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Tijana ♡ Postpartum Doula + Twin Mama
🩷 Helping mamas plan & feel supported in postpartum.

11/07/2025

That first week? You'll google:

"Why won't my baby latch?"
"How do I know they're getting enough?"
"Is it supposed to hurt THIS much?"
"Why does this pump sound like a dying robot?"

Meanwhile everyone's asking "is baby sleeping through the night?" when you're just trying to survive the next feed.

Here's what no one explains before you're topless at 2am, crying into your nursing pillow:
✓ There are different holds and you'll try them all
✓ Your supply will regulate (even when it feels like it won't)
✓ That freezer stash everyone talks about? Optional.
✓ Fed is best, however that looks for you

If you have any of the same questions as above, drop "GUIDE" below. I'll send my free breastfeeding cheat sheet, the one with actual answers, not just "trust your instincts."

Because you need holds that work, storage charts that make sense, and someone to tell you that yes, eating lactation cookies at midnight is self-care.

09/29/2025

FLOURISHING BECAUSE EARLY MOTHERHOOD DOESN'T COME WITH A MANUAL POSTPARTUM

At 39, I became a mother to spontaneous identical twins. I faced judgment, a traumatic birth, the NICU, a pandemic, and complete isolation. I felt lost, alone, and utterly unprepared.

But that journey - all the messy, hard, beautiful parts - led me here.

To a place where I can hold space for other mothers who feel the same way I did. Where I can say: you're not failing, you're not alone, and there's no "right" way to do this.

Early motherhood doesn't come with a manual because your story is yours alone. Your baby, your body, your circumstances, your journey - they're all unique.

What you need isn't a manual. What you need is support, compassion, and someone who believes in your ability to figure this out.

That's what I'm here for. That's what this comeback is about.

If you've felt lost in motherhood, if you've questioned yourself, if you've wished someone understood - I see you. I've been you. And I'm here to walk beside you.

Welcome to a community where we flourish together, manual or not.

Drop a 💗 if this resonated with you.

09/27/2025

Three years later, I'm living my purpose.

I've helped families navigate those early, overwhelming days - like the mom who thought she was failing when I helped her recognize her baby wasn't getting enough milk, or the exhausted parents whose baby took a bottle for the first time after we worked together.

I won the Xero Beautiful Business Grant in Technology for Canada. I've sold books as far away as Australia, and the review that made me cry said my postpartum planner was "like a journal, planner, and therapy session all in one."

But the real victory? Every time a mother tells me she feels less alone.

My struggles became my why. I wanted to help other mothers feel good about themselves in postpartum, to have support in place, and to realize it all comes down to them - their care, their needs, their journey.

Because here's what I learned: there is no manual, and no amount of reading or planning will prepare you for your unique journey into motherhood.

What you need is someone who's been there, who understands that every mother's path is different, and who can help you trust yourself along the way.

That's exactly what I wish I'd had. Now it's what I get to give.

What kind of support do you wish you'd had in early motherhood? Tell me below 👇

09/25/2025

When the girls turned one, I made a decision that changed everything.

During nap time, while Evie and Poppy slept, I started studying to become a postpartum doula.

All those experiences - the traumatic birth, the NICU stay, the premature babies, the isolation with no support - they weren't just things that happened to me. They were preparing me for something bigger.

I realized that every struggle I'd faced, every moment I felt lost and alone, every time I wished someone understood what I was going through - that was my calling.

I couldn't change what happened to me, but I could use it to help other mothers who were walking the same path.

The sleepless nights studying while caring for twins weren't easy, but they gave me purpose. Every certification I earned, every book I read, every skill I learned - it all felt like I was finally making sense of my journey.

I wasn't just surviving early motherhood anymore. I was transforming it into something meaningful.

Sometimes our biggest challenges become our greatest strengths. Sometimes the very thing that breaks us open is what allows us to help others heal.

What challenge in your life became your superpower?

09/24/2025

Coming home from the NICU should have felt like a celebration. Instead, it felt like stepping into the unknown.

Two weeks after we brought Evie and Poppy home, the world shut down. Mark was working as an elevator technician - essential service - so he was gone all day. No family could visit. No help was coming.

Just me, two newborns, and complete silence from the outside world.

I used to think the loneliness and isolation I felt was because of our unique circumstances - twins, pandemic, no family support. But after talking to so many women who had babies outside of that time, they all said they felt the same way.

That's when I realized: there really is no manual for early motherhood.

Even if I had planned every detail, read every book, prepared for every scenario - I still wouldn't have been ready for the reality of those first few months. The overwhelming responsibility, the constant questioning of every decision, the way your identity shifts overnight.

No one talks about how isolating it can feel, even when you're surrounded by people. How you can feel like you're failing even when you're doing everything right.

I wish someone had told me that feeling lost in those early days doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. It means you're human.

What's one thing you wish someone had told you about early motherhood?

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