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Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | Doula

by Sarah Roselinda Trott · English · Kids & Family

My name is Sarah Trott. I started this show when I became 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, gr

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 50 min
Latest: 3 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026 · 50 min

Car Seat Safety: How to Choose, Install, and Use the Right Seat

Car seat safety may not be the first topic on the minds of new and expecting parents, but it's a really important one to get right. Learn from a Child Passenger Safety Technician about a way to choose a seat, check the installation and harness, avoid common mistakes, and know when to ask for hands-on help. Nile Nash is a certified nurse midwife and Child Passenger Safety Technician. She explains how to match a seat to your child, vehicle, and family, then use both the child-restraint manual and vehicle manual to make the safest practical choice for your exact setup. Full show notes Fourth…

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S1 · E177 · 19 Sep 2026 · 31 min
How To Build A Well-Resourced Postpartum Support System
This conversation is about building a well-resourced postpartum support system. Learn 'what I wish I knew and what I'd do differently if I could have a do-over' about birth and the fourth trimester. Learn who to line up before birth, which questions to ask, and what warning signs your support people should know. Author and advocate Casey Keen, MS, shares the practical support plan she wishes she had, drawing on her lived experience with birth trauma, postpartum preeclampsia, postpartum depression, and postpartum anxiety. Free download: Get the Postpartum Support Quick Reference we wished…
S1 · E176 · 5 Sep 2026 · 53 min
What Is Matrescence? Why Becoming a Mother Changes Everything - Kelsey Green, DNP
The first step to creating change is often creating awareness - and by giving the shift into motherhood a name, we are raising awareness about how profound the change is. Becoming a mother can bring enormous love alongside uncertainty, grief for a former life, identity shifts, and a new mental load. Giving this transition a name can make it easier to understand what is changing and ask for the support you need. Nurse educator and maternal mental-health researcher Kelsey Green, DNP, joins Esther and me to explain what matrescence means, why it continues as children and families change, and…
S1 · E175 · 22 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Breastfeeding With Confidence While Protecting Your Mental Health
Learn how to feel more confident in your feeding experience with support, realistic expectations, and a plan that can change with your family's needs. We talk with perinatal psychologist Dr. Shoshana Bennett about feeding pressure and guilt, protecting sleep and mental health, working with partners and professionals, and knowing when to ask for more help. Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Dr. Shoshana Bennett DrShosh.com More episodes with Dr. Shoshana Bennett The Myths Of Motherhood | Intimacy After Baby in a Way That Feels Right for You | When Perimenopause And…
S1 · E174 · 8 Aug 2026 · 57 min
Women’s Health Innovation: The Future of Pregnancy and Postpartum Care
In this episode, we're joined by women's health industry executives Rachel Braun Scherl and Jodi Neuhauser of 51& who share details of the innovators and resources you can access right now to have a better-supported pregnancy, birth and fourth trimester . We also talk about the broader systems around women's health innovation - understanding how the business of healthcare works means being in a better position to take control of your own care, and to be able to influence the future . Women have more power when they organize their economic and civic influence. Let's make an impact together.…
S1 · E173 · 25 Jul 2026 · 45 min
Postpartum Identity: Why You’re Not Supposed to Bounce Back | Andrea Ford, PhD
Postpartum identity can shift how you experience independence, equality, work, family, and your sense of self. In this episode, Sarah Trott and Esther Gallagher talk with cultural and medical anthropologist Andrea Ford about the pressures new parents absorb from the culture around them and why stepping back from those expectations can create useful perspective. Andrea draws on her experience as a doula and her work as the author of Near Birth: Contested Values and the Work of Doulas. The conversation explores postpartum identity, autonomy and interdependence, asking for help, cultural…
S1 · E172 · 11 Jul 2026 · 41 min
Your Baby's Brain Works Differently Than Yours - How Early Communication Supports Future Success
Your baby's brain works differently than yours, and understanding that difference can change the way you communicate from the very beginning. In this episode, Sarah talks with Dinalynn Rosenbush about the baby brain, early family communication, and how parents can do what they can to support optimal future success through connection, routines, tone, and play. Dinalynn is a speech-language pathologist, parenting coach, speaker, author, and host of The Language of Play. She shares practical communication tips for the earliest months, including repeated words, predictable routines, eye contact,…
S1 · E171 · 27 Jun 2026 · 32 min
Resilient Parenting Helps You Handle the Early Months After Baby
