Postpartum Recovery

A comprehensive guide to understanding the postpartum recovery process, including the physical, emotional, and mental adjustments new mothers face.

A new mother engages in postpartum recovery through gentle exercise, emphasising the importance of physical health and antenatal care.
Postpartum Recovery

All The Ways Motherhood Changes You Biologically: Navigating Postpartum Recovery with Antenatal Support

A mother breastfeeding her newborn, highlighting the darkened nipples and linea nigra as part of postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

Are Darker Nipples and Linea Nigra Nature’s Way to Support Breastfeeding?

Postpartum mother using a soothing ice pack for perineal relief during recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

Are Perineal Pads with Witch Hazel Safe? What Else Should I Buy for Comfort?

A new mother holding her newborn baby, resting after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

What to Expect with Postpartum Bleeding: A Guide for New Mothers

A single mum with a mental health concern seeking support for her postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

Could My Baby Be Taken If I’m a Single Mum with Bad Mental Health?

A mother with her newborn, highlighting the importance of antenatal and postpartum care.
Postpartum Recovery

Did Britney Get Placed Under Conservatorship for Postpartum Depression?

First-time mum practising antenatal yoga as part of her postpartum recovery, surrounded by supportive community
Postpartum Recovery

First-Time Mums Aren't Supposed to be Perfect

A mother caring for her postpartum hair while managing new motherhood.
Postpartum Recovery

Five Postpartum Hair Problems and How to Cope: Tips for New Mums

A mother practices postpartum nail care while managing new motherhood.
Postpartum Recovery

Five Postpartum Nail Problems and How to Cope: Nail Care for New Mums

A mother navigating divorce and postpartum challenges with support.
Postpartum Recovery

Handling a Divorce While Postpartum: Tips for Mental and Physical Health

New mother practising pelvic floor exercises after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

How to Get Started with Pelvic Floor Recovery After Childbirth

New mums connecting with each other in a postpartum support group.
Postpartum Recovery

How to Make Friends with Other New Mums Without Seeming Weird

Mother resting with her newborn after childbirth
Postpartum Recovery

How to Identify Retained Placenta After Childbirth

A new mother enjoying a peaceful walk for postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

How Fast Can I Lose My Baby Weight? A Postpartum Recovery Guide

A newborn’s tiny hands and feet, showcasing privacy-conscious parents sharing their baby’s first moments online without revealing their face.
Postpartum Recovery

How Should I Show My Newborn on Social Media? Privacy, Sharenting, and Newborn Photos

New mother celebrating with a glass of champagne after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

How Soon Can I Drink Champagne After Giving Birth?

A new mother reflecting on her postpartum recovery journey with her baby in a peaceful setting.
Postpartum Recovery

How to Identify Functional Depression in a New Mum

A serene postnatal retreat offering yoga and relaxation for new parents.
Postpartum Recovery

How to Plan a Postnatal Retreat: A Guide to Postpartum Recovery

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Postpartum Recovery

I'm in Remission From Cancer: Does Pregnancy Increase My Risk of Getting Sick Again?

New mother holding her newborn after a C-section, experiencing the joy of postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

Is C-Section Guilt Normal? Understanding and Managing Postpartum Emotions

A new mother talking with her midwife to understand more about her birth experience.
Postpartum Recovery

Is It Normal to Want My Midwife and Doctor to Explain What Happened During the Birth?

A new mother doing gentle postpartum core exercises at home.
Postpartum Recovery

Is It Safe to Do Sit-Ups When Postpartum? Find Out Here.

A postpartum woman practising yoga for relaxation while caring for her newborn.
Postpartum Recovery

Postpartum Hormonal Recovery: Why It Can Take Two Years for Your Hormones to Normalise

A calm new mother resting in bed after childbirth, beginning her postpartum recovery journey.
Postpartum Recovery

Is Full Physical Recovery After Childbirth Really a Year?

