[Inner Traditions]
Provides essential advice for adjusting to the many challenges facing women during the first year after giving birth.
• Offers practical tips for finding balance between being fully immersed in the beautiful but demanding path of motherhood and maintaining a sense of self.
• Provides helpful herbal tips and recipes and includes gentle yoga exercises.
• Addresses a new mother's need to replenish her body, mind, and spirit so that she can nurture her child.
• By the author of The Natural Pregnancy Book and Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent's Guide.
New mothers need care and support to adjust to the myriad challenges facing them after birth: changing body image, lifestyle, work arrangements, and relationships. Midwife, herbalist, and mother of four, Aviva Jill Romm shares her insights into how to make this crucial time a happy one. She provides essential advice for preparing for the postpartum period, coping during the first few days after the birt