What About Rage? My Experience with Postpartum Rage as an ObGyn
by Megan Gray, M.D.
Four years ago, after having my first baby at age 38, I struggled with a little-known emotional change in the fourth trimester, postpartum rage.
I wasn’t sad, I didn’t cry, I didn’t have feelings of hopelessness. I was just angry.
I would get angry over the...
What New Parents Should Know about Breastmilk and the Microbiome
by Dr. Harriet Holme
While I’m a great believer that #fedisbest I do think that women should be able to make an informed decision about how they feed their baby, free from mum guilt or societal judgment and that unbiased accurate information is sometimes lacking.
What is the microbiome?
Not...
An ObGyn's Guide to Advocating for Yourself in Labor and Postpartum
by Christine Sterling, M.D., FACOG
Why do people feel the need to advocate for themselves in labor and postpartum?
Is it because your Ob provider is out to get you, sitting awake at night daydreaming about doing cesareans?
Not likely.
While there are certainly bad/corrupt OBs out in the world,...
An ObGyn's Guide to Healing Your Postpartum Body
by Dr. Christine Sterling, M.D., FACOG
You know what I was definitely not expecting after having my baby…
To be surprised by how difficult the recovery from birth is. After 15 years of schooling and training to become a board-certified ObGyn, I thought I knew what it would be like....
Preparing for Postpartum: A Mind, Body, Heart Approach
by Dr. Christine Sterling, M.D., FACOG
Is it going to be tonight? Was that a contraction? At the end of pregnancy we are always a little on edge. We tell our little one, “We are ready for you!”
But what does that mean— to be “ready for baby?” As Dr. Cassidy, PhD...
Nope Not Normal! An Ob/Gyn’s Guide to the Red Flags of Postpartum Recovery
*This article is not intended to be medical advice and is for general education purposes only
This article could save your life or the life of someone you love.
You may have heard that the maternal mortality rate is increasing in the United States and has been since the 1980s. This is an...
Mothering the Mother Podcast
Dr. Sterling is an OB/GYN in San Diego. She combines her passion for taking care of women with her drive to understand the mysteries of the brain and the mind-body connection.
Dr. Sterling has been meditating since childhood and over the last decade has studied Buddhist, Transcendental and...
Dear Mama
Originally shared via Hatched Collective
Today I am joining Dr. Christine Sterling OBGYN and discussing the comparison and the extra care we all need as mothers pre and postpartum.
Dear Mama - who's trying to run...
7 Very Real Things to Prepare For During the 4th Trimester
I bet you are excited for the arrival of your new baby. But are you ready for what comes after birth? I know I wasn’t.
As an Ob/Gyn, I thought of all people, I was prepared. I never expected to be so overwhelmed. I never expected to be bawling my eyes out at 3 a.m. wondering,...
This Is the Risky Part About Periods That We Need to Be Talking About
We all know being a woman has its challenges, but sometimes we may forget how demanding it really is. Just like you can forget to take a pill every day, with a woman's hectic schedule, it often can be difficult to remember if you have removed a tampon or if you...
