If you’re a new mum feeling completely exhausted, not just tired from broken sleep, but deeply, bone-level depleted, you’re not imagining it. And you’re far from alone.
Postpartum depletion is a real physiological condition that affects up to 50% of mothers, and its effects can linger for months or even years after birth. It goes beyond the expected fatigue of caring for a newborn. It’s your body telling you that the enormous work of growing, birthing, and feeding a baby has drawn down your nutrient reserves to a level that rest alone can’t fix.
The good news? Once you understand what’s happening and why, you can take meaningful steps to recover. And the foundation of that recovery starts with nutrition. Specifically, the kind of nutrition your body can actually absorb and use.