Postpartum Archives

September 7, 2026Postpartum

A Hot Painful Breast and Fever After Birth: Call Today

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A hot painful breast with fever or flu-like symptoms needs a call. Know what to report, what to ask about the next feed, and when to seek urgent care.

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Postpartum

C-Section Incision Care at Home: Washing, Dressings, and When to Call

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Find the instructions for your C-section dressing, understand gentle incision care, and know which changes need a call to your maternity or surgical team.

September 1, 2026Postpartum

Sex Hurts After Birth: What to Try and When to Get Help

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Painful sex after birth is not a deadline failure. Learn what to stop, what may help with dryness, and when to contact your clinician.

August 29, 2026Postpartum

What Your Partner Should Watch for After Birth

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A practical postpartum plan for partners: what changes to notice, when to call a provider, when to call 911, and how to help after the call.

August 25, 2026Postpartum

Postpartum Hair Loss: It Slows Before It Stops

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There is no day it stops. There is a slope measured in months, a drain that cannot tell you anything, and one loose hair worth finding on your baby.

August 21, 2026Postpartum

Stitches After Birth: The Risk Is Not That They Tear

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Stitches almost never come apart from force. What actually goes wrong is infection, and it arrives as the first day that hurts more than yesterday.

August 19, 2026Postpartum

Postpartum Preeclampsia: Symptoms That Look Like Recovery

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Every symptom on the list turns up with a perfectly good postpartum explanation already attached, and the explanation gets there first.

August 17, 2026Postpartum

After a C-Section, What Counts as Lifting

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Nothing heavier than your baby for the first six to eight weeks is not a weight limit. It is a description of a household, and whether you can keep it is decided before you get home.

August 16, 2026August 17, 2026Postpartum

Leaking Urine After Birth: There Are Two Kinds

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It is not one problem, it is two with different triggers, and which one you have decides the plan. Plus the two things to write down before your postpartum checkup.

August 15, 2026August 17, 2026Postpartum

Afterpains: The Cramp That Starts When She Latches

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The cramp that arrives once your baby latches on is your uterus contracting, and it starts at the exact moment you have committed both arms. Which is why almost everything useful happens before you sit down.