Preparing for postpartum can feel overwhelming. It’s hard to know how things will feel once you are there or to even know what you should be preparing.

I am a Postpartum Doula and the creator of Alison Beth Postpartum. I have worked with many families during this tender and vulnerable transition. I am also a mom to 2 children and I have walked this path too.

Things I hear often from clients that I start working with once they are in their postpartum season:

“I thought I was prepared but I wasn’t.”

“Nobody told me it would be like this.”

“Why didn’t any of my friends tell me the truth about this time?”

I help parents prepare for this time with the aim that they will enter postpartum feeling more confident and prepared. This resource is a guide you can turn to when things are overwhelming and you need some direction.

I have created this Postpartum Preparation Guide for you to use as a free resource. This guide helps expecting parents create a detailed fourth trimester plan that emphasizes emotional well-being and support networks.

The guide includes:

• Support network planning sections

• Daily basics management

• Physical recovery checklist

• Emotional wellbeing strategies

• Visitor and boundary guidelines

• Partner/co-parent connection maintenance

• Older children adjustment planning

• Postpartum Affirmations

• template: To Do List For Helpers

• Don’t Knock sign for your front door