11/24/2025
Technically, the postpartum period is only considered from birth to the first year after birth. Although once you give birth, you are FOREVER changed as a person. You become a completely different individual who is responsible for and considerate of the thoughts, feelings, and well-being of another person. Your entire being has shifted and no matter what the milestone is in your child’s life, you are forever impacted. Whether they are children, teens, young or older adults, your role and investment in their lives doesn’t stop, it just shifts. So, I believe you are postpartum until you die because it never stops.