Hi! Welcome to Forgotten Lattes I’m Jenn, a former elementary school educator turned stay-at-home-mom of healthy & happy little boys.
I consider myself to be a dark chocolate connoisseur (connoisseur means you eat a lot of it, right?!) and a lover all things pink – which I’m sure is obvious if you’ve spent 2.467 seconds on my blog.
I love cheesy romance movies – like love them, love them. Like this year I bought myself a sweatshirt that says “This is my Hallmark movie watching sweatshirt” love them. And I’ve been known to offer my husband shoulder rubs and freshly-baked cookies so he’ll watch Hallmark movies with me.
In 2013 I gave birth to my first son via emergency c section – something that completely caught me off guard after over 30 hours of labor. And in 2016 I had a second c section (this time scheduled) due to a condition called placenta previa.
While both of my babies were safe and healthy, I struggled to accept the reality of my births and had a strong desire to birth vaginally.
And after a lot of prep and many, many hours of research I was able to achieve my goal and birth to our third baby boy vaginally in 2018. At the beginning of 2020 I had my second VBA2C and gave birth to our fourth happy, healthy baby boy.
All of those birthing experiences have shaped me as a mother. And even though they were all different – and some more traumatic than others – they were all special because each one brought me a unique and precious gift from God.
The Forgotten lattes mission
Since starting Forgotten Lattes in 2017, I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with c section moms from all over the world. And I’ve found a HUGE hole in the way c section moms are supported.
Mostly that they lack a lot of the practical support that is needed for the physical, mental, and emotional journey that is c section recovery.
I found that ALL c section moms have two things in common:
- they are all incredible, beautiful, belly-birthing warriors
- they love their babies more than anything
My goal at Forgotten Lattes is to create content that serves c section moms just like you. That answers all of your questions from “When can I take a bath again?” to “Is this normal?” to “How do I accept the feelings of grief around my c section?”.
C Section recovery has the tendency to cast a dark shadow over your early days of mom life. You suddenly find yourself in a tremendous amount of pain, struggling to do simple things like walk up stairs or stand up straight, and it takes some of your attention away from your baby.
I want you to be able to enjoy life as a new mom. To fully embrace your body, your birth, and to heal properly and quickly. I want you to get the help & support you need – and deserve – so that you can thrive as mom. And my hope is that you can find those things here, on Forgotten Lattes.
From the bottom of my heart – thank you. Thank you for visiting, thank you for reading, and thank you for trusting me with your c section recovery questions!
