POSTPARTUM MOOD AND EMOTIONS
This term describes the very common, mild mood swings and weepiness that affect up to about 80% of new mothers within the first two weeks after birth.
Baby blues
This is the medical term for normal postpartum vaginal discharge as the uterus sheds its lining after birth.
Lochia
This is one of the strongest protective factors against postpartum depression, referring to the practical and emotional help a new parent receives.
Social support
This type of birth control, which contains no estrogen, is generally the safest first choice for breastfeeding parents and can often start very soon after birth.
Progestin only method
This common warning sign, combined with breast redness and warmth, and fever could point to?
Mastitis
This term describes the developmental transition into motherhood, a shift in identity, hormones, and psychology often compared to adolescence.
Matrescence
Breastfeeding parents need roughly this many extra calories per day, compared to before pregnancy, to support milk production.
450–500 extra calories
Research has identified a lack of this supportive involvement from this "key person" as a predictor of increased postpartum depression risk
This hormone, found in combined birth control pills, can potentially reduce milk supply, which is why these methods are usually delayed for several weeks postpartum.
Estrogen
This sleep hormone naturally rises in breast milk at night, which may help nudge a nursing baby's body clock into sync with day and night, milk pumped in the morning doesn't carry the same boost.
Melatonin
Postpartum depression affects roughly this fraction of new parents, about 1 in this many.
1 in 7
This type of delivery typically requires a longer recovery window, often around 6 weeks, before resuming more strenuous exercise, compared to an uncomplicated vaginal birth.
Cesarean section
Beyond checking latch and milk transfer, a strong lactation visit should always also check in on this, the parent's own physical and emotional state.
Parent's wellbeing
Most guidelines recommend waiting at least this many weeks postpartum before starting a combined, estrogen-containing hormonal contraceptive.
4 to 6 weeks
Fewer wet diapers than expected, combined with excessive sleepiness or difficulty waking to feed, is a warning sign of this problem?
Inadequate infant intake
Unlike baby blues, which resolve within about two weeks without treatment, this postpartum mood disorder does not resolve on its own and can last for months if untreated.
Postpartum depression
This is the term for uterine cramping felt especially during breastfeeding, caused by oxytocin release helping the uterus contract back down.
Afterpains
This thinner, more watery milk comes at the start of a feeding, while a richer, higher-fat milk follows toward the end of the same feed.
Foremilk and hindmilk
This pumping technique, massaging and compressing the breast during a session, helps maximize milk removal and is especially useful when building or protecting supply.
Hands on pumping
A severe headache, vision changes, or sudden swelling in the days or weeks after birth can be warning signs of this dangerous blood pressure condition, which can occur even after the baby has already been delivered.
Postpartum preeclampsia
This rare postpartum psychiatric emergency affects only about 1 to 2 per 1,000 births, is strongly linked to underlying bipolar disorder, and requires immediate treatment.
Postpartum psychosis
Name 5 things a supportive partner can do for a breastfeeding parent?
-Consistently keep a water bottle filled and near the breastfeeding parent
-Help was all the breastfeeding and pumping equipment
-Bring baby to breastfeeding parent during the night
-Be proactive about changing diapers
-Taking the baby after feeding to burp
What are three ways the non birth parent can bond with the baby?
This natural, non-hormonal contraceptive method relies on three conditions, exclusive breastfeeding, no return of periods, and being less than 6 months postpartum.
Lactational Amenorrhea Method
The highest verified number of children born to one mother?