Now that I am 2 months postpartum, I am starting to adjust to the new normal of lack of sleep and tending to the needs of my mini boss aka Hannah 😂 I am so grateful my delivery was pretty smooth overall and surprisingly my labor lasted only 4 hours.

My postpartum and recovery has been quick overall. After 1 week I noticed a huge difference. I truly think because I have been consistently working out for years and continued to workout throughout my pregnancy right up until I gave birth, which made my recovery significantly quicker. I highly recommend keeping up with workouts even if its a light 20-30 minutes. When I was pregnant I modified workouts to make them less intense and focused on lots of squats and lunges and used a workout band to make these movements more challenging. I also pushed the sled, rode the stationary bike and used battle ropes as my cardio the day before I delivered. Upon coming home from the hospital I started consistently eating seaweed soup. Dating back centuries, Koreans have eaten seaweed soup as a food to help women shrink their uterus and recover from delivery. Since eating this soup, I noticed a huge difference, within a week I noticed I was almost back down to my pre pregnancy weight! Here’s a seaweed soup recipe that I used. To add more protein I added meat to the soup. This seaweed soup also helps with breast milk production as well plus so many other health benefits! Of course breastfeeding is known for a quicker recovery which I have been fortunate enough to be able to do and I have to say the seaweed soup contributed to my milk production.

Post delivery, one of the main difficulties is sitting comfortably, so make sure to sit on a pillow or you can use a donut pillow. Also using the Frida Mom Kit was a game changer and helped with relief from delivery! The ice packs included in the kit are 👌👌 Any of these would make a great gift for an expecting mama!

A friend recommended this nursing bra and its been great for breast feeding! The front clips make it super easy for nursing and they are comfortable with great padding! And for relief from feeding, this nipple butter has been great and its safe for babies!

Other essentials have been my Stanley cup (nothing new here) honestly the handle has been key for easy reaching. This utility cart has been a life saver in keeping essentials in one place and to easily roll around while nursing.

For outfits I have been sticking with easy dresses for nursing to throw on and be able to feed easily. I like this and this.

I used this body butter throughout pregnancy and continuing to use it postpartum. It is super moisturizing and made with clean, organic ingredients. It has helped immensely with stretch mark prevention and I can’t recommend it enough!