Postpartum Recovery: What’s Normal and What’s Not
Postpartum Recovery: What’s Normal and What’s Not Bringing home a new baby is a huge transition, but while everyone is focused on the baby, there’s another person who is healing, adjusting, and recovering too: you. After pregnancy and birth, your body goes through a lot of changes. You may experience bleeding, soreness, cramping, breast changes, exhaustion, mood swings, and changes in how your body feels and functions. Some of these changes are completely normal parts of postpartum recovery. Others are signs that your body needs additional attention. Knowing the difference can help you feel less anxious about what you're experiencing and more confident about when to reach out for help. Every postpartum experience is different. Your recovery may look different depending on whether you had a vaginal birth or cesarean birth, experienced tearing, had complications, are breastfeeding or formula feeding, and many other factors. What’s Normal During Postpartum Recovery? ...