The Postpartum period, which is often referred to as the fourth trimester, brings a wave of physical, emotional, and psychological changes as you adjust to this new stage of your life. It can bring excitement as well as additional challenges such as:
- Fatigue
- Low mood and energy shifts
- Irritability
- Brain fog
A whole person care approach to transitioning past the postpartum period is
Personalized Lab Panels
As a functional medicine dietitian I am able to order a personalized lab panel, with physician authorization, handled for you.
- CBC (anemia)
- Fasting Blood Sugar (gestational diabetes)
- Full Thyroid Panel (postpartum thyroiditis)
- Nutrient deficiencies: iron, ferritin, B-12/B-9, vitamin D, omega-3 index (EPA/DHA).
Functional labs
Gut microbiome analysis
Nutrition
Postnatal nutrients
folic acid/methylated folate, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, omega 3s
Supplements
Postpartum and breastfeeding safe supplements
Herbs
- Herbs to help with optimizing sleep. (Postpartum and breastfeeding safe)
- Herbs to avoid during pregnancy + safe herbs to consume during pregnancy.