I feel compelled to tell you that I’m writing this in my iPhone notes while wearing my baby in a sling outside in the sunshine. The purpose is twofold: It’s an attempt to get her to take a much-resisted nap, and it’s vitamin-D exposure (plus a chance to drink the glass of wine in my […]
Tag: Postpartum
Postpartum – Part 2
I know everyone’s postpartum and parenthood experience is different, and it could be that what I’ve described as mine in this series won’t resonate with anyone else. But I am so curious how it’s felt to other moms – because it is just so big and difficult to delineate. As for what postpartum looks like […]
My postpartum experience
Sitting down to publish a blog post about my postpartum experience as a first-time mom has taken me 12 weeks (nearly a fourth trimester!), and has coincided precisely and unsurprisingly with the first morning that I’ve awoken from a true full-night’s sleep since my daughter was born. She slept ‘through the night’ for the very […]
The Closet Mermaid 