With the new year almost here, we’ve also made it through baby’s first 3 months of life––through the 4th trimester.
Adding a baby to your family brings so many changes. I know I’m not the only one who has been even more intimidated at how home life would change with a second baby than with the first.
My hope has been that these ‘real-time’ posts provide insight and comfort to first-time and multi-time moms alike. There is a fair amount of information about the pregnancy period, but I feel the 4th trimester period is less discussed. When a new family member arrives, things change, but through the rough parts there is plenty of positive, too. Sometimes, you just need to know a general idea of what you might be able to expect. If you’re expecting, or have a new little one, I hope this series has been useful for you.
For easy reference, here is a master list of all the 4th Trimester Series posts.
how great is not being pregnant?!
our two child cosleeping setup
what to bring a postpartum mom
the baby bubble: first time vs. second time
second baby’s home birth story
setting up siblings for success
my experience with placenta encapsulation
attachment parenting with multiple kids
guest post: how to take care of a postpartum wife
Thank you so much for following along with our growing family’s story. If you’ve enjoyed the Pregnancy and 4th Trimester series, this upcoming year, I’ll be posting a weekly Postpartum Series covering topics during baby’s first year of life, so look out for that!
