Aromatherapy use is increasing and its use during labor and the postpartum period is no different. Aromatherapy is a complementary medical approach which means that it is intended to be used together with other medical interventions.
If you’ve never journaled before, you might be surprised to hear that it can be very therapeutic and healing for many people. Journaling in pregnancy can help you process all those “big feelings,” fears, and elation that happens. It’s also a great time to record those crazy pregnancy dreams you have and make notes of any changes you feel in your body.
We recently touched on how mom guilt helps with perspective on parenting as well as ways to embrace it and work through it by finding community. BUT what about this year? 2020.
Mom guilt can serve as confirmation that we care, and it can remind us that we aren’t perfect. I’ve had to apologize to each of my children at some point for not getting “it” quite right, and I’ve also broken down and cried on every vacation as my perfect plans fell apart. Those things have taught them humility and how to deal with plans going awry in ways that making all of the “right” choices never could.
The changes to your body during pregnancy are many, but the emotional changes are often the ones that women find they have the most challenging time dealing with. We all expect our bellies to grow, to be a little clumsy and tired, but the surging hormones can affect everyone differently.
When you find out you are pregnant, you can feel overwhelming emotions and a huge responsibility to the little human you are growing! One of the things that many women worry about is exercising. Is it safe? Who do you listen to, your mom who says you need to take it easy, or your girlfriend who insists she went to spin class right up until the day she delivered?
A pregnancy is, generally speaking, 10 months from the time of conception to the time of birth. That’s 40 weeks. 280 days. And in that short period of time, your baby goes from a fertilized egg, which is roughly 0.1mm (not even visible to the human eye), to a full term, living, breathing human who on average weighs around 7.5lbs at birth.
Becoming pregnant and having a baby is a transformational time for a woman. In the space of less than a year, they will be creating a new human! During pregnancy, the more support they receive emotionally, medically, physically, and spiritually will make a difference in how they view pregnancy.
While most pregnancy fatigue is normal, that doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating, especially when you are battling staying awake at work, or while caring for other children. Our pregnancy specialists have some tips for you to help get the restful, restorative sleep you and baby need!
The way a woman’s body changes to adapt to pregnancy is pretty remarkable. Over the course of the 40 weeks, you are pregnant, your body will do exactly what it needs to do to nurture that new human you are growing! However, many women are surprised at the rapid shift of emotions that they feel during this time.
