You just had a baby - and you're undergoing a profound and transformative experience. Yet despite the excitement, you are also navigating intense physical and emotional changes. In times of doubt, exhaustion, or fear, affirmations are a powerful tool to use.
Here are 10 postpartum affirmations to help you embrace your postpartum journey with love, confidence, and a positive mindset.
My baby and I are learning how to do this together.
Taking care of myself means I can better take care of my baby.
Asking for help is a sign of strength.
I am thankful for the body that just brought life into the world.
I will be patient with myself.
This period is hard and temporary. I will get through this.
My feelings are valid.
I will take today moment by moment.
I release my expectations of perfection.
My needs are important.
Try repeating these affirmations daily during the postpartum period. While you embrace these statements, you will learn to internalize them as a new inner voice.
Remember, you are not alone, and you got this.