Let's Talk Postpartum

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...

Your fourth trimester doesn’t come with a manual, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Here’s what actually helps Kiwi mums recover, heal, and feel supported with natural, midwife-loved postpartum care in Aotearoa.

Most hospital bag lists forget the most important person — you. Midwives know postpartum recovery deserves real preparation, not last-minute guesses. Here’s what to pack in your hospital bag for postpartum, including the essentials midwives actually recommend and a free checklist to keep it simple.

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! 

Maternal mental illness isn't a modern construct. it’s not something we millennials made up (millennial mum here). It's as ancient as motherhood itself. Yet for so long, women have been silenced out of fear, fear for their lives and fear of getting their children taken off them. Looking back at its history gives us some insight into understanding the stigma, and the feelings of isolation for women struggling. And it is one that all women should know about!

Let’s get one thing straight before we go anywhere. You didn’t just “have a c-section.” You had major abdominal surgery. Seven layers of tissue were cut through. And then, in the same breath, a baby was placed in your arms....