iamhealthiernow

Prior to giving birth, I read and read and read about postpartum care. I even attended birthing class that went over it in detail. But nothing, absolutely nothing, can really prepare you for what your body goes through and how you feel after giving birth.  I�m a few months out from it and I admit, a lot of it is hazy now. After giving birth, you hurt/sore - you�re sleep deprived - there�s just a lot happening. For me, it was the balance of taking care of my newborn with jaundice, caring for my preschooler, taking care of my dog, & just trying to maintain my household. All of this while dealing with my healing postpartum body. Not easy, but not impossible! In hindsight, I think I did too much too soon and should�ve gave my body more time to heal. Overall though, I think postpartum went relatively smoothly for me.  Weird Stuff  The thing that was the hardest was having all the blood/discharge - official word is �lochia.� It was like a waterfall falling out of your vagi...

It�s been a long time since I�ve blogged! I didn�t anticipate stopping, but can you believe how busy life can be with an active preschooler and a newborn? It�s been so long since I�ve last posted, that I wasn�t sure if I would continue the blog or not. Just recently I decided that I would like to try and keep up with the Blog because I do enjoy writing! I need something that is an outlet for me. So even if I don�t post frequently, I do want to try and post as much as my life allows.  Now the tough part! Where to begin to update since my hiatus???? It feels like so much has  happened. I think I�ll need to post about some back topics, as time permits. But just to get up-to-speed with things I hope to write more about in detail later:  My baby is now 20 weeks old! And he is truly a blessing and such a sweet baby.  I went back to work after Labor Day & to be honest � it�s been really tough balancing everything. I miss my baby so darn much. I�m still breastfeeding, af...