When the Fourth Trimester is a Bear: Laura's story

Today’s guest had to reexamine her expectations at various points in the process of growing her family. She enjoyed a relatively straightforward pregnancy, but had real fears of what the birth would be like.   Importantly, both births were totally successful, but they didn’t necessarily progress the way she imagined they would. The real challenge for her came after the birth: in the fourth trimester. The monumental change of going from being a part of a couple, just two adults, to caring for a newborn was a pretty staggering life change, and the first time around it came with postpartum anxiety. Ultimately she used her experiences to shape her new career path: she’s become a postpartum coach, using all her hard earned lessons to help other women navigate this tricky time.