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