New Mom Survival with Postpartum Doula, Mary Killeen
“Self care for moms is this cute and trendy thing but we need to rethink that and understand that its a NECESSITY for birthing parents. It shouldn’t be a cute thing. it should be what we are providing for both parents, full stop. ”
Mary is a mom of two, a retired nanny, a certified lactation educator and a postpartum doula. As a postpartum doula she offers physical and emotional support to new families as they experience the early stages of this new life change. In today's episode we cover the following questions and topics:
Baby blues vs. postpartum depression vs. postpartum anxiety
Prioritizing self care and how to get it in
Body image and love -- how to be more patient with your pregnancy and post-pregnancy body
Why is the newborn stage so hard for some moms and so blissful for others?
Is it normal to have a hard time bonding with baby?
RESOURCES:
If you’re on medication, use this to look up whether there are risk factors with breastfeeding: Medication and Breastmilk Impact Database