So baby is out and you were finally hoping that the hormonal, irritable, uncomfortable, disruptive monster you have been living with for the last 8 weeks was going to cough up your once sweet and patient partner and dissappear until the next pregnancy came along.
Tough! Sorry but there are a couple of weeks of torture yet to come. Maybe just one week if you are lucky!
So here is what to expect in your first week of having a newborn and a post partum partner:
Crying: Yep there will be tears. Tears …

Lochia is postnatal bleeding. Once baby and placenta have left your womb there will still be some matter left in your womb. The matter which needs to be discharged is the lining of your womb and it is this which is called lochia.
Lochia will start like a heavy period and over a few weeks will turn to a light period and finally a pink then yellow-white discharge.
The bleeding will last between 2 and 6 weeks and you should start off with maternity pads (a thick panty liner) then move towards …

Giving birth is easy right? Just pop that baby out and get on with it. A C-Section? Even easier - no pushing or pain just a quick cut and hello baby!
Not so. Any form of giving birth can be incredibly traumatic to your body and, just like any traumatic physical event or injury, it takes time to recover. With child birth there is the added stress to your body that you do not get to just lie there and relax but suddenly have a little human to look after too.
With …

How long is a piece of string?
The answer to this question depends on two things. Firstly what the birth was like and secondly how you and your partner feel. Sex can take place as soon or as far in the future as you want but the following are some general guidelines or things to keep in mind;
 

You may be too tired or emotional to contemplate sex for a few weeks. Your hormones will be racing so you will have a rollercoaster ride of elation, worry and sadness which you can’t …