The expression “to post-partum like a boss”
is used a lot in the Catholic mom blogging sphere, and is used to
emphasize the importance of a mother giving herself time to rest and
recover from delivering a baby. The physical recovery after birthing a
baby is long, lasting many weeks and, for some women, months. When a mom
is able to post-partum like a boss, she can take time to recover while
caring for her baby. She spends her days and nights sleeping, eating,
feeding, changing diapers, and soaking that newborn in. This time does
not suddenly come to an end, but she eases slowly from her life of
complete devotion to that baby back into the daily routine required of
her full vocation. But the initial couple of weeks ideally give her time
to recover and fall in love with her new baby.
One of the things I love about the old, traditional liturgical
calendar is the season after Epiphany. Instead of jumping back into
Ordinary Time two weeks after Christmas, it gives one a longer time to
linger with the Mother and Child...
Read the rest at the National Catholic Register...
Confessions of a Catholic Mom and Philosopher's Wife
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