This is the primer on Resilient Parenting. Learn how resilient parenting helps you feel steadier in the early months after baby, and why that steadiness matters for your baby too. In this episode, Sarah talks with Dr. Kate Lund about simple ways to support your nervous system, respond instead of react, and create more connection and consistency in everyday care. Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, bestselling author, host of Resilient Parenting with Dr. Kate, and mom of twins. She explains how babies pick up on parent stress, how children begin learning…
S1 · E170 · 13 Jun 2026 · 37 min
How Dads Can Support Their Partners Postpartum
How dads can support their partners postpartum is a question many families are trying to answer in real time after baby arrives. A lot of dads want to help, but they may be working from the wrong playbook by focusing on fixing problems, pushing through stress, or assuming practical support is enough. In this episode, learn how emotional presence, steady communication, and helping a partner feel seen, heard, and safe can strengthen connection and help the whole family feel more supported after baby. Mitchell Osmond is a coach for fathers and host of the Dad Nation podcast. He works with men…
S1 · E169 · 30 May 2026 · 51 min
The Mental Load of Parenting: Share Responsibilities Without Resentment
If you've ever felt like you're carrying the weight of keeping your family organized, fed, scheduled, and functioning, you're not alone. In this episode, learn how to identify the hidden mental load of parenting, understand why it often falls unevenly between partners, and discover practical strategies for creating a more balanced and supportive family dynamic. Sarah is joined by Dr. Shoshana Bennett, a clinical psychologist, maternal mental health expert, and author whose work has helped thousands of parents better understand the emotional realities of life after baby. Full show notes…
S1 · E168 · 16 May 2026 · 45 min
Replace Parenting Perfectionism and Other Myths With Self-Trust
Many parents enter pregnancy and postpartum believing they can prepare enough, plan enough, or perfect their way through uncertainty. But becoming a parent often challenges the very patterns we once relied on to feel safe. In this episode, learn how self-trust, emotional flexibility, and even storytelling can help parents navigate the identity shifts of the fourth trimester with more resilience, compassion, and confidence. Britta Bushnell, PhD is a childbirth educator, author, and expert in mythology and psychology who has spent more than 25 years supporting families through birth and early…
S1 · E167 · 2 May 2026 · 51 min
Community Doula Support Provides Families With Education, Empowerment, and Love with SisterWeb
Community doula support can change how you experience pregnancy, birth, and the fourth trimester. In this episode, you’ll learn how having the right support in place can help you feel safer, more confident, and better equipped to navigate real-life challenges beyond your birth plan. Marlee-I Mystic and Alli Cuentos are co-executive directors of SisterWeb and experienced birth workers leading a community-based model of doula care that centers advocacy, connection, and whole-family support. Full show notes: fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with SisterWeb sisterweb.org | Instagram | Facebook…
S1 · E166 · 25 Apr 2026 · 45 min
Postpartum Recovery After 38 - Supporting Insulin, Hormones and Long-Term Health
Postpartum recovery after 38 is not just about healing from birth. It is about protecting your metabolism, stabilizing insulin, and understanding the hormonal shifts that can quietly influence your long-term health. In this episode, you’ll learn what most providers are not routinely testing, how nutrition and muscle mass impact recovery, and the small daily habits that build resilience for the years ahead. Sarah is joined by Megan Pfiffner, perimenopause nutrition expert and creator of the Perimenopause Matrix™, who brings a data-driven, systems-based approach to helping women reclaim their…
S1 · E165 · 18 Apr 2026 · 34 min
Baby Nervous System Development for Calmer Babies and Better Sleep
Your baby’s nervous system is the foundation for sleep, emotional regulation, and lifelong health, yet most parents are never shown what actually supports its development. In this episode, you’ll learn how everyday moments of connection, movement, and time in nature can shape calmer behavior and more resilient outcomes for your child. Kathleen Lockyer brings nearly 30 years of experience in pediatric development and nervous system regulation, offering grounded, practical insight for parents navigating the early months. Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Kathleen Lockyer…
S1 · E164 · 11 Apr 2026 · 39 min
Reduce Birth Anxiety and Feel Calmer About Birth
Learn how to reduce birth anxiety and feel calmer, more grounded, and in control during birth using simple, practical tools. Erin Acharya, a certified clinical hypnotherapist and hypnobirthing instructor, shares how to work with your mind and nervous system so you can approach birth with real confidence. Full show notes: fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Erin Acharya birthevolved.com | In The Wash Podcast Code: FOURTHTRIMESTER for 10% OFF on courses at birthevolved.com Learn more Birth Center vs Hospital Birth - What Parents Should Know Before Choosing | Prepare your Vagina for Birth |…
