Postpartum
Postpartum by week articles
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome
Taking care of your health after gestational diabetes
Finding her tribe, finding her stride
Managing your postpartum perineal pain
Managing alcohol and drug use after giving birth
Personal stories
Finding the light, the hope and the joy
When to consider seeing a pelvic floor specialist
C-section incision area
C-section incision draining
Don’t be floored by postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction
Pain after C-section
Postpartum pain level
Vaginal bleeding
Important things to know about marijuana use in the postpartum period
Managing your postpartum mental health as a Black parent
Building a healthy postpartum relationship with alcohol
Some pregnancy complications are linked to higher heart disease risk later—here’s how to protect your heart
Taking medication to lower your heart disease risk
Keeping on top of your heart health postpartum
Black Maternal Health: Understanding postpartum complications
Diastasis recti: a gap in your abdominal muscles
Dealing with postpartum hand/wrist pain (de Quervain’s tendonitis)
Understanding postpartum lower extremity pain
Getting the help you really need from extended family during the postpartum period
How to keep your relationship strong after the baby arrives
Vaginal delivery and that first bathroom trip
Postpartum by week
One week postpartum
Vaginal intercourse after pregnancy: What to expect and how to make it better
How to make a meal when you don’t even have time to shower: in conversation with nutritionist Alyson Roux
The nitty gritty: Emotional stress after giving birth
Two weeks postpartum
What is the pelvic floor?
How perinatal mood & anxiety disorders might affect your return to work
Three weeks postpartum
Body image and bouncing forward with Taylor Bjorgum
Your guide to postpartum healing
When can I have sex if I had a C-section?
How can I recognize postpartum depression?
Four weeks postpartum
What to expect from your postpartum healing timeline
How to recognize postpartum depression
Five weeks postpartum
What you can do about postpartum back pain
Welcoming a new baby, and the emotions that come with it
Six weeks postpartum
Body image as a new parent
Preeclampsia: it can happen after birth, too
Seven weeks postpartum
Postpartum by week
Eight weeks postpartum
What you should know about postpartum anxiety
Nine weeks postpartum
Ten weeks postpartum
Eleven weeks postpartum
Twelve weeks postpartum
Thirteen weeks postpartum
Fourteen weeks postpartum
Fifteen weeks postpartum
The signs and symptoms of a postpartum infection
Sixteen weeks postpartum
Seventeen weeks postpartum
Eighteen weeks postpartum
Nineteen weeks postpartum
Recognizing the signs of DVT and pulmonary embolism
Twenty weeks postpartum
Twenty-one weeks postpartum
Twenty-two weeks postpartum
Twenty-three weeks postpartum
Twenty-four weeks postpartum
Twenty-five weeks postpartum
What you should know if you have a history of anxiety disorders
What is libido? Plus the factors that can influence it
Where you can find mental health support
Twenty-six weeks postpartum
The latest guidelines for postpartum care
My struggle to find birth control that’s a good fit for me postpartum
Why is my libido low? 3 Common reasons for low sex drive
Self-care for the introverted: Needing peace and quiet, space and time (alone) as a parent
7 things to remind yourself when you’re having “one of those days”
