34. Victoria Mondloch's Birth and Early Postpartum: Dying on the Operating Table Table Shortly After Second Baby

**Even MORE important than your hormones in postpartum is your social support**

This is the episode I almost didn't post and one you're likely going to enjoy tuning into. It's Victoria J. Mondloch's personal story of birth and early postpartum. She is a retired OBGYN from Wisconsin and mom to 3 daughters. She specialized in women’s health, family medicine, and preventative health & wellness for 35 years. Her approach was to educate and empower her patients to better understand their bodies and maintain healthy lifestyle habits. Dr. Mondloch specialized in bio-identical hormone counseling for women and men.

Topics Victoria shares about:

• Balancing new motherhood and medical residency
• The breastfeeding vs. bottle feeding debate
• Speaking up for yourself to doctors
• A doctor having a patient experience (and how the medical field treats their own)
• Signs of severe postpartum depression
• The major drop in hormones after delivering a baby
• The importance of personal care as a mama
• How crucial social support is (and how she got this from her husband and her own mom)

Connect with Victoria:

https://drvictoriajmondloch.com/

FREE Postpartum Care Plan for a rested and happy mama:

https://nataliewelchrd.com/