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Postpartum Care and Follow-up

The weeks after birth are a time of recovery, bonding, and adjustment. Good postpartum care helps your body heal, supports feeding, protects your mental health, and guides a safe return to work, activity, and family life. You are not expected to manage this alone; a clear plan and timely follow-up make a real difference.

Key points

  • Plan early contact in the first one to three weeks, then a full check at about six weeks, sooner if you have a complication.
  • Normal bleeding, called lochia, lessens over time and changes from red to pink to yellow white. Bleeding that gets heavier needs review.
  • Perineal stitches or a caesarean incision should feel better each day. Increasing pain, redness, swelling, or opening of the wound needs assessment.
  • Feeding support is important, whether breastfeeding, formula feeding, or both. Seek help early for pain, latch problems, low supply, or breast redness.
  • Mood matters. Feeling emotional is common; persistent sadness, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts deserve prompt care.
  • Contraception can start soon after birth; safe choices exist for those who are breastfeeding.

Evaluation and treatment: what to expect

  • Review of recovery, bleeding, pain, sleep, supports at home, blood pressure, pulse, weight, and temperature.
  • Feeding assessment, help with latch, pumping plan if needed, mastitis prevention and treatment.
  • Examination of stitches or incision, wound care advice, safe activity plan, and pelvic floor exercises when comfortable.
  • Mental health screen and support plan, on where to get help between visits.
  • Tests when indicated, blood count for anemia, blood pressure checks after preeclampsia, diabetes test at six to twelve weeks if you had gestational diabetes.
  • Contraception counselling and plan, spacing between pregnancies, cervical screening when due, and vaccines that may be needed.

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When to seek urgent care

Go to hospital or call emergency services now for any of the following, heavy bleeding that soaks a pad in an hour or large clots, fever 38°C or higher, severe headache or vision changes, chest pain or shortness of breath, one leg that is swollen, red, or painful, severe belly or wound pain, foul smelling discharge, seizures, or thoughts of harming yourself or your baby.

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Action Plan

Manage pain with simple medicines as advised, use warm water rinses or sitz baths for perineal comfort, keep any incision clean and dry, and avoid heavy lifting until cleared.

Feed your baby on demand, aim for eight to twelve feeds in twenty-four hours if breastfeeding, watch for breast redness, fever, or wedge-shaped tender areas.

Book your appointment with a doctor for early contact within one to three weeks and a full postpartum visit, confirm your contraception plan, any tests you need, and a timetable for return to exercise and work.

Avoid intercourse until bleeding has settled and you feel ready. Choose a contraception method that fits your plans.

Monitor your mood, write down concerns, and share them at checkups. Seek help early if you feel low, anxious, or overwhelmed.

Rest when you can, ask for help with meals, housework, and night feeds, drink fluids, and take prescribed vitamins or iron.

FAQ -Postpartum Care and Follow-up

Frequently Asked Questions

These FAQs offer general information for patients. They do not replace medical advice. For urgent concerns, contact your local emergency number or visit the nearest emergency department.