As a labour and delivery nurse I often get asked by friends, family and most of all my patients, “Why should I take a prenatal class?” This is a question I LOVE to answer. There are SO MANY excellent reasons to take a prenatal education class. I could talk about the benefits of it for …
But the thing I find most surprising in this parenthood gig is the grief that comes along with these changes. They’re so fun to watch at this age, constantly learning new things. So many fun moments. Hard moments. Helpful moments. Tender moments. But best of all, present moments.
Here are some tips, that I regularly share with postpartum mothers, to help them thrive during early motherhood. The emotional after-effects of birth and becoming a mother are huge and all-encompassing. You will be stretched in an infinite number of ways as you journey home from your birth experience to integrating your “old life” into …
So much time, effort and energy goes into planning for pregnancy and planning for the birth of a baby. Often what is neglected is planning for the post-partum period. We get so caught up in waiting to have a baby that when they actually come there is an awful “Aha!” moment of “Well what do …
As a mom I know how difficult it can be to juggle so much. There are more days then I care to remember where I feel all that I did was run to catch up. There are many other days when I know I spend more time yelling than speaking, more time jumping to conclusions than actually listening. I see now that it doesn’t have to be this way.
