Not exact matches
Getting help from a postpartum doula (a woman trained to care for mother and
baby during the first couple
of weeks
after delivery) or
baby nurse (a newborn care expert) during the
day can let you catch up on much - needed rest and sleep.
After birth, your milk will usually come in around
day 3 to 5 from the time
of delivery, and possibly within 24 - 48 hours if this is not your first
baby.
Postpartum Psychosis: ~ occurs in less than 1 %
of moms ~ onset may occur one
day after delivery, many occur by 3 months, the rest by 1 year postpartum ~ symptoms include agitation, bursts
of anger, racing thoughts, rapid speech, panic, irrational thoughts, insomnia, hallucinations, inability to care for self and
baby, thoughts
of suicide / infanticide, paranoia ~ treatment can include medication, hospitalization, ECT, and psychotherapy
The birth
of your
baby causes a drop in hormone levels, which then kick - starts your milk production.The first milk you make is known as colostrum and changes to mature milk around 3 - 5
days after delivery.
After delivery, the
baby was taken away randomly in the three
days of my stay at the hospital and I was never informed about what was going on, or where they were taking my
babies.
And until your milk comes in (2 - 7
days after delivery) the
baby will only be getting drops
of that thick (and ultra loaded with nutrients) colostrum.
According to BabyCenter.com, «at least 60 to 80 percent
of new mothers get the
baby blues, a mild form
of depression that begins a few
days to a week
after delivery.»
Cuddling your
baby is a huge perk
of giving birth and that first
day after delivery is filled with chances to just hold and look at your newborn
baby in awe.
Mood disorders such as depression and anxiety can present during pregnancy or
after birth and may develop quite suddenly or more gradually over several months: The passing «
baby blues», where you are weepy for no apparent reason in the
days following the birth (typically between the third and fifth
day after delivery), affect up to 80 per cent
of women.
The present study shows that the education offered on the first
day after delivery, based on a pedagogical program dealing with breastfeeding through the distribution
of educational booklets (subject
of the study) and associated with a short support session and oral education, has proven effective in promoting exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months
of a
baby's life.
Some may gain a lot
of weight during pregnancy, some may have been larger beforehand, and others can have a
baby and look as good the
day after delivery as they did a week before pregnancy.
In fact, approximately 80 %
of women experience the «
baby blues» — a period
of heightened emotional sensitivity and mild depression which occurs within the first 10
days after delivery and may last about 1 - 2 weeks.
I didn't sleep well, hustled into the office via a mailbox
delivery to my ex's place
of the youngest's homework and orange clothes for Harmony
Day, listened to a message on my phone from the eldest's school about her fringe being too long (WTF FFS), bolted home
after work to let the fur
babies inside, bolted back to work for an office dinner (that's the gang in the main pic), realised on the way home that I need to be at a work function on Wednesday morning at 6.30 am... which is the youngest's birthday; had a major panic attack over the youngest waking up parentless on her 11th birthday; sent a frantic message to my ex asking if he could come over at 6.30 am on Wednesday; chatted briefly to an exhausted DD as he drove home from work at 9.30 pm; felt my stomach drop slightly when he said «just don't blog about the howling dogs»; pointed out that those sort
of suggested edits needed to be made MUCH earlier to avoid appearing in the blog...