Question 1

I get pregnant easily but keep miscarrying (habitual miscarriage).

Accepted Answer

Recurrent miscarriage may be due to fetal genetic issues, but immune rejection (antiphospholipid antibodies, etc.) or blood flow disorders in the mother can also be causes.

Question 2

Do pregnancy stretch marks disappear after childbirth?

Accepted Answer

Already whitened stretch marks do not disappear naturally. Treatment is most effective in the early stage when redness remains (immediately after delivery), using acupuncture components to aid regeneration.

Question 3

I saw two lines on the pregnancy test but then got my period (chemical pregnancy).

Accepted Answer

This is a chemical pregnancy where fertilization occurred but implantation was not maintained. Strictly an early miscarriage, implantation strength should be enhanced for the next pregnancy.

Question 4

After delivery I was exposed to cold air and now my joints ache (postpartum wind illness).

Accepted Answer

Cold air penetrated when joints were relaxed and pores were open after delivery. Urgent treatment to expel cold by inducing sweating is needed.

Question 5

It has been over a month since delivery but lochia is still coming out.

Accepted Answer

Delayed lochia discharge is evidence that uterine contraction is insufficient. Medicine to remove blood stasis should be used to quickly expel remaining debris.

Question 6

My pelvis seems misaligned after delivery and hurts every time I walk.

Accepted Answer

The pelvis that opened during pregnancy has not returned to its proper position. Within 6 months postpartum when relaxin hormone is active is the golden time for pelvic correction.

Question 7

My hair is falling out in clumps after delivery (postpartum hair loss).

Accepted Answer

This is telogen effluvium where hair maintained during pregnancy falls out all at once due to hormonal changes. Most recover within 6 months to 1 year, but insufficient nutrition can lead to permanent hair loss.

Question 8

I do not find my baby cute and only cry (postpartum depression).

Accepted Answer

This is a cold of the heart caused by rapid hormonal changes combined with childcare fatigue. Keeping it to yourself is dangerous; active help from husband and family plus professional treatment is needed.

Question 9

I have a fever from engorgement and my breasts are hard as rocks.

Accepted Answer

This is mastitis caused by blocked milk ducts. Treatment to unblock stagnant energy along with cabbage leaf compresses to reduce fever is needed.

Question 10

I hurt my wrist picking up my baby (De Quervain tenosynovitis).

Accepted Answer

This is inflammation of the thumb-side wrist tendon. Since ligaments are weaker postpartum, a wrist brace and learning proper baby-holding technique are needed.

👶Postpartum / After Miscarriage