The Hidden Health Challenges New Mums Face After Birth — and How You Can Recover Stronger
When you’re pregnant, everyone asks about your birth plan.
But few people ask:
👉 “How will you care for your body after birth?”
The truth is, many mums enter postpartum unprepared for the real challenges they’ll face — not because they didn’t care, but because no one told them what to expect.
Here are the top health challenges new mums experience after birth, what the research shows, and how intentional postpartum care and nourishment can transform your recovery.
Severe Fatigue and Postpartum Depletion
Why it happens:
Birth is a huge physical event. Combined with sleep deprivation, blood loss, hormonal shifts, and constant feeding demands, it’s no wonder so many mums feel utterly exhausted.
Stats:
Up to 80% of new mums report debilitating fatigue in the first weeks postpartum.¹
Postpartum depletion (a term coined by Dr. Oscar Serrallach) can last months or years if not addressed with adequate rest, nutrition, and support.²
🌿 How The Strong After Birth Method™ helps:
✔️ Therapeutic nourishment with warming, mineral-rich meals to restore energy
✔️ Belly binding to reduce energy leakage and stabilise your core
✔️ Rest-focused rituals to support hormonal recovery
2. Core Weakness and Diastasis Recti
Why it happens:
During pregnancy, your abdominal muscles separate to accommodate your baby. Without proper recovery, they can remain separated, leading to:
A “doming” or pouching belly
Back pain
Pelvic floor issues
Stats:
100% of women have some abdominal separation in late pregnancy.³
40% still have unresolved diastasis recti at 6 months postpartum.⁴
🌿 How The Strong After Birth Method™ helps:
✔️ Jamu belly binding to support abdominal closure and core stability
✔️ Gradual core reactivation guidance (breathwork and safe movement)
✔️ Nutrition strategies to reduce inflammation and support tissue healing
3. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Prolapse
Why it happens:
Pregnancy, vaginal birth, and instrumental deliveries increase strain on the pelvic floor. Without proactive care, this can lead to:
Urinary leakage
Pelvic heaviness or dragging sensations
Prolapse (when pelvic organs descend due to weakened support structures)
Stats:
Up to 50% of postpartum women experience pelvic organ prolapse symptoms.⁵
🌿 How The Strong After Birth Method™ helps:
✔️ Belly binding to reduce downward pressure and support pelvic alignment
✔️ Nourishing foods to promote connective tissue repair
✔️ Guided rest and movement strategies to protect the pelvic floor in early recovery
4. Hormonal Mood Swings, Anxiety, and Low Mood
Why it happens:
Hormone levels drop sharply after birth, sleep is broken, and mineral depletion affects mood-regulating pathways.
Stats:
Baby blues affect up to 80% of mums in the first week.⁶
1 in 7 mums experience postpartum depression.⁷
🌿 How The Strong After Birth Method™ helps:
✔️ Mineral-rich foods (iron, B vitamins, omega-3s, magnesium) to support neurotransmitters
✔️ Belly binding for emotional containment and nervous system soothing
✔️ Gentle sensory rest practices to regulate overwhelm
5. Digestive Issues and Bloating
Why it happens:
Slower digestion postpartum, hormonal shifts, stress, and a cold digestive system (especially if eating only raw/cold foods) can lead to gas, bloating, and discomfort.
Stats:
While not widely published, traditional systems like TCM and Ayurveda emphasise digestive recovery as the foundation of postpartum health, backed by modern research linking gut health to mood, immunity, and healing.⁸
🌿 How The Strong After Birth Method™ helps:
✔️ Warm, easy-to-digest meals (soups, stews, congee) to support digestion
✔️ Herbal teas and infusions to reduce bloating and aid recovery
✔️ Eating rhythms to stabilise blood sugar and reduce stress responses
Postpartum Care Is Not a Luxury — It’s a Need
Your body has just done something extraordinary.
But it can’t rebuild itself on toast, leftovers, and scattered naps.
The Strong After Birth Method™ is designed to guide you through:
Belly binding to support your womb and core
Therapeutic nourishment to replenish what’s been depleted
Sacred rest practices to calm your nervous system and regulate hormones
So you don’t just survive postpartum — you recover feeling strong, whole, and deeply cared for.
References
Henderson et al. (2019). Postpartum fatigue: a review. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs.
Serrallach, O. (2017). The Postnatal Depletion Cure.
Coldron et al. (2008). “Abdominal rectus muscle separation in pregnancy and postpartum.” BJOG.
Mota et al. (2015). “Normal width of the interrecti distance in early pregnancy and postpartum.” BJOG.
Gyhagen et al. (2013). “Prevalence and risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse 20 years after childbirth.” Am J Obstet Gynecol.
O’Hara et al. (1996). “The prevalence of postpartum depression.” J Clin Psychiatry.
CDC (2020). “Depression Among Women.”
Mayer et al. (2015). “Gut/brain axis and the microbiota.” J Clin Invest.
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