The Fourth Trimester
10/26/22 • 45 min
It has often been said that when a baby is born, so is as a mother. However, due to the huge amount of attention and planning that goes into the physical process of giving birth, have you taken time to consider the challenges you may face directly after the birth of your child. A time we call the fourth trimester?
As you will discover, the fourth trimester is a period of significant physical, mental and emotional development for your baby and you. In this episode, you’ll gain useful insights and advice on how to successfully navigate it.
TOPICS WE SPOKE ABOUT INCLUDE
- How becoming a mother can transform you in ways you don’t realise.
- How to manage and cope with sleep deprivation
- Dietary considerations
- The challenges of breastfeeding
- Managing inevitable changes in your relationship with partners, family or work
- Why you should feel good about asking for help
GUEST DETAILS
Layla O’Mara is a busy mom who knows what it feels like to be left to work it out on your own. This is why she set up Nua Nua. Of course, Nua means new in Irish but also means rest in Hebrew and naked in Portuguese!
Every day Layla helps women navigate the transition into motherhood using the wisdom of the women who have gone before but translated for the world we live in today.
She is a qualified and experienced postpartum doula, acupuncturist, Matrescence Facilitator and most importantly, a mum of three!
QUOTES
“We’ve been told since we were a little girls, that we can do anything we want. But when we bring motherhood into the equation, we can't do everything. We can be an astronaut but we can't do that while breastfeeding a baby!”
“I was utterly changed by the experience of motherhood in a profoundly amazing way, but also a very unsettling way... I held both of those things with equal weight”
“It's a transformation that affects every aspect of our lives, the physical, and how our bodies change, how we feel in our bodies, how our bodies are touched, how our bodies are engaged with by these little people that come into our lives on a mental level, an emotional level, an economic level, a spiritual level.”
MORE INFORMATION
https://nuanua.com/
https://www.instagram.com/nuanuaonline/?hl=en
email: [email protected]
Get lots more help, advice, and information with our Care Plus Baby Club. It’s easy and free to join at www.careplus.ie/babyclub
Care Plus Conversations is produced by dustpod.io and brought to you by Care Plus Pharmacy with outlets right across Ireland and at www.careplus.ie
Thank you for enjoying our podcast.
It has often been said that when a baby is born, so is as a mother. However, due to the huge amount of attention and planning that goes into the physical process of giving birth, have you taken time to consider the challenges you may face directly after the birth of your child. A time we call the fourth trimester?
As you will discover, the fourth trimester is a period of significant physical, mental and emotional development for your baby and you. In this episode, you’ll gain useful insights and advice on how to successfully navigate it.
TOPICS WE SPOKE ABOUT INCLUDE
- How becoming a mother can transform you in ways you don’t realise.
- How to manage and cope with sleep deprivation
- Dietary considerations
- The challenges of breastfeeding
- Managing inevitable changes in your relationship with partners, family or work
- Why you should feel good about asking for help
GUEST DETAILS
Layla O’Mara is a busy mom who knows what it feels like to be left to work it out on your own. This is why she set up Nua Nua. Of course, Nua means new in Irish but also means rest in Hebrew and naked in Portuguese!
Every day Layla helps women navigate the transition into motherhood using the wisdom of the women who have gone before but translated for the world we live in today.
She is a qualified and experienced postpartum doula, acupuncturist, Matrescence Facilitator and most importantly, a mum of three!
QUOTES
“We’ve been told since we were a little girls, that we can do anything we want. But when we bring motherhood into the equation, we can't do everything. We can be an astronaut but we can't do that while breastfeeding a baby!”
“I was utterly changed by the experience of motherhood in a profoundly amazing way, but also a very unsettling way... I held both of those things with equal weight”
“It's a transformation that affects every aspect of our lives, the physical, and how our bodies change, how we feel in our bodies, how our bodies are touched, how our bodies are engaged with by these little people that come into our lives on a mental level, an emotional level, an economic level, a spiritual level.”
MORE INFORMATION
https://nuanua.com/
https://www.instagram.com/nuanuaonline/?hl=en
email: [email protected]
Get lots more help, advice, and information with our Care Plus Baby Club. It’s easy and free to join at www.careplus.ie/babyclub
Care Plus Conversations is produced by dustpod.io and brought to you by Care Plus Pharmacy with outlets right across Ireland and at www.careplus.ie
Thank you for enjoying our podcast.
