Continuing on from last week’s popular posts on the 4th trimester and postpartum recovery, I wanted to spend time today sharing some fascinating learnings on postpartum recovery care from cultures around the world. This came to my attention while helping Julia prepare for her newborn, Logan, who was born last week (see pictures here)!
I’ve been extremely curious about the topic of postpartum recovery care because I’ve realized that so much time and energy is spent on preparing for the baby (rightfully so, of course!). But then when the baby comes, you get swept away with managing life with a new baby, and so much is forgotten in terms of how to take care of yourself as a new mother and how to watch over the new mother. Many cultures around the world have their own beliefs and practices that focus on the new mother after birth to ensure that she can be in the best place physically, mentally, and emotionally to care for her newborn.