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Postpartum is a term that means after the "separation of the mother and the baby", or after the baby is delivered.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
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A 40-year old asked:
I recently gave birth. What symptoms will I experience?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Recently gave birth, now my libido is sky high. So much so, i become angry if not satisfied, frequently. Is this normal or out of control?
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A 35-year old asked:
I recently gave birth and soon after I started having excess mucus with a fishy smell. How embarrassing, but I need to know if this is possibly a pH balance or something more severe.?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I recently gave birth 7 weeks and now I have a cystocele . Does this go away?I was left for about 1.5 hrs with baby's head crowning was this a cause?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Recently gave birth, and now my baby has hiccups, maybe twice a day. Should I be worried?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Im 6 weeks pregnant with my second child and i recently gave birth 6 months ago with my first. What kind of light workout can I do?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Good Day, I recently gave birth on the 20th of February 2019 and my baby is healthy and fine. I am experiencing swelling in my legs currently so I would like to know what might be the cause for swelling?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Hi, I would like assist I recently gave birth on the 30th of March and my operation has been painful I visited my gyna and he give me medication which worked but after two weeks I have a sharp pain and I dont know what it is my scar has pumps now?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I'm hiv positive and I just recently gave birth. My baby tested negative want to know when should we do the second test and if the baby needs to be taken to the doctor
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A 22-year old female asked:
I recently gave birth and i tore my labia majora. What can I do about the healing process and what can I cleanse myself with to ease the discomfort?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Recently gave birth naturally, week later have been experiencing sudden sharp pains in my lower right abdomen & pressure before & during bowel movemen?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I recently gave birth naturally and had an epidural however 30+ days later, I still have severe back pain and my left leg is dragging. I am at my wits end with the pain.
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A 33-year old female asked:
I was taking forever living aleo vera gel before my pregnancy and was advised to stop for the duration of the pregnancy. I recently gave birth via c section. Can I now continue taking supplement?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Recently gave birth, exclusively breastfeeding, and prescribed motrin for pain. If excreted through breastmilk, how does motrin affect my newborn?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Hi I recently gave birth to a baby boy and I noticed that there mucus yellowish oming out from his right eye,what could be the cause and what can I do to make it go or stop?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I recently gave birth and experienced a uterine inversion after. I have a uterine infection and was given augmentin. how fast should the pills work?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I recently gave birth a week ago and until today, I am struggling to breast feed my baby. When I try giving her the breast she gets frustrated because little is coming out. I am on medication for pain after c section. is there anything I can eat ?
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A 36-year old female asked:
My sed rate is 56, doctor doesnt know why. My crp is 2.4. I recently gave birth and am still considered obese and have ibs and also my kidney numbers were high. Could this be normal or is it more likely I have something serious going on?
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A 26-year old male asked:
My wife recently gave birth to her first child a week ago. The baby is having a lot of bowel movements sounds, seems to be always hungry and a lot of hiccups. What does this mean?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Painful bowel movements. Like brick being sent upwards; knocks wind out of me. Recently gave birth, also happens during menstruation. No hemorrhoids.
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A 49-year old asked:
Docs please help: gave birth recently and sex drive is going berserk?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I recently stopped birth control, gave up dairy, and stop using stevia packets (which i consumed a ton of). My gut has been in constant pain. Help!
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A 29-year old female asked:
I gave birth recently &!i wanna Brest Feed my baby& I was looking for best post natal vitamins any recommendation I live in Tokyo please? Thank you!
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A 27-year old female asked:
I just gave birth 7weeks ago... i have recently started to loose appetite. And now resulting in me always tired & irritable. ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Hello. I gave birth a month and a week ago. But recently the past week i have been having pains from the pelvic to my knees. I gave birth with c section but i dont know why i have these pains. What could be the cause?
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A female asked:
I am not sure why I am having vaginal bleeding i gave birth to my son aug 13, 2011 by c section, and I have been recovering from healing.The18th through the 23rd of september my menstrual cycle began.Recently I have had intercourse anda day later i notice
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A 41-year old asked:
I gave birth 6 days ago and still bleeding, should I be concerned?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can I gave birth to a healthy baby if i dont eat fruits and vegetables?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Is it normal that my stitches just dissolved after 3 months that i gave birth?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I gave birth 11 weeks ago and I still have a brownish discharge, is this normal?
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