Postpartum
The fourth trimester is the hardest — recovery, mental health, and how to be the partner she needs right now.
Baby Blues vs PPD — A Partner's Guide to Knowing the Difference
Baby blues peak around day 5 and resolve by week 2. If she's still struggling after 2 weeks — or getting worse — it may be PPD. Early intervention changes everything, and you may be the first to notice.
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Postpartum Hair Loss — What Partners Should Know
Hair loss starting 2-4 months postpartum is normal and temporary. It's caused by the estrogen drop after birth. It can be emotionally devastating on top of everything else. Be gentle.
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Postpartum Rage — How Partners Can Help (Without Making It Worse)
Postpartum rage — explosive anger, irritability, simmering fury — is often PPD or PPA wearing a different mask. She needs help, not an argument. De-escalate, don't defend.
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The 6-Week Checkup — How Partners Can Advocate for Better Care
The 6-week checkup is often inadequate — 15 minutes to evaluate physical recovery, mental health, breastfeeding, pelvic floor, and contraception. Help her prepare and advocate for thorough care.
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When Does Her Period Come Back After Birth? What Partners Need to Know
Her period may return in 6 weeks or 18+ months depending on breastfeeding. The critical fact: she can ovulate BEFORE her first period returns, meaning pregnancy is possible even without a period.
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Postpartum Recovery Timeline — What Partners Should Expect
The 6-week checkup is not the finish line. Full postpartum recovery takes 6–12 months minimum, and some changes are permanent. Understanding the realistic timeline helps you calibrate your expectations and your support to what she actually needs.
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Physical Recovery After Birth — How Partners Can Help
Postpartum physical recovery involves healing from childbirth, hormonal upheaval, pelvic floor rehabilitation, and managing pain — all while caring for a newborn on no sleep. Your hands-on practical help isn't optional, it's essential to her healing.
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Breastfeeding — How Partners Can Actually Help
Breastfeeding is a full-time job that only she can do — but everything around it is where you come in. Managing the household, protecting her rest, supporting her decisions, and handling the emotional complexity of feeding a baby make you an essential part of her breastfeeding success.
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Beyond PPD — Intrusive Thoughts, Rage, and Identity as a New Parent
Postpartum mental health is a spectrum that includes anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, rage, PTSD, and psychosis — not just depression. Understanding the full range helps you recognize what she's going through, respond without panic, and support her in getting the right help.
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Supporting Her Self-Care — Sleep, Visitors, and Finding Help
Her self-care is your responsibility to protect. Managing sleep schedules, visitor boundaries, meal logistics, and asking for help aren't extras — they're the infrastructure that determines whether she recovers or falls apart.
5 questions covered · Updated 2026-02-16