Just like before a birth it’s important to prepare (check out the last episode for that info!), it’s just as important to have a post-birth ritual or rhythm to help yourself recover. Births are a lot of work both physically and emotionally, so it’s vital to have a ritual of coming down from the work you’ve done as a doula and helping yourself be ready for the next client.

This is one more of many things that are very personal in what it should include. So while I can’t tell you exactly what to do I can give you ideas and share why I do the things I do so you can start figuring out your own rhythm. This is something that will change and adapt as you attend more births and get a sense of what your body needs after this work.

Key Takeaways:

• This is my typical routine after a birth:
• I eat! Immediately after I leave a birth
• I usually get home and shower
• I sometimes stretch if I am awake enough!
• If it’s the middle of the night I get in bed and sleep
• If it’s daytime and my kids are home I hang with them a little before sleeping
• If It has been a really long birth I cancel anything coming up in the next 12 hrs before I go to sleep or I will likely just sleep through it on accident.

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