Dr. Katarina Meister

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Dr. Katarina Meister My name is Katarina Meister, I am a Naturopathic Doctor practicing in Milwaukee, WI. https://snipfeed.co/drkatarinameister

You don’t need to track your cycle perfectly to understand your body. 🤍You don’t need to log every symptom, take your te...
09/30/2026

You don’t need to track your cycle perfectly to understand your body. 🤍

You don’t need to log every symptom, take your temperature at the exact same second every morning, or turn ovulation into another thing to optimize.

It’s about learning the clues your body is already giving you and understanding what they actually mean.

Your cervical mucus, LH, basal body temperature, and progesterone each tell us a different piece of the story.

And if you’re trying for a baby, knowing the difference between “ovulation might be coming” and “ovulation likely happened” can be incredibly helpful.

Learn your patterns. Use the tools that serve you. Leave the perfectionism out of it.

Save this for your next cycle + share it with a sis who needs it. 🤍

Today I’m 33. 🥂This past year made me a mom, stretched me in about a thousand different ways, and gave me a much clearer...
09/25/2026

Today I’m 33. 🥂

This past year made me a mom, stretched me in about a thousand different ways, and gave me a much clearer picture of the woman, and doctor I want to be.

🤍

I have a feeling this is going to be a good one

09/25/2026

PCOS was never just an o***y problem.

For many women, there’s a major metabolic piece influencing the hormonal picture. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia can influence androgen production and ovulation, while adrenal androgen production may also contribute in some women.
And then there’s genetics. 🧬

PCOS commonly clusters in families—but what’s especially interesting is that metabolic and hormonal features can cluster in families too.

Research has found higher androgen levels in mothers and sisters of women with PCOS, while first-degree relatives may have an increased prevalence of insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia and diabetes. Even male relatives can show metabolic abnormalities.

So when we talk about PCOS, we’re talking about so much more than ovaries:

Insulin resistance. Blood sugar regulation. Androgens. Ovulation. Metabolic health. Genetics.

It’s all connected.

And while you can’t change your genetics, your genes aren’t the only thing determining your long-term health. Sustainable nutrition, movement, sleep and other lifestyle habits can meaningfully support metabolic health.

Because treating PCOS shouldn’t just be about getting your period back or getting you pregnant.
It’s about your health for decades to come.

I know this is going to blow up the mom chat… but hear me out. 😏I have a confession:I co-slept. I used pacis. Both of my...
09/14/2026

I know this is going to blow up the mom chat… but hear me out. 😏

I have a confession:

I co-slept. I used pacis. Both of my twins had tongue + lip ties that we chose to have released. I exclusively pumped. I exclusively breastfed. I introduced formula. I put my twins on a schedule from day one. And nope, I didn’t breastfeed on demand.

Then we started solids and I did baby-led weaning… AND purées. Because apparently we’re allowed to do both. 😂

Before the mom police enter the chat 🚨 these weren’t uninformed decisions.

Quite the opposite.

I love the research. I want to know the physiology, the risks, the benefits, AND the nuance.

But motherhood taught me something medical school never could:

**You can know the evidence and still make a decision that works for the actual humans living in your house.**

Responsive parenting doesn’t mean zero structure.

Attachment isn’t determined by whether you follow a schedule.

Formula isn’t failure.

And your baby not sleeping through the night isn’t failure either. Babies change. Sleep fluctuates. Regressions happen. You don’t get a gold star for having the “best sleeper” in the mom group.

Motherhood was never supposed to be an Olympic event in who can follow the most rules.

Somewhere along the way, I stopped asking, “Am I doing this the right way?”

And started asking, **“Is this informed, thoughtful, and working for my family?”**

Because there’s a BIG difference between ignoring the evidence and understanding the evidence well enough to know there’s often more than one reasonable choice.

