E9: Reclaiming Postpartum - My Honest Homebirth & Postpartum Journey with my 3rd baby (what worked AND what didn’t)

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast. I’m getting really personal in this episode and sharing my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey!My third baby just turned 1 year old in the past couple of weeks, so I got introspective and started looking back at our journey in this last pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I wanted to share my experience because I think it can be so empowering to hear about birth and postpartum from a perspective of joy and anticipation rather than a place of fear. I’m sharing how I prepped for pregnancy, about my pain-free homebirth, and how I nourished + recovered postpartum. Disclaimer: This is NOT medical advice. This is just me sharing MY experience. In this episode:[02:19] - What I did differently this time around for my pregnancy[06:56] - My 3 birth stories and how they compared[15:36] - How I supported my body through my initial postpartum phase[22:00] - Breastfeeding and some issues I’ve dealt with[24:18] - The importance of giving yourself grace in your postpartum period[29:08] - How to balance your hormones postpartumResources- Free hormone balance guide- Nourished Mamas Guide To Postpartum- Apply to work 1:1 with Leisha HERE (only a few spots left for this year then they’re gone till 2023!)- Birth Without Fear, book by January HarsheConnect with LeishaInstagram: @leishadrewsWebsite: www.leishadrews.comSend us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them)Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass