The postpartum magazine
Breastfeeding, pumping and bottle feeding
Breastfeeding is awesome. A miracle, so much pain, really practical, sometimes annoying, great nutrition for your child, not for every woman, time-consuming. And above all: breastfeeding is breastfeeding. Anyone expecting...
10 must-haves for your hospital bag
Packing your hospital or birthing center bag can be a way to slowly prepare yourself mentally for the birth towards the end of your pregnancy and to realize that you...
7 questions and answers about birth injuries
Not all birth injuries are the same: in addition to the perineal tear that is so often discussed, there are abrasions of all kinds, tears in other regions of your...
The “mothers* photo gap” - or: why mothers* are actually never seen in photos
Cover photo: Natalie Stanczak, Sandsack Photography Dear Natalie, today we want to talk about a topic that is so important and deserves much more attention: the visibility of mothers* in...
Postpartum care after miscarriages and stillbirths
the weeks in an interview with midwife Katharina Kerlen-Petri Katharina Kerlen-Petri has been a midwife in Berlin since 1989. She has worked in clinics and as a freelance midwife, still...
Do I really need to do a perineal massage?
Many women are recommended to massage the perineum from around the 34th week of pregnancy. It is supposed to stimulate blood circulation in the perineal tissue and make the skin,...
Difficult feelings in the postpartum period: anger, melancholy and helplessness
Linda Rasumowsky is a psychotherapist in Switzerland and specializes in mental health issues related to the birth of a child and parenthood. She is herself a mother of three children...
Health knows no weight - even during pregnancy and the postpartum period
An interview with Dr. Antonie Post, anti-diet nutritional therapist, author and podcaster. Dear Antonie, you are an anti-diet nutritionist, a doctor of nutrition, a book author, podcaster and mother of...
5 tips for pumping milk after birth
For many women, pumping breast milk is both pretty cool and pretty exhausting. Cool because it either gives them freedom or guarantees that their baby will get breast milk even...
How does the postpartum work after a Caesarean section
Birth is birth is birth. Regardless of whether you gave birth to your child spontaneously and without any aids, through a gastrointestinal birth or with many interventions and a vacuum...
Maternity nurse: support for women in the postpartum period
Postnatal doula – ever heard of her? For quite some time, we weren't really sure what she was, who did it, and which women could apply for a postnatal doula....