And THAT is the kind of confidence I want more moms to have. 🤍

08/18/2026

You’re not supposed to bounce back. I joined Laurie Groh and Katie Fortune on Without the Couch to talk about my birth story, matrescence, birth trauma, and what actually helps in those first postpartum months — including postpartum hormones and how to speak up for yourself in a birth room when everything is moving fast. Link in bio.

Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Postpartum cortisol regulation when you’re a mom of twins… aka trying to convince your nervous system that everything is...
08/14/2026

Postpartum cortisol regulation when you’re a mom of twins… aka trying to convince your nervous system that everything is fine while two babies are crying. 😂

Let’s be real, the goal isn’t an stress-free postpartum. It’s building a body that can better respond to and recover from stress. 🤍

08/13/2026

After completing my pregnancy glucose test, I thought I may have failed it by trying to optimize my glucose response🤦🏼‍♀️

Take my pregnancy glucose test with me!

Here’s what happened…
I was told I could eat before my test, including eggs, so I decided to have a zero-carb protein shake about an hour beforehand. And then I started second-guessing myself…

Did I just mess up my glucose test? 👀
Thankfully, no. Eating breakfast 2–3 hours beforehand was actually part of the instructions I was given. I was told I could eat a breakfast like eggs, with protein and minimal carbohydrates, before coming in for the test.

And this is an important distinction:
This is a standardized glucose screening test — not a test of how your blood sugar responds to your typical meal.

You receive the same 50g glucose load, followed by a standardized blood glucose measurement.

What would be more likely to interfere with the intended glucose challenge is consuming protein or food with or immediately before the glucose drink, because nutrients can influence gastric emptying and the glucose response. This is a standardized test, not a functional lab.

So apparently… I didn’t need to panic. 😂

But this experience made me think about something I talk about with my patients all the time:
Your metabolic health during pregnancy doesn’t start with the glucose drink.
Preparing for pregnancy — ideally months to years before conception — gives you an opportunity to work on the things you can control.

Things I focus on include:
✨ Building and maintaining muscle mass prior to and during pregnancy 
✨ Staying active throughout pregnancy 
✨ Eating high protein + high fiber diet
✨ Eating breakfast - Hello to my morning smoothie
✨ Assessing metabolic health before and early in pregnancy

For my own patients, I often want to understand metabolic health early in pregnancy — including markers such as fasting glucose, insulin and HbA1c, with additional testing based on individual risk factors. So I can understand how their blood sugar responds functionally.

….Continued in the comments.

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Almost a year into motherhood, and already finding songs that somehow put words to it. 💙💙 ➡️Postpartum really is the fou...
08/02/2026

Almost a year into motherhood, and already finding songs that somehow put words to it. 💙💙

➡️Postpartum really is the fourth trimester of pregnancy.

Motherhood crashes into you. It transforms you, stretches you, and somehow turns you into someone you never knew you could become.

Looking back on almost a year of this journey feels so emotional — filled with laughter, love, fatigue & breastmilk haha. 😂

And this month, I got to watch my baby sister become a mom, too. 🥹💙

A little July dump of summer, motherhood & all the magic in between. ✨

I get this request allll the time. How do I balance my hormones? And they are on a hormonal birth control. I hope this h...
06/11/2026

I get this request allll the time. How do I balance my hormones? And they are on a hormonal birth control. I hope this helps educate you on your choice of birth control and perhaps help you understand why your OB/GYN can only offer a different birth control method to help you. If you want to really get back to cycling and being in sync with your cycle then it might be time to change your birth control method. Before you go off of the pill- especially if planning for pregnancy- let’s chat about steps you can take to support your body as you transition through this process!

06/10/2026

We started foods…! Transitions are hard, especially with twins. Today I meal prepped these foods for my boys and me! 🤍

Today the boys tried sweet potato, broccoli, and avocado—three nutrient-dense foods that support growth, brain development, and healthy eating habits from the start.

Baby-led weaning is about exploration, exposure, and helping little ones build confidence around food. Baby’s main nutrients are still coming from breastmilk.

And yes, most of it ended up everywhere except their mouths. 😅

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