Hello Fourth Trimester

In this final episode of Season 2, I had the pleasure of chatting with Ashley Marg from @babybirdbirthservices . Ashley is a mom of four who married her high school sweetheart. Her fascination she has for all things pregnancy, birth & postpartum led her to become a doula, which stems from her own experience advocating for her birth wishes and learning to trust her intuition. Here is the balm s...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Maddie Bruns who you can find at @madisonabruns . Maddie is a first time mom who loves to connect with other moms to support them, especially in their postpartum hair loss! We talked about her daughter's early arrival as well as her breastfeeding journey and her decision to switch to formula. We also talked about the social media comparison game and...

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Abigayle Sartain who is a first time mom and lactation counselor with a passion for helping moms in her rural location. You can connect with her on instagram @abigaylesartain.lactation . She shared about the challenges she faced in her postpartum experience, and how it all led to the work she does now in her community. Let's connect! You can find m...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend Rachel Bergquist! Rachel ( @rachelbergquist⁠ ) is a boy mama of two sweet boys, wife and health aficionado. She's a lover of yoga, nature, wellness journeys, and finding joy in the little moments as well as positive vibes in the mundane. She strives to be a light in the world and I think you will hear that shine through in her episode toda...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend Jodie DeBoer in person- I wish every recording could be in person! Jodie is a mom to four, two of whom she adopted. In today's episode she shares about her postpartum experiences with all her children, and how that can look different with biological and adopted children. You can connect with her on her instagram page: @thedeboerfour To try...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Cox with Moon Bow Sleep Consulting. Follow her page @moonbowsleepconsulting as she helps exhausted moms teach their children to sleep so that they can wake up feeling rested and ready to enjoy motherhood! Who doesn't need that?! She is offering listeners 15% off her sleep packages if you mention you are a listener of Hello Fourth Trimester. In...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Walma who you can find at @MI_Crafy Counselor . Follow her page for encouragement, resources, mental health tips and tricks, as well as clinical availability. She's a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan. She works with children through adults and specialize in life transitions, childhood trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, postpar...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Holly from Mama Meals . In today’s episode, Holly shares about the challenges of her first postpartum experience. Holly’s 2 postpartum experiences were night and day after she learned about “The First Forty Days” by Heng Ou after her first child was born. For her second postpartum experience she prepped over 60 warm, moist, easy to digest meals to have...

In this week's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mandi from Great Lakes Doulas . We talk about tongue-tie, intrusive-thoughts, the importance of postpartum doulas, and more! Mandi has been a mother since 2016 and a doula since 2018. Her first birth experience resulted with a drastic change of plans from her baby presenting posterior into the pelvis which resulted in a cascade of woes...

This podcast serves as a space to give first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. Our understanding of postpartum is often based on either perfectly curated newborn photo sessions posted on social media, or tragic headlines about mothers overcome by postpartum depression. What about the in-between? What about the stories that aren't picture-perfect for social media, nor newsworthy? L...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniela from @danielakolehouse . Daniela shares openly about how she thought she was ready to take on postpartum, but she ended up feeling very unprepared. She discusses her struggles with postpartum anxiety and depression, as well as the importance of...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Sammy from @unshaken_birthcoach . Sammy is due with her second child in July and shares some things she will be doing differently in her second postpartum experience. Are you interested in being interviewed on this podcast in the next season so you can...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Kelsey from @livemomstrong . Kelsey is navigating her own second postpartum experience with 2 under 2 and the specific challenges that brings to motherhood. Kelsey felt isolated in postpartum as she saw others on social media seemingly breezing through...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicole from @ mamasandmisses_pt . Nicole is a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, so has a wealth of knowledge to share with every postpartum mom. But we got to hear behind the scenes on this episode and how her own personal postpartum journeys are going....

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Katie from @thriftywifehappylife . Katie shared her unexpected challenges with postpartum, especially the pain she experienced after her c-section and how that affected so many areas of her life. She also opened up about the different ways she experienc...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Vickie from simply_real_motherhood . She is 9 months postpartum with her second baby, and also works as a therapist and health coach. You will love hearing the wisdom she shares from both her personal and professional experiences! Are you interested in...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing my own sister, Liz, while she was visiting from Maine. We talked about her challenges with going out of the house after her first baby, as well as the additional complications Covid quarantines brought with her second postpartum experience. Are you inte...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Carrie from @gingerblossomdoula on Instagram Live. Carrie is a professional in the birth world, but shared some of the details from her own personal journey. We talked about difficulty bonding with baby, intrusive thoughts, and how she made improvements...

This podcast serves as a space to give expectant first-time moms a glimpse into the fourth trimester. This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Erin from motherhoods_beautiful_chaos on Instagram Live. Erin was honest about postpartum topics often not discussed: postpartum rage, low milk supply, and more! Are you interested in being interviewed on this podcast so you can share your own postpartu...

Are you a first-time expectant mom wanting to better understand the fourth trimester? This podcast is made for you! Postpartum Coffee Date will be launching in April 2023. In the meantime, come find me on instagram: www.instagram.com/hellojenniejune