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Topics  >  Your body after baby

Your body after baby

Your body went through many changes while you were pregnant and it might look different now. Let's go over some ways to care for your postpartum body.

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Sleep

Connective Matters: About your Heart

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Mental health

Connective Matters: Heart Health Steps Towards Preventive Care

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Postpartum recovery

What you need to know about Zurzuvae, the new postpartum depression treatment

Person speaking with Pharmacist

Postpartum recovery

What you need to know about Zurzuvae, the new postpartum depression treatment

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5 Things to Do to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

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Mental health

Sharing Their Truth: What I wish I knew about menopause

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Paxlovid while pregnant or breastfeeding

Postpartum recovery

Twenty-six weeks postpartum

Postpartum recovery

Twenty-five weeks postpartum

Postpartum recovery

Twenty-four weeks postpartum

Postpartum recovery

Twenty-three weeks postpartum 

Postpartum recovery

Twenty-two weeks postpartum

Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

Twenty weeks postpartum 

Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

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Postpartum recovery

Four weeks postpartum

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Postpartum recovery

Two weeks postpartum

Postpartum recovery

One week postpartum

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Sex and intimacy

Help! I want to have sex more than my partner does

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Sex and intimacy

Why is my libido low? 3 Common reasons for low sex drive 

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Sex and intimacy

What is libido? Plus the factors that can influence it

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Clogged or inflamed ducts

Sex and intimacy

Dear Ovia, I’m just not in the mood

Breaking down BMI

Body image and bouncing forward with Taylor Bjorgum

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Postpartum recovery

What to expect from your postpartum healing timeline

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Why it’s important to track your physical symptoms postpartum

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Mental health

Why it’s important to track your mood postpartum

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Postpartum recovery

Your guide to postpartum healing

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Postpartum recovery

When your birth doesn’t go as planned

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Sex and intimacy

Vaginal intercourse after pregnancy: What to expect and how to make it better

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Postpartum recovery

Postpartum urinary incontinence

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Postpartum recovery

What is the pelvic floor?

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Life as a new parent

Stressless Fest recap

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Life as a new parent | Going back to work after baby

How perinatal mood & anxiety disorders might affect your return to work

Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family

Maybe you don’t need playgroups, but you do need connection: Why I craved community when I was a lonely new parent

Resources for LGBTQ+ individuals

Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family

The best mental health resources for LGBTQ+ individuals

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

When breast isn’t best: How one mom accepted that breastfeeding wouldn’t be part of her family’s story

Mental health

9 self-care essentials for today and every day

Mental health

5 ways your whole family can find some calm 

Mental health

The nitty gritty: Emotional stress after giving birth

Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development

The early days: connecting with baby

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Women’s history through her healthcare

Ovia’s co-founder Gina Nebesar on her unplanned C-section: “It wasn’t what I wanted, but it was still amazingly special.”

Don’t settle: Find a healthcare provider who really cares

Body Positivity

Nutrition

How to make a meal when you don’t even have time to shower: in conversation with nutritionist Alyson Roux

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Life as a new parent | Single parent families

Taking time to take care of yourself as a single parent

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Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family

Staying close with your non-parent friends

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

How breast milk changes as your baby grows

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Mental health

What you should know about postpartum anxiety

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Sex and intimacy

When can I have sex if I had a C-section?

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Mental health

How can I recognize postpartum depression?

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Is it safe to exercise while breastfeeding?

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Is drinking alcohol while breastfeeding safe?

A woman with newborn.

7 things to expect after a vaginal delivery

Mental health

Where you can find mental health support

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Dinner for two: 6 eating tips for a healthy breastfed baby

Mental health

Why you don’t always need to embrace #productivity: Giving up the endless to-do list

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Baby's health and wellness | Baby illnesses

3 AM and all is quiet: Reflecting on life after my son’s diagnosis

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Mental health

Breaking the cycle of anxiety: How I model healthy habits for my own children so they won’t worry like I do

Mental health

After becoming a mom, a smart speaker helped me find myself again   

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Mental health

Self-care for the introverted: Needing peace and quiet, space and time (alone) as a parent 

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Mental health

How racism led one new mom to work from home 

Mom and baby

My struggle to find birth control that’s a good fit for me postpartum

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Mental health

7 strategies for getting started with a meditation practice

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

I couldn’t produce enough milk, but I am not a failure: What I wish I knew about breastfeeding when I was struggling to feed my babies 

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Mental health

Mindfulness to mantra: different kinds of meditation

Mental health

So much love, so much stress: How meditation can help parents

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Mental health

7 misconceptions about meditation, debunked

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Mental health

How meditation can make you a better parent

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Your body and period after giving birth

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Find a healthcare provider that really gets you

Mental health

What you should know if you have a history of anxiety disorders

Why bringing a support person with you to appointments can help you advocate for the best healthcare

Postpartum recovery

How to advocate for yourself as a patient to get the care you deserve

Mental health

Tips for how to cope with postpartum depression in your day to day

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Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Safely pumping and storing breastmilk

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding tips for the vegetarian mom

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Nourishing foods to support breastfeeding

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Why it’s normal to have complicated feelings about breastfeeding

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

The self-care you need when breastfeeding

Life as a new parent

How to find a supportive breastfeeding community

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

8 ways to prepare yourself for breastfeeding success

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Lactation consultants: what they do and how they can help

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Breast pain while breastfeeding: What’s normal and when to get help

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

10 interesting facts about breastfeeding

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding benefits for you and your baby

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Sleep

Some way, somehow, get some rest: What you can do to cope with sleep deprivation as a new parent 

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Life as a new parent | Relationship with your partner

5 ways to get some alone time with your partner

Mental health

How to recognize postpartum depression 

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Mental health

Big on love, short on time: How to find time for meditation as a busy parent 

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Postpartum recovery

Body image as a new parent

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

My body was no miraculous instrument: On trying to breastfeed and quitting at six weeks

Recognizing unsafe relationships

Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family

How friends and family can help out, even when apart

Life as a new parent | Relationship with your partner

Staying connected with your partner

Clever ways to catch up on your sleep

Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development

A parent’s guide to making friends at the playground

Mental health

Hosting a stress-free party

Low-maintenance birth control methods and your growing family

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

7 things to say to public breastfeeding shamers

Sex and intimacy

Prioritizing intimacy when you have young children

Baby's first year

Welcoming a new baby, and the emotions that come with it

Mental health

What is post-adoption depression?

Life as a new parent

6 funny parenting accounts you need to follow on Instagram

Postpartum recovery

Anal incontinence postpartum

Postpartum constipation

Postpartum recovery

What’s normal for the vagina postpartum?

Baby's first year | Breastfeeding

What are nipple shields?

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Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health

Tips to encourage uninterrupted sleep in your newborn

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Vaginal delivery and that first bathroom trip

Postpartum recovery

8 things to expect after a C-section

Baby's development and growth | Physical development

Staying active with your toddler

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating

Delicious dinners for the whole family

Ways to ask for your toddler’s “help” when you’re sick

Making time for your own interests with a mobile toddler

Mental health

Tips to avoid parental burnout

Nutrition

Nutrition after gestational diabetes

Birth spacing and your growing family

Talking to your doctor about birth control at your postpartum visit

Raising baby | Parenting styles

Entertaining yourself around a toddler

Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family

Making parent friends

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Mental health

Post-weaning blues

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones

Things you know now that you wish you did 4 months ago

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Baby's health and wellness

Breastfeeding: How long should I do it?

Is it safe to drink coffee while breastfeeding?

Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health

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Mental health

7 things to remind yourself when you’re having “one of those days”

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