After the birth

Congratulations on the birth of your baby!
We are happy to be there for you even after your pregnancy and to support you in the postnatal period.

Your postnatal check-ups

According to the maternity guidelines, two check-ups are scheduled after the birth:

1st check-up: within the first 7 days after the birth

Ideally, the first check-up should take place in the first week after the birth.

This appointment focuses primarily on how you are feeling after the birth. We’ll take the time to answer your questions and discuss:

• How did the birth go?
• How are you feeling physically?
• Are you experiencing any discomfort or pain?
• Is breastfeeding going well, or are you experiencing any breastfeeding problems?
• Do you need support or further information?

In addition:

• we check the position of the uterus so that we can assess whether postnatal recovery is progressing well
• we carry out a blood test

This initial examination is deliberately a brief check-up and is primarily intended to ensure that you are recovering well after the birth.

2nd check-up: the comprehensive postnatal examination after 6–8 weeks

This involves:

• a gynaecological examination, including a vaginal examination
• Assessment of postnatal recovery
• Assessment of the pelvic floor
• Discussion of any postnatal symptoms
• Contraception advice
• Time to ask any questions that have arisen during the first few weeks with your baby

Please feel free to bring your baby along to this appointment. We are very much looking forward to meeting your newborn!

Booking an appointment after the birth

As soon as your baby is born, please get in touch with us via our online reception.

We will then arrange an appointment for your first postnatal check-up.

If it is not logistically possible to arrange the first check-up within the first seven days (for example, if you or your baby are still in hospital), that is not a problem. In this case, the next check-up will take place as part of the comprehensive postnatal examination after 6–8 weeks.

Postnatal recovery – important for your body

Pregnancy and childbirth place great demands on your body. A good postnatal recovery is therefore particularly important – especially for the pelvic floor muscles.

We recommend that every woman takes part in a postnatal exercise class after giving birth.

Options include:

• Postnatal exercise with a midwife
• In-person classes
• Online postnatal exercise classes
• Information on maternity hospitals

Regular exercise helps to strengthen the pelvic floor again and can prevent problems such as stress incontinence or a feeling of pressure in the pelvic floor.

Additional support with Emsella®

As a complement to traditional postnatal recovery, we also offer Emsella® pelvic floor stimulation at our practice.

During the treatment, you sit fully clothed on a special pelvic floor chair. Electromagnetic pulses trigger a large number of intense pelvic floor muscle contractions. This activates the muscles particularly effectively and can support the postnatal recovery process.

Emsella is not a substitute for postnatal exercise, but can usefully complement it.

If you are interested, please feel free to speak to us at your second postnatal check-up. We are happy to offer you a free trial session at any time, provided the pelvic floor chair is available.

We look forward to continuing to support you and your baby after the birth!