Episode 03: Ways to Support your partner during postpartum ft. Johnathan Dodson
Welcome back to Episode 03 of A Love Letter to Motherhood. In today's episode we are talking all things postpartum support and not just postpartum support but support from your partner. Postpartum can feel like a dark and lonely time or it can be a time of bliss if proper support is present. Often times we focus so much on the new baby that the mother is forgotten about entirely. Well, that needs to change. Moms need so much support during that fourth trimester in order to be their best selves and to embrace their new role as a mom. So we're going to be talking about 2 of my postpartum experiences because they were completely different and what support from my husband looked like during that time.
To help me better tell this, I brought in my husband, Johnathan to give his side of things.
Hunny, introduce yourself.
Points we're going to be discussing in today's episode:
Jaxon's postpartum story
Jada's postpartum story
What are the best ways to support your partner when returning back to work?
What are the best ways to support your partner when you have to work from home?
Research! & your favorite resources for partners.
Communication: I feel language instead of you language.
a bad example: I feel like you never take out the trash is the same as you never take out the trash
vs.
a good example: i feel frustrated when the trash is piling up and falling out of the trash can. It would be nice to have the trash taken out before it gets to that point.
In what ways can you, as the partner be supported? (You did have a new baby as well)
How would you say you can be intimate with your partner when sex is off of the table postpartum?
The hardest part of postpartum when you're the partner who didn't just give birth
Things you wish I knew during postpartum.
Reminders for each other?
In next week's episode, we'll be talking about support from others and building that village everyone talks about having in motherhood. Because it really does take a village to raise these littles.
I hope you find some nourishment for your soul in today’s episode & know you’re not alone. I’ll talk to you in the next love letter.
Love & light,
Jalesa
Disclaimer: This episode is sponsored by Anchor.