Some people say not to make a birthing plan, but I beg to differ. As I sat with my baby safe in my arms, new stretch marks angry from the liters of fluid pumped into my body and struggling to move after the surgery, I couldn’t help but be thankful for that plan. That plan was created on the foundation of knowledge and research. That plan helped me decide when an intervention was necessary.
The Fourth Trimester: 4 Postpartum Truths I Hadn’t Expected
A neonatal nurse’s reflections on her own early postpartum period. The fourth trimester. Postpartum. The period that begins after a baby is born. Some say it is the first 12 weeks, while others say it never ends. As a pregnant woman, there are common expectations when thinking of that fourth trimester. The general lack of…