#062 — Building a Postpartum Support Team & Roadmap to Recovery

The sad and scary truth is that postpartum care in the US is abysmal. In other countries, new mothers are provided with four to eight physical therapy sessions and their healing is monitored. In the States, however, we get a single 20-minute appointment at the six-week mark. Period. So, what can you do during pregnancy to prepare for the first weeks and months after you’ve given birth? How can you build your own support team to get through the challenging period of brand spanking new motherhood? What might a roadmap to recovery look like?

Today, I’m sharing my experience of the big event that is childbirth and what transpired in the months following. I walk you through the steps I took to build a network of support that helped me figure out breastfeeding, kept me nourished, and answered questions as they came up. Listen in for insight around the benefit of looking at postpartum recovery in three-month intervals and learn to adjust your expectations and plan ahead for the first 12 months of new motherhood.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• NPR Social Series: Maternal Mortality in the US
• La Leche League USA
• Shefali Christopher on Startup Pregnant EP061
• Lily Nichols on Startup Pregnant EP059
• Preparing for the First 30 Days Postpartum: What to Buy, Research, and Say
• Preparing for the First 30 Days Postpartum After a C-Section
• Replens
• Danielle LaPorte on Startup Pregnant EP034
• The Startup Pregnant Mastermind

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