#184 | October Q&A: Evening Primrose; Breastmilk Storage; IUGR; Pumping the Second Side; Bacteria in Urine; Longer Gestations & Early Milestones; Postpartum Meals

Down to Birth

Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, Midwives, Alternative Health, Home Birth, Society & Culture, Newborn, Documentary, Hypnobirthing, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Breastfeeding, Pregnant, Birth, Maternity, Motherhood

4.8 • 586 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Hello Friends! It is Wednesday, and Cynthia & Trisha are here with your October Q&A episode. To kick it off, we share a story from a listener who wanted everyone to know how a routine gynecologic exam in her twenties turned into a precarious moment in her VBAC experience. Next, we dive into our questions beginning with the potential association between evening primrose oil in pregnancy, a smelly baby at birth, and early cord clamping--could they all be related? ...

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0:00.0	Hi, Cynthia and Trisha. I'm calling in because I have a question about postpartum support.
0:08.8	My question for you is regarding boundaries with my mom. My son is four and a half months and he is so
0:16.1	interested in food. The question is, what is the best way to diagnose intra-euterring growth restriction?
0:22.6	And women are often told that their baby has IUGR, but there's all this lack of consensus about
0:28.5	what that really is. In my friend's birth plan, she had delayed cord clamping listed.
0:34.3	The doctor went against her wishes and cut the cord immediately because her son came out smelling funny.
0:41.1	I think it's just an excuse to be like, oh, we got to get this. It's just like any excuse to follow.
0:46.2	Yeah, something doesn't seem right. Let's go evaluate the baby. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of
0:52.8	hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist. And I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of Hypnoberthing of Connecticut, Childbirth Advocate, and Postpartum Support Specialist.
0:57.6	And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.
1:03.7	And this is the Down to Birth podcast.
1:08.4	Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying
1:13.1	experience in today's medical culture?
1:15.4	Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.
1:22.1	You think we made her feel bad?
1:28.9	I don't know.
1:29.8	We told her she's not allowed to be called Mama.
1:32.0	We don't want Glenda to feel bad.
1:35.0	Okay.
1:35.4	Sorry, Glenda.
1:36.5	Welcome to our October Q&A.
1:37.9	If you don't know what we're talking about, listen to the beginning of the September
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