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Hello and is it too late to still say Happy New Year?! Cynthia & Trisha are back with the first Q&A of 2024 in season five of the Down to Birth Show! We kick it off today by sharing some of your highs and lows from the holiday season. Next, we get into our questions beginning with a mother who had low milk supply with her first baby and wonders what she can do in pregnancy and birth to prevent it from happening again; one curious listener wants to know if she can check her own cervix to help determine at what point she should go to the hospital; another caller asks us to explain why due dates are based on your last menstrual period rather than your ovulation date--what happens to those two weeks?
In our extended version, available on Apple subscriptions and Patreon, we first answer a question about normal, healthy sleep patterns for infants and the pressure mothers face to have the baby "sleep through the night." Then we answer if and when "cervical massage" is indicated for a cervix that might be scarred from a previous cervical procedure. Another mom is concerned that her midwives missed a case of early jaundice in her newborn and inquires if getting the RhoGAM shot in pregnancy could have prevented the jaundice. Finally, one mother explains her OB's behavior around her choice to have a VBAC and we chime in with our take on his audacity!
Last, we close with a round of quickies addressing morning sickness, postpartum hemorrhage, GBS swabbing, IUGR and the strangest things we've ever eaten!
Thank you for your great questions and keep them coming at 802-438-3696 or 802-GET-DOWN.
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#131 | Cynthia Mini: Nonviolent Communication for Building Connection
#130 | Krystle's Twin Home Birth with Dr. Stu of Birthing Instincts
#129 | Provider Red Flags in Your Third Trimester
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#127 | September Q&A: Pediatricians, Shoulder Dystocia, Family Dynamics & Birth Choices, Fundal Massage, Preventing Big Babies, Using the Haaka, Fetal Hiccups, Fourth Degree Tears, Changing Your Mind
#126 | Giana's Shoulder Dystocia Birth at Home
#125 | Uterine Fibroids in Pregnancy: Their Impact on Birth, Uterine Scars, and How Black Women are Affected the Most
#124 | Provider Red Flags: Your Second Trimester
#123 | Trisha Mini: Orgasmic Birth: What is it and How Does it Work?
#122 | Provider Green Lights: Interview with Barbara Harper on Holistic, Respectful & Supportive Birth Providers
#121 | Marriage After Birth Trauma with Kayleigh Summers
#120 | August Q&A: Family Boundaries; Good Babies; Measuring Big; VBAC Safety; Tandem Nursing; PTSD in Labor; Lotus Birth; AMA
#119 | Mini: Jessica's Breastfeeding Struggles After Her Dream Birth
#118 | Your First Trimester: Provider Red Flags
#117 | Home Birth of a Black MD from NYC: Why Home Seemed the Safest, Smartest Option
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#114 | Birth Story Mini: Airbnb Birth After Crossing International Borders
#113 | Kristina's Birth Story: Anticipating the Pain that Never Came
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