The First Week After a Cesarean, What to Expect

The First Week After a Cesarean, What to Expect When you’re preparing for birth, learning about what to expect in the first week after a cesarean just makes sense. Whether you’re planning for a vaginal birth, or scheduling a cesarean this is information you’ll wish you knew if you need a cesarean. With 35% of …

Why Moms Suffer Postpartum

Why Moms Suffer Postpartum The reason that many moms suffer postpartum is threefold. I’ll be addressing an important topic that many people give very little thought to, the time period after giving birth. If while reading you feel like I’m talking to you in particular, it’s because I am! I have a heart for new …

Cannellini Bean Soup | 30 Minutes | FREE Printable

Cannellini Bean Soup This recipe for cannellini bean soup is perfect if you’re short on time, but not on love! I enjoy feeding my family, my friends, and the families we work with so much. Cooking is a hobby of mine and food might be my other love language. Recently our daughter and one of …

Our Bodies Are Not Perfect | Preparation Ahead

Our Bodies Are Not Perfect Our bodies are not perfect! I feel no shame in saying that. We need glasses when our eyes are meant to see with. We’re born with ears and yet hearing aids are needed. We’re sometimes given legs that don’t walk and organs that grow outside of our bodies. Our bodies …

Lochia and Fundal Massage at the Hospital

Lochia and Fundal Massage at the Hospital You’re probably wondering what kind of sweet treatment and yummy foods they’ll be serving up at the hospital after you give birth to your baby! I can promise you that lochia and fundal massage are not on the list of “good times” you’ll cherish. So, what the heck …

Butternut Squash Bisque | 4th Trimester Recipes

Butternut Squash Bisque | 4th Trimester Recipes This creamy butternut squash bisque is warm, filling, and basically euphoria in a bowl. Believe me when I say that you’ll want to bookmark this one! Soups of all kinds are just one of my specialties! Not only can you make soup from almost any combination of food …

The Symptoms of Postpartum | From Blues to Rage | FREE PRINTABLE

The Symptoms of Postpartum | Blues, Depression, OCD, Anxiety, Rage, & Psychosis Maybe you’re expecting your first babe, and you’re wondering what are the symptoms of postpartum? Most first time moms wonder, and many second time moms feel lucky to have “escaped” that “postpartum stuff” with their first baby. Depression and postpartum blues, depression, anxiety, …

Self-Care for the Newly Postpartum Mother

What is self-care for the newly postpartum mother? Meredith Brooks and Alanis Morisette were on to something when they sang the song, “I’m a bitch!” Think about it… I’m a Bitch, I’m a LoverI’m a child, I’m a MotherI’m a sinner, I’m a saintI do not feel ashamed.I’m your hell, I’m your dreamI’m nothing in …