Embracing the Summer Fourth Trimester: Tips and tricks to Surviving and Thriving with a new baby “You are so lucky, a whole summer off?!?” Or “Three month vacation, must be nice!” If you are expecting a baby in the summer months, you’ve likely heard similar...
Let’s talk about cluster feeding and what it really means. Let’s delve into what really happens during these crucial stages of your baby's development. Cluster feeding occurs for various reasonsthroughout different phases of your baby's early life. Phase 1: Early Milk...
You deserve better than outdated misconceptions about clogged ducts. Let’s demystify this archaic concept andunderstand what is actually happening in the breast. “Clogged ducts”used to be thought of as milk stuck in the ductules,similar to toothpaste stuck in a tube....
Matrescence: the birth of a mother I was born a mother years before giving birth to my oldest child.My motherhood journey began when I decided I was ready to bring a child into the world. Just because my mind and heart were readydid not mean that my body was. It took...
The idea for Fourth Trimester Doc was born after Dr. Haggerty had given birth to her first child. She knew when she got pregnant that her baby would need to see a physician a few days after the birth. When she thought about needing to go into a pediatric...
Here’s the deal: You deserve so much better than APNO. No other dermatitis on the human bodywould a physician prescribefungal,a steroid,and an antibioticall at once. Why?Because we actually diagnose what is causing the dermatitis (rash/lesion)and treat with the...
Matrescence (n): The process of becoming a mother My favorite word. A word that is so simple in description, yet so complex, so forgotten, so deep, so neglected. A word that has become the focus of my life both personally and professionally. Matrescence (when...