05/11/2021
The first forty days is an almost six-week period, a critical time for rest and recovery, and for a new mother to bond with her baby.
This tradition, honored by many eastern cultures, allows for a period of healing and adjustment and is centered around caring for and nourishing the new mother.
This transition from maiden to mother, known as matrescence, is a time of major physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual change.
To honor the end of the I am sharing forty things that I learned in my first forty days as a new mother.
Here are the first ten -
1. You can and will survive on much less sleep than you ever thought possible.
2. A consistent meditation practice will make surviving on much less sleep possible.
3. Postpartum can be both hard AND beautiful, it need not be exclusive.
4. Pushing away your anxiety will only make it more powerful. Instead, name it, acknowledge the feeling and allow it to pass.
5. Feeling anxious does not make you a bad mother, it simply means you feel anxious.
6. For the first time in your life you’ll wonder why you didn’t watch more TV before having a baby.
7. Getting outside daily will do wonders for your mindset.
8. Give yourself permission to ask for help.
9. Do not compare your progress day by day, instead, look at how far you’ve come week-on-week.
10. Do not compare yourself (or your baby) to people on social media.
To read the full list of forty things that I learned in forty days head to my blog via the link in bio. https://www.eathealmove.com/blog/thefirstfortydays
This pic was taken in my first forty hours as a new mama. I remember looking at myself in all my swollen diaper glory and thinking "I've never looked so beautiful"
I will cherish this picture always.