Let's Talk Postpartum

Yes. Completely, absolutely, nobody-warned-you-and-they-should-have normal. You've had the baby. And your belly still looks... like you haven't. If nobody warned you about this, you're not alone, it's one of the most common postpartum surprises for mamas, and one of the...

How to Use a Peri Wash Bottle After Birth Nobody warns you that going to the bathroom after birth will feel like an actual event. Like something you have to mentally prepare for. And then you discover the peri wash...

You've probably got everything the baby needs. The bassinet is sorted. The nappies are stacked. You've probably done antenatal classes, read the books, and hopefully sorted your postpartum recovery products too (wink wink). The baby is prepared for. But who's...

It's Caesarean Awareness Month, and we have thoughts. Around 1 in 3 babies born in Aotearoa New Zealand arrives via c-section. One in three. That's an enormous number of mamas navigating major abdominal surgery, and yet belly birth recovery is...

Real talk on C-section recovery, healing, and what postpartum actually looks like Let’s clear something up first. A belly birth isn’t the “easy way out.”It’s major abdominal surgery… followed immediately by motherhood. So if you’re here prepping, healing, or somewhere...

Your no-BS guide to postpartum recovery after a C-section Let’s just say it:You didn’t just “have a baby.”You had major abdominal surgery… and then got handed a newborn. Wild. Belly birth recovery deserves way more than “take it easy.”So here’s...