Healing the Tigress Ep. 32 - Expecting the Unexpected: A Realistic Look at Ways to Prepare for Postpartum
Last year, a Patreon member suggested that we should have an episode for the expectant new mom that they can refer friends to as a resource, not necessarily focused on just perinatal mental health disorders but how to better prepare for new motherhood in general. We know it can be kind of scary to hear about all the things that could happen and in turn maybe it induces more anxiety instead.
So we made this episode to talk about what we wish we could have done to prepare better for postpartum and what we thought we did that actually helped. But we also wanted to share what joys there are to look forward to because it can be such an overwhelming time trying to prepare for everything.
In this episode we go over:
- The power of having a doula https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10292163/
- Preparing for childbirth
- Tips for preparing for breastfeeding if you want to do it
- Postpartum planning (NESTS)
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Sleep
- Time for Self
- Support
- Setting up boundaries beforehand
- Finding a therapist beforehand (see below)
- The joys of motherhood
Resources:
- Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
- Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke
- Spinning Babies
- PSI's FREE Postpartum planning class
- PSI's Postpartum Plan Document
- PSI Directory to find a therapist
We aspire for this episode to be helpful and hopeful, and we also hope that it is one you can share with expectant mom friends!
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