After having my youngest, Rupert, just under 4 months ago Postpartum Self Care has not been at the top of my list of priorities. Or anywhere on that list to be completely truthful. I’ve been making sure that everyone else is OK and neglecting myself in the process. With a new month almost near, and better weather on the horizon I have decided that I need to start looking after myself again.
I’m not going to make any huge changes right away (although my personality is very all or nothing) but I’m going to make an effort to do something little for me each day. Whether that’s painting my nails, having a bath or just reading a few pages of a book I’ve had sitting on my bedside table for the last 4 years. I’m going to start prioritising myself, a little bit.
I know that by looking after myself I’m going to be a better version of me, more present, happier, and in turn a better Mum to my children. I’m really looking forward to summer with the two of them this year. Getting out, exploring, and I want to feel good about myself, both physically and mentally.
I’m going to start out by treating myself to some clothes that actually fit me because squeezing into my prepregancy jeans is not the workout I want to be starting my days with and as nice as they are, I don’t want to be wearing the same Adidas leggings every day. I’m going to have a skincare and makeup consultation as I have no idea what I’m meant to be doing with my skin and I’m going to treat myself to some new perfume as I’ve just used up my Flowerbomb that has been my daily perfume for the last year or so. I have been scrolling through women’s perfume and picked either this jean paul gaultier perfume or Gucci Flora which has been on my wishlist a while.
I’ve booked to get my hair done and I’m going to make a point of booking the next cut in each time. Rather than letting it get in a state and being desperate for it to be done again! There are all such tiny things on there own but I feel they’ll have such a positive impact on my mental health.
I’m going to start going to bed at a half decent time, and the same time every night, instead of waiting up for Rupert’s first feed which could be any time from 10pm-2am. Ideally I would like to aim to be in bed and away from technology by 10:30pm and “lights out” at 11:30pm, giving myself an hour to do something to switch off like reading or sewing (I really am in my 30s now aren’t I).
I’m also going to start making some food/fitness changes and goals but little steps. I want to get myself into the right frame of mind to even make a start on those things because I’m not there yet. To start with I want to get clothes to fit my body, not try and make my 4 month postpartum body fit into clothes it’s likely never to fit into again!
I’ll write another post with a little update and some new goals later next month but these are just the starting points for me on a mission to loving myself a little more!
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