I Did My First Three Postpartums Alone. Here's What Changed With #4

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Christine shares her insights on motherhood and postpartum experiences after having her fourth baby, emphasizing the need for support and the biological realities of being a carrier mammal.

🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The fourth trimester is a lie, and your body knows it. In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down for a long-overdue catch-up after Christine's maternity leave from the podcast. Now six weeks postpartum with baby #4, Christine shares the realization that's reshaped how she thinks about motherhood: humans aren't built to bounce back. We're "carrier mammals," biologically wired to hold our underdeveloped babies for months after birth, and the cultural expectation to return to "normal" in 12 weeks is working against every instinct our bodies have. Together, they unpack the three types of mammals (and why it matters for new moms), why Christine says it took her three full years to feel like herself after her last baby, and how doing postpartum #4 with real support, including family, a postpartum chef, and extra help in the home, opened her eyes to what previous postpartums had cost her. Corey and Christine also push back on mommy wine culture, talk about why the most chill moms they know are the ones with the…

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Hosts: Corey Dunn, Christine Muldoon

Topics covered

• postpartum experience
• motherhood
• mammal types
• cultural expectations
• support systems
• mommy wine culture

Keywords

• postpartum
• motherhood
• carrier mammals
• support
• cultural expectations
• Earthley
• mommy wine culture

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