The baby blues, feeling sad and a little overwhelmed after having a baby is a real thing that most moms experience. Even more than that, the baby blues, also known as postpartum depression, are a much bigger problem than most mamas care to admit. Thousands of women are silently suffering from postpartum depression and don't recognize the symptoms or are too scared or embarrassed to speak up.
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I really struggled with writing this. It all seems really easy, just tell someone that they should do something. “Hey woman, be empowered” but life rarely works that way. Years of paternalism (a system where the person who has the authority makes the decisions for another person because the authority figure knows what is best) has given women the false idea that the provider (doctor or midwife) knows entirely what is best for her body. How is it that a woman’s body knows exactly how to grow a whole person, but all the details and the birth should be given to the provider to “handle”? Now, I am not saying that providers are not needed. Certainly nature has flaws and providers can guide the woman and help prevent complications, but the key here is guide.
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Women are amazing! Our bodies grow tiny humans, birth them, and recover while caring for our families. However, pregnancy and delivery can take its toll and can lead to a longer and harder recovery. Preparation for the postpartum period does not get the attention it deserves! Women often have ample advice to have better pregnancies and births, but are left wondering what to do to make things better in the wake of all that hard work. I have compiled some helpful hints to prep your body both before and immediately after birth to lead to a better recovery and a happier postpartum mama.
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