Healthy With Kelsey

This is your sign to get pregnant 😂 (if you want to be of course)

Pregnant last May, had baby in Feb and now glorious weather is on the other side of the newborn trenches 🌞

My son is old enough now to actually do fun things, my C-section is healed enough to do activities, the weather is gorgeous and somehow 4 months in PPD hasn’t found her way into my life yet (thank you to meds and ✨ therapy ✨)

Everyone says there isn’t the “right” time but I’m pretty sure it’s May or June 😂

Some days I still can’t believe this little boy grew inside me. 🥹

The same body I spent years criticizing gave me the greatest gift of my life.

Motherhood has changed the way I see myself in just 100 days and in so many ways I never expected. 🤍

Happy Mother’s Day to all the baddies out there who’ve gone from Mamacita to Mama 🥰

And to the women showing up in all the other forms of motherhood too… the stepmoms, aunties, foster moms, grieving moms, hopeful moms, pet moms, bonus moms, and the women nurturing others with so much love every single day.

Motherhood is powerful in all its forms 🤍

In Canada you have your baby, finish your recovery stay and then leave. No bills… no invoices…
My midwife care was also another 6 weeks post partum — also free.

I did get this letter for our private room but it sounds like you don’t actually have to pay if you don’t want too 😅

I used to think pregnancy workouts were just about “staying in shape”… but postpartum showed me they were really preparing me for motherhood.

The strength, endurance and mental resilience I built while pregnant now show up in the smallest everyday moments — pushing a stroller uphill, carrying a baby for hours, functioning on little sleep, and still finding ways to care for myself too.

Not because motherhood should feel like a fitness test, but because movement helped me feel more supported in my body through all of the changes.

If you’re pregnant right now, know that it doesn’t have to look intense to matter. A walk, some stretches, a few strength exercises… it all counts. Your future self will thank you 🤍

I’ve never had to eat faster in my entire life 😮‍💨

The amount of meals I’ve had to scarf down as fast as I could just to make sure I got something in my belly these last 3 months is crazy.

Getting to eat a meal while it’s hot… ya that’s become a rarity 🥲

And I didn’t consider any of this while either teaching or practicing intuitive eating until I recently became a parent.

I really used to think (and tell people) “intuitive eating is for EVERYBODY”. Well I feel like living proof right now that it is not.

Eating intuitively is just not a luxury I have right now. Moments to myself are pretty much non existent. I have a hard time noticing my hunger and fullness because I’m preoccupied trying my best to nurture my baby. AND THAT’S OKAY.

My eating is erratic right now. I skip meals and snack at odd hours because the newborn trenches are so chaotic and inconsistent.

One day your baby will sleep and you can prep and sit down and eat and the next you’ll be shovelling bites of cold pasta in your mouth in between diapers changes.

So on behalf of the entire intuitive eating community, I am sorry we overlooked this stage of life. Between the hormones, juggling a baby and just trying to keep your head above the water.. I see you now. You’re doing a job and life won’t always feel this chaotic.

Meanwhile that little one in your arms is naturally listening to every hunger and fullness cue because your cues are pushed to the sidelines 🥹 and what a selfless sacrifice you’ve made.

What other areas of health and wellness overlook new parents?

I’m just over here having the WORST time 🤫

Me + sun + workout + baby sleeping = heaven 👼🏼

My workouts bring me so much feeling of normalcy in an otherwise very chaotic life these days.

If I can squeeze in a quick couple sets while little bubs is sleeping, then I’m gonna grab the baby monitor and do my thing cuz this momma needs it 😅

Postpartum movement looks nothing like it used to 🥺

And after a c-section, it really asks you to slow down in ways you can’t ignore.

Some days it’s just a walk with the stroller, other days it’s a few minutes of movement between feeds, burps, and naps.

My body feels different, my strength feels different, and mentally… that’s been the hardest part.

I’m learning to let go of timelines and the pressure to “bounce back,” and instead meet myself where I am.

Being a mom is already hard enough, I don’t need the outside pressure to look like I haven’t had a baby to make it harder.

This season isn’t about doing more. it’s about doing what I can, with care. And trusting that it’s enough 🤍

C-section recovery has been humbling in ways I didn’t expect 🥹

Thanks to three post-op wound bleeds that left me anemic, the first weeks of postpartum left me depleted more than ever.

As someone who is very active, having to take things really slowly has been hard both physically and mentally.

I’ve been gradually taking more walks with baby and they have become the highlight of my day and a reminder to take things one step at a time.

I know that when I feel better mentally after a good walk, I’m better able to show up for my little one and feel less overwhelmed in general.

Getting out the door still feels like a big task some days, so I’m really grateful for anything that makes it easier.

Our gifted Cruz V3 has been such a steady part of that routine for us.

It’s the final here in BC 🙌🏾
For all my fellow northern besties who struggle with S.A.D, longer days of sunlight are ahead!

Now we just need the rest of the west coast to get with the program cuz why am I going to be in a different time zone half the year when I drive 30 minutes from my house across the border 😒

Washington, Oregon and Cali get with the program! 😅