Leaking urine and pelvic heaviness after birth are not something you have to live with
Leaking urine and pelvic heaviness after birth are common but not a given: how to contract the pelvic floor, how long it takes, and…
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Low milk after a C-section or a stressful stretch: a lack or a blockage?
Low milk after a C-section or a stressful time: how to tell a lack of milk from a blockage, keeping up feeds and expressing,…
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Heavy sweating after birth: when to wait, and when to get tested
Some sweating in the first days after birth is normal. Sweating that lasts, with tiredness or palpitations, needs a check and blood tests, thyroid…
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Constipation after birth: don’t rush to purge to “cool down”
Constipation after birth is common. Why traditional medicine nourishes blood and moistens the bowel instead of purging, and what you can do at home.
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A healed C-section scar that still hurts, and breastfeeding
Some mothers still have pain at their C-section scar months later. Possible causes, scar care, breastfeeding positions and pain relief while breastfeeding.
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Nourishing food after birth, matched to each mother’s type
The family confinement menu does not suit every mother. Traditional medicine books sort mothers by type and advise different foods for each.
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Blocked milk ducts that keep coming back: why, and how to prevent it
Plenty of milk, yet blocked again and again? Why ducts keep blocking after birth, per ABM 2022 and traditional medicine, and how to prevent…
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Confinement after a cesarean: how it differs from a vaginal birth
Cesarean mothers are told to lie still, skip bathing and wait to pass gas before eating. Some of that advice runs against today’s cesarean…
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Tiredness that won’t go away after birth
Before buying more tonics for lasting tiredness after birth, check whether a blood test shows something missing, and whether your body can absorb tonics.
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Lochia that lasts too long, or stops and comes back
Bleeding again after lochia stops may be your period, retained tissue, inflammation, a C-section scar niche or contraception. Rule these out first.