Postpartum Care

Many women prepare for pregnancy and birth, but are surprised by what their own recovery entails after that's behind them. Nurture and care for your healing body with these resources.
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Do Your Hips Return to Pre-Pregnancy Size After Childbirth?
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How to Recover After a Traumatic Birth
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What Causes Postpartum Insomnia? And How to Get Rest
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What Is a "Mommy Makeover"?
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Tips and Tricks for Postpartum Gas and De-Bloating
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Everything You Need to Know About Getting an IUD After Childbirth
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What You Need to Know About Postpartum Hot Flashes
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12 Moms Share: What I Wish I Knew About the Postpartum Period
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8 Nap Dresses for Pregnancy, Nursing, and Postpartum
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Painful Sex Postpartum: Why It Happens and How to Deal
Best Online Psychiatry
Best Online Psychiatry
Alexandra Simone
When Can You Start Exercising After Having a Baby?
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Maternal Instinct: Why There Isn't One Way to Be a Mom
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How to Care for Yourself When Your Baby Has Colic
Items you need after birth
10 Things You Need After Having a Baby
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How Your Relationship With Fitness May Change After Pregnancy
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What Is Puerperal Psychosis?
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What to Expect at the Hospital After Giving Birth
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How Long After Pregnancy Can You Have Sex?
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What Is Lochia?
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Why It’s Harmful to Compare Your Postpartum Recovery to Other Moms
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How Your Relationship to Your Breasts Changes After a Baby
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Why Other Moms Are Your Best Source of Truth After Having a Baby
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How Having a Baby Affects Your Relationship With Your Partner
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How to Know if Your Partner Is OK Postpartum
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Why New Moms Should Consider Pelvic Floor Therapy
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When Do Babies Get Easier?
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Causes and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression
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Symptoms and Diagnosis of Postpartum Depression
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What Is Diastasis Recti?
What Is Mommy Brain?
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What to Do When Your Maternity Leave Is Too Short
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Why It Is Important to Practice Self-Care as a New Mom
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Why New Moms Need to Talk More About Postpartum Rage
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Why It's Okay to Feel Bored as a New Mom
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What If You Don’t Fall in Love With Your Newborn Right Away?
Postpartum Doctor Visit
Your Postpartum Doctor Appointment
Best Online Therapy for Postpartum Depression
Best Online Therapy for Postpartum Depression
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Physical and Emotional Recovery After Having a Baby
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What to Know About Brexanolone (Zulresso)
Everything You Need to Know About the 4th Trimester
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Why Being Excited to Go Back to Work Doesn't Make You a Bad Mom
Understanding Postpartum Headache
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Do I Have Postpartum Blues or Postpartum Depression?
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Postpartum Supplies to Ease Your Recovery
Why You’re Feeling Isolated as a New Mom
Your Postpartum Recovery Timeline: Week by Week
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Coping With Postpartum Depression
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What to Do When Your Partner Has Postpartum Depression
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Treatment Options For Postpartum Depression
What to Know About Postpartum Birth Control
What Are the Best Postpartum Birth Control Options?
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35 Honest Postpartum Experiences Shared by Real Moms
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Tips for Managing Your Post-Pregnancy Belly
Symptoms of Postpartum Psychosis
Understanding Postpartum Psychosis
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Handling Eczema During and After Pregnancy
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Everything You Need to Know About Postpartum Poop
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Caring for Yourself and Your Newborn Postpartum
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What You Can Do About Postpartum Incontinence
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What Is Postpartum Depression?