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Episode 7: Nutrition and Nourishment - The Essentials

45m · Fourth Trimester: The First Months and Beyond | Parenting | Newborn Baby | Postpartum | Doula · 14 May 16:42

Learn strategies for feeding the new parent in your life and yourself as you make your way through the first weeks and months with your newborn at home. Esther is your digital postpartum doula. Eat well! Sarah and Esther xo https://fourthtrimesterpodcast.com/

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