A C-section is a birth, but it is also major abdominal surgery. That means the weeks after delivery can feel very different from what you expected. You may be excited to finally have your baby in your arms, yet your body may still feel sore, tired and unfamiliar. Getting out of bed can take…

The weeks after childbirth can be physically demanding. Your body has just been through pregnancy and delivery. At the same time, you may be carrying your baby throughout the day, breastfeeding frequently and sleeping in short stretches. As a result, aches, stiffness and tiredness can become part of everyday life. This is where postnatal…

Everyone prepares for the birth. You pack the hospital bag. You buy tiny clothes. You arrange the crib. You discuss the baby’s name. You read about labour, breastfeeding and newborn care. But what happens after the baby arrives? That is when postpartum recovery begins. The days and weeks after childbirth can be beautiful, exhausting,…

The baby has arrived. Everyone is excited. There are phone calls, photographs, visitors, congratulations and a hundred questions about the baby. But somewhere in all of that excitement, there is often one person who gets overlooked: the mother. After months of pregnancy and the physical effort of childbirth, her body needs time to recover.…

The baby has now arrived and everybody is asking questions about it. But how are you getting on? Your body doesn’t go back to normal simply because the baby has been born after several months of pregnancy and labour. A new major transition is underway. The uterus begins to shrink, there are dramatic changes…