EPISODE · Jul 16, 2024 · 44 MIN
#41 Dad Staying Home is Not a Postpartum Plan
from Wise Birth Radio
When asked about their postpartum plan, so many women say "Well, my husband is taking 3 weeks off work...". While thats great (although we'd be more into all fathers being given paid paternity leave for at least a month), that alone should not be your postpartum support in an ideal situation.We talk about:How we envision the ideal postpartum time to look and feelHow sinking into this design can allow the blessing of a different time perception and brain wave state to come aboard. A delicious, relaxed, healing, state.Postpartum is designed to be slow - we need to have enough support to hold the energy of slowPartner needs slow as well! Mother can't fully relax if everyone around her is running around and feeling hectic.Fathers need also need time to integrate as well! This is a huge transition for the whole family.Father's can’t be doing constantly and expect to also have space to feel The theory of everyone in the postpartum time needing two layers of supportCreating healthy fatherhood begins with the birth of the father!It's often more difficult, but extremely important for men to practice dropping from a space of doing to a space of beingSometimes new fathers experience a crash as way of slowing down. We need postpartum support to allow them to stay present.Your next tangible steps spelled out to creating sacred space for both parents postpartum--------------------------Mentioned in the show: Our Postpartum Planning GuideRachelle Garcia Seliga of Innate TraditionsBirthfit postpartum programWise Woman, Sacred BirthA few of our relevant previous episodes:Manifesting Your Ideal Postpartum TimeYour Motherhood is For You - with NicoleThe Vital Energies of Receiving in the Postpartum Time--------------------------Thanks for listening!If you’re enjoying our show, please leave us a rating and review!If you have anything you want to hear more about, or any questions you'd like us to address, please reach out at [email protected]. We welcome your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @catskillsbirtheducation for more musings and information on wholistic pregnancy, physiological birth, and intuitive motherhood. Check out our online, comprehensive birth education course Wise Woman, Sacred Birth to go deeper into self responsibility, trust and connection with your inner self, and knowledge and wisdom of the biological truths of the childbearing year, and connection with other beautiful mamas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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When asked about their postpartum plan, so many women say "Well, my husband is taking 3 weeks off work...". While thats great (although we'd be more into all fathers being given paid paternity leave for at least a month), that alone should not be your postpartum support in an ideal situation.We talk about:How we envision the ideal postpartum time to look and feelHow sinking into this design can allow the blessing of a different time perception and brain wave state to come aboard. A delicious, relaxed, healing, state.Postpartum is designed to be slow - we need to have enough support to hold the energy of slowPartner needs slow as well! Mother can't fully relax if everyone around her is running around and feeling hectic.Fathers need also need time to integrate as well! This is a huge transition for the whole family.Father's can’t be doing constantly and expect to also have space to feel The theory of everyone in the postpartum time needing two layers of supportCreating healthy fatherhood begins with the birth of the father!It's often more difficult, but extremely important for men to practice dropping from a space of doing to a space of beingSometimes new fathers experience a crash as way of slowing down. We need postpartum support to allow them to stay present.Your next tangible steps spelled out to creating sacred space for both parents postpartum--------------------------Mentioned in the show: Our Postpartum Planning GuideRachelle Garcia Seliga of Innate TraditionsBirthfit postpartum programWise Woman, Sacred BirthA few of our relevant previous episodes:Manifesting Your Ideal Postpartum TimeYour Motherhood is For You - with NicoleThe Vital Energies of Receiving in the Postpartum Time--------------------------Thanks for listening!If you’re enjoying our show, please leave us a rating and review!If you have anything you want to hear more about, or any questions you'd like us to address, please reach out at [email protected]. We welcome your feedback. Follow us on Instagram @catskillsbirtheducation for more musings and information on wholistic pregnancy, physiological birth, and intuitive motherhood. Check out our online, comprehensive birth education course Wise Woman, Sacred Birth to go deeper into self responsibility, trust and connection with your inner self, and knowledge and wisdom of the biological truths of the childbearing year, and connection with other beautiful mamas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#41 Dad Staying Home is Not a Postpartum Plan
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