S1 · E163 · 4 Apr 2026 · 44 min
Prepare for Life After Baby with the Right Postpartum Support
Preparing for birth is only part of the journey. What happens after baby arrives matters just as much. This is about how to have a well-resourced fourth trimester so that you know what actions you can take in the first weeks, months and year with your newborn. In this episode, Esther and I explore postpartum support and how to prepare for life after baby so you don’t feel alone. Our guest, Claudia Penate, birth and postpartum doula and educator, shares how to: • build your support system before baby arrives • align with your partner on expectations • navigate the first six weeks with more…
S1 · E162 · 21 Mar 2026 · 40 min
Postpartum Recovery Support Through the Sacred Window
We are covering fourth trimester fundamentals with this conversation and talking about what is needed in the first few weeks and months after birth . We're looking at postpartum recovery support through the lens of Ayurvedic practices and introducing the concept of the "sacred window". Most parents prepare for birth, but far fewer are prepared for what comes after. The early postpartum period is often when families feel the most depleted and unsupported. In this episode, we explore postpartum recovery support through honoring the sacred window , an Ayurvedic framework that centers rest,…
S1 · E161 · 14 Mar 2026 · 37 min
Birth Center vs Hospital Birth - Which Is Right for You
In this episode, we explore birth center vs hospital birth , and what parents should know before deciding where to welcome their baby. Our guests are Certified Nurse Midwife Nancy Myrick , co-founder of the San Francisco Birth Center, and Monica Levine, Board Member of the San Francisco Birth Center Foundation. Nancy brings more than three decades of experience supporting births across home, hospital, and birth center settings. We discuss what birth center care actually looks like , how midwife-led care differs from hospital birth, and what research says about outcomes for low-risk…
S1 · E160 · 7 Mar 2026 · 59 min
Transition to Grandparenthood with Confidence
In this episode, perinatal psychologist Dr. Shosh shares how becoming a grandparent may reactivate old experiences, including anxiety from early parenthood. We explore healthy boundaries, communication, and how families can navigate this stage with confidence, clarity and care. This episode is so informative, and it also works beautifully as a conversation kickstarter between the new parents and new grandparents. Communication is key. Full show notes: fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Dr Shoshana Bennett drshosh.com | Dr Shosh Radio Show | Dark Side Of The Full Moon Dr Shoshana's books…
S1 · E159 · 21 Feb 2026 · 59 min
Does My Baby Have Tongue Tie? How to Know and What to Do Next
In this episode, IBCLC and Certified Nurse Midwife Lisa Paladino explains how to recognize tongue tie symptoms, when breastfeeding pain needs evaluation, and what to expect from treatment. Learn how to make an informed decision about treatment. We'll share questions to ask your doctor, the signs that your baby might have tongue tie, pros and cons of a frenectomy and when to wait on a procedure. Full show notes: fourthtrimesterpodcact.com Connect with Lisa Paladino tonguetieexperts.net | Instagram | Lisa's Tongue Tie for Parents Guide Book Lisa's Book It Shouldn't Hurt to Nurse Your Baby:…
S1 · E158 · 7 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Father Mental Health Strengthens Baby’s Future - It's Time For Dadcare with Dr Edward M. Stephens and Jane Honikman
Father mental health during pregnancy is one of the most overlooked risk factors for postpartum depression and infant bonding challenges. In this episode, we explore how Dadcare and father-inclusive prenatal care can prevent postpartum depression and strengthen families from the very first visit. This is a powerful conversation with Edward M Stephens MD and PSI-Founder Jane Honikman that enables everyone who listens to take action to create meaningful change in family health. Learn how you can make a major impact for your own family and for generations to come. Full show notes:…
S1 · E157 · 24 Jan 2026 · 59 min
Support Your Body with Yoga for Your Yoni with Britt Fohrman
It's time to find out what the word "yoni" means . And, how to tune into your pelvic floor. This episode is about leaning into your innate power and wisdom . Learn how to pause and honor the profound transitions that happen throughout your life. Britt Fohrman is here to lead us through the what, how and why for yoga for your yoni. Learn to connect, alleviate discomfort, and feel good in your own body . Full show notes: fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Britt Fohrman brittfohrman.com | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn Britt's Classes (Code FOURTHTRIMESTER for 10% OFF for on-demand…
S1 · E156 · 17 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Heal Diastasis Recti Safely with Leah Keller
If you had a best friend who knew everything there was to know about how to heal Diastasis Recti safely , your friend would be Leah Keller. She's our guest on this episode and our topic is a very deep dive into how to identify issues, and heal and strengthen your core during pregnancy and after birth. (And that could be many years, several decades after birth even, and still benefit.) Let's learn together from a woman who has spent her career researching and implementing solutions that really work . All women deserve to achieve successful outcomes for their physical health . Full show notes:…
