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Postpartum care

Everything you need to know about caring for your postpartum body, from managing depression and anxiety to what changes will happen in your body.

Giving birth

#ThisIsMyLife: 6 uses for your postpartum belly

Who knew all the things your postpartum belly was good for!

Leah Rumack

Postpartum care

Diastasis recti symptoms and how to treat it

Abdominal muscles don’t always snap back into place after having a baby, and that belly bulge may be a sign of a diastasis recti. Here's what to do.

Jessica Leeder

8 minutes

Postpartum care

Everything you need to know about taking care of your postpartum body

Aches, weird periods, and swelling. Your body goes through a lot after giving birth. Here's how to heal and feel more comfortable with your postpartum self.

Wendy Haaf

9 minutes

Postpartum care

Postpartum Incontinence: What To Expect

After childbirth, you may experience postpartum incontinence. Read on to learn how to restore your pelvic floor so you can sneeze safely.

Sydney Loney

3 minutes

Postpartum care

Ever heard of postpartum euphoria?

Some new moms don’t suffer from the baby blues; they have a case of the “baby pinks.”

Alex Mlynek

3 minutes

Postpartum care

How to deal with postpartum constipation

Postpartum constipation is the worst. Here’s how you can get things moving.

Dory Cerny

3 minutes

Pregnancy

Postpartum body: Ashlee Wells Jackson found beauty in grief

Today's Parent teamed up with photographer Ashlee Wells Jackson of the 4th Trimester Bodies Project to celebrate the postpartum body. This is her story.

Cara Smusiak

5 minutes

Pregnancy

Postpartum body: My scars tell a story

Kayla Tumangday talks about learning to love her body and embracing the changes in her postpartum body.

Cara Smusiak

3 minutes

Pregnancy

Postpartum body: I want to be body-positive for my daughter

Brie Jepson is learning to accept the changes in her postpartum body so she can be a positive influence for her daughter.

Cara Smusiak

3 minutes

Pregnancy

Postpartum body: I always criticized my body, but not anymore

Raechele Lovell opens up about letting go of body issues and feeling pride in her postpartum body.

Cara Smusiak

3 minutes

Pregnancy

Postpartum body: Learning to be OK with the belly hang

Mom of two Samantha Garcia Gagnon opens up about learning to love and appreciate her postpartum body.

Cara Smusiak

3 minutes

Pregnancy

Postpartum body: My beauty and worth aren't defined by how I look

Jessica Birak opens up about the changes in her postpartum body and how being a mother has helped her deal with her insecurities.

Cara Smusiak

3 minutes

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