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title: "Category: postpartum period"
url: https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/postpartum+period/
description: "Posts filed under postpartum period on the Paper Crane blog by Vanessa Hawke, childbirth educator and doula in Central Connecticut."
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# Category: postpartum period

3 posts in this category of the Paper Crane blog

September 20, 2018

### [You Cannot Spoil a Newborn!](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/2018/9/20/you-cannot-spoil-a-newborn/)

[birth work](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/birth+work/) · [breastfeeding](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/breastfeeding/) · [doula life](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/doula+life/) · [informed choice](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/informed+choice/) · [motherhood](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/motherhood/) · [newborns](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/newborns/) · [parenting](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/parenting/) · [postpartum period](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/postpartum+period/) · [resources](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/resources/)

Something happened today that really got under my skin. Read on to hear the story.

August 5, 2018

### [World Breastfeeding Week 2018: Reflections on My Experience](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/2018/8/1/world-breastfeeding-week-2018-reflections-on-my-experience/)

[motherhood](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/motherhood/) · [newborns](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/newborns/) · [postpartum period](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/postpartum+period/) · [breastfeeding](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/breastfeeding/) · [personal](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/personal/)

In light of World Breastfeeding Week, I thought I'd try something new and get a little personal and share what my breastfeeding experience was like. I know it's possible that I might catch some heat for this - whatever. My main hope is that someone who feels completely inundated…

April 27, 2018

### [Dear New Mama: Please Be Gentle With Yourself](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/2018/4/27/dear-new-mama-please-be-gentle-with-yourself/)

[postpartum period](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/postpartum+period/) · [parenting](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/parenting/) · [motherhood](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/motherhood/) · [newborns](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/newborns/) · [planning ahead](https://papercranebirth.com/blog/category/planning+ahead/)

I had this vision of myself post-baby: exercising and pursuing other hobbies regularly, cooking balanced meals, helping my husband keep the house clean and tidy, being stress-free at work, socializing with friends, and spending quality time on my marriage - all with my baby…

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