S1 · E155 · 10 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
When Perimenopause And Postpartum Overlap with Dr. Shosh Bennett
According to the CDC , women are having babies later in life. "First births for older mothers increased, with a 12.6% rise for those aged 30 to 34 and a 25% increase for mothers aged 35 and older ." The continuing trend of delayed motherhood means more cases of older moms experiencing perimenopause during their postpartum recovery period. With very similar symptoms between perimenopause and postpartum, how can a person tell what is happening or even know what to do about it? On this episode, Dr Shosh explains symptoms, mental health impact, and evidence-based support. Full show notes:…
S1 · E154 · 27 Dec 2025 · 52 min
Healthy Family Sleep With Sarah Healy, Certified Infant Sleep Specialist
Sarah Healy is a certified sleep consultant who puts the health and wellness of babies first. And this fact is precisely why we invited her to be our guest on Fourth Trimester. Healthy family sleep is our topic, including key considerations around sleep training such as age, developmental factors, the unique needs of a given baby plus the unique needs of the parents and other adults in the household. After working with over 2,000 families and counting, Sarah has gained a great deal of wisdom that will benefit anyone looking to improve the amount and quality of sleep for their family. She…
S1 · E153 · 13 Dec 2025 · 55 min
Nutritional Psychiatry's Role in a Healthy Fourth Trimester With Celeste Brinkerhoff
Learn what Nutritional Psychiatry is and how it supports a healthy fourth trimester. Esther and Sarah have a great conversation with holistic health educator Celeste Brinkerhoff about micronutrients, genetics and tools that help people improve their mental health . As Celeste reminds us, “ Prevention is everything. If both parents strengthen their nutrition and mental health before baby arrives, the whole family benefits .” Listen to learn simple tools that will help prevent symptoms that affect bonding, stability, and recovery . Enjoy! Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with…
S1 · E152 · 29 Nov 2025 · 44 min
Empowerment Tools for Postpartum Wellness from Dr. Eboni January
Here are empowerment tools for postpartum wellness from an OB-GYN who has helped thousands of families during pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester. In this episode Dr Eboni January shares what she advises families based on her experiences after delivering 8,000 babies and counting. These Fourth Trimester tools can be used by everyone. They are about keeping parents and baby safe and well-resourced. Knowledge is power. Enjoy! Full show notes: fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Dr Eboni January doctorej.com | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | X | LinkedIn | YouTube Dr Eboni January's…
S1 · E151 · 15 Nov 2025 · 56 min
Prevent Preeclampsia to Protect You & Your Baby with Dr Amanda P Williams
Preeclampsia affects around 5-10% pregnancies, and increasingly we are learning new ways to lower risks . Here's how. In this episode, we are joined by OBGYN and maternal health leader Dr. Amanda P. Williams to talk about what every parent and perinatal professional should know about preeclampsia prevention, warning signs and treatment . Yes, this episode is all about safer pregnancies and healthier babies . You’ll learn who’s at higher risk, why low-dose aspirin and a home blood pressure cuff can be lifesaving, the postpartum warning signs that should never be ignored , and how doulas,…
S1 · E150 · 8 Nov 2025 · 40 min
The Best Diapers to Keep Your Baby Healthy with Miki Agrawal
We had a lovely conversation with multiple-time founder Miki Agrawal on the best diapers & how small efforts parents make now can have a big impact for future generations. Listen to the episode to learn how certain diapers are better and healthier for your baby. Plus, pick up many great parenting tips along the way. The highest quality products aren't always the most expensive, and they may surprise you with how much better they are for your baby's health and the planet. Full show notes fourthtrimesterpodcast.com Connect with Miki Agrawal hirodiapers.com | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn…
S1 · E149 · 1 Nov 2025 · 43 min
The Recipe for Being a Cool Grandpa with Greg Payne
Spoiler alert: there's no perfect set of ingredients that will make anyone the perfect "cool grandpa" . However, there are general guidelines that will get most people well along the way - at least for the parts in their control. What's key? Communication, boundaries, having fun. Here's the 'recipe', if you will, in a nutshell. (Plus a little self-reflection!) So here's the 'recipe' from Cool Grandpa Greg Payne on how to put the guidelines into practice for your own family, including the considerations from both sides of the grandparent-parent fence . Enjoy! Full show notes:…

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Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | Doula is a English kids & family podcast from Sarah Roselinda Trott. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

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Typical length: 50 min
Latest episode: 3 Oct 2026
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