Previous Episode
Preparing for Birth
Let us help you through the scary firsts of parenting a new-born life with practical advice from the people that know. Our host, brand Director Lee-Ann Hyland, is a mom who knows only too well what you may be feeling because she has just been there too!
In our first show, Lee-Ann chats with community midwife Áine Hennessy all about the final few weeks of pregnancy, leading up to the big day. They will shed light and reassurance on many questions and concerns almost every expectant mother will have about preparing for birth.
You’ll hear about the importance of preparing mentally, as well as physically, for the birth of your child. The support you can expect and ask for from healthcare professionals, family & friends plus the best way to prepare your birth plan.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT INCLUDE
- Managing anxiety during pregnancy
- Accessing the proper support from healthcare professionals/family/friends
- Hypno-Birthing and Home Birth
- Making a birth plan and preparing to change if required
- Signs of labour and when to go to the hospital
- Essential items you will want to take with you
- Pain relief options during labour
- Advice regarding caesarean birth
GUEST DETAILS
Áine Hennessy is the founder of AH Midwifery which supports women and families just like you through pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Áine spent time working across Ireland, the UK, and the UAE and brings a wealth of experience, stories and really sound advice to our podcast.
She is qualified with a B.Sc in midwifery since 2013, with a huge range of experience from care during pregnancy, labour, birth and the immediate postnatal period.
Her passion lies in empowering women and supporting them and their families to have the best experience during pregnancy and birth.
QUOTES
“...we normally say “birth preferences”... preferences are more realistic...because pregnancy and birth are so unpredictable”
“...it's very rare for a woman to have home births, but our numbers have increased over the past couple of years”
“...be aware that labor can be different for every single woman, but it can also be different for every different pregnancy”
MORE INFORMATION
Hospital Checklist
https://www.careplus.ie/wellness/269-packing-your-hospital-bag-what-to-pack-for-labour-birth
Other Links Mentioned
https://www.ahmidwifery.com/
https://www.instagram.com/midwife_aine/
https://www.facebook.com/ahmidwifery/
http://communitymidwives.ie/
https://www2.hse.ie/pregnancy-birth/birth/giving-birth/Get lots more help, advice, and information with our Care Plus Baby Club. It’s easy and free to join at www.careplus.ie/babyclub
Care Plus Conversations is produced by dustpod.io and brought to you by Care Plus Pharmacy with outlets right across Ireland and at www.careplus.ie
Thank you for enjoying our podcast.
Next Episode
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding a newborn child is the most natural thing in the world, but sometimes it’s not so easy.
When you’ve never done it before, there are many things you may wonder about. Today, many mothers struggle with breastfeeding, receiving conflicting advice and feeling completely overwhelmed and lost. Occasionally, some mothers do not recognise the warning signs when breastfeeding is not going well and babies with large weight losses are still a frequent occurrence.
Let us put your mind at rest with insights and advice from one of our best lactation consultants Katie Mugan from Nursing Mama where helping women with breastfeeding is her passion. Katie is an experienced/registered children’s nurse and also a mum to four children of her own.
Things We Spoke About
- What your first ever breast-feeds feel like
- What is a “let down reflex”
- How to get a good latch
- Responsive or scheduled Feeding - which is better?
- Am I feeding the baby enough, or too much?
- #1 reason why mums stop breast-feeding
- The pros and cons of under or oversupply of milk
- All about bottle feeding
- Where to get support
GUEST DETAILS
Katie Mugan is a registered children’s nurse and certified lactation consultant. Her specific interest in breastfeeding grew while working in Melbourne, where breastfeeding at hospitals was common. Inspired, she undertook the journey to becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and today helps women across the country with her one-to-one practice called Nursing Mama
QUOTES
“There are tough days, but they do get much easier”
“There's no right and no wrong when it comes to breastfeeding or how often a baby feeds”
“If you're hitting big challenges early on, look at specialist help. Sometimes it's easier to get things under control in the earlier stages rather than leaving them too long. It can have a much more positive impact on your breastfeeding journey”
“You have to do what's right for you”.
MORE INFORMATION
Website: NursingMama.ie
IG: @nursingmama.ie
Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland: www.alcireland.ie
Get lots more help, advice, and information with our Care Plus Baby Club. It’s easy and free to join at www.careplus.ie/babyclub
Care Plus Conversations is produced by dustpod.io and brought to you by Care Plus Pharmacy with outlets right across Ireland and at www.careplus.ie
Thank you for enjoying our podcast.
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