Its astonishing to say but rarely do I have even 5 minutes to get on my yoga mat and stretch. And I need it desperately. But the day just starts and becomes a whirling dervish with newborn stuff and laundry and constant nursing, grocery shopping, making a quick juice or meal. But last night the baby slept for a big chunk which allowed me to sleep. So I have now been wide awake since 4 am. We fed, changed diapers, folded some laundry and then when she fell back asleep I did some yoga in the dark. Slowly stretching to the sound of her deep breathing and little woodland creature whimpers. And I feel so much better. During pregnancy it was the lower half that needed help and now it is the upper half. My chest, shoulder, neck and back need a lot of help to stretch and open. My shoulders tend to slope forward anyway but now with breast feeding, holding the baby for many hours a day, getting in weird positions to get her in and out of the car, etc. the upper portion of the body gets wrecked. My neck and shoulders are like rocks and even my forearms have these tight sinewy muscles that almost make me cry when I start to massage them. Now that we are at the six week mark and things are becoming easier and more routine I am going to start making more time myself and my body. I did forward bends, triangle, shoulder stand and plow (yay I can finally do these without the pregnant belly!!!), back and shoulder openers with the block, cat/cow, down dog, and off purse childs pose. Nice to not be in a rush but to enjoy each stretch luxuriously. A true gift. More of that to come. The sun is now up. The husband is stirring and I am drinking tea and ready for my packed day that lies ahead.
xomc
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