You at 3 Weeks Postpartum: Your Body and Mind
Tips for maximizing your sleep, plus some tired mom beauty products we love.
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Let's talk: sleep deprivation
Oh, exhaustion šµāš«ā¦ itās one of the most challenging and inevitable parts of the newborn phase. (So much so that sleep products are some of the most-clicked items for our postpartum Babylisters!) And though we *can* guarantee itāll get better, we also want to help you get through it. Especially during this crucial time of recovery.
The editors at Expectful spoke with a pediatric sleep consultant to get some advice for leaning on your support network so you can maximize your ZZZs during this sensitive timeālike sleeping in shifts to divvy up baby duty. (And here are our favorite tired mom beauty products thatāll help you fake it ātil you make it, if youāre interested!)
Your top questions, answered
š¤ Health: Iām getting lots of headaches. Any suggestions? Learn moreā
š¼ Boob FAQ: Whatās the ānormalā color of breast milk? Learn moreā
ā¤ļø Relationships: My partner is struggling with this life transition. Advice? Learn moreā
š§š½āāļø Meditation: Whatās a practice for helping me get (critical) sleep? Learn moreā
On babies
"Babies are the worst roommates. They're unemployed. They don't pay rent. They keep insane hours. Their hygiene is horrible. If you had a roommate that did any of the things babies do, you'd ask them to move out." ā Jim Gaffigan
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