Some thoughts on Postpartum Mood Fluctuations

Fighting against what is natural for you and for your baby, which is dictated by our bodies' biological truths and not society’s opinion or convenience, is what will cause the most turmoil in your life. Ideologies and politics have no place coming in between a parent and their care for their body and their child. In the world we live in, it can be really hard to listen to our bodies, our babies and our intuition, but if you can do it that’s where the real answers and lasting solutions can be found.*

Always keeps in mind, If you get worked up and feel that you can’t be a place of calm for your baby or child, you need a break. They co-regulate off of you, they feed off of your emotions. This is normal for all parents and taking a step away to cool down is completely okay. Emotional release is important for everyone and we all need to know that we are loved through this process

The lack of support and ceremony around birth and postpartum coupled with unreasonable internal and external expectations in our modern society is a major contributor to what has been termed Postpartum Mood Disorders. We’ll talk about the normal definition of these symptoms and then we’ll address some tools in our medicine bag that we discuss in our class - Embracing & Planning for your Transition to Parenthood, available through Foundations Birth Services.

*Thoughts inspired by Rachelle Garcia Seliga from Innate Traditions