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    Author: Meghan Ratliff

    Meghan is the mother of three beautiful children and a postpartum doula. She is passionate about improving the care that new moms receive during the 4th trimester, and believes that all moms and babies deserve the best start together possible. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
    Social Media Feed

    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.
    Meghan Ratliff 01/28/2021
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    DIY Postpartum Recovery

    How to Make Your Own Postpartum Recovery Kit

    Make your own postpartum recovery kit to help with healing after labor and breastfeeding during the fourth trimester.
    Meghan Ratliff 01/26/2021
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    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 …
    Meghan Ratliff 02/11/2020
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    Postpartum Belly Wrapping

    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 abdo…
    Meghan Ratliff 11/23/2019
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    New mom thinking

    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.
    Meghan Ratliff 10/07/2019
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    The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body

    In The Fourth Trimester, Kimberly Ann Johnson provides a road map to help new mother's heal and balance their emotions during postpartum.
    Meghan Ratliff 08/09/2019
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    Hiring the Right Postpartum Support Person

    5 Tips for Hiring the Right Postpartum Support Person

    Looking to hire a postpartum support person or relying on a family member/friend for care in the fourth trimester? Consider these questions and guidel…
    Meghan Ratliff 04/10/2019
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    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.
    Meghan Ratliff 02/16/2019
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    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 dis…
    Meghan Ratliff 01/03/2019
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    Skin to Skin Baby Care

    Dr. Nils Bergman discusses the benefits of skin to skin baby care which include increased breastfeeding success and reduced risk of postpartum depress…
    Meghan Ratliff 12/18/2018
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    Newborn Travel and Vacation Tips

    Traveling with a newborn and remembering all the gear you need can make vacation stressful. Check out these tips that'll help make your trip a breeze.
    Meghan Ratliff 05/25/2018
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    Prayers and Hopes for My Children

    This is an ongoing list of precepts that I keep in the notes section of my cellphone in hopes of one day sharing them with my children.
    Meghan Ratliff 01/01/2018
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