CYCLICAL Podcast Dr. Cassandra Wilder ND

I’m so excited to share…. I’m pregnant!!!! And what an incredible initiation it has been! I have been diving into ALL the layers of pregnancy and have lots of exciting things to share with you, including:
How I found out I was pregnant
What my symptoms have been like
My approach to resolving morning sickness
What pregnancy cravings REALLY mean and how to listen to them
Why I chose NOT to take a prenatal
My home birth plan
Maternity brands I’m eager to try
And more!
 
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A reminder, this episode shares MY experience! I encourage you to do your own research and decide what is right for you. 
 
And if you have questions you’d like to submit to my home birth episode, please watch my IG stories for the question box in about a week! 

Holy moly I’m in my 3rd trimester!!! The clock is ticking and before I know it, baby will be here! I am super excited for my Home Birth and lots of you had questions about it. Why did we pick a home birth? How are we preparing? What do we actually NEED for a home birth? And his my partner on board? So I answered it all this week!
 
This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries 
 
And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. 

In this episode I talk about:
Why we chose a home birth
Our home birth “plan”
What items we have on hand for the home birth
What items we are buying for baby and what items we aren’t investing in
Myths about “due” date
My partner’s thoughts on homebirth and if he’s supportive 
Who you should invite to your birth
My favorite pregnancy books to read
What if something goes wrong?? 
And so much more

