Postpartum Checkup Panel
Postpartum Checkup Panel
Six weeks postpartum is not the last time your body needs checking on.
Most postpartum care ends at the six week visit, one blood pressure check and a "you're cleared." That's not enough time for thyroid dysfunction, iron depletion, or insulin resistance to show up, let alone get caught. This panel is built for the mom who's further out, still breastfeeding, still tired, and done guessing whether it's "just postpartum" or something worth actually looking at.
This is not a six-week clearance panel. It's a real check-in for wherever you are in your first year and beyond. We're looking for what a lot of postpartum fatigue, hair loss, and stalled cycles actually trace back to, not just ruling out an emergency.
Every marker on this panel earns its spot. Nothing here is run for the sake of running it. Each one tells part of the postpartum story, iron stores, thyroid function, blood sugar regulation, inflammation, so we can see the full picture instead of one number in isolation.
What's Included:
Complete Blood Count
- CBC with differential and platelets
Full Iron Panel
- Serum iron
- TIBC
- Ferritin
- Transferrin saturation
Metabolic Health & Blood Sugar
- Fasting glucose
- Fasting insulin
- Hemoglobin A1c
Thyroid: Full Panel
- TSH
- Free T3
- Free T4
- TPO antibodies
Liver & Kidney Function
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
Nutrients & Cardiovascular
- Vitamin D (25-hydroxy)
- Homocysteine
Inflammation
- hsCRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein)
Why This Panel Is Different
- Fasting insulin — almost never checked postpartum, even though pregnancy itself shifts insulin sensitivity and that doesn't always fully resolve on its own.
- Full iron panel, not just a CBC — ferritin alone misses too much, especially postpartum when it can look falsely normal if there's inflammation happening anywhere else in the body.
- TPO antibodies — postpartum thyroiditis shows up in a real percentage of women in the first year, and antibodies flag risk even when TSH still looks fine.
- Homocysteine — a functional cross-check on B vitamin status that most standard panels skip entirely.
- CMP with a real look at liver enzymes — choline demands go up significantly during breastfeeding, and most women fall short of that number without knowing it.
Best For
- Anyone past the six week mark who hasn't had labs checked since delivery
- Moms experiencing fatigue, hair shedding, brain fog other symptoms
- Anyone still breastfeeding and wanting to know their nutrient stores are actually keeping up with demand
- Women with unexplained joint pain, weight that won't budge, or energy that never quite came back
- Anyone who's been told their labs are "normal" but still doesn't feel like themselves
- Moms further out than a year who've simply never circled back to check in on their own health
Your Purchase Includes
- A lab requisition to be drawn at a Quest location near you
- A personalized lab interpretation and action plan reviewing your results, including key findings and initial recommendations
- Results read through a functional lens, not just standard "normal" ranges
Once Your Order Is Placed
- You'll receive your lab requisition within 1–2 business days
- Schedule your draw at a nearby lab location
- Results are typically available within 3–5 business days
- Your personalized interpretation and action plan will be delivered once results are in