Your Birthing Body

My ears naturally perk up to reproductive biology terms. So this is the fun fact I learned this morning after the radio mentioned clouds that look like mammary glands!!

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Being a parent is tough. Give yourself grace. You deserve it.

😂😂😂 Some days 😂😂😂

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"Mama Wulu", or the Bronze Weaver, is a 6th century bronze statuette - it shows a breastfeeding mother working at a foot loom, and is a great reminder that nursing parents have always worked and been resourceful. It was found on the Indonesian island of Flores though was most likely made in Borneo, it is now exhibited in the National Gallery of Australia.



[Image description: photo of a bronze statuette showing a mother nursing her young child, who is touching her other breast; she is sitting at a foot loom. Text reads 'Mama Wulu '. LLLI logo.]

Yesterday’s devotional on Lectio 365 was a great one for mothers. I wanted to share it with you all in case anyone is interested. This app and its devotions are done in a meditative Lectio divina style. So there is calming music in the background while they speak the words and guide the reflection. Makes for a bit of a mental and emotional relaxation exercise 😉

Anyway, 6 Sep 2023:
https://lectio365.24-7prayer.com/share/devotional/2023-09-06/day?locale=en Today on Lectio 365

Lectio 365 - The Domestic Monastic ‘There are different kinds of monasteries and different kinds of monastic bells.’

You’re a good mom ❤️

Birth is not a test of endurance; it is a testament to your limitless strength.

So true.

3am Thoughts

That's probably how it looks inside your belly while pregnant.....

Uuuuh the struggle is real..... Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder.

A love letter to Queensland parents. 💌 💕

Hold the mother, not the baby.⁣⁣
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Because the baby’s being taken care of—⁣⁣
fed, snuggled, and given all the love in the world—⁣⁣
by not only the mother,⁣⁣
but her partner, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and friends.⁣⁣
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But the mother,⁣⁣
may have gaps in her mind from lack of sleep,⁣⁣
may be mechanical in her motions as she’s healing,⁣⁣
may feel more like a mess than a mother,⁣⁣
may be sitting in bed, crying, feeling overwhelmed in her body and life,⁣⁣
may be full of mom guilt because in her mind, "she's not good enough,"⁣⁣
and she’s bleeding, wincing in pain, swollen and emotional.⁣⁣
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And the mother’s that baby's whole world and needs to be seen, so she doesn't disappear into that postpartum fog.⁣⁣
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So, hold the mother, not the baby.⁣⁣
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A mother agrees that her baby matters more.⁣⁣
But she’s hurting, while she’s the person behind the baby,⁣⁣
in the background, making it all happen:⁣⁣
feeding her baby at all hours,⁣⁣
snuggling her baby close to comfort newborn cries,⁣⁣
and being that baby’s everything.⁣⁣
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So, it’s the mother who needs your love.⁣⁣
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And a mother will remember who held her up.⁣⁣
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So instead of “I’m coming to see the baby,”⁣⁣
try saying, “I’m coming to see you 𝘢𝘯𝘥 meet the baby, too.”⁣⁣
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Because the mother needs to be held more.⁣⁣
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✍️: Living FULL
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