9. Nine Months in, Nine months out: My Postpartum Journey

The postpartum experience is wild. There are so many changes that happen so quickly- going through labor, having a new human to take care of, recovering from birth, feeding the baby, all while your body has been completely changed from experiencing pregnancy and birth. This was my second time giving birth and being postpartum, but the first time I really struggled with my body image, which felt shocking, confusing, and disappointing to me. I thought I was unaffected by diet culture, and my postpartum experience really busted that myth. I realized just how deeply diet culture is embedded into our brains and how it manifested during my postpartum experience. This episode details my postpartum struggle to love and accept my new body as a mom of two and hopefully will give you some tips and insights if you’re in the same boat.Listen in to hear me share:How I struggled to gain enough weight in my first pregnancy and my baby was diagnosed with IUGR (intrauterine growth retardation)How I ate really differently in my second pregnancy and gained 50 lbsHow I struggled with thoughts around dieting and not feeling like myself after giving birthMy struggle to accept my postpartum bump when I had been totally fine with the baby bump while pregnantHow women of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to the dangerous messaging of diet culture Why I ditched my postpartum workout programWhat I actually focused on for recovery during my postpartum period How I work on my relationship with my body and make sure that the foundation of that relationship isn’t based on how big or small it is or how it looks in the mirror+ so much moreThank you so much for listening to the About Health and Hormones Podcast! If you loved today’s episode, I would love to know! Please leave a rating and review so I can make this podcast even better for you all. I would love to connect with you.Follow me on Instagram or and head to my website to get 60+ free hormone healthy recipes, download my free Ebook, How to Boost Your Egg Quality, learn about my coaching programs and stay up to date on all my latest workshops and courses!I’m so glad you were here today and I wish you all health and happiness!This episode was edited and produced by Intent Media.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy