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Fourth Trimester

The transition to motherhood is a wild ride. From bleeding to postpartum depression, here’s what you need to know about navigating the fourth trimester.

Women's Health

Postpartum night sweats: Also known as your own private summer

Although annoying, postpartum night sweats are common and usually not a cause for alarm.

Postpartum Products

6 best lactation cookies for hungry breastfeeding mamas

No time for baking? No problem.

Fourth Trimester

5 important reasons to practice postpartum rest, according to a midwife

Know this: Treating the first 40 days after birth as sacred may help reduce postpartum depression.

Fourth Trimester

These under-the-radar-issues are all too common during postpartum recovery

Pregnancy and childbirth can be an amazing experience for women, but it can also cause some intimate issues postpartum.

Women's Health

10 unexpected reasons new moms feel so tired—and what to do about it

1. Recovery from birth takes a long time

Fourth Trimester

Postpartum rest is important—here’s why you should plan yours

Many attachment theories promote the concept of "nesting" where parents create a hedge of felt safety around their new child by slowing the pace of life, protecting the focus and promoting the connection between main caregivers and their children.

Fourth Trimester

What I learned analyzing data from my first year postpartum

Everyone’s postpartum experience is different, but one thing is clear: it’s hard work.

Motherly Stories

Dear new mama: I wish you could see what I see

I did not like who I saw when I was a new mom. I didn’t know this woman yet. I didn’t accept her.

Postpartum

I became a 4th trimester traveling physician to transform postpartum care

Our system does not adequately address the medical struggles postpartum mothers face. I’m trying to make changes, one home visit at a time

Fourth Trimester

How to create a postpartum confinement that fits into today’s world

Why this 2,000-year-old practice is still followed by modern mothers.

Postpartum

3 tips on childbirth recovery from a postpartum doula

I'm here to help you feel confident to enter the fourth trimester.

Postpartum

The need for postpartum support doesn’t end after the fourth trimester

Ask any toddler mom; they need a meal train now more than ever.

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