One support tip I would add for moms who are pregnant & postpartum is….. listen to your body. 
This is something I wish I had taken more seriously after having my babies.
Postpartum is exhausting. You’re recovering from birth while feeding or pumping around the clock. You’re barely sleeping and your whole body is going through so many changes. It can be really easy to think every headache, ache or weird feeling is just part of being postpartum.
But sometimes it isn’t.
I learned that the hard way after having a postpartum hypertensive stroke. It completely changed how I look at my postpartum recovery.
I think as moms we get so used to pushing through. We tell ourselves we’re tired. We’re stressed. We just gave birth. We have newborns. It’s probably normal.
Please don’t ignore that feeling when your body is telling you something is wrong.
If you have a headache that feels unusual or severe, vision changes, sudden swelling, numbness, weakness, trouble speaking, chest pain, shortness of breath or anything that just doesn’t feel right, please get checked. Don’t automatically assume it’s just postpartum.
And if you have a blood pressure monitor at home, use it. Know your numbers. Talk to your doctor about what numbers or symptoms mean you should call.
Your baby needs you. But your baby also needs you to take care of YOU. 
Getting checked doesn’t make you dramatic. Asking questions doesn’t make you difficult. And you never have to apologize for advocating for yourself.
I would rather hear “everything is okay” after getting checked than wish I had listened to my body sooner.
Mama, you know your body. Please listen to it. 
