Sophia Forrester | Mother, C-section recovery, breastfeeding, pelvic floor health, nourishment, supplements, meal train

In this weeks episode Sophia Forrester is my guest. Sophia is a fellow medical herbalist and has a 8 month old daughter called Eden. Sophia planned for a homebirth but after a long and hard labour, lacking sleep and fuel and with meconium in her waters she delivered Eden by C-section. Sophia shares how painful her body was in the aftermath of this surgery and how the early days of postpartum at home were really difficult with such imobility. Sophias breastfeeding journey was not a breeze but she shares some of the ways they managed to find a solution and go on to still be breastfeeding today. She also shares a golden top tip to look after your pelvic floor during pregnancy and in life in general. We talk about the importance of nourishment and good food and how hard it is to feed yourself as the primary caregiver. Sophia recommends doing a mealtrain with freinds in the early days to keep you well fed and also using supplements and she shares her recent struggles with slowing down and shifting away from her self worth and identity being based on productivity and success. To find out more about Sophia and her work as a herbalist and mum please visit https://www.sophiatheherbalist.com