Women's Education

This is my third pregnancy but it's like I'm pregnant for the first time. A lot has changed since I was pregnant with my first born 9 years ago, and even from my second born 5 years ago. I didn't bother to educate myself, I thought "I'm pregnant, I can't do what I want but I can definitely eat what I want". Wrong!!! I couldn't be more wrong about that policy. With this pregnancy, I immediately started looking up information on what I can or cannot do or eat. I spoke up to my doctor's and I'm having a great pregnancy. My point is that us women need to really educate ourselves, we can't sit around waiting for someone to tell us what to do or how to do it. Honestly, how many of us are going to listen. This post is just about women opening their minds about their health in general but especially during pregnancy. Most of us nowadays are either young, or working mothers, or both and when do we have the time to sit and really evaluate. There is so much that I know now about pre and postnatal health that I wish I had known 9 years ago. The way we eat and keep active/inactive before and after pregnancy (especially when nursing) matters. There are health evaluations that we need to pay attention to when we're postnatal like why we still look pregnant when we just had a baby, what we do with ourselves if we're sad or depressed. The one thing I know for sure is not to ignore any of the postnatal symptoms even if they seem small. Take time for yourself to make yourself feel better in between the time that you're making a brand new baby happy, a husband feel valued, and if applicable your other children feel special. There are plenty of websites out there to reference. My go to is sarahaley.com I have looked to her from the beginning and I'm so happy that I did because she is by far the best help I've had. I have no need to look elsewhere. Another way I keep myself educated is magazines, my doctor. Another fail safe in my opinion would be to go with counseling, you could never go wrong with an experienced person showing you the way, or giving you the resources to do so. Stay educated, and stay healthy!!! See you next time :)