your fourth trimester friend.
combining professional expertise and personal experience, Fourth Trimester Friend offers compassionate, personalized support to families navigating life with a newborn - whether you’re welcoming your first baby or your fourth.
the nurse practitioner difference.
warm clinical care without fragmentation.
nice to meet you! Fourth Trimester Friend is different from traditional postpartum support because your care doesn’t end when things get complicated. While many services conclude around six weeks, newborn feeding, sleep, and medical questions often peak after that point. My care is designed to bridge that gap.
As a nurse practitioner with extensive neonatal experience, I’m able to:
Support families continuously through the first 12 weeks, not just the immediate postpartum window
Clinically assess newborn feeding, growth, sleep, and early health concerns in real time
Prescribe and initiate treatment for babies when appropriate, or escalate promptly when needed
Stay involved after hospital discharge when most families feel suddenly on their own
Offer care that is both medically grounded and deeply human
Provide clinically-guided care that may be eligible for Medicare rebates where appropriate
I stay involved after hospital discharge, when many families suddenly feel on their own, offering care that is both medically-grounded and deeply human.
care in the fourth trimester.
clinically grounded, practical support for the questions that actually come up in the first weeks at home.
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whether you’re breastfeeding, pumping, combination feeding, or formula feeding, I provide calm, evidence-based guidance tailored to your baby and circumstances.
Support may include:
Assessing latch, milk transfer, and feeding efficiency
Troubleshooting common challenges (pain, nipple trauma, supply concerns, reflux, bottle refusal)
Tracking infant weight gain
Helping you make confident feeding decisions without pressure or guilt
Feeding is both physiological and emotional. My role is to help it feel more manageable, informed, and sustainable.
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newborn sleep is highly variable, and most families receive conflicting advice in the early weeks.
I support families by:
Explaining what’s normal at each stage of newborn development
Helping you identify patterns in your baby’s sleep and wake windows
Supporting day–night rhythm development and longer stretches of sleep over time
Offering gentle, responsive strategies that fit your family without the pressure of rigid schedules
The goal is practical clarity: knowing what’s expected, what can improve, and how to support sleep safely and realistically in the early months.
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Life with a newborn rarely fits into neat categories. I’m here for the real-world questions that come up between appointments.
I support families with:
Hands-on guidance for bathing, settling, handling, and daily routines
Weight checks, observation, and clinical reassurance when something feels “off”
Practical setup support (sleep spaces, feeding areas, products that actually work)
Talking through concerns as they arise - from normal newborn behaviors to early warning signs
This is the kind of support that helps families feel confident at home, not just informed.