Building Your Recovery Foundation Handout | Professional License
Building Your Recovery Foundation
Recovery doesn't require perfection. Small, consistent habits can make a meaningful difference as your body heals, adapts, and cares for your baby.
This beautifully designed one-page parent education handout introduces The Five Foundations of Recovery—simple, evidence-informed habits that support healing, energy, resilience, and overall postpartum well-being.
Created by a Nurse Practitioner and IBCLC, this resource provides practical, encouraging guidance that parents can begin using immediately.
Perfect for:
• Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs)
• Nurse Practitioners
• Midwives
• Doulas
• Obstetric practices
• Pediatric offices
• Childbirth educators
• New parents and families
What's Included
✔ 1 professionally designed PDF (8.5 x 11 inches)
Topics include:
• Why recovery starts with the basics
• Recovery in real life
• The Five Foundations of Recovery
• Key takeaway
• Simple daily action steps
• When to contact your healthcare provider
Why Parents Love This Resource
✓ Practical and easy to follow
✓ Encouraging and evidence-informed
✓ Beautiful, modern design
✓ Ideal for postpartum education and breastfeeding support
✓ Helps parents build healthy recovery habits one step at a time
Perfect For:
• Postpartum education
• Lactation consultations
• Hospital discharge packets
• Breastfeeding clinics
• Postpartum wellness visits
• New parent education
• Childbirth classes
• Home visiting programs
Please Note
• Digital download only
• No physical product will be shipped
• Colors may vary slightly between screens and printers
Professional License and Use
This resource includes a professional-use license for use with your own clients as part of your clinical or educational services.
You may:
Print or electronically share the handout with individual clients you personally serve.
Use the handout during consultations, follow-up care, and client education.
Print multiple copies for use within your own practice.
This license does not permit resale, redistribution to other professionals, sharing of editable/source files, posting the resource publicly online, or use by multiple providers or organizations under a single purchase.
For multi-provider offices or institutional licensing, please contact me for custom licensing.
This resource is intended for educational purposes and should not replace individualized medical advice or clinical judgment.
© Jennifer Gerard, APRN, IBCLC. All rights reserved.
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Thank you for supporting independent clinical education. I hope this guide becomes a trusted resource in your postpartum practice.
