The First Forty Days Journal

Self-Care for the New Mother

The First Forty Days Journal

A gentle companion for the sacred postpartum journey

The first weeks after birth are tender, emotional, transformative, and deeply sacred. This beautifully guided journal offers calming reflections, thoughtful prompts, and restorative practices designed to support emotional healing and gentle self-care during early motherhood — inspired by the bestselling bookThe First Forty Days.

INSIDE THE JOURNAL

What You'll Discover Inside

Guided Reflection

Prompts for emotional reflection and healing, created to help you process this new chapter.

Gentle Self-Care

Restorative practices designed to support your body and spirit through postpartum recovery.

Restorative Affirmations

Encouraging wisdom and affirmations to hold you steady through the harder moments.

Space to Process

A dedicated space to process your motherhood journey, at your own pace and in your own words.

Your Postpartum Plan

Support for building a postpartum care plan tailored to what you and your family need most.

Calming Rituals

Simple rituals to nourish mind, body, and spirit during the sacred first forty days.

A Sacred Space

Permission to pause, and be held.

Modern motherhood often asks women to move too quickly. This journal offers permission to pause. Whether you are preparing for postpartum or already holding your baby in your arms, The First Forty Days Journal helps you create moments of stillness, nourishment, and reflection during one of life's most transformative seasons.

This is not simply a journal — it is a companion for healing, grounding, and reconnecting with yourself.

A companion for healing, grounding, and reconnecting.

Made for this moment

Perfect For

Expecting mothers preparing for postpartum
New mothers navigating emotional recovery
Baby shower gifts & care packages
Mothers seeking intentional self-care
Families supporting a postpartum mother
Heng Ou

About the Author

Heng Ou

Heng Ou is a renowned maternal wellness advocate, author, and speaker dedicated to restoring the lost art of caring for mothers. Through her books and teachings, she helps women embrace nourishment, healing, and intentional care throughout motherhood.