Postpartum hit me harder than I ever expected. This is my honest experience of grief, identity loss, sleep deprivation, relationship struggles and learning to let go.

I spent most of my first year as a mother trying to find the old version of myself again. The woman who loved freedom, spontaneity and going wherever life took her. What I didn't expect was that postpartum wouldn't simply ask me to recover, but to let go, surrender and slowly become someone entirely new.

A few products, comforts and simple practices that helped me feel more supported after birth.

Bringing a baby into the world changes you so much, but postpartum recovery deserves just as much preparation as birth itself. These are the products, comfort items and simple recovery tips I genuinely used and loved after having Bailey, plus what I'm planning to stock up on again this time around.

Going into postpartum again with softer expectations, more trust, and a very different understanding of what actually matters

Becoming a first-time mum changed me in ways I never expected. Now going into baby number two, there are so many things I want to approach differently — less pressure, more support, and a much softer postpartum experience overall.

I didn’t realise how much food would overwhelm us… until we were in it.

Food became one of the biggest stressors for us postpartum. This time, I’m keeping it simple — sharing easy meal prep ideas, freezer meals, and snacks that actually support recovery and make those early weeks feel a little easier.

It wasn’t just postpartum — my brain never switched off, and everything felt like too much, all the time.

Postpartum felt overwhelming in ways I didn’t expect. From the constant mental load and overstimulation to navigating ADHD and sleep deprivation, this is what made early motherhood feel so much harder than it needed to be.

It wasn’t just postpartum - there where things making it feel so much harder than it needed to be.

I expected to feel like myself again after birth, but postpartum changed me in ways I didn’t expect. Sharing my experience with mental load, overstimulation, and why early motherhood felt so much heavier than it needed to be.