The Plano Well Mom Meetup

Week 1: Introduction of facilitator, purpose of group, group guidelines. Introduction of moms and babies. Time for sharing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences. Summarize themes, experiences, needs, goals, topics for future. Week 2: Brief introduction of facilitator and group guidelines. Introduction of new group members and babies. Check in with challenges and wins for the week. Time for sharing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences. Discuss Mothering the Mother concept and PSIÂÂ's universal message. Summarize themes, needs, goals, topics for future. Week 3: Introductions as needed, review group guidelines. Check-in with "mothering" given and received this week and feelings. Time for sharing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences. Discuss need for postpartum education. Review handout Overview of Postpartum Mood Disorders and hand out related book lists/reading material. Summarize themes, needs, goals and begin to think about future needs after this 6-week group experience. Week 4: Introductions as needed, review group guidelines. Check-in with what was learned from reading this week. Discuss need for physical self-care, specifically sleep, nutrition, and exercise. Discuss link between physical and mental health. Practice relaxation/meditation exercise together. Time for sharing experiences/what is needed after 6-week group. Week 5: Review group guidelines. Check-in about physical and mental efforts of self-care this week and effects on mood. Discuss emotional support with appropriate listenersÂÂ-who can you talk to, who are you closest to, and importance of emotional and practical support. Continue to further identify what is needed after last meeting next week. Week 6: Review group guidelines. Check-in about emotional and practical support received this week and reactions. Discuss plan of action from here, including identified needs over the course of six weeks, resources and referrals needed for each area. Summarize identified needs, goals and plan of action. IÂÂ'd love to hear that you are doing better!