Postpartum - Life After Baby
So you've just had a new baby. Congratulations! Now you probably have questions about adjusting to your new life. Do you want to know about breastfeeding? How to get your body back after birth and post-baby weight loss? Do you know the warning signs of postpartum depression? We'll help you!
Your Six Week Postpartum Check Up - Postpartum Visit
Your six week check up is the conclusion of your prenatal care, but what really happens when you visit the doctor or midwife?
Your six week check up is the conclusion of your prenatal care, but what really happens when you visit the doctor or midwife?
Things to Have at Home for the Postpartum Period
The postpartum period is not a time to be running out to the store to pick something up, so plan ahead with some personal care items for yourself that can help ease you into the postpartum period. Some of these are for your comfort and will be used short term, others will carry you through the first year.
The postpartum period is not a time to be running out to the store to pick something up, so plan ahead with some personal care items for yourself that can help ease you into the postpartum period. Some of these are for your comfort and will be used short term, others will carry you through the first year.
Preparing for Postpartum
Some quick ideas on how to prepare for postpartum to make life just a bit easier on you.
Some quick ideas on how to prepare for postpartum to make life just a bit easier on you.
Leaving the Hospital After Having a Baby
Having a baby is hard work, no matter how they enter the world. Just as advocates say that there is no one right way to have a baby, mothers and babies are being forced into models of postpartum care that say everyone leaves on a time table. New research says that this may harm mothers and babies.
Having a baby is hard work, no matter how they enter the world. Just as advocates say that there is no one right way to have a baby, mothers and babies are being forced into models of postpartum care that say everyone leaves on a time table. New research says that this may harm mothers and babies.
Postpartum Recovery - Rebounding After Birth
Giving birth is one of the hardest things that you will ever do, next to being a mother. Here is some advice on the practical aspects of what happens immediately after you give birth and getting your body back during the postpartum period.
Giving birth is one of the hardest things that you will ever do, next to being a mother. Here is some advice on the practical aspects of what happens immediately after you give birth and getting your body back during the postpartum period.
Quick Tips for Losing Postpartum Weight
Losing that pregnancy weight can be really difficult. Here are some really quick and easy tips to preventing the pounds from staying.
Losing that pregnancy weight can be really difficult. Here are some really quick and easy tips to preventing the pounds from staying.
10 Tips for Great Postpartum Sex
Just because you had a baby doesn't mean your sex life is over. Here are some quick ideas on how to make postpartum sex great!
Just because you had a baby doesn't mean your sex life is over. Here are some quick ideas on how to make postpartum sex great!
Post-Baby Fashion
We spend a lot of time talking about fashion in pregnancy, but we usually neglect the immediate period of time after your baby is born when it comes to fashion help. Here are some quick tips to help you look great, even after your baby is born.
We spend a lot of time talking about fashion in pregnancy, but we usually neglect the immediate period of time after your baby is born when it comes to fashion help. Here are some quick tips to help you look great, even after your baby is born.
Sex After a C-Section - When can you have sex after a cesarean?
With about a third of all women having cesareans, you probably want to know when you can resume your normal sex life after surgery.
With about a third of all women having cesareans, you probably want to know when you can resume your normal sex life after surgery.
Needs of a Breastfeeding Mother
Discussion on the mother's needs while breastfeeding from Melissa Nagin, IBCLC, the Breastfeeding Guide.
Discussion on the mother's needs while breastfeeding from Melissa Nagin, IBCLC, the Breastfeeding Guide.