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 guide5 notes

妈妈抱着约一岁的宝宝侧头看着她，爸爸在一旁伸手扶着孩子，背景是气球布置的生日会场

15Can you take medicine while breastfeeding? Which number to ring in Australia中文Whether you can take something for a cold, and whether to pump and discard afterwards: answers in Chinese chat groups mostly come from mainland Chinese drug-classification tables, while Australia has dedicated medicines lines to call. What NSW's MotherSafe is, why it serves NSW only and has two numbers, what the national medicines line and the Breastfeeding Association helpline each cover, a few principles for medicines while breastfeeding, and when “pump and dump” actually applies.NO. 15 · Australia guide · 2026.09.11Australia guide2026.09.11

14Your baby's Blue Book: the Australian child health check schedule中文The nurse hands over a small blue book at discharge, and many families put it in a drawer until someone asks whether they brought it. It is the main health record from birth until school: which ages the checks fall at, why the first one happens at your home, how to ask for an interpreter, how to replace a lost book, and the half-sentence at the four-year check that concerns Centrelink but applies only to some families.NO. 14 · Australia guide · 2026.09.10Australia guide2026.09.10

12Pregnant on a student visa: the two-year rule in the OSHC maternity waiting period中文“OSHC means waiting a year to be pregnant” has only been half true since July 2025. The government's new OSHC Deed splits the maternity waiting period by policy length: under two years, up to 12 months; two years or more, the line reads Nil. That choice can only be made at the moment you take out the policy — it cannot be made up once you are pregnant.NO. 12 · Australia guide · 2026.09.08Australia guide2026.09.08

11How long does breast milk keep? The Australian room-temperature, fridge and freezer table中文The same question returns four hours, six hours and eight hours, because those figures come from different countries' guidance. In Australia the Breastfeeding Association (ABA), healthdirect and Raising Children all give one table. How long freshly expressed, thawed and rewarmed milk keeps, and what to do for daycare or when the room is over temperature in summer.NO. 11 · Australia guide · 2026.09.08Australia guide2026.09.08

10Booking the six-week postnatal check in Australia, and what it covers中文China's forty-two-day check and Australia's six-week postnatal check fall at a similar point, but who performs it, what is examined and whether you ring up yourself all differ. Covers the free community nurse who visits after discharge, what is checked for mother and for baby, when cervical screening is done alongside it, and several free numbers you can call directly.NO. 10 · Australia guide · 2026.09.07Australia guide2026.09.07

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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