rich 1.0 You finally had the baby you worked so hard for so why don't you feel like yourself? Becoming a parent after infertility can bring incredible joy, but it can also come with unexpected grief, anxiety, hormonal changes, relationship challenges, and a loss of identity especially for women navigating motherhood during perimenopause and midlife. In this episode of Modern Parenthood, Dr. Noorhasan sits down with Dr. Kate White, a double board-certified gynecologist, obesity medicine specialist, and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, and Jay White, a licensed marriage and family therapist, to explore what really happens when new parenthood, infertility recovery, and midlife collide. 00:00 You Can Love Your Children & Still Grieve Your Old Life 00:52 What Happens When Parenthood & Midlife Collide? 01:25 Meet Dr. Kate White & Jay White 07:08 How Infertility Affects Your Mental Health 09:21 Why Infertility Doesn't End When You Have a Baby 11:24 The “Arrival Fallacy” After Finally Becoming a Parent 12:46 Parenting, Hormones & Perimenopause 15:51 Why You Don't Have to “Do It All” 17:22 What Perimenopause Can Do to Your Brain 23:13 Postpartum Anxiety, Depression & Anger 27:04 Why Couples Therapy Sometimes Separates Partners 29:02 How to Get Back on the Same Team 31:15 When Parents Stop Feeling Like Romantic Partners 33:05 How to Rebuild Intimacy After Having Kids 34:29 Why “Micro-Moments” Matter in Relationships 37:10 Final Thoughts If you're navigating your own fertility journey and would like a private consultation from Dr. Noorhasan, you can email her at themodernparenthoodpodcast@gmail.com. Modern Parenthood with Dr. Dorette Noorhasan https://audioboom.com/channels/5166978-modern-parenthood-with-dr-dorette-noorhasan Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43449699/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8953701/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>