#241 | November Q&A: Biophysical Profiles; Preventing PROM; Lacking Natural Birth Support; Declining Cervical Exams; Having Hashimoto's; Anemia

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

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Welcome back to our monthly Q&A with Cynthia & Trisha! This month, we kick things off with a short story from an L&D nurse attending a mother giving birth to her seventh baby who was coerced into an unnecessary cesarean and what we think about how it was handled. Next, we get into your questions starting with: How do I defend myself against friends and family who don't support my plans for a natural birth? Another mom asks what she can do to prevent her waters from breaking befo...

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0:00.0	My question is, how do I go about politely kind of defending myself without starting heated argument if they ask about my birth plan and choices which they clearly don't align with?
0:12.8	I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and they wanted gross scams because of this.
0:18.2	And my baby turned out to be about 10th percentile. I was labeled IGR, and they wanted
0:24.4	to induce me at 38 weeks. But what do you mean when who touches the baby's head? So fetal scalp
0:29.9	stimulation, you can go in and do a vaginal exam and you can actually scratch the baby's head with your
0:35.1	fingers. Oh my God. I can't hear any more of these.
0:38.0	Are you kidding me? Can we get out of there? We're not supposed to be in there. The baby is in the
0:44.9	most sacred, private, intimate place that there is on earth inside another person's body.
0:50.3	And we are like trying to climb our way in there and say, are you okay?
0:55.2	Does this bother you?
0:56.6	Exactly. Does that bother you?
0:57.1	Right.
0:59.8	It's so disrespectful to the baby.
1:01.2	I mean, where does it end?
1:07.5	I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist.
1:10.6	And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.
1:16.7	And this is the Down to Birth podcast.
1:21.3	Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?
1:28.3	Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.
1:38.8	Hey.
1:40.0	Hey there.
1:41.3	Welcome to the November Q&A.
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