#Mom Recovery
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Postpartum Recovery Timeline: What to Expect Week by Week
Recovery after birth is not a straight line, but it does have a shape. Here is what usually happens in week 1, weeks 2 to 4, at the six-week check and in the months after — including how a C-section changes the arc and the red flags that are a same-day phone call.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Explained
The EPDS is the questionnaire your midwife, health visitor or OB hands you after birth. Here is what each of the 10 questions is getting at, what a score of 10 or 13 actually signals, why question 10 is treated separately, and what happens next.
When Does Your Period Return After Birth? (Breastfeeding vs Formula)
Your first period after birth can arrive at six weeks or well past a year, and feeding pattern is the biggest reason for the gap. Here is what sets the timing, how to tell lochia from a real period, and why ovulation restarts before any bleeding warns you.