You at 12 Weeks Postpartum: Your Body and Mind

Let's talk: personal stories

Congrats! You rocked the 4th trimester!

In case you haven’t had a chance to reflect, let us remind you that you’ve come a long way since bringing home a tiny stranger. The small wins are hopefully adding up lately—daily outings with babe in tow, showering more often and extra minutes of sleep every night, to name a few.

Now that those blurry first weeks are in your past, you might have fun reading Expectful’s “First Weeks” series, where moms look back at their personal experiences coming home with a new baby—and share the things they wish they’d known. You’ll inevitably nod in agreement and have some other items to add to the list. Here are a few of the stories:

• 9 Things No One Tells You About the First Weeks with Baby No. 2

• 10 Things That Took Me By Surprise in My First Weeks as a New Solo Mom

• 10 Unexpected Things I Did After Bringing Home a Baby

Your top questions, answered

🩸 Body talk: What should I expect from my first period? Learn more→

🔑 Adulting: We haven’t dealt with wills or guardians yet. Help to get started? Learn more→

🏃‍♀️ Exercise: I feel ready to start running again. Any advice? Learn more→

🧘🏽 Meditation: What’s a good practice for focusing inward? Learn more→

In her words

"You're always going to wonder if you're doing things wrong, but that's what it means to be a mom, to care so much about someone else that you just want to be as perfect as possible." — Naya Rivera

More to read at 12 weeks postpartum

Ways to cope with feeling “touched out” | Hours a day with a human attached to you will leave most every parent needing a break from physical contact. It’s normal and there are ways to work through it. Read more→

The mundane, hilarious and glorious new parent milestones no one tells you about | Including that first time you folded up the stroller like a pro 👏 Read more→

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