15/07/2026
The fourth trimester is real mamas. We may create a birth plan, but in the few months following birth, we are not meant to snap back to spinning all the plates and being all the things to all the people.
When our body has been through so much, especially after the major surgery of c-section. When we're still bleeding, our breasts are leaking, we're in the haze of sleepless nights, learning to feed, to parent this tiny human and step into the new role of mother, we don't need another baby grow and someone waiting for us to make them tea. We need recovery time, hazy milky gazes in our baby bubble and TLC.
Creating a fourth trimester plan can be a lifesaver:
Can we/our partners batch cook a freezer full of nutritious meals
Who will take our older child to school and activities
Walk our dog
Drop by to hold the baby while we take a shower
Drop us a lasagne
Pop on a load of laundry and give our house a little clean
This is the stuff and these are the people we don't forget and are so grateful for.
New mothers were once revered, bathed, anointed and tended to by the female community. Babies were raised by a village. We may not have a village in today's society, but one or two people to give us that care is priceless.
This care helps to support our maternal mental health, avoid overwhelm, support our bond with our baby and our body's recovery.
Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness and you deserve it.
At our postnatal classes, we create that village of support. I will hold your baby and lead you in relaxation. It is a place to share all your stuff: you don't need to be the shiny Insta-mum with all your s**t together. Here you can be real and melt into the tender arms of our held space.
Postnatal mum and baby yoga:
Abertillery, Mondays 10-11.15
Rudry, Caerphilly, Thursdays 10-11.15
To book your space message Bex on 07898 833774
