What is the Fourth Trimester?

So what can you do?

In the mean time, you do what works until it doesn't work, then you do something else. 

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My top tips to help you to thrive in the fourth trimester are:

 

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• Surround yourself with people who love and care about you and whose opinions you value

You will receive lots of advice when you have a new baby, some good, some not so good. Building a village of support is as much about filtering through the advice you get as it is having someone to call in the middle of the night if you need help. One good way to think about it is if you wouldn't take advice from someone, then try not to worry too much about their opinion and let them sit further out in your support circle for now. 

 

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• Arm yourself with information that you know you can trust. 

This is exactly why I have written these courses.
As a General Practitioner and Lactation Consultant, so much of what I see patients for is actually completely normal newborn behaviour that someone online or a well meaning family member or friend has made you doubt yourself over. So my courses are designed to teach you what is normal- when it comes to newborns, breastfeeding, sleep and settling. 

 

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• Be kind to yourself. This time doesn't last, even though it feels that way when you're in the thick of it.

I know it's often easier said than done to be kind to yourself. But you have only just met your new baby and they have just really met you for the first time too. Coupled with all the new and interesting changes both your bodies are going through right now, the fourth trimester is one of the most important times to remind yourself daily that a little bit of kindness goes a long way.
This is why I have developed my downloadable mantras. Stick them up around the house, frame them and put them in your nursery, basically anywhere you need a daily reminder to be kind to yourself.