Love Island’s Amy Hart shares postpartum symptom she never anticipated
She gave birth in March. Love Island’s Amy Hart has shared some of her postpartum symptoms following the birth of her son, and one was something she never expected to happen. The reality star welcomed her first child on March 3rd with her boyfriend Sam Rason, giving birth to a little boy named Stanley. Amy […]
3 years ago
Baby blues? Try including these 5 mood-boosting foods in your postpartum diet
Being pregnant and giving birth is a major job for your body. You have grown and birthed a human, and now your body is trying to heal itself and return to its pre-pregnancy state – both physically, hormonally and emotionally. If you are also breastfeeding right now, on top of healing, your body is also […]
4 years ago
’Substantial’ number of new mothers experience anxiety, depression and stress
More needs to be done when it comes to the care new mums receive. A newly published study from Trinity’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has looked at depression, anxiety and stress symptoms experienced by first-time mothers in Ireland – from pregnancy throughout the first postpartum year. The MAMMI study (Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity […]
4 years ago
Postpartum: 5 things to eat now to help your body heal after pregnancy and birth
Because you have just grown and birthed a baby, mama.
4 years ago
Postpartum care: You won’t believe the amazing post-birth service ALL Dutch women receive
Bringing a baby home from hospital is an overwhelming time for any new (and seasoned) parent. Not only is your body sore from giving borth (no matter what way you did it), but you are also no doubt tired, emotional and your hormones are literally all over the place. But you got a baby to […]
5 years ago
Study finds 1/3 of women end up having post-partum sex before they feel ready
Let’s face it – when you have just gone through nine (more like 10) months of pregnancy, pushed a baby out of your vagina and are now trying to deal with postpartum life – including leaking from everywhere, those hormonal sweats and, oh yeah, trying to keep an infant alive – sex tends to fall […]
6 years ago