, and emotions are felt at a level of intensity (and frequency!) like never before. It's beautiful, and scary, and an absolute honour.
What do you imagine postpartum will be like?
Let's make sure you have as much say in the matter as possible!
So much of the time, it seems as though life is happening to us, like we don't have a choice.
Of course, there are some things that really don't feel optional, but what CAN you control?
You can control how informed you are about the birthing process, and what you'd like to choose.
You can control how you choose to communicate with your support system, and creating a plan that best supports you and your family.
You can control HOW you handle situations as they come up, (even if it really doesn't feel this way).
Everyone knows motherhood is hard, (it's all over social media!) but you won't know exactly which parts will be YOUR hard until they happen.
Maybe old body image issues come back up. Maybe guilt comes up around if you're doing the right thing as a mom, or a partner. Maybe it's hard to communicate what you need to those around you. Maybe boundaries are your challenge. Maybe your emotions blindside you, and you want to learn how to handle them.
This is all normal. Your experience is unique to you, and also your hard is not unique! Please know, with so much love, that you have this beautiful opportunity in front of you to get to know yourself on a new level, while also getting to know your beautiful baby.
