一双手在产后妈妈的腹部做按摩，产妇身上盖着白色床单与灰色毛巾，头边是灰色枕头，室内自然光

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What our therapists see in the first weeks at home. No scare-mongering — only what we observe.

The notes themselves are written in Chinese, for Chinese-speaking families in Australia. This page is an English guide to what each one covers; every link opens the Chinese article.

NO. 20 · RECOVERY · 2026.09.18中文

How long does postpartum bleeding (lochia) last? The Australian normal range, and three reasons to get help

Bright red again on a certain day at home, or a clot coming out — normal contraction, or a reason to call someone that day? Drawing on Queensland Health's parent material, the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, Queensland Ambulance Service clinical guidelines and NSW Health's Chinese leaflet: how Australia views postnatal bleeding, when it stops for most people, what size of clot is common, and which signs cannot wait until tomorrow.

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All Recovery Confinement Baby Australia guide6 notes

产后妈妈腰腹部的特写，米白色棉布扎肚带一层层系好，一只手正拉住布带的边缘，室内自然光

19Can an Australian baby be out in the sun? Sun protection and vitamin D中文Taking the baby out for some sun is the most natural thing for many Chinese families — for jaundice, or for calcium. In Australia it works the other way: Cancer Council's line is UV 3, babies under 12 months should not be in direct sun, and parts of NSW sit above UV 3 right through winter.NO. 19 · Baby · 2026.09.17Baby2026.09.17

一位妈妈站在自家客厅里，灰色 T 恤下是一圈圈裹好的白色棉布扎肚带，身旁是绿植与木架，墙上挂着一幅抽象画

18Car seats in Australia: bringing your newborn home from hospital中文The step that most often holds things up on discharge day is the seat in the car. Australian law sets rules by age: under 6 months must be rear-facing, and the seat must meet the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 1754 — one brought from China or the US is illegal to use here.NO. 18 · Baby · 2026.09.16Baby2026.09.16

妈妈抱着出生不久的宝宝低头看着，身旁的长辈一同俯身，背景墙上挂着 BABY 字母气球和彩色圆点装饰

17Newborn screening in Australia: what the heel prick tests, and how the hearing screen works中文Babies born in Australia have a heel prick at 48 to 72 hours and a hearing screen before going home, and what you find searching in Chinese is mostly about mainland China's tests. Following NSW Health's own parent booklet: which seven conditions are screened for, why your signature is needed, why nobody calls when results are normal, how long the blood card is kept, and whether being asked to repeat the hearing screen means there is a hearing problem.NO. 17 · Baby · 2026.09.13Baby2026.09.13

16How long does newborn jaundice last? The Australian guidance, and when to see someone中文Noticing the baby looks yellow on day three, the answers in Chinese chat groups are usually sunlight, stopping breast milk, or a remedy to drink — Australian guidance for parents either does not mention these or says not to. Based on current material from the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Queensland Health and the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne: when jaundice usually appears, when it should have cleared, which signs mean being seen the same day, and who to call if the baby looks more yellow in the night.NO. 16 · Baby · 2026.09.12Baby2026.09.12

13Tummy sleeping, shaping pillows, sharing a bed: what Red Nose says in Australia中文Older relatives say tummy sleeping gives a nice head shape, that a shaping pillow is needed, and that holding the baby to sleep is the safest — Australia's guidance differs on all three. Red Nose's six safe-sleep recommendations, when to stop swaddling, what to change once the baby can roll, what should not be in the cot, and whether there is really a set room temperature, point by point from Australian sources, with a Chinese handout to print for grandparents and numbers you can call.NO. 13 · Baby · 2026.09.09Baby2026.09.09

05The second-month fussy stretch: colic, or a growth spurt?中文Hard to settle after the first month, crying at a fixed hour in the evening, waking the moment they are put down — many families read that as not enough milk. Several different things sit under this pattern, and they are handled quite differently, so tell them apart first.NO. 05 · Baby · 2026.08.27Baby2026.08.27

English titles and summaries here describe the Chinese articles; they are not translations of them, and nothing is claimed here that the article does not say. The notes are general experience shared by our therapists and do not replace the diagnosis or advice of your doctor or midwife.

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