Stuart’s Story: Episiotomy, Physical Recovery, Breastfeeding, Night Nurse, Co-sleeping and Pregnancy During Covid
Each episode of The Sleep Sessions podcast features a different mom sharing her story of adapting to life and sleep after a new baby. The conversations cover topics such as birth stories, physical recovery, mental health, sleep, feeding, work/life balance, relationship changes and more in hopes of supporting women through the postpartum period.
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There can be so much pressure for women to “bounce back” shortly after giving birth and it often sets unrealistic expectations for new moms.
On today’s episode, TV Host & Entertainment Reporter @stuartbrazell, shares about how her first birth experience didn’t go as planned, requiring a vacuum assist and an episiotomy, leading to a very difficult physical recovery. After facing these challenges, she says she “wishes more women would have been more real with her” about what postpartum life would actually look like.
Stuart also shares about her 18-months of breastfeeding, working with a night nurse, co-sleeping, dealing with acid reflux, and being pregnant with her second during Covid.
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