Category: Postpartum
Great juicer recipes for postpartum mothers
There is no question about it – every postpartum body needs some tender, love and care! In the days after you give birth to your baby, you’ll feel sore, low on energy, and perhaps a bit blue as well as happy over the arrival of your little one. Pregnancy and birth can take quite a [...]
Postpartum recovery – how long will it take?
Childbirth is often compared to running a marathon. Not only does giving birth and going through labor require strength and endurance, your muscles (and other parts of your body) will also be sore after you have delivered a baby. Are you pregnant and hoping to take a look at what you will feel like postpartum, [...]
Sex after having a baby – do men feel a difference?
Some couples feel uncomfortable with making love during pregnancy, but having sex after having a baby is a different beast altogether. It is no wonder that women are anxious about the first time doing the deed after squeezing a baby out. Women may have concerns about pain, how it will feel, and wonder if their [...]
Postpartum recovery and housework
Having a baby is quite an event! Not only does your life change with the addition of a little one (whether it’s your first or tenth!), but most new mothers feel physically rough and exhausted after giving birth. Whether you have delivered vaginally or by cesarean section, you’ll need some time to recover from giving [...]
What do you need to know about postpartum bleeding (lochia)?
Not having a menstrual period for nine months is one of those “side effects” of pregnancy that nearly every expectant mother will be grateful for. Unfortunately, your body will make up for the “loss” after you give birth – during lochia, the postpartum bleeding that every woman will have, it may seem like you are [...]
When after birth can I have sex?
Congratulations on your new baby! Now that you have given birth, you may be wondering when it is “safe” to have sex again. No matter how you gave birth – vaginally or by c-section – and whether you had a straight forward birth or some complications, your body is going to need some time to [...]
Baby blues – is it normal?
Many women feel moddy and can’t hold back their tears in the days after giving birth. You’ve got a newborn – you are “in love” with your baby and so happy to be a mother – but you are also exhausted and the changing hormone cocktail in your body is playing games with your mind. [...]
When will your episiotomy wound heal?
An episiotomy is that infamous surgical cut in your vagina during the latter stages of childbirth. If you have have had an episiotomy and received stitches, your vaginal area will be sore in the immediate postpartum period, and you are probably full of questions. When will your episiotomy wound heal – when will your vagina [...]
When after giving birth can you do ab crunches?
After pregnancy, you’ll have noticed that your abdominal muscles took the biggest “hit”. Even if you are one of those women who doesn’t have postpartum pounds to shed, your belly may look like jello and you those supportive underpants might not look so bad anymore! Doing ab crunches as soon as possible is the obvious [...]
What to expect from postpartum sex
Is sex any different after pushing a baby out? Will your partner notice the difference, and will it feel the same for you? When after giving birth can you do the deed again, and will it hurt the first time? Things are different for everyone, but here are some tips for you.
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