#267 | May Q&A: Pre-eclampsia & Gestational Diabetes, Steroids for Pre-Term Labor, Declining the Anatomy Scan, IM vs. IV Pitocin, Preventing Mastitis

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 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Hello everyone! Cynthia and Trisha are back with the May Q&A episode. Today, we kick it off with an enlightening discussion on the worst parenting advice you have ever received--here's to all the things we never need to hear as mothers! Next, we hear one woman's beautiful take on her cesarean scar. Then, we dive into your awesome questions beginning with: What is the likelihood that if I had pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes in my first pregnancy that I will have it again, and what c...

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0:00.0	Hi, SMPG and Tricia. I have a question about steroid injections at 30 weeks. Everything I found online has specified that the injections are for birth imminent within the next week. Are these injections a good idea? Would there be a reason not to do it? And I've been thinking about getting pregnant again, but I'm just terrified of the situation happening all over again.
0:22.0	So I've been very wary of who to trust and who to select as a provider.
0:26.6	I really feel strongly that I do not want a 20-week ultrasound.
0:31.4	I also don't want to find out the sex of my baby, and I really don't want anyone else knowing before I do.
0:39.5	What are your opinions and how can I approach her so that she can understand my choice and be okay with? Okay. My period suggests
0:47.1	one due date, but my anatomy scan says it's two weeks later, which is more accurate?
0:54.4	The later one.
0:58.4	I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth
1:02.3	advocate, and postpartum support specialist.
1:05.4	And I'm Tresha Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation
1:10.5	consultant.
1:11.5	And this is the down-to-birth podcast.
1:16.1	Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?
1:23.2	Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.
1:32.2	Thank you. Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth. It is so lovely.
1:34.9	I'm so happy.
1:36.8	I'm not going to say that it's 80 degrees and gorgeous out because we don't talk about the weather on this show.
1:40.6	No, but who needs to hear about the weather?
1:43.0	But it is 80. Gorgeous.
1:45.5	I love, love that I can be in a tank top in shorts and be perfectly comfortable.
1:52.1	We just posted a couple of hours ago. What did I ask? What's the worst? Let's see. What is the
1:59.1	worst pregnancy, marriage, or parenting advice you've ever received? And that was a couple hours ago. So let's open this up and I'm going to see what's come in. All right. Let me open this up because I haven't seen these yet. All right. This one says, oh, this is right, bad advice. I forgot the question for a second. So this one says don't let your kids go outside with wet hair or they'll get pneumonia.
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