159 episodes
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights Paulette Kamenecka
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Creating a family is a life transforming event that’s a lot harder than the culturally-generated marketing suggests. Relying on the glossy media depictions of this transition leaves many women feeling like they are broken or failing when their actual experience doesn’t match their expectation. I tripped over every step of this process: getting pregnant, being pregnant and giving birth on my way to having two kids.
This podcast showcases the really, really of people’s experiences: * what they didn’t expect when they were expecting * what they wish they’d known. You’ll hear shareable insights gleaned from time in the IVF gauntlet, ways to manage the flattening nausea and fatigue of pregnancy, 40 hour labors and much more including expert medical insights to remake our expectations, making them more real, more human and more useful.
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What is a Contracting Uterus actually doing? A conversation with Dr. Roger Young, OB/scientist
Today we'll take a bit of a dive into the mechanics of how a uterus contracts. This is actually really important because drawing meaning from patterns of uterine contractions is how many doctors and midwives manage labor. I'm talking with Dr. Roger Young today, an OB scientist who studies, among other things, the details of how a uterus contracts.Dr Young's paper on Uterine contractions (with illustration):https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937822008602#fig1
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What happens when you overcome your PCOS diagnosis? Caitlin's birth story, Part II
Today I finish my conversation with Caitlin, the registered dietician who focuses on women's fertility issues. She shares the rest of her story about managing the challenges of PCOS.She addresses changes she made to:*her diet*her exercise*her mindset*her ability to manage stress and how these changes led to three children (and stay tuned, maybe more?)...we pick up where we left off last week, Caitlin is about to share the very specific things that she did to overcome her diagn...
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What happens when you have to manage your Fertility with a PCOS diagnosis? Caitlin's birth story, Part I
Today's guest shares her journey through infertility generated by Poly cycstic ovarian syndrome. She is a clinical dietitian and talks about things to consider when taking birth control. She gives a number of tips on what you can do to improve your fertility, but note: this is not medical advice. What follows is the first part of our conversation.possible side effects of hormonal birth control:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9842494/#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20side%20effe...
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What happens when Motherhood show you how to Craft a Better Postpartum: Jess's birth story, Part II
In today's episode: I finish my conversation with Jess. We talk about :* how her research prior to the third postpartum set her up for a significantly better experience.She describes concepts like constructive rest and matrescence* practical tips on how much physical work should be done in the early weeks* a useful time line to set your expectations we pick up where we left off last week, where jess is reflecting on all the advocacy she did on her daughter's behalf and how that...
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What Happens when Your Postpartum teaches you about Advocating for yourself? Jess's Birth Story, Part I
I talk to a woman who shares the story of her transformative births: in particular :how the postpartum and aftermath of the second birth changed the way she viewed herself and her career. Its an impactful and inspirational story that I think many of us can relate to. What follows is the first part of our conversation.hyperemesis and anxietyhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14767058.2022.2089550https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1471-0528.14180affect of ...
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What Can be Done about Premature Birth? A conversation with Dr. Carl Weiner, MD, MBA
Today we'll talk with Dr. Carl Weiner, MD, MBAHe has been working on developing testing that can PREDICT PREMATURITY and EARLY ONSET PREECLAMPSIA as early as 12 weeks into the pregnancy.*If it is detected, WHAT can be done?*What are his hopes for the FUTURE of PREGNANCYYou can find Dr. Weiner here: https://www.creighton.edu/campus-directory/weiner-carl-p