You can prepare for your best birth & postpartum on a budget with these three tips...

by Alyssa Leon

08/22/2023

Have you ever wondered what kind of investment it takes to OWN your experience of birth and postpartum?

If so, this is a post for you 🫶

You can prepare for your best birth & postpartum on a budget with these three tips...

1. Read books, listen to podcasts & follow actual experts in this space.

When we say ACTUAL we mean, dig into the background and education of the internet "expert" you want to follow. Does it align with your intuitive knowing? Ancient medicine and/or science?

2. Take classes in childbirth education, breastfeeding or lactation & postpartum.

We can't stress this enough! Your birth doula cannot prepare you for birth while you're in it. And it's easier to feed babies when you have a working understanding of the what, when, how and why of breasts and chests! It's also really hard to create a support system post-birth. Planning for your postpartum can ease a lot of worries that might be coming up.

If finances allow, take all the classes listed PLUS one on newborn care, too. Babies can be confusing!

Especially baby cues.

3. Hire a support team: a birth doula, postpartum doula & lactation counselor.

Yes, paid support is a privilege. It's also PRICELESS in how much easier these spaces can be with the right care and caregivers in place.

As a note, we recognize not all families can afford all layers of care & we are glad to help you stay within budget 👌🏻

We are also glad to love gift services when we can! Caring for ALL folks within our community is a core value here at Cherry Blossom.

And, in case no one has pointed it out, your innate wisdom has a significant role in this journey too 🙏🏻 We are wise. We know what we need often, often, often! We just need to take the time to listen.

Will you?