When new parents receive doula support during pregnancy and birth, and in those first
crucial first months postpartum, a birthing person is more likely to attach well to their infant.
Unless you're dealing with a medical issue that requires strict label reading, during
the first month postpartum I'd rather have you spend those extra minutes gazing at your baby instead of scanning an ingredient label for the different forms of sugar.
During
the first month postpartum, I obviously lost the 10ish pounds that constituted the baby, placenta, and amniotic fluid, plus another 20 or so pounds of water.
That vast majority of women will see it fade in
the first months postpartum as hormone levels return to a pre-pregnant state.
Maternal brain researcher Pilyoung Kim told The Atlantic, that «breastfeeding mothers show a greater level of [brain] responses to baby's cry compared with formula - feeding mothers in
the first month postpartum.»
Don't forget that walking in nature is also a great, gentle exercise
the first months postpartum and though running while babywearing is a no - go, walking is highly recommended.
The age at which dietary gluten was first introduced was defined as
the first month postpartum, during which time flour from wheat, rye, or barley was given to the infant.
Mothers already at risk for depression are particularly fragile during
the first months postpartum.