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You asked and I’m delivering!! I am ecstatic to welcome Biological Dentist Dr. Leedia Riman onto the podcast today. I don’t know about you, but I’ve learned more about oral health and biological dentistry from Instagram than I have in my years of seeing dentists! Dr. Leedia’s account stood out to me because she talks about SO much that’s often overlooked by standard dentists - how hormones impact our teeth, the truth about fluoride and considerations as women to keep our oral health optimal
This episode will probably blow you away and make you feel so much more empowered in your oral health. If you’re seeking a dentist like Dr. Leedia, I recommend searching for Bi
In this episode we talk about:
What biological dentistry really is
Why women are more prone to dental problems
How pregnancy, egg freezing and IVF impact oral health
How birth control negatively impacts the teeth
Is fluoride good to use??
Key things to do to support your oral health while pregnant
Benefits of hydroxyapatite 
What happens if we mouth breath a lot
Dr. Leedia’s five pillars to healthy teeth
What to do about receding gum lines and cavities
Nutrition and oral health
The roles of K2 and Vitamin D3
And so much more
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About today’s guest:
I’m Dr Leedia and I am a biological dentist focusing on whole body health: specifically, women’s dental health and early childhood dental education. 
Dental trauma often stems from childhood, and that can be significantly changed through infant oral health before teeth come in and positive connection. Dental decay ranks as the #1 chronic disease worldwide amongst children - completely preventable. 
Over 65% of women go through preventable dental disease during or soon after their pregnancies. Gum disease and inflammation in the oral cavity are linked to premature labor, lower birthweights, heart disease and the list goes on! 
It’s time to put our mouth back where it belongs, our body! The mouth-body connection is a real one. Hormones don’t discriminate. Dental materials and procedures used in the mouth have an impact on the body. And many physical diseases impact the wellness of the oral cavity. 
My mission as a dentist is to bring women’s dental health to the table, through education, and empowerment. In creating a liaison between the medical world and dental world, we are bridging the gap and creating the ability for our patients to achieve optimal whole body health.
Connect with Dr. Leedia: @drleedia
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Stress hormones are fun to live on… until they’re not! While we can literally become addicted to stress hormones and basically live on them, this always catches up to us. Whether we’re now seeing symptoms like thyroid issues, not ovulating, missing periods or weight changes, we have to look at stress hormones. 
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In this episode I talk about:
What it looks like to run on stress hormones
Key symptoms that indicate high stress
The pregnenolone steal
The worst “healthy habits” that contribute to stress
Easy shifts to get out of the sympathetic nervous system
Restrictive dieting and long term concerns
Is low carb good?
Stress and the liver
And so much more!
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Welcome back beautiful friends! I am ecstatic about this episode because it’s near and dear to my heart as a pregnant mama!! I knew from the moment I got pregnant that I wanted to do a home birth. I was lucky to witness my sister homebirth her four beautiful kids and the peace and serenity I saw in her birth spaces helped me see birth as a powerful initiation. When I shared about my home birth plans on IG, I received some questions as to why I chose a home birth. I have THE best community ever and so there were some earnest questions but zero judgment or criticism. I love you all so much! 
And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. However you may have birthed your children is valid and beautiful. I believe in informed consent and I do believe many women do not know they have options outside of the hospital and interventions they may not fully understand the risks of. May this episode fall into the hands of women who are interested in learning and/or want to know their options to birth their own way. 
In this episode we talk about:
Natural birth vs. birth interventions
The risks of interventions like epidurals, induction, pitocin, cervical checks and more
Considerations around “emergencies” in birth
Things to actually invest in for birth and baby
The importance of informed consent
Ditching the “nice girl” mentality in pregnancy and birth
Healing postpartum
Bringing the village back
Breastfeeding considerations
And so much more
Continued reading:
Ultrasound: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12071478/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18635388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551225/
https://www.midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/ultrasound-weighing-propaganda-facts/
https://www.aims.org.uk/assets/media/26/ultrasound-unsound.pdf
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/avoid-fetal-keepsake-images-heartbeat-monitors
Epidurals: https://www.llli.org/birth-interventions/
https://evidencebasedbirth.com/effect-of-epidurals-on-breastfeeding/
https://www.aacc.org/media/press-release-archive/2020/03-mar/when-mothers-receive-fentanyl-epidurals-during-labor-fentanyl-can-pass-to-their-babies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987718303372
https://academic.oup.com/jalm/article/5/4/686/5809169?login=false
https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/16/1/7.full.pdf
Benefits of physiological birth: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4235054/
Oxytocin vs. Pitocin: https://sarahbuckley.com/pitocin-side-effects-part1/
https://www.nct.org.uk/labour-birth/your-guide-labour/hormones-labour-oxytocin-and-others-how-they-work
Pitocin not recommended for elective inductions in pregnant women (see top of page 2):https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/018261s031lbl.pdf
Pitocin and risk of PPH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555986/
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About today’s guest Saima:
Doula turned Radical Birthkeeper, I run a radical birth education programme teaching women and partners what they REALLY need to know to experience natural birth rather than interventions. 94% of the women who do my course experience natural birth vs. the UK first time mama average of 34% and 66% have a homebirth vs. the UK average of 2% (stats from our groups who birthed in 2021)
Follow Saima for more wisdom
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livewildbirthfree/ 
Website: livewildbirthfree.com
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Welcome back! So excited to talk about the postpartum window and answer all of your amazing questions you asked on Instagram! Women tend to spend so much time preparing for pregnancy and birth but sometimes the postpartum window is overlooked. How long is ideal for rest? What is the significance of the fourth trimester? What could help us have a more replenishing experience post birth? My interview with Kelsi Ludvigsen answers these questions and more!
This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries 
And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. 
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In this episode we talk about:
What the fourth trimester really is
How long we should rest for
How to set yourself up for a restful postpartum window
When a period may be expected to return
How to prevent postpartum depression
Options to get more help from your family or community
What our hormones are doing after baby arrives
How much blood loss is normal
How to get support during the postpartum period
And so much more
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About today’s guest Kelsi:
Kelsi Ludvigsen is a postpartum educator, Visionary and mother of two living in copenhagen denmark. She is a yoga studio owner turned postpartum doula and her goal with her work is to keep it simple, realistic, and possible for all postpartum people. ⁠⁠ 
⁠⁠ Her mission is to revolutionize the way we show up for postpartum culture and motherhood through evidence-based research mixed with traditional wisdom and self-care so that a community of mothers emerge feeling empowered, healed, and celebrated.⁠⁠
@kelsiludvigsen 
Kelsiludvigsen.com
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