Some Mother-Centered Needs You Might Have

• the need for someone to talk to- a good role model and listener
• the need to focus inward
• the need to feel dependent
• the need to feel mothered
• the need to talk about the labor and delivery
•  the need to feel protected
• the need to feel nurtured
• the need to respect your own vulnerability
• the need for private time
• the need for lots of praise and encouragement
• the need to pay attention to your psychiological and emotional states, even if others aren’t doing so.

Mothering The New Mother
Sally Placksin