by Dr. Laura Hagemeyer | Aug 1, 2024 | General
In part one, we focused on infant safety and setting ourselves up for success with a summer fourth trimester. Now let’s delve into the experience of the delivering parent and their unique postpartum journey in the summer heat. Experiencing the fourth trimester during...
by Dr. Laura Hagemeyer | Jul 16, 2024 | General
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...
by wicked_marvelous | Jun 26, 2024 | General
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...
by Dr. Haggerty | Jun 21, 2024 | General, lactation
You deserve better than outdated misconceptions about clogged ducts.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....
by Dr. Haggerty | May 22, 2023 | General
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...
by Dr. Haggerty | Feb 25, 2023 | General
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...
