She takes care of everyone. Who's taking care of her?
Fourth helps mothers get the support they want from the people who love them and genuinely want to show up.
One registry. One link. One place for postpartum gifts, meals, nesting party tasks, recovery support, visitor preferences, and the everyday help that makes the fourth trimester feel less impossible.
"Let me know if you need anything" is not a support system.
People mean it when they say it.
They want to help. They do not want to overstep. They do not want to bring the wrong thing, show up at the wrong time, or make more work.
And mothers?
Mothers are very good at saying they are good.
Even when the laundry is everywhere. Even when they have not showered. Even when they would love someone to drop off lunch and leave. Even when they need help, but do not want to feel like a burden.
The problem is not that people do not care.
The problem is that support has been too vague for too long.
Fourth makes it specific.
The support gap is real.
mothers experience a postpartum mental health disorder — about 600,000 in the U.S. every year.
of those mothers never receive treatment. Nearly half are never diagnosed.
until the single check-up that is somehow expected to cover all of it.
Lack of social support is one of the clearest risk factors for postpartum depression. The support gap is not a personal failure. It is a systems failure.
Sources · Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health · AAMC · GW Milken · ACOG
One link that tells your village how to show up.
Fourth brings the pieces of postpartum support into one place, so mothers do not have to keep explaining what they need.
A registry for her recovery
Postpartum recovery products, feeding supplies, gift cards, cash funds, and the things that support the mother, not just the baby.
A nesting party that actually helps
Friends and family can claim tasks like freezer meals, laundry folding, grocery runs, and nursery organizing.
Freezer meals without the text chain
Share recipes, dietary needs, allergies, and preferences so people bring food that actually works.
Support Preferences before anyone shows up
Visitor preferences, favorite foods, drop-off times, helpful tasks, and clear boundaries, all in one place.
The baby registry was built decades ago. Nobody built one for the mother.
We know how to prepare for a baby.
The crib. The stroller. The monitor. The bottles. The tiny clothes.
But the fourth trimester asks for a different kind of preparation.
Meals. Rest. Recovery. Boundaries. Clean sheets. A stocked freezer. Someone to hold the baby while she showers. Someone to come over and not need hosting.
Fourth exists because a mother's needs are worth organizing.
Fourth coordinates support. It does not replace care.
Fourth is not medical advice. It is not a diagnostic tool. It is not a replacement for professional care.
It is the support layer. The place where meals, gifts, tasks, preferences, resources, and real-life help become easier to ask for, easier to give, and easier to accept.
Madison Schumann
Founder, Fourth
A note from Madison Schumann
I built Fourth because I was living the problem.
After birth, people ask what you need. And they mean it. But when you are healing, feeding, recovering, managing visitors, and trying to feel like yourself again, answering that question can feel impossible.
I knew I had people who loved me. I also knew I needed a better way to let them in.
Fourth was created for that exact moment. When a mother has support around her, but no simple way to organize it.
It is for the meals you would never ask for. The laundry you wish someone would just fold. The shower you need someone to hold the baby for. The visit that feels easier when people already know what helps.
Fourth is not about doing motherhood alone.
It is about making it easier to be cared for by the people who already want to show up.
Madison Schumann
Founder, Fourth
Build the support system before you need it.
Create your Fourth Registry and give your people one clear place to show up.