Oh Jodie, what a beautiful idea and beautiful timing as my third daughter was born in the end of July. I’m s looking forward to reading these letters of yours while going through the upcoming months with my last baby ♥️
Thank you Jodi, this is such a beautiful piece. I read this as I approach the first birthday of my son on Saturday - I so vividly remember the waiting of late pregnancy just a year ago! You captured it so well here, it brought a tear to my eye. I really look forward to your weekly letters and feel so happy knowing there are brand new mums out there who can read your wisdom every week.
Happy birthing day to you, Tessa. There’s nothing quite like that first year, or the sense that you’ve found your feet in motherhood just as your baby blows out the candles (or tries to). It always felt like an exhale, reaching that milestone. Thanks for reading 💛
Beautiful. I’m 4 months post partum with my second baby girl, and my biggest struggle is ‘the rush’. The constant rush to get things done during nap time, the list of things I can get done during an awake time, when can I fit in a workout and what can I achieve before the toddler comes home. And at the end of the day when I fall into bed exhausted I feel like I miss my baby, like I haven’t even seen her today…and I ask myself: what’s the rush? Why am I so frantic and rushing from one task to the next? I’m a new subscriber after recently reading your first book Jodi, and all I can say is thank you so much for your words. They are exactly what I need. Take care x
Thanks for your kind words, Leah. Four months pp is a particularly challenging time because your baby's needs have increased, their sleep is typically disrupted and early postpartum support has fallen away. You're rushing because social expectations are so high and support is so minimal, so you wake each morning already feeling behind and you play 'catch-up' till bedtime. Every few weeks I'm going to focus a letter on a question a new mum has asked me so I'll file away 'why am I so frantic and rushing from one task to the next' and answer it soon x
Absolutely beautiful. Such a good reminder to choose the easy option. I’m currently 6 months (tomorrow) postpartum with baby 4 and it has been a wild ride hahaha. A baby and a toddler to juggle has been a lot, I’m still learning 4 kids in. I cannot wait for this series Jodi. You’re such an inspiration to me 💗
Gorgeous, Jodi. I read as I sleep next to my 14 week old babe feeding at his own all-you-drink buffet. The only pocket of time I have to read is now, when he is asleep. My tears fell between the aimless walking into rooms and showing bub the trees, the sky, the grass…very real and raw for me in this season. It’s all wonderfully beautiful but alas very internal, and unseen x
This is a beautiful piece and something I wish I had when I was a new mum - permission to choose the easy and gentle option. My two are heading into the second decade of their lives and I feel it all changing again. But it’s nothing like the rawness of those first few months after they were born. I’m thrilled to hear you’ve written a book for pregnancy and birth. Again, something that is needed even more nowadays with so much information out there.
Oh Jodie, what a beautiful idea and beautiful timing as my third daughter was born in the end of July. I’m s looking forward to reading these letters of yours while going through the upcoming months with my last baby ♥️
Congratulations! I've got two July babies....loved the snuggly fourth trimester in winter/spring x
Thank you Jodi, this is such a beautiful piece. I read this as I approach the first birthday of my son on Saturday - I so vividly remember the waiting of late pregnancy just a year ago! You captured it so well here, it brought a tear to my eye. I really look forward to your weekly letters and feel so happy knowing there are brand new mums out there who can read your wisdom every week.
Happy birthing day to you, Tessa. There’s nothing quite like that first year, or the sense that you’ve found your feet in motherhood just as your baby blows out the candles (or tries to). It always felt like an exhale, reaching that milestone. Thanks for reading 💛
Beautiful. I’m 4 months post partum with my second baby girl, and my biggest struggle is ‘the rush’. The constant rush to get things done during nap time, the list of things I can get done during an awake time, when can I fit in a workout and what can I achieve before the toddler comes home. And at the end of the day when I fall into bed exhausted I feel like I miss my baby, like I haven’t even seen her today…and I ask myself: what’s the rush? Why am I so frantic and rushing from one task to the next? I’m a new subscriber after recently reading your first book Jodi, and all I can say is thank you so much for your words. They are exactly what I need. Take care x
Thanks for your kind words, Leah. Four months pp is a particularly challenging time because your baby's needs have increased, their sleep is typically disrupted and early postpartum support has fallen away. You're rushing because social expectations are so high and support is so minimal, so you wake each morning already feeling behind and you play 'catch-up' till bedtime. Every few weeks I'm going to focus a letter on a question a new mum has asked me so I'll file away 'why am I so frantic and rushing from one task to the next' and answer it soon x
Absolutely beautiful. Such a good reminder to choose the easy option. I’m currently 6 months (tomorrow) postpartum with baby 4 and it has been a wild ride hahaha. A baby and a toddler to juggle has been a lot, I’m still learning 4 kids in. I cannot wait for this series Jodi. You’re such an inspiration to me 💗
So glad you found me here, Tara-Lee. And I agree, a toddler + baby as the 3rd and 4th child is a wild ride x
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This was so beautifully written. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for reading x
Gorgeous, Jodi. I read as I sleep next to my 14 week old babe feeding at his own all-you-drink buffet. The only pocket of time I have to read is now, when he is asleep. My tears fell between the aimless walking into rooms and showing bub the trees, the sky, the grass…very real and raw for me in this season. It’s all wonderfully beautiful but alas very internal, and unseen x
This is a beautiful piece and something I wish I had when I was a new mum - permission to choose the easy and gentle option. My two are heading into the second decade of their lives and I feel it all changing again. But it’s nothing like the rawness of those first few months after they were born. I’m thrilled to hear you’ve written a book for pregnancy and birth. Again, something that is needed even more nowadays with so much information out there.