Postpartum Recovery Planner

You just did something incredible. Now it's your turn to be looked after.

After a birth, everyone's eyes are on the baby, and your own healing can quietly slip down the list: the bleeding, the aches, the broken sleep, the big feelings, and the help you need but don't always ask for.

This planner puts you back at the centre, gently. Learn what the fourth trimester really looks like, set up your recovery station and first week home, and follow the pages for healing after a vaginal or a caesarean birth. Track how you're doing each day and week, plan easy meals and a meal train, and set up your support circle, visitor plan and ready-made messages for asking for help.

There are also caring pages on baby blues, postnatal depression and anxiety, simple mood check-ins and small things that help, plus your care team's numbers and questions for your appointments.

It's a planner for organising and noticing, not medical advice. Your midwife or doctor always comes first.

Rest, heal and let yourself be loved. You deserve it.

Why you'll love it

• Put your own recovery back on the list
• Follow pages made for a vaginal or caesarean birth
• Ask for help easily, with the words already written
• Protect your rest with a kind visitor plan
• Notice how you're really feeling, early
• Walk into appointments with every question ready

What makes it special

• Separate recovery checklists for vaginal and caesarean births
• Mental-health awareness pages: PPD/anxiety screening, mood tracker, coping tools
• Daily recovery log to track bleeding, pain, energy, mood and sleep
• Support circle, meal train, visitor boundaries and help scripts all in one place
• Your care team contacts and question prompts for postpartum appointments

Take a peek inside

Start here

• How This Planner Works

Understand

• The Fourth Trimester

Track

• Your Six-Week Recovery Guide

Prepare

• Stock Your Recovery Station
• Ready for the First Week Home

Heal

• After a Vaginal Birth
• After a Caesarean Birth

Track

• Daily Recovery Log
• Week by Week: How It Is Going

Prepare

• Easy Meals & Freezer Prep

Support

• Meal Train & Help Rota

Heal

• Rest When You Can

Support

• Your Support Circle
• Your Visitor Plan
• Messages for Asking for Help

Understand

• Baby Blues, Postnatal Depression & Anxiety

Check in

• Checking In With Your Mind

Care

• Small Things That Help

Track

• Daily Mood Tracker

Care

• Ten-Minute Resets

Support

• Care Team & Emergency Numbers

Track

• Questions for My Appointments

Support

• A Check-In for Your Helper

Reflect

• Looking Back, Looking Forward

What you get

• 28-page A4 PDF
• Instant download after purchase
• Print as many times as you like
• For personal use

Getting started is easy

• Your download is ready the moment you check out: grab it from the receipt page or the email we send you.
• Printing? Pick A4 paper. On US Letter, just choose "Fit to page" (or "Scale to fit") so nothing near the edges gets cut off.
• Print the whole thing, or only the pages you need right now. Print extra copies of your favourites, too.
• Pop the pages in a folder or ring binder, or clip them up where the whole family can see the plan.

Questions you might have

Will anything arrive in the post?

Nope, it's a digital download, so there's no waiting. It's yours the moment you check out.

What size is it?

A4 (210 × 297 mm). It prints on US Letter too, just switch on "Fit to page".

Can I print it more than once?

Of course! Reprint any page as often as you like, year after year.

Will the colours look the same when I print?

Very close! Every screen, printer and paper is a little different, so expect tiny shifts.

Can I share it with a friend?

It's just for you and your home. If a friend loves it, we'd be so happy if they picked up their own copy. Please don't share or resell the file.