Your body after birth
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- Postnatal perineal pain
- Your body after pregnancy and delivery
- Stitches after vaginal delivery
- Postnatal skin problems
- Postnatal urinary incontinence (urine leaks)
- Postnatal bleeding (lochia)
- Recovery after a normal delivery (vaginal birth)
- Postnatal symptoms you should never ignore
- Recovering from an assisted birth
- How to keep your baby safe if you catch a viral or bacterial infection
- Your thyroid function after giving birth
Expert answers
- When will my periods start after my delivery?
- How can I get rid of stretch marks?
- Will my vagina stay stretched out after delivery?
- How many sanitary pads will I need after the birth?
- I've just gone back on the Pill and I'm spotting. Is this normal?
- I've passed a blood clot around three weeks after my delivery. Should I worry?
- Will my periods be the same after I've given birth?
- When can I start using tampons again after my baby's birth?
- I'm breastfeeding, so why have my periods started again?
- I'm breastfeeding and my periods have resumed. Will my cycle be regular?
- I've had gestational diabetes. Will I get diabetes when I'm older?
- Is it normal to lose hair after delivery?
- How should I take care of my stitches after a vaginal delivery?
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