Postpartum Recovery Planner

The postpartum period can be beautiful, overwhelming, exhausting, and unpredictable all at the same time. While so much attention goes into preparing for baby, it’s just as important to prepare for you.

The Postpartum Recovery Planner is designed to help you intentionally plan for your recovery and support before your baby arrives. Instead of trying to figure everything out while you’re sleep-deprived and adjusting to life with a newborn, this planner gives you space to think through the practical details ahead of time.

Inside, you’ll work through important areas of postpartum planning, including:

Your physical recovery: Identify what matters most to you during recovery and create five personal postpartum goals, along with realistic steps for achieving them.
Sleep and rest: Think ahead about how you can maintain your current sleep habits during pregnancy and what can help you stay in bed and prioritize rest after birth.
Baby care: Plan who will help care for your baby and how you’ll keep track of important things like feedings and diapers.
Feeding your baby: Think through your feeding plans and how you’ll set yourself up for support.
Meals and nutrition: Plan freezer meals, healthy snacks, easy meal ideas, and who will take responsibility for cooking after baby arrives.
Household responsibilities: Decide which household tasks need to be done, who can take them on, and what can be delegated.
Sibling care: If you have other children, create a plan for their care and support during the postpartum period.
Roles and expectations: Talk through who will be responsible for what and establish realistic expectations for life after baby arrives.
Visitors and family boundaries: Consider what you’re comfortable with when it comes to visitors, family involvement, and boundaries during your recovery.
Your relationship: Think through relationship expectations and how you and your partner can support each other during the transition to parenthood.
Your concerns: Give yourself space to identify your worries or concerns about the postpartum period and think through ways to prepare for them.
Notes and planning: Use additional space to record anything else you want to remember, discuss, or prepare before baby arrives.

This planner isn’t about creating a perfect postpartum plan. It’s about thinking ahead, communicating your needs, and creating a support system that allows you to focus on healing and caring for your new baby.

What’s Included

A downloadable Postpartum Recovery Planner that you can print and fill out by hand.

Digital download — available immediately after purchase.

Please note: This is a digital product. No physical product will be shipped.

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Postpartum Recovery Planner