Let's Talk Postpartum

Witch hazel has been a trusted natural remedy for generations. Learn how Kiwi mums use it for postpartum recovery and why it remains a hospital bag essential.

Whether you’re days away from birth or already feeding a hungry newborn, this guide created by Viva Expert Renata Lardelli, is here to help you prepare for breastfeeding not just practically, but emotionally and physically too. Because support isn’t a “nice-to-have” in the postpartum season, it’s the key to making breastfeeding sustainable. 

Forget the nursery. Here's how to actually prepare for postpartum recovery: rest, food, support, and care. Real, raw advice for new mums from the founder of Viva La Vulva.

This is your postpartum. It’s a magical, messy, beautiful, and exhausting season all rolled into one. Between navigating your new normal, figuring out this tiny human, and recovering from birth, it’s a lot. But here’s the good news: there are...

We’re Starting the Postpartum Rest Revolution! Let’s be real, the early days of postpartum are a wild, leaky, bleary-eyed ride, and at the heart of it all? Sleep deprivation. The kind that turns “What day is it?” into a legitimate daily question, and has you crying because someone asked you "how are you?" or if baby was "sleeping through the night". We put together some easy tips and tricks from our Viva La Vulva Experts to get more Zzz's postpartum! 

Here are Expert Edee Bolton's 10 top tips to consider when returning to exercise post-birth centered around nurturing and honouring your body’s needs, being intentional in your approach rather than just winging it to help you reconnect with movement, safely and with your long term health in mind.