When the Overwhelming Love Doesn’t Come Right Away: A Raw Look at Post-Birth Feelings
Becoming a parent is supposed to be magical, but the truth is, it’s messy, exhausting, and often overwhelming. In those early days, love doesn’t always come instantly—it grows slowly, nurtured by small moments and quiet connections. And that’s okay. Parenthood is a journey, and love, like all good things, takes time to bloom.
Celebrating the Power of Your Placenta and What to Do After Birth
The placenta is an incredible organ that plays a vital role in your pregnancy, providing essential nutrients and oxygen to your baby. After birth, many families choose to honor this remarkable organ in meaningful ways, such as through placenta burial or planting a tree. This post explores the amazing functions of the placenta and offers ideas for honouring it after birth, celebrating the connection between mother, baby, and the earth.
4th Trimester Realities: How to Manage the Rollercoaster
The 4th trimester, the first 3-8 weeks of your baby’s life, can be a challenging and emotional time for new mums. With hormones fluctuating, sleep deprivation, and the pressures of caring for a newborn, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. In this guide, we’ll help you navigate this transitional period with tips on managing postpartum recovery, understanding your baby’s needs, and seeking the support you need. Discover practical advice on what to expect during the 4th trimester, how to ask for help from partners and family, and how online support groups like Mum Huddle NZ can provide the community and reassurance you need to thrive.
Feeling 'touched out'!
You want to scream at the top of your lungs. Your body is so overstimulated, sore, tired and plain beat up. You don’t feel an inch of sexiness which only adds to the more guilt you feel. You have a love-hate relationship with breastfeeding. It’s only 12 pm and you have been touched a gazillion times!
You are so over it but no one understands. To make matters worst you are so fearful to express it because you will feel judged. You are burnt out and you are beginning to cringe when it’s time to feed your baby or “sexy time”. Am I a bad Mum/partner you think to yourself? Is there something wrong with me? Why do I turn away from being kissed by my partner? I don’t ever feel the need to be intimate anymore… what does this mean for my relationship?”
Postnatal Depression - you are not alone.
Sometimes, parents have difficulty adjusting to the many physical, emotional, psychological and social challenges of parenting. We know that everyone experiences symptoms of perinatal anxiety and depression differently. The way it affects you can depend on a range of factors. Your own physical, emotional and mental make-up and stressful external situations may combine to increase the risk of you developing symptoms of perinatal anxiety and/or depression.
Postnatal Bodies are Beautiful.
Somewhere along the way, you might have believed that your body was supposed to look the same forever. The media and all the celebrities in the spotlight don’t help matters at all! Here’s the God-honest truth: all bodies change, and it’s been that way since the day you were born and will be that way until the day you die. Shouldn’t the joy of having a new baby outweigh any of the discomforts we might feel in our postnatal bodies? In the aftermath of childbirth, many exhausted mummas feel blindsided by an assault of physical changes as fluctuations in hormones, sleep deprivation, hair loss, puffiness, loose skin, stretch marks, changes in energy and appetite that throw off the body’s reliable responses to mood and weight management.
What happens to you during the '4th Trimester' (and is it a real thing)?
Just when you thought you'd reached the finish line of pregnancy, you discover there’s one more "trimester" to journey through.
We’re talking about the "4th trimester" - that hazy period where you’re recovering from pregnancy and delivery while simultaneously learning how to be a parent as you, your partner and your baby adjust.
Marking the transition from pregnancy to postpartum, the fourth trimester is the 12-week period of time following the birth of your baby. These first weeks are a time of change, learning, and new experiences for everyone.
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