Postpartum Symptoms That Never Left with Dr. Alexandra MacKillop

Dr. Tabatha sits down with functional medicine doctor Dr. Alexandra MacKillop to unpack the postpartum symptoms nobody warned you about - the ones that started after your babies and never left. Thyroid issues, insulin resistance, mood shifts, autoimmune flares - if you've been told "of course you're tired, you just had a baby," this episode is your permission to dig deeper. Whether your babies are newborns or grown, this episode is for you. Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee talk with Dr. Alexandra MacKillop, author of The Postpartum Check-In, about the hormone shifts pregnancy and childbirth leave behind - thyroid disorders, insulin resistance, nutritional gaps, and mood changes that get written off as "normal" and never actually resolve. You'll learn what to ask your doctor for, why the postpartum period is a medical blind spot, and how to finally connect the dots on symptoms you gave up trying to explain. In this episode Why postpartum hormone shifts can predispose you to health issues decades later The thyroid testing most women never get - and why it matters Gestational diabetes, insulin resistance, and the follow-up that rarely happens A testosterone story that saved a marriage Why pregnancy is basically a stress test for your future health A rapid-fire round: normal, common but deserves attention, or needs evaluation? Scripture referenced Psalm 139:13-14 - "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Mentioned in this episode The Postpartum Check-In by Dr. Alexandra MacKillop Dr. Alexandra's newsletter / free resource - dralexandramackillop.kit.com/622e1f5985 Get the He Sees Her 24-day Advent journal Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.