All About Babylune: The First Phase of New Motherhood
January 14, 2008 by kate baggott
Filed under Baby Care, Breastfeeding, Fertility/ Infertility, Labor & Delivery, Mental Health, Nutrition
Lune is the French word for moon, the satellite that revolves around the earth, exerting its pull upon the tides and, according to the most respectable old wives, upon the female cycle, fertility, conception and birth.
In moon represents woman at her fullest: pregnant. After that, though, comes the blue moon, the postpartum period and the first phase of new motherhood. With this comes the new role of mother (or multiple times a mother) recovery, adjustment and an entirely new life. Babylune started out as a blog about this first phase of new motherhood, as an information resource for the recovery from childbirth.
And, it has become a lot more. While I still seek to fulfill my mission, this blog is just as much about the woman who writes it as it is about reproductive health. After all, motherhood is about more than just giving birth or sharing your life with children.
It’s about you. It’s about who you are, what you choose to do with your life and what you need. I think, those are all important things to write about and discuss. What about you?
I think that who you are, what you need, and what you choose are vitally important pieces to the puzzle that is motherhood. Especially in those first months, looking at those questions from every angle is crucial.
While avoiding a view through blue-tinted lenses.
Isn’t that always the challenge? Thanks for the moral support Christina.
I wish this blog had been around a few years ago. As a third-time mother, I struggled through a difficult pregnancy. Those first months really are so important and I believe in the influence of the moon on a woman’s reproductive life.
I really needed to come over here and read this just now. Your words are correct - it’s about ourselves and our needs but the clutter of life just gets in the way sometimes. This post reminded me that working hard to get rid of what prevents me from taking care of myself is just as important, if not moreso, than anything else.
Jeanne- Especially with three children who depend on you to be strong, healthy and functioning! Thank you for sharing your comment. It really helps me keep writing.
That’s lovely, Kate. I’d always wondered about the name of your blog.
And it is amazing to me how easily so many mothers forget that once you become a mother, you do not automatically lose your identity to motherhood –although, of course, it is a constant struggle.
Mme. M- You said it!