Ep.213: The Fourth Trimester: The Missing Link in Secondary Infertility — Natural Fertility with Dr. Jane

If you’ve been trying to conceive for over a year and want this level of detective work on your case, apply to work with me and my team here: drjanelevesque.com/application.

It takes about 5–7 minutes to complete. If we can help, we’ll invite you to a free Fertility Clarity Call with one of my team members. On that call, we’ll go through your story, see what’s been missed, and walk you through our simple 3‑step Clarify → Correct → Conceive process that’s helped over 70% of our clients finally bring home a healthy baby.

Episode Summary

In this episode, Dr. Elissa and I dive into secondary infertility through a lens almost no one is talking about: unresolved postpartum physiology. We unpack how depletion, gut and vaginal microbiome shifts, infections like Candida and Ureaplasma, hormone changes, and nervous system dysregulation after baby #1 can quietly block baby #2. You’ll hear a real client case, what their labs actually showed, and how to think about realistic recovery timelines before trying again.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Secondary infertility is often an unresolved postpartum issue, not a fertility failure
Being told your labs are "normal" does not mean your body is ready to conceive again
Most women need at least 6 months after stopping breastfeeding before trying again
Candida, Ureaplasma, and leaky gut are silent barriers to implantation that won't resolve on their own
What you do with recovery time matters far more than how much time passes
Pregnancy pushes subclinical issues to the surface, it does not create them

About Dr. Jane’s Practice

I’m a Naturopathic Doctor and Natural Fertility Expert. My team and I work 1:1 with couples who’ve been struggling with infertility for 1+ years to get to the root cause of their fertility issues so they can conceive and bring a healthy baby home, using advanced lab testing and personalized protocols.

Our mission is to make science-backed, natural fertility care the standard so more couples can build healthy, thriving families.

If you want this level of support on your own case, apply here: drjanelevesque.com/application