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Postpartum Health

Postpartum Complications

Postpartum Weight & Body Image

Postpartum Depression & Emotional Health

Postpartum Nutrition

Postpartum Relationships & Sex

Recovering From Birth

Postpartum Fitness

Postpartum Complications

Postpartum cramping

By Stephanie Watson
Postpartum rectal bleeding

By Hallie Levine
Postpartum swelling (edema)

By Stephanie Watson
Postpartum sweating

By Elizabeth Millard

How to cope with postpartum fatigue: Tips for exhausted moms

By Stephanie Watson
Postpartum back pain: How to get relief

By Hallie Levine
Postpartum bleeding (lochia)

By Jessie Van Amburg
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)

By Karen Miles

What pooping after birth is really like

By Elizabeth Millard
Warning signs of postpartum complications

By Karen Miles
Postpartum hemorrhoids

By Stephanie Watson
Postpartum melasma (chloasma)

By Jessie Van Amburg

Postpartum bowel incontinence

By Elizabeth Millard
Postpartum thyroiditis

By Kristen Sturt
Postpartum infections

By Hallie Levine
Postpartum hair loss

By Karen Miles

Retained placenta signs and symptoms: What to know after birth

By Kristen Sturt
Postpartum constipation

By Elizabeth Millard
Postpartum incontinence

By Elizabeth Millard
Postpartum perineal pain

By Elizabeth Millard

Postpartum preeclampsia and breastfeeding

By Tiffany Adams
Postpartum skin changes

By Elizabeth Millard
Hysterectomy

By Karen Miles
Postpartum preeclampsia

By Karen Miles

Postpartum recovery timeline

By Karen Miles
Bloodshot eyes after childbirth

By Maggie Getz

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Postpartum Weight & Body Image

Body changes after pregnancy
Diastasis recti

By Elizabeth Millard
Weight gain after pregnancy

By Maggie Getz
I just had a baby. How can I get back to feeling great?

Contraception

Mini-pill for birth control

By Jessie Van Amburg
Tubal ligation

By Nikhita Mahtani
How soon after giving birth can you get pregnant?

By Jessie Van Amburg
Intrauterine device (IUD)

By Hallie Levine

Birth control shot

By Jessie Van Amburg
Birth control ring

By Karen Miles
Birth control patch

By Jessie Van Amburg
Spermicide

By Elizabeth Millard

Combination birth control pills

By Jessie Van Amburg
Can you get pregnant on birth control?

By Karen Miles
Vasectomy

By Nikhita Mahtani
Diaphragm for birth control

By Elizabeth Millard

How the rhythm method of birth control works

By Stephanie Watson
Male condoms

By Maggie Getz
Female condoms

By Stephanie Watson
Emergency contraception

By Karen Miles

Cervical cap

By Maggie Getz

Postpartum Depression & Emotional Health

Postpartum depression screening for new moms
Postpartum rage

By Erin Heger
Is it normal to have no interest in sex after having a baby?

By Kelly Burch
What I wish I'd known about surviving (and even enjoying) the first weeks of parenthood

By Sierra Senyak

Mom stories: Postpartum depression
The baby blues

By Erin Heger
Postpartum depression (PPD)

By Stephanie Watson
How to help someone with postpartum depression

By Maggie Getz

Postpartum anxiety (PPA)

By Erin Heger
Postpartum depression: Jessica's story
Postpartum psychosis

By Erin Heger
Is there a difference between postpartum depression and depression?

By Erin Heger

Postpartum Nutrition

The best postpartum foods for new moms

By Alexandra Frost
How to lose weight after pregnancy the healthy way

By Erin Heger

Postpartum Relationships & Sex

When can I have sex after giving birth?

By Kelly Burch
When is it safe to have anal sex after giving birth?

By Stephanie Watson
When can I receive oral sex after giving birth?

By Stephanie Watson
When can I start having sex after giving birth?

Recovering From Birth

Your most common postpartum recovery questions, answered

By Karen Miles
What will my vagina be like after birth?

By Alexandra Frost
When will I get my first period after birth?

By Hallie Levine
Can you take a bath after giving birth – and when?

By Haley Longman

Your postpartum checkup

By Karen Miles
How to bind your belly after birth
When can I travel again after giving birth?

By Tiffany Ayuda
Postpartum varicose veins

By Maggie Getz

Postpartum chills

By Colleen de Bellefonds
How to use a sitz bath for postpartum relief

By Stephanie Watson
If I'm not breastfeeding, will my breast milk dry up on its own?

By Stephanie Watson
Swollen labia during pregnancy and after birth

By Maggie Getz

Tailbone pain after birth

By Stephanie Watson
Is eating your placenta safe?

By Karen Miles
When can I use tampons after giving birth?

By Stephanie Watson
When can I go back to work after having a baby?

By Haley Longman

6 things you'll need for postpartum recovery
When will I get my first period after pregnancy?
C-section recovery

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Carpal tunnel after pregnancy: How to get relief

By Hallie Levine

How to do Kegel exercises

By Yvelette Stines
How a postpartum doula can help

By Alexandra Frost
How to cope with a difficult birth experience

By Alexandra Frost
How to embrace cuarentena, a Latin American postpartum tradition

By Irina Gonzalez

After childbirth: 7 things no one tells you
How pelvic floor therapy can help with postpartum pain

By Karen Miles
Pelvic organ and vaginal prolapse

By Karen Miles
Uterine inversion

By Kristen Sturt

Postpartum Fitness

Everything you need to know about your post-pregnancy belly

By Alexandra Frost
When can I start working out after a c-section?

By Alexandra Frost
Postpartum exercises: Strengthening your core and pelvic floor
How to find time to exercise as a new mom

By Amy Cassell

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