As most of you probably know, becoming a new parent is a wild ride, and those first steps into the joyous chaos often feel like a dance in the dark. Perhaps the most precious part of this dance, the one that all new parents are eager to master, is the art of bonding with your …
8 Myths about Postpartum Fitness You Shouldn’t Believe
Did you know that once you’ve had a baby, you’re always considered postpartum? What about the fact that the first 12 weeks postpartum are the critical healing period? Yet, for some reason, we’re cleared by our doctors 6 weeks postpartum to resume workouts, have sex and go about our lives with little to no information …
Postpartum Recovery Part 2: The Blood Clot
If you haven’t already read Beau’s birth story or my Postpartum Recovery Part 1, I highly recommend you do. Reading these stories in order definitely helps set the precedent for the story to come. This one personally was the most intense of the three, and I still cannot believe it happened. The story of my …
Postpartum Recovery Part 1: Postpartum Hemorrhage
If you missed it, I suggest you start first with Beau Philip’s birth story. This will help set the precedent of the following story. It’s important to see just how relaxing, peaceful and empowering his birth went to understand the trauma of my postpartum recovery and hemorrhage. That being said, this part of my birth …
Beau Philip’s Birth Story
I cannot believe that I am sitting here writing out Beau’s birth story before our baby boy’s due date. After two beautiful hospital induction births at 39+5 and 40+4, I had no clue that I would go into labor on my own at 38+4 just hours after scheduling my induction for 5 days later. I …