Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | Doula
My name is Sarah Trott. I'm a new mama to a vivacious baby girl and this podcast is all about postpartum care for the few months following birth, the time period also known as the Fourth Trimester. My postpartum doula, Esther Gallagher, is my co-host. She’s a mother, grandmother, perinatal educator, birth and postpartum care provider. I've benefitted hugely from her support. All parents can benefit from the wisdom and support that a postpartum Doula provides. Fourth trimester care is about the practical, emotional and social support parents and baby require, and importantly, helps set the tone for the lifelong journey of parenting. This podcast provides resources for new parents and examines the socio-cultural influences on parenting.
When I first became pregnant, I had never heard of postpartum Doulas, let alone knew what they did. So much of the training and preparation that expecting parents do is focused on the birth and newborn care. Once baby is born, often the first interaction parents have with medical or child professionals, other than the first pediatrician visits, is the six-week checkup with the OB/GYN. What about caring for mama and family between the birth and the six week doctor visit? What are the strategies for taking care of the partner and the rest of the family while looking after your newborn?
Our podcasts contain expert interviews with specialists from many fields to cover topics including postpartum doula practices, prenatal care, prenatal and postnatal yoga, parenting, breastfeeding, physical recovery from birth, nutrition, newborn care, midwifery, negotiating family visitation, and many more.
First-hand experience is shared through lots of stories from both new and seasoned parents. Hear what other parents are asking and what they have done in their own lives.
We reference other podcasts, internet resources and real-life experts who can help you on your own parenting journey. Visit our site at https://fourthtrimesterpodcast.com/
We hope you have a well-resourced and enjoyable experience as new parents.
Sarah Trott & Esther Gallagher xo
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 145
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Fatherhood And Healthy Masculinity With Welcome to Fatherhood Author David Arrell
Fatherhood and healthy masculinity is all about finding a balance between traditional and progressive dad stereotypes, building teamwork and communication with co-parents, and embodying positive valu…
New Father Support Group Fundamentals With David Arrell
We asked the fatherhood expert: What are the top three topics that come up during First Time Dad group sessions?
David Arrell is the author of 'Welcome To Fatherhood: The Modern Man's Guide to Pregnan…
Lovie: The Story Of A Southern Midwife And An Unlikely Friendship By Lisa Yarger
Listen up if you're considering home birth. In this episode, we touch on the breadth of women's historical engagement with their perinatal care, including the shift from home to hospital, bias and ra…
Nurse Practitioner Calisha Cobb - How To Discover The Joys Of Hands-Free Pumping
Calisha Cobb is the founder and patented inventor of HANDY (Hands-Free Pumping Bra Tops). As a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Mother of two breastfed daughters, she experienced the challenges of br…
Choosing Home Birth As An Alternative To The Hospital - Midwives Sue Baelen & Laura Marina Perez
Here's what the midwives of San Francisco have to say to all expecting parents on the safety of home birth amid the unprecedented global event of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and government-imposed social-…
Prepare For Taking Maternity Leave Like A Pro - Guest Sharon Weinberg Career Coach
We at Fourth Trimester teamed up with Career Coach Sharon Weinberg to create a guide to help you make a smooth transition between working and being on leave.
The guide is useful for those who will be …
The Second Child Transition - Preparing For Your Second Baby
Practical solutions for making necessary adjustments for a second baby to join the family in a way that helps meet everyone's needs, including your older child
Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.c…
Black Angel Mom Jeanae Hopgood-Jones - Turning Pregnancy Loss Into Empowerment
Our amazing guest for Episode 78 is Jeanae Hopgood-Jones who has taken a tragic and powerful experience as a mother and found a space of creativity and inspiration. Her blog https://blackangelmom.c…
Advocating For Yourself Matters - Susi Hately Had Twins & Placenta Previa
Pelvic floor stability champion Susi Hately returns to the Fourth Trimester Podcast to talk about how she advocated for herself while she was pregnant with TWINS and had the complication of placenta …
How Perinatal Chiropractics Can Help With Recovery After Birth - Adrian Villalba
We had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Adrian Villalba about perinatal chiropractic practices that benefit mothers. Having balance in your body both before and after giving birth can benefit new mam…
How To Tell When You're Ovulating & Fertility Right After Having A Baby With Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
In this episode, Lisa shares with us practical lessons on how to understand our own body signs. Learn how to chart your own cycle. Hear how important it is to listen to what your menstrual cycle ind…
The 10 Questions Every First-Time Parent Asks
Here's a quick guide to the questions every new parent asks.
Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.com
Learn more How a Friend or Family Member Can Help You After You Have a Baby | The Second Child T…
Why You Need A Contract For Your Doula - Emily Flynn
Emily Flynn is a birth and postpartum doula and health consultant in the Bay Area. She specializes in connecting folks in various places in their gynecological health cycles with compassionate and ev…
Hyperemesis And Being Awake At 3AM
Suzannah Neufeld, MFT, yoga therapist has dropped by my house to have tea and discuss her new book Awake At 3AM and tell us about how she applies insights both from psychotherapy and yoga/mindfulness…
Learn The Y-Buzz & Find Your Voice As A New Parent With Melissa Hurt
Melissa Hurt is our guest this episode and she offers us an easy and rather fun and funny technique for "finding our voice" as new parents.
This little exercise, known as the Y-Buzz will warm up your …
How To Avoid Anemia (Before & After Pregnancy)
How to avoid anemia (and recover from anemia) using nutrition. Anemia is common during and after pregnancy. Esther talks about how to stave it off, and how to use nutrition and what you eat to help r…
The Dos & Don'ts Of Being A Respectful & HELPFUL Visitor To A New-Parent
The Dos and Don'ts and Whys and Hows of being a respectful and HELPFUL visitor to your new-parent family and friends. This is some frank talk based on Esther's decades of observation and cultural co…
How To Handle Visitors During The First Six Weeks With A New Baby
Esther and Sarah return to the subject of visitors. A discussion of why visitors in the first two to six weeks aren't always the right thing for new parents from a physical, emotional-social and spi…
Postpartum OCD Is A Thing - Megan Ellow Tells Her True Story
Wait, what is Postpartum OCD?
Yep. It's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that develops or is magnified as part of the postpartum experience. Women who don't have OCD can develop it as part of their chil…
Afraid Of The Birth? Anxious About Being A Parent? Here To Guide Us Is Leah Chalofsky
I had a ton of anxiety about THE BIRTH. And then a fair amount of feelings about being a parent - would I be good enough? I appreciated talking with Leah Chalofsky about the New Parents Circle and Ce…