May 7, 2025

Why Postpartum Care Shouldn’t End at 6 Weeks

We’ve been told postpartum is over at your 6-week visit. At THRĒ, we’re calling B.S. on that timelin- and building care that actually meets women where they are, for as long as they need.

Tyler Lloyd, MD

Physician Founder

May 7, 2025

Why Postpartum Care Shouldn’t End at 6 Weeks

We’ve been told postpartum is over at your 6-week visit. At THRĒ, we’re calling B.S. on that timelin- and building care that actually meets women where they are, for as long as they need.

Tyler Lloyd, MD

Physician Founder

They told you postpartum ends at six weeks. We know that’s just the beginning. Your body, your mind, your hormones, your heart—they deserve care that lasts as long as the healing takes.

If you’ve ever heard, “Congrats, you’re cleared for everything at 6 weeks!”- and thought, wait… everything?- you’re not alone.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

→ Most postpartum care in the U.S. ends exactly when it’s getting real.

→ Most women are discharged from formal care while still bleeding, still adjusting, still sleepless, still figuring it out.

And for too many? That single 6-week visit is their last check-in until their next Pap smear.

At THRĒ, we believe postpartum is a season, not a deadline.

Your body doesn’t flip a switch at 6 weeks. Your hormones don’t instantly recalibrate. Your relationships, your pelvic floor, your mental health, your libido- none of it “resets” on a clock.

✅ We extend postpartum care into the 4th trimester and beyond.

✅ We center mental health, sexual health, and hormonal transitions as equal to physical recovery.

✅ We offer in-home or office visits after 6 weeks- because healing doesn’t keep an appointment.

Whether you had a vaginal delivery, a C-section, an unexpected NICU stay, or a beautiful “easy” birth, postpartum is universal: it’s messy, nonlinear, and needs more support than a single visit can provide.

Imagine a world where postpartum care means:

→ No rushed clearance at 6 weeks.

→ A place to process your birth story.

→ Real conversations about sex, leaking, and exhaustion.

→ Follow-up labs, hormone checks, and pelvic floor assessments built in- not “extra.”

That’s not a luxury. That’s correction.

At THRĒ, we’re building that world. And we’re inviting you into it.


Let's make this a two-way conversation.

Direct from the exam room to your 'for you' page. Follow us on Instagram.