When I was in grades 7 and 8, I really resented having to take home economics or family studies as it was officially called in the late-80s Province of Ontario educational curriculum. I thought it was a sexist, past due left over of pre-feminism. And why, did we spend a double period making cream sauce […]
The last time I was recovering from giving birth, I had to explain the word frumpy to my German midwife.
Usage: “I feel so frumpy.”
As in, I am the polar opposite of glamourous. As in, here is this absolutely gorgeous little creature dressed in the cutest new clothes and here is the “radiant” new mother who […]
Sylvia Brown, author of The Post-Pregnancy Handbook, wrote this great article about managing your energy for the weeks after baby arrives. I found the best advice was actually about teaching yourself to manage your own expectations about how much it is possible to accomplish during the day. The last thing anyone should expect to be […]
From the moment I gave birth, my to-do list has been full. Here are the tasks that had to do for the first two weeks after the birth just to recover from delivery.
- Drink 2 cups of Ruckbildungs tee. Each 30 gram package of this German “recovery tea” contains a mixture of 3 herbs: 10g […]
I used to have abdominal muscles. True, they’ve always been slightly hidden by the extra ten pounds I’ve always had, but they helped keep me upright. Right now, my “natural corset” is looking more like a comfy old sweatshirt and its showing in my slouching.
Apparently, though, this is temporary. Kegels can and should be resumed […]
To call new motherhood stressful is not just a cliché. It’s an understatement. I am not sure if it is social conditioning or some hormonal flood that causes women to make themselves their last priority after giving birth. Of course, even during the immediate post-partum period, a crying newborn and relating to a whining, jealous […]
My name is Kate Baggott and I’d like to welcome you to http://www.babylune.com: the first phase of new motherhood, adventures in post partum recovery.
On December 17th 2005, I became a mother for the second time. I now have what my people call “a millionaire’s family” and what many Chinese cultures call “double happiness.” Yes, I […]
The first phase of motherhood and beyond
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