Make your own postpartum recovery kit to help with healing after labor and breastfeeding during the fourth trimester.
Author: Meghan Ratliff
Postpartum Belly Binding
Belly binding is one technique that can help facilitate post-partum healing. Just as it sounds, the practice refers to wrapping or splinting your abdomen.
The Postpartum Practice of Lying-in
July 27, 2021
(updated November 12, 2021)
Published by Meghan Ratliff
Lying-in is an age-old childbirth practice where it is expected that a new mother stay in bed after giving birth, while the other women in her family attend to the needs of her and her household.
A Father’s Day Letter to My Daughter
June 16, 2021
(updated October 2, 2021)
Published by Meghan Ratliff
Meghan shares the amazing way her husband helped her recognize that she was suffering from Postpartum Anxiety and Depression disorder.
The benefits of skin-to-skin Kangaroo Mother Care
May 15, 2021
(updated November 12, 2021)
Published by Meghan Ratliff
The benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care include increased breastfeeding success and reduced risk of postpartum depression.
Organizing Your Social Media to Only Include What Gives You Life
Being selective and organizing your social media create a more constructive and beneficial feed for you and your baby.
What No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood
Drs. Alexandra Sacks and Catherine Birndorf explain the psychology behind the emotions women feel while pregnant and after birth in What No One Tells You.
The Postnatal Depletion Cure
The Postnatal Depletion Cure by Dr. Oscar Serrallach treats the nutrient depletion, sleep loss, and emotional shifts women face after giving birth.
The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body
August 9, 2019
(updated November 12, 2021)
Published by Meghan Ratliff
In The Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson provides a road map to help new mother’s heal and balance their emotions during postpartum.
5 Tips for Hiring the Right Postpartum Support Person
April 10, 2019
(updated November 12, 2021)
Published by Meghan Ratliff
Looking to hire a postpartum support person or relying on a family member/friend for care in the fourth trimester? Consider these questions and guidelines.
The Forgotten Trimester
The fourth trimester, the 2-3 month period after birth, is equally important to mom’s and baby’s health and development as the other trimesters.
6 Common Perinatal Mood Disorders
Postpartum depression isn’t the only disorder under the perinatal mood disorder umbrella. Meghan reviews the six of the most common perinatal mood disorders and their signs, symptoms, and treatment.
