Today, you are going to hear about Jeyda’s pregnancy and postpartum history. It’s inspiring, honest and provides some great tips and advice from experience. Being a first time mother is a unique journey. It’s all new. Everything is happening for the first time, and there is a lot of learning, especially on a very steep curve.
It’s important to take time to think about what happened in this pregnancy and postpartum journey. This first year of the newborn is widely celebrated, but there is one more very important milestone.
Carrying your baby for 9 months in the womb and then having your baby with you on earth for 9 months is a beautiful time to celebrate both the journey of pregnancy and birth.
Read on as Jeyda shares her beautiful story of her motherhood journey.
Everything happened so fast. We got married in May and four weeks later we were pregnant. I feel like I’m still figuring this out as this pregnancy unfolded, and now looking back it seems like a lifetime ago.
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Look, to be honest, pregnancy wasn’t good for me. I felt sick motion sickness and tired all the way. I kept thinking it would loosen up at some point, but it never did.
We moved house and in that time, a lot happened, but I am forever grateful for the pictures I took as it is incredible to look back and think how amazing my body is to grow our baby boy.
This photo was taken less than a week before I gave birth and I felt huge. At 39 weeks pregnant I was so nervous about the upcoming birth.
I was guided by Kerryn and her amazing PregActive childbirth preparation courseso every bit of learning felt more comfortable.
When I first got pregnant I thought I just wanted to opt for one cesarean as the idea of a vaginal birth scared me so much.
Then I thought, well, I’ll motivate myself and this will help me.
As I learned more and more from Kerryn, I realized my inner strength and looking back was so empowering.
My little boy has taught me so much more about myself than I could have ever imagined. I found a strength within myself that I didn’t know existed and I found a love so strong, so unconditional that at times it seems like nothing else really matters.
My birth was an incredible, empowering experience. Having my baby and becoming a mother changed me. I feel stronger, more connected and confident in what I can do and achieve.
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After giving birth it is a journey in itself. It certainly wasn’t easy, but it was the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.
In those early weeks Kerryn’s guidance through his 0 to 6 week section Core Rehab The program was the support and guidance I needed as a new mother. I felt like she was with me on the journey and knew exactly what I was going through.
Not all support is created equal. Some friends don’t fully understand what it’s like to have a newborn and others, especially those who are already parents, come with cooked meals, words of wisdom and the supportive hug just when we needed it.
I am forever grateful for my husband, he is incredible and my love for him has grown even more as I have watched him become a father. The joy of seeing our baby cuddled in his arms is something words cannot describe.
We created this bundle of joy and now we can enjoy every moment with it.
As he gets older and there are more laughs and smiles and reactions, it’s just the most amazing thing and all the sleepless nights and rough patches are so similar.
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To every new mother out there I just want to say, you got this.
It’s so hard in these trying times, but these highs are like no other. Your baby needs and loves you so much. And little do you know, but this little being will become your greatest teacher.
Here we think we are here to guide our children through life, but in many ways, they are guiding us.
Looking back now at 9 months pregnant and 9 months postpartum, I am so proud of myself and what I have accomplished.
Here are my pregnancy highlights and tips:
1. Know if you don’t feel great, that “this too shall pass”
2. Rest, hydrate, and don’t try to overcome fatigue/nausea
3. Keep moving (the feeling tired part of the PregActive program helped!)
4. Take pictures and you’ll love looking back at them
Here are my top tips for preparing for labor
1. Try not to spend your energy worrying about what might happen
2. Invest in a birth class (like PregActive Childbirth preparation classes)
3. Communicate openly with your partner about how you feel
4. Avoid anyone who wants to talk negatively about their own birth story
Here are my top tips for traveling postpartum
1. Listen to your intuition, it’s always right
2. Don’t say more than you say yes to
3. Create the inner circle bond between you, your partner and your baby
4. Be okay with your social life changing, especially this first year
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And I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Kerryn and the team at PregActive for their support every step of the way. It has made this journey so much smoother, I wish every expectant and new mother could experience this.
The week-by-week guidance during pregnancy, the pre-birth support and post-partum recovery – there’s no other program like it. It’s amazing and accessible from the app on my phone. I loved it. Every new and expectant mom should have Studio PregActive.
