17/05/2025
Life with a newborn is rarely a smooth return to “normal.”
It’s more like wading into new waters — sometimes calm, sometimes choppy, often unpredictable.
After four pregnancies, I’ve come to learn that finding your flow doesn’t always happen right away… and that’s okay.
Some days feel connected, others feel completely off track.
And both are part of the journey, and all of it is part of your growth.
These are three books I’ve come back to with every baby — not because they tell me how to do it perfectly, but because they hold space for the messy, human, beautiful experience of becoming a parent:
1. The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
This book feels like a wise, grounded friend. It offers powerful insight into the physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation after birth — reminding us that healing matters, and so does the mother.
2. Becoming Us: 8 Steps to Grow a Family That Thrives by Elly Taylor
This one dives into the relationship shifts that happen after baby arrives — an honest, supportive guide to staying connected, navigating new roles, and growing together as a family.
3. The Postnatal Depletion Cure by Dr. Oscar Serrallach
If you’ve ever felt like “I’m not myself since becoming a mum,” this one is for you. It puts words (and science!) to the exhaustion so many mothers feel — and offers hope and practical tools for rebuilding from the inside out.
These books have helped me honour the slow return, the identity shifts, and the deep need for care — not just for baby, but for me, too.
Whether you’re in the thick of the fourth trimester or preparing to enter it, be gentle with your heart. You’re doing something extraordinary.
Have you read any of these? What books have you read that have supported your journey? I’d love to hear
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