Let's Talk Postpartum

Becoming a mama for the first time or expanding your family is a transformative experience, filled with all sorts of wild physical and emotional changes and challenges. Afterbirth pains or postpartum contractions are one of these challenges, and are often...

The 5 Universal Pillars of Postpartum Care: How to Heal, Rest & Recover After Birth Postpartum care isn’t optional.It’s essential. Bringing a baby into the world is life-changing — physically, emotionally and mentally. Yet in modern culture, the focus shifts...

Embracing the first forty days postpartum can be an empowering practice. Here are some ways to fully embrace this transformative period!

Postpartum hormones, the catalysts that fuel a woman's transformation into motherhood. They can be confusing to wrap your head around which one does what, (Probably something we should’ve been taught in school amiright?!) Heres an easy way to help you remember them. Welcome to your postpartum cocktail party, let’s get mingling…

Have you heard of matrescence, mama?
This powerful word describes the emotional, physical and identity shift that happens during the transition to motherhood. In this post, we explore how understanding matrescence can gently support postpartum recovery, maternal mental health, and the way we care for mums here in NZ.

Hey mama! This is the third part of our Viva La Vulva prepared for postpartum series, we’re talking about Pelvic Floor & Prolapse and what to expect and prepare for postpartum. Viva La Vulva’s prepared for postpartum series offers real...