If you’re growing a baby, feeding a baby, or raising tiny humans... you are already doing a full day’s work before breakfast.
And yet, rest can feel like something you have to earn.
Rest isn’t stopping. It’s rebuilding.
Your body is doing some serious behind-the-scenes work. Healing. Recovering. Producing milk. Regulating hormones. Keeping you upright on broken sleep.
Rest is when that work actually happens. Without it, your body just keeps pulling from empty reserves. With it, your body gets a chance to repair, recharge, and stabilise.
That’s not laziness. That’s biology.
A rested mum copes better
Rest supports:
- steadier energy (fewer crashes)
- better mood and patience
- clearer thinking
- physical recovery
You don’t need to feel amazing. You just need enough in the tank to keep going. Rest helps put something back in.
Productivity doesn’t always look busy
Some days, productivity looks like:
- sitting down
- closing your eyes while the baby sleeps
- leaving the laundry for tomorrow
- choosing the couch over pushing through.
Those choices help you show up again later. And tomorrow. And the day after. Cause motherhood never stops.
Filling your cup helps everyone
When you rest, you’re not stepping away from your role. You’re supporting it. A nourished, rested mum is better able to care, connect, and cope. That’s a win for you and your little one(s).
So if today all you did was survive, feed a baby, and rest where you could… that counts. A lot.
Rest is productive. And you’re allowed to take it 💛