OBGYN Mom Shares Secrets for Making It Through the First Week Postpartum

This week, Sarah Bjorkman, a board-certified OB/GYN discusses what it has been like the 1st week postpartum with baby #2. She shares tips/tricks to survive and thrive that first week home!

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00:24 Intro
00:31 Pep Talk
2:25 Baby Wearing
3:20 Perineal Care
8:05 C-Section Recovery Tips
9:31 Physical Activity/Exercise 
10:38 Sleep
12:12 Nipple Care
13:05 Breastfeeding
14:50 Hakaa
15:55 Bottlefeeding/Tips for Not Breastfeeding
16:30 Pumping
17:15 Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
18:55 Managing Multiple Kids
20:25 Favorite Pumping Bra

Intro Music: A WAY FOR ME - Nicolai Heidlas by Chem Ocampo

Keywords: pregnancy update, the doctors bjorkman, first trimester pregnancy, second trimester pregnancy, third trimester pregnancy, fourth trimester, pregnancy vlog obgyn, postpartum, postpartum depression, birth video, new dad, new mom

[nikkiwillson]

Thank you for looking exhausted, with imperfect makeup. So many videos on similar topics I’ve seen are of mamas months down the road so they look energetic and perfect and totally together. I love the honest feeling of this video.

[lacasavloga]

My baby is 4 days old. I love that i can still rely on your channel to get me through the newborn phase as i binge watched your videos during my pregnancy. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[jessicamullican]

Thank you for this video - 35 1/2w and the fact I’m about to have a newborn is really starting to hit me! Thanks for being real and laying it all out there for us 😎

[kgordette]

When you first posted your first few videos I found your post and we had just begun trying for a baby.. I showed my husband your videos and said we should watch you guys each week along with our pregnancy 😅 ....2yrs later no baby for us... have started IVF and I am hoping this month will be the one but I still haven't watched most of your videos because I am waiting to follow along with my pregnancy when that finally happens ❤❤❤

[tatsianatati]

Almost 35 weeks here. Thank you for being real and sharing this precious information ❤ stay strong and healthy all moms!

[arich]

If you have any advice about the role of the mother/mother-in-law/close friends in the days and weeks following the birth, I'd love to hear it. How can I best help the new parents without crowding them? How much help do most new moms want? And from whom? My daughter-in-law's mother will likely not be here when baby is born, so I want to be available and helpful, but also sensitive to cues that I need to give the new family their space.

[michete]

We just had our first baby 3 weeks early and today is our first day home, im feeling anxious and overwhelmed and i really appreciate your videos 🖤

[MichellePyke]

I'm so grateful to have found you! My friend had her little one about a month ago and she highly recommended your channel! I am due today actually with our first (no signs she is coming yet) and I am thrilled to have found so many of your helpful videos!

[PrincessSherK]

I appreciate this video I’m 33 weeks right now, having a 37 week induction due to health reasons. This is my number 2 but my daughter is 18 so it’s been awhile since I did all of this.

[susy]

Thank you for being so honest. I’m 32 weeks and I’ve found your videos very helpful ❤

[adrianapomatto]

22 weeks pregnant and you guys are by far my favorite channel for preparing for our first baby!! I'm so excited to meet her and you guys are bringing me a ton of comfort and knowledge. Been sharing this information with my husband.

[jay-sope]

especially you're tending towards oversupply and worried about using the haaka with much suction, the haaka ladybug (it fits in your bra!) is great and can be used in more feeding positions. I leaked through every feed in the early days and it was so nice to not be soaked and my future self appreciated having the buffer in the freezer after we introduced the bottle.

[KillerKillman]

I’m a first time Mom, and just hit 39 weeks so my little one will be here soon! I’m starting to hit that excited but nervous because I feel like I know nothing mode. Watching yalls video’s have been my mental game’s saving grace. 🙌🏽

[ryniepan]

I’m a first time mom and my son is 2 weeks old now, all I can say is please make sure you take care of yourself too! I wasn’t sleeping or eating well for the first week and it landed me in the ER with shortness of breath and hyper-fatigue. It’s so hard to remember that you need to heal from the birth too but baby can’t grow healthy if you aren’t healthy!

[christineG]

Thank you for being real in your videos and not just medical talk we wouldn't understand ❤

[Diana-cmvg]

OmG thank you!! I will be having a C-section next week and I am SO nervous and excited 😆 I don't know what to do!! But watching your videos make me feel a bit prepared.

God bless you and your beautiful family! 🙏☺️✨

[danielleniez]

Congrats on number 2! I'm glad you are all adjusting well to being a family of four.

As a mom who is set to her her 2nd when her 1st will be a year and four months, I would love to see any videos on how to balance two young kids. I loved the tips on a yes space for the older baby.

[elenakhorysheva]

Sarah, congratulations for you and your husband and older daughter! It’s very exiting that you have a baby! 🎉

[edilbertosoriano]

Dear Dr
This was one of the best videos .
Super honest and well explained.
Thank you

[omomo]

27 weeeks along and I’ve been watching a lot of these videos because I want to be prepared! ❤