How long is postpartum and how quickly can I recover from birth?

Dear Ready to Party,

Quick answer for you is that postpartum is a wild and glorious ride and the fastest route to feeling your best entails really delving into recovery. Let go through postpartum’s nitty gritty details.

What's the best way to manage visitors when I first have my baby?

Dear After Party Planner,

After you’ve had a baby, it can feel like so many people want to help. When you’re establishing new routines, juggling household tasks with taking care of baby, and getting balanced with new sleeping and eating patterns, hosting visitors can be lovely and hugely helpful. But it can also bring about undue stress. It’s often difficult to articulate exactly what you need and when, and when much of the attention is focused on taking care of the baby, the birthing person and the family unit can often get overlooked.

How do I avoid "peezing" postpartum? What's the deal with the pelvic floor?

Dear Peeze Preventer,

What a wonderful inquiry! Your pelvic floor is oh-so glorious and there are absolutely ways to take can of it postpartum. Let’s break it down: