The birth is behind you, you are a mother. And a new life lies ahead: with new emotions, feelings, new questions and, above all, a new perception of yourself. But how can you feel this incomparable happiness, if your body hurts, it is unpleasant to move, you can not sit, now and then throws a fever, and somehow the mood is not as smooth and happy as we would like it?

This is normal. These changes are necessary and important. What happens to a woman’s body during this postpartum period, for which nature has given us 6 to 8 weeks? In just a few hours (!) after childbirth the nervous, cardiovascular and other systems of the female body begin to adjust, and hormones adjust to a new stage – lactation. At the same time, a woman needs to reflect on what has happened, to get used to the new feelings and sensations – this is also an important psychological stage. It is a multi-stage and difficult process, on the “quality” of the passage of which depends psycho-emotional stability of the mother. And her condition, in turn, influences the adaptation and development of the child (for example, some psychotherapists believe that certain areas of our brain are formed during the first six months of life and directly depend on the emotional relationship with the mother during these months).

It used to be thought that after childbirth mom should not be disturbed, she is tired, she needs to rest, she is adapting to her new life, she has no time for doctors, procedures, etc…
But it is in the first 3-4 weeks in the woman’s body there are significant changes, and they are a big strain on the body. Therefore, if in the first postpartum week gently and correctly in the process of restructuring “intervene”, the postpartum period will be much easier. It is necessary to listen to your body and set the right priorities.

“In my opinion, recovery after childbirth should begin as early as possible – in the first days after the birth, – convinced obstetrician-gynecologist and hirudotherapist Nina Aleksandrovna Antonova. – The woman experiences this change not only on a physiological level, she experiences it very emotionally. Studies were conducted in Israel: mothers were asked the same questions – immediately after childbirth and 20 years later. The only question, the answer to which has not changed over the years, was “what day in motherhood do they consider the most difficult?” All mothers answered that way both times – it was “the day they came home from the maternity ward.” To overcome the many stressful situations of postpartum life, we’ll tell you what’s going on and which professionals can be helpful.