THE MOTHERHOOD JOURNAL

Mama, stop pushing your own journey to the side.

So you have a baby (or you almost do!)… Now what? Let me guess… 

-You’ve registered for all of the things for baby, but nothing for yourself.

-You’ve read all of the books and blogs about how to prepare for taking care of a newborn, but what about taking care of you?

-You have bought the baby book to record and process everything about your new baby, but what about your own journey? What about the all-encompassing transformation of becoming a mother?

But… what if there was a space just for you?

A space to process your journey from early pregnancy all the way through the first year of having a baby?

It’s so normal for moms to put all of their focus on the baby at the expense of their own care, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

I was this way too! Before my first baby was born, I had figured out the registry for my baby. I had her room prepped. I read all I could manage to prepare for how to care for her. Then, at the end of her first year, I realized, WOAH- a LOT has happened to me and I have hardly acknowledged or made space for myself to process any of it! Every area of my life had been impacted and I was riding a roller coaster of change, and I was not the driver of that roller coaster.

Introducing…

The Motherhood Journal

Including:

Preparation- a space to prepare logistically for caring for yourself after you bring your baby home, including space for important contacts, lists of favorite foods and helpful tasks to give those wanting to help you, and more!

Reflection questions for each stage- all three trimesters of pregnancy, the first two weeks (fresh, fresh motherhood!), the fourth trimester, and each month of the first year.

Space to process your birth story.

Daily reflection & recording pages for the entire fourth trimester.

Space for long form journaling.

Tear out affirmation cards to place around your home as encouraging reminders when you need them most.

How does THIS sound? 

1. In the midst of the hustle of preparing and bringing a new baby home, you are able to take small, practical, doable steps to acknowledge what’s happening with YOU.
   

2. As your life changes in every way, you have a space to record and reflect with guided questions to help you along the journey.
   

3. At the end of your first year as a mother, you can look back and your reflections and be amazed at how far you’ve come.

How it works: 

Prepare during pregnancy for the crucial, early postpartum days by filling out the “Preparation” section, where you’ll collect the names and contact information for important health resources, arrange lists of favorite foods, household tasks, and even plan for fun self-care activities for when you have a few minutes to yourself.

As you walk through each stage of early motherhood, engage in guided journaling with thoughtful, practical questions designed to help you process your emotions, arrange logistics, and raise awareness of when you need to ask for help.

During the fourth trimester, set aside a few minutes a day for short daily journaling to record special memories with your baby and reflection about your own identity shift.

Don’t wait until the end of your first year of motherhood to realize that you could have made space for caring for yourself amidst caring for your baby. Your story as a mother matters just as much as your baby’s story, and you will be a better mother when you care for yourself, too.

Meadowlark & Co started as a space to encourage people to put their hands to the dreams in their hearts. We do this through providing creative education as well as beautiful products to inspire and bring beauty to the every day.

My passion for creating the Motherhood Journal was born out of a desire to help mothers see how crucial it is to care for themselves in order to be moms who are living with joyful purpose, confident in their new role. By using this journal to reflect on their journey and process all that is happening to them, moms can better integrate and discover the dreams in their hearts and continue to live them out with boldness.

The journal is one of a kind.

When I was newly postpartum, I knew this type of journal was something I desperately needed,

but I couldn’t find anything like it…

so, I created it for you.

I know it will change your postpartum journey (and your overall experience as a mother!) for the better.