Post-partum: What to expect in the 6 weeks after delivery

Everything’s new. Everything’s exciting. And everything’s hard. The first six weeks after birth probably aren’t talked about enough. Myra J. Wick, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic obstetrician, gynecologist, and medical geneticist, joins Co-hosts Angela Mattke, M.D., and Nipunie Rajapakse M.D., for a candid convo of what comes after birth, including: * Diapers, pads, witch hazel, laxatives, and other essentials * Post-partum depression and anxiety * Getting baby to sleep — mom, too! * Building a village to help child and parents * Fatigue and exhaustion * Healing the birth canal * Keeping up with the parent treadmill — and regularly stepping off

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We're having candid conversations and answering difficult questions about pregnancy, raising kids, and everything mom-related. Join Dr. Angela Mattke, a mom of two and a pediatrician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester, Minnesota, alongside Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, who's a pediatric infectious disease doctor also at Mayo Clinic and is also pregnant.