Ep 36 Tips for the Fourth Trimester

In this episode, Dr. Shannon and Doula Rachael share a conversation about helpful ways to prepare for and navigate through the fourth trimester with more ease and confidence. The fourth trimester is the 12 weeks after you give birth. 

The fourth trimester is a sacred time full of many ups, downs, beautiful and hard moments, time spent getting to know your new baby, time spent getting to know your new self, along with moments of stress and exhaustion, joy and love, physical and emotional recovery, hormone adjustments, and relationship adjustments.  So many things occur in the fourth trimester. Oftentimes, you can feel both extreme joy and sadness within the same day. This ability to hold multiple feelings and emotions at once is part of a healthy fourth trimester.  

• What is the fourth trimester?
• Why is it important to consider?
• Things to consider when planning for the postpartum.
• Chiropractic care for your newborn to help their body adjust to the stressors of birth.
• Building your post-birth support team.
• And lots of helpful resources!

Resources:

First 40 Days (book)
The Postnatal Depletion Cure
North Atlanta Birth Services: Postpartum Planning Call
Postpartum Support International
ICPA4Kids

Prior Aligned Birth Episodes:

Ep 7: Building Your Village for the Postpartum
Ep 23: Returning to Fitness Postpartum

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