tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post3322301009097937337..comments2024-03-28T22:21:34.287-07:00Comments on Heart of Light: Four months postpartumRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-89164058512084185232018-08-15T13:02:39.769-07:002018-08-15T13:02:39.769-07:00My hair started falling out at 4 months too. It wa...My hair started falling out at 4 months too. It was very scary. It stopped around 6 months and I have no idea if this helped but I started taking collagen peptides daily and my hair seems thick again :)Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213582767225246466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-37781306806223991512018-08-15T08:04:48.309-07:002018-08-15T08:04:48.309-07:00Check out mommastrong! $2 / month online subscript...Check out mommastrong! $2 / month online subscription. Mommastrong saved me when I realized I wasn't exercising and couldn't play/ keep up with my 2 and 5 year olds.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039515205848812423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-55059797169387993632018-08-13T17:37:27.238-07:002018-08-13T17:37:27.238-07:00you'll get to a tipping point where you're...you'll get to a tipping point where you're OK with it all. That's how it was for me at least. I wasn't all, cry baby cry, or anything but I desperately needed a change so I was will to endure...Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314646201994238243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-67103363455627245232018-08-13T10:26:12.240-07:002018-08-13T10:26:12.240-07:00Thanks, hon!Thanks, hon!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-32002556605647433122018-08-13T10:24:41.244-07:002018-08-13T10:24:41.244-07:00This is what I keep telling myself, but I'm st...This is what I keep telling myself, but I'm starting to get bald patches at my temples. Ugh. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-9495516466966819212018-08-13T10:24:15.752-07:002018-08-13T10:24:15.752-07:00We are excited/terrified about sleep training! I t...We are excited/terrified about sleep training! I think she'll be able to handle it pretty well, but I'm not sure that we'll be able to handle it. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-45234488928506418202018-08-13T10:23:24.641-07:002018-08-13T10:23:24.641-07:00Yes, I think I'm getting bald patches at my te...Yes, I think I'm getting bald patches at my temples. Sob. Glad to hear it tapered off!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-19353253136182862382018-08-13T10:22:53.753-07:002018-08-13T10:22:53.753-07:00I am definitely going back to bangs. I know that t...I am definitely going back to bangs. I know that they are theoretically more work, but I actually feel like they're easier because it looks like your hair is styled even if you don't do anything except blow dry your bangs for two minutes after you shower. (But I have super straight hair so I think maybe bangs are easier for me, while styling my hair is harder)<br /><br />The upkeep of trimming them sucks, though. That's the only thing holding me back right now. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-43244580218547195902018-08-13T10:20:39.777-07:002018-08-13T10:20:39.777-07:00Ugh, do not feel ashamed! Just keep reminding your...Ugh, do not feel ashamed! Just keep reminding yourself that the temporary weight gain is nothing compared to all that you're doing! (I know it's easier to believe that about someone else, harder to apply it to yourself) Hang in there! Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-68822498181774442432018-08-13T10:18:40.966-07:002018-08-13T10:18:40.966-07:00I have a tiny bit of diastasis recti, but not enou...I have a tiny bit of diastasis recti, but not enough to be a clinical diagnosis (just 1 finger wide, not very deep). I'm starting on the Dia Method to resolve it completely, so hopefully it'll be completely gone in a few months! I really, really need to find an ongoing core workout that I don't absolutely hate. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819528155575569595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-13257753144338468542018-08-13T03:58:33.261-07:002018-08-13T03:58:33.261-07:00i love this post, how raw and honest it feels. i&#...i love this post, how raw and honest it feels. i'm 10mo post partum and i have just gathered the courage to start looking after myself. I had all the pregnancy weight and more, which is not pretty and i feel ashamed of, but i also feel good about having let myself go and enjoyed my son first moments. i have 10kgs to go - wish me luck! <br /><br />regrading hair - it was/is horrible. If this is your first week, brace yourself for months of hair loss. Everyone told me and i stupidly believed it only happened to others and when it happened to me, with all the postpartum emotions, was a big disappointment. But its over (lasted 3 mos...) and again, is just a phase... i guess that has been the biggest learning curve: its just a phase and like any other, it shall pass..Cromossoma Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739376287196070095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-27601815580345744722018-08-12T05:09:40.536-07:002018-08-12T05:09:40.536-07:00Ugh. The hair loss. Sadly the loss isn't the w...Ugh. The hair loss. Sadly the loss isn't the worst part - for me, having it grow back in was when it got awkward. With both post-pregnancies I considered cutting bangs at that point to hide my new 'baby bangs', but my hairdresser suggested that while I was super exhausted & hormonal, it might not be the time to start caring for bangs too. ;) <br /><br />And don't be too hard on yourself about caring for yourself - it has only been 4 months!! Seriously. Especially as a working parent, balancing it all is really difficult. You'll find your rhythm, but the fact that your priority is watching those adorable hands grab things makes me feel like you have exactly the right things happening right now!Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-36456650534010214282018-08-11T12:04:58.805-07:002018-08-11T12:04:58.805-07:00all so true! and 4 months was exactly when I lost ...all so true! and 4 months was exactly when I lost my hair, from a clump right along my forehead where my hair parts. it was lovely. not. I remember it tapered off (the losing) after a month or six weeks I think. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401366884947066616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-72094864396903404192018-08-11T05:29:04.688-07:002018-08-11T05:29:04.688-07:00The hair loss is just everything you did not lose ...The hair loss is just everything you did not lose during pregnancy. All that backlog falls out and then it’s back to a normal amount. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466896901138380184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-11444218831770979832018-08-11T05:20:04.657-07:002018-08-11T05:20:04.657-07:00I love your review of postpartum life! I'm a ...I love your review of postpartum life! I'm a ways out now (my kids are 6 1/2 and 12) but I recall it vividly. For abs - is it possible you have a diastasis recti? If so, I'd try PT for core work, and also try to find some sort of workout that focuses on core. I did a "restore the core" class (in MA) after my second and it totally helped with my diastasis recti. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154093538268627588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-90861655532227787502018-08-10T18:57:56.322-07:002018-08-10T18:57:56.322-07:00Omg I love your truthful depiction of postpartum l...Omg I love your truthful depiction of postpartum life. My body is still a hot mess and my son is 7 months. �� I will say that I stopped loosing my hair at 6 months. And another fun thing about the 6 month mark, for us anyways, is that we started sleep training. It’s hard for like 3 days and then BAM you have time to yourself again. It was literally life changing. Talk to your pedi! Maybe you can start that earlier, I feel like ours is a bit conservative which is why we waited until 6 months. Good luck mama! You’re do a bang-up job. Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452621549434169941.post-41365148891184505482018-08-10T17:18:57.947-07:002018-08-10T17:18:57.947-07:00Aww, I love that final photo.
(hopefully health...Aww, I love that final photo. <br /><br />(hopefully health and other things start to improve, though!)bridgetwhoplaysfrenchhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944714770867649886noreply@blogger.com