By: Nathalie Thomas-Zenden, director of Pepsicles â€" Your Postnatal Home Help
During the pregnancy there is a lot of focus on the upcoming “birth experience�. However, it is equally vital to make plans for support of mum and baby for the first weeks at home.
So what’s happening in those first weeks?
Mum has just gone through the equivalent of running a marathon. After the birth, chances are she won’t get much sleep, she will be sore, her hormones will be racing, she will be bleeding continuously for a while. Her milk will come in, which can cause further discomfort and she may be struggling with breastfeeding at first. If she ended up having a ceasarian she will also be recovering from a major operation at the same time.
Mum deserves and needs rest to recover! ... read more >>
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