Newborn baby lying on their parent’s chest, benefiting from skin-to-skin contact.
Postpartum Recovery

Is Vaginal Seeding Safe? Is it Available on the NHS? Exploring the Risks and Benefits for Postpartum Recovery

Mother with type 1 diabetes breastfeeding and managing her health.
Postpartum Recovery

Managing Type 1 Diabetes While Breastfeeding: Key Considerations for New Mothers

A new mother enjoying maternity leave with her baby, feeling supported and at ease.
Postpartum Recovery

The Maternity Leave Crisis: How Antenatal Care and Support Can Help

Mother resting after childbirth, focusing on recovery
Postpartum Recovery

Pain After Birth: Understanding and Managing Postpartum Discomfort

A woman performing gentle postnatal massage to alleviate breast discomfort after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

Postpartum Boobs: What's Normal & What's Not – A Guide for New Mums

A new mother practising yoga for postpartum wellness, focusing on relaxation and mental health.
Postpartum Recovery

Postpartum Mental Wellness: What’s Normal & What’s Not – A Guide for New Mothers

A woman participating in postnatal yoga to strengthen her tummy and support recovery after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

Postpartum Tummy: What’s Normal and What’s Not – Recovery Tips

Postpartum recovery workout, a mother doing gentle yoga after a C-section.
Postpartum Recovery

Safe Post C-Section Workouts: A Step-by-Step Guide to Regaining Your Fitness

A new mother taking postnatal supplements for recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

The Best Postnatal Supplements: What You Really Need to Spend for Recovery

A mother resting and using a heating pad to manage after pains in the postpartum period.
Postpartum Recovery

What Are the After Pains? Do They Get Worse with Each Pregnancy?

New mother wearing a stylish yet comfortable outfit to her baby’s baptism while recovering from a C-section.
Postpartum Recovery

What to Wear to Your Baby’s Baptism That’s Flattering but Won’t Aggravate Your Caesarean Scar

Postpartum recovery using Indiba fibrotic therapy for scar healing.
Postpartum Recovery

Understanding Indiba Fibrotic Treatment for Postpartum Scars

New mother practicing antenatal yoga as part of postpartum recovery and family planning
Postpartum Recovery

What is the Ideal Spacing Between Babies? An Antenatal Guide to Postpartum Recovery and Family Planning

New mum wearing comfortable mesh underwear during postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

What is the Weird Mesh Underwear Some Hospitals Give Postpartum Women? Find Out If You Should Buy Some

Illustration of a new mother engaging in postpartum recovery exercises with antenatal guidance
Postpartum Recovery

What Really Happens to Your Vagina After Birth? An Antenatal-Informed Guide to Postpartum Recovery

A new mother using a relaxation technique to ease discomfort while going to the toilet after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

What’s It Like to Go to the Toilet After Birth? Postpartum Care and Tips

A husband and wife talking about postpartum sex and recovery, fostering open communication and mutual understanding.
Postpartum Recovery

What Should I Tell My Husband About Postpartum Sex? A Guide to Open Communication After Childbirth

A new mother lovingly holding her baby in her arms on their first day at home, symbolising the joy and adjustment of postpartum life.
Postpartum Recovery

What to Expect on Baby’s First Day Home: Postpartum Care and Tips for New Parents

A new mother reviewing travel guidelines after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

When Can I Fly, Sail, and Drive After Childbirth? Postpartum Recovery Guide.

Woman at an antenatal clinic discussing IUD reinsertion after childbirth.
Postpartum Recovery

When Can I Have My Coil Put Back In? A Guide to Postpartum Contraception

New mother ready to drive with her baby in the back seat, preparing for a short outing.
Postpartum Recovery

When Can I Drive After Giving Birth? Postpartum Recovery and Tips

A new mother resting and recovering after childbirth with her baby.
Postpartum Recovery

When Will I Feel Like Myself After This Baby is Born? How Long Is Normal?

New mother walking outside with her baby in a stroller in the park.
Postpartum Recovery

When Will I Feel Strong Enough to Go Outside with My Baby? A Guide for Postpartum Recovery

A mother sitting by herself, reading a book and taking a break.
Postpartum Recovery

When Will I Have Guilt-Free Time for Myself? Postpartum Recovery Tips for New Mums.

Parents participating in a fitness class while holding their babies.
Postpartum Recovery

Where Can I Find an Affordable Exercise Class Where I Can Bring My Baby?

A new mother cradling her baby during the postpartum period, highlighting the importance of recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

Why a Postpartum Plan is Just as Important as a Birth Plan

A mother and her baby sitting together in a peaceful, supportive environment.
Postpartum Recovery

Why Aren’t More Mum and Baby Units Accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Perinatal Quality Network (PQN)?

A woman performing Kegel exercises for pelvic floor health during pregnancy.
Postpartum Recovery

Why do Americans call pelvic floor exercises Kegels?

New parent holding a crying baby, symbolising the emotional challenges of early postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Recovery

Why Does My New Baby Seem to Hate Me? Understanding Newborn Behaviour