Life after Birth....
- Mama C
- May 22, 2015
- 3 min read
The mystical land of life after birth....
Where people warn you that you get no sleep but not come over and help you get some. Where
your boobs (or other birthing body parts) will hurt and no one can fix it. Where your clothes will never smell good, or fit the same agian. Where everyone has an opinion, but no one will support you when you make a choice you are finally happy with...even though it took you til the small human was 5 to make it. Where no one told you it would be this hard, and even though you love this small human with all your might - you are swearing off sex forever in fear of reproducing again.
Oh wait....that was just me? Well shit.
The world of life after birth is really, really hard. It's beautiful, but it's messy, and chaotic, and crazy, and sleep deprived, and hormonal and ....you get the picture.
When I found out I was pregnant, I read every book. I took the classes and workouts and ate right during my pregnancy. I was well versed in contractions, and interventions, and pitocin, and natural childbirth. I visualized a birth plan (which totally didn't go as plan) and I had the nursery set and all the high-end gadgets. I was ready to be pregnant and labor and deliver the shit out of a small human....
What I wasn't ready for was life after the birthing part. There weren't any classes for me after that. There weren't any community effort creating space and time for me to vent about what I was doing "wrong" or why I couldn't get Bubba to sleep or how in the world I was going to balance all of the thing (motherhood, wifedom, sisterhood and work...not to mention working out and sleeping) I mean, I was never alone and always so lonely. I was so so lost! One night, when I couldn't get Bubba to stop crying, I looked at Erik with tears pouring down my eyes and said, "I'm never doing this again. I'm a terrible mother."
Now, after almost 2 years out from that time, I see I was a rockstar! I see that I knew more than I thought and that I was totally rocking this mom thing. It is also what sparked our newest program!
Our "Strong like Mom" Postpartum Series is desinged for moms approximately 2-8 weeks postpartum. You may not even know you want community or that you will need it, but this group was created for you...the unknowing. The ones who aren't sure if they will or won't need it...because I guarentee you will enjoy it and be so grateful for it.
Our series covers 8 "Life after Birth" topics:
Birth Story (because you know you wanna tell it again)
BODY LOVE
Babywearing/Breastfeeding/Bonding
Sleep/Recovery/Rest and Food
Balance and Social Time
Intimacy (yes, at some point you will want to have sex again)
Movement Choices
Plan!
We will also integrate core stability and functional movement patterns to get you ready for more vigorous workouts.
Once we finish our series time together, coffee dates at our facilities will be opened up to continue the community and connection...and to watch all your sweet little nuggets grow up!
This program was created directly out of my personal desire for one. I wish I had something like that as a postpartum mom, a group of moms in the same place as me. With the same hormonal insanity, and sleep deprivation, and desire to know it's all gonna be ok.
Please let me know if you or someone you know wants to enroll in this series. Our first series with the Dallas Birth Center will start Monday, June 1 and run through June 25, meeting on Mondays and Thursdays from 11am-12:15pm. If you have questions, please let me know! I'm happy to answer them.
You are going to be a rockstar mom! Let us help you see that!
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