Show Notes
It has often been said that when a baby is born, so is as a mother. However, due to the huge amount of attention and planning that goes into the physical process of giving birth, have you taken time to consider the challenges you may face directly after the birth of your child. A time we call the fourth trimester?
As you will discover, the fourth trimester is a period of significant physical, mental and emotional development for your baby and you. In this episode, you’ll gain useful insights and advice on how to successfully navigate it.
TOPICS WE SPOKE ABOUT INCLUDE
- How becoming a mother can transform you in ways you don’t realise.
- How to manage and cope with sleep deprivation
- Dietary considerations
- The challenges of breastfeeding
- Managing inevitable changes in your relationship with partners, family or work
- Why you should feel good about asking for help
GUEST DETAILS
Layla O’Mara is a busy mom who knows what it feels like to be left to work it out on your own. This is why she set up Nua Nua. Of course, Nua means new in Irish but also means rest in Hebrew and naked in Portuguese!
Every day Layla helps women navigate the transition into motherhood using the wisdom of the women who have gone before but translated for the world we live in today.
She is a qualified and experienced postpartum doula, acupuncturist, Matrescence Facilitator and most importantly, a mum of three!
QUOTES
“We’ve been told since we were a little girls, that we can do anything we want. But when we bring motherhood into the equation, we can't do everything. We can be an astronaut but we can't do that while breastfeeding a baby!”
“I was utterly changed by the experience of motherhood in a profoundly amazing way, but also a very unsettling way… I held both of those things with equal weight”
“It's a transformation that affects every aspect of our lives, the physical, and how our bodies change, how we feel in our bodies, how our bodies are touched, how our bodies are engaged with by these little people that come into our lives on a mental level, an emotional level, an economic level, a spiritual level.”
MORE INFORMATION
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