Category Postpartum

Postpartum is one of the most demanding stages in a woman's life. How to respond to such demands? Well, prioritizing and, at least for once, putting you and your baby first. And that means taking care of yourself above all else, to be able to take care of your baby as it deserves. And within these cares, adequate nutrition occupies a fundamental place.

It cannot be denied, giving birth is difficult. And I am not referring to everything that involves going into labor (water breaking, dilating, contractions ...) but to another aspect less shown, but perhaps more cruel and harsh: the physical and psychological consequences for a woman after childbirth. That is why today I want to tell you the story of Autumn Benjamin, which could be yours or mine, and it is that with just an image published on her Facebook, this young woman has revealed the true reality that many women suffer after giving birth and that she has little to do with the one that celebrities sell us on their Instagram accounts.

We talk about sexually transmitted diseases, the best positions to get pregnant ... But what about sexual health after childbirth? We must bear in mind that there are many situations in which a woman's intimate relationships can be affected and, among them, the postpartum is one of the most complicated.

When you become a mother, you realize how strong you can be and how much your body can withstand, and that is, despite the sleepless nights, you stay on your feet. Of course, there are times when lack of sleep can play tricks on you, as has happened to the protagonist of this article.

In Errors and Horrors of a New Mom, Yolanda Sáenz de Tejada reveals some solutions to the most common doubts that mothers (and fathers) have from pregnancy until their children are teenagers. This book reveals fun stories and experiences of motherhood, while helping moms educate their children in values, discipline and love, and with a lot of humor.

Postpartum is a stage where body changes happen very quickly. The body needs a few weeks of rest to recover from the effort that labor implies and to adapt to the changes produced by the birth of the baby. Postpartum: how long does the body need to recover?

The period after the baby is born is usually a bit difficult in terms of sexuality. Many women feel their sexual desire reduced to a minimum, in fact many say they do not think about it at all. This feeling can last for months, and we can find hormonal, exhaustion, psychological and organizational causes.