Postpartum Recovery
Postpartum Exercise: When and How to Get Moving Again
Postpartum exercise made simple: when to start after birth or a C-section, a week-by-week plan, readiness checks for running and warning signs.
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Evidence-led guides to your physical and emotional recovery after birth, with Singapore-specific support and clear advice on when to get help.
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Postpartum Recovery Kit: Peri Bottle and Essentials After Birth
Build your postpartum recovery kit: why a peri bottle helps, maternity pads, C-section extras, nipple care and a checklist of postpartum essentials in SG.
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Sleep Deprivation as a New Parent: How to Cope Safely
Sleep deprivation with a newborn: why it hits so hard, safety rules for night feeds and driving, practical night-shift tips and when to see a doctor.
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Postpartum Weight Loss Diet: A Realistic Singapore Guide
A realistic postpartum weight loss diet: safe timelines, breastfeeding calorie needs, hawker-friendly swaps, exercise progression and why crash diets fail.
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Diastasis Recti After Pregnancy: Self-Check and Safe Exercises
Diastasis recti after pregnancy: what the tummy gap is, how to self-check, safe core exercises, what to avoid, when to see a physio in Singapore, and surgery.
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Contraception After Birth: Options, Timing and Breastfeeding
Contraception after birth: when fertility returns, when to start the mini pill, implant, IUD or combined pill, breastfeeding safety and where to get it in SG.
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Postpartum Hair Loss: Timeline, Causes and What Helps
Postpartum hair loss usually starts 2 to 4 months after birth and settles within a year. What helps, iron and thyroid checks, myths and when to see a doctor.
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Pelvic Floor Exercises After Birth: A Singapore Mum’s Guide
Pelvic floor exercises after birth: how to do Kegels correctly, a 12-week plan, tips after a C-section and when to see a women's health physio in Singapore.
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Postpartum Recovery Guide: Your First 6 Weeks (Singapore)
Postpartum recovery week by week: lochia, stitches and C-section healing, pelvic floor, sleep, your 6-week check in Singapore and red flags that need A&E.
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Postnatal Depression in Singapore: Signs and Where to Get Help
Postnatal depression in Singapore: baby blues vs PND vs anxiety, the EPDS screen, and where to get help, from KKH and polyclinics to mindline 1771.
Your body after birth
Bleeding for four to six weeks, sore stitches or a healing C-section wound, leaks and broken sleep are all part of the early weeks. Our postpartum recovery guide explains what is normal, how to start pelvic floor exercises, what to expect at your postnatal check, and the red flags that need a doctor or A&E. If you are following a confinement month, our confinement guides cover nannies, centres and food.
Your mind after birth
Feeling weepy in the first days is common. Low mood or anxiety that lasts longer than two weeks may be postnatal depression, which is treatable. Our guide to postnatal depression in Singapore covers the signs, the EPDS screen, and help from KKH, NUH, polyclinics and helplines such as mindline 1771.
Getting the support you need
Recovery is easier with help. Let your partner, family or helper take on feeds, nappies and chores so you can rest, and keep visitors short in the early weeks. Partners can use paternity and shared parental leave to be at home; our maternity leave guide explains what each of you can take. Feeding can affect how you feel too, so see breastfeeding for practical support, and do not wait until your postnatal check to raise a worry with your doctor.
When is the postnatal check in Singapore?
Most mums see their obstetrician around four to six weeks after birth. Your hospital or clinic usually books it before discharge.
Who can I call if I am struggling emotionally?
National mindline 1771 and the Samaritans of Singapore on 1767 are both available 24 hours. If you feel unsafe, call 995.