Hello, ladies. Thank you so much for the opportunity to call in and ask this question. I actually just had a quick question about progesterone.

The evidence is very mixed on this and the medication that was most commonly used, which is called McKenna, was actually pulled from the market in 2022 because of the side effects.

Hi, my name is Polly. I'm from Arizona. I have

gained 55 pounds and I'm 35 weeks pregnant. I don't think most people appreciate how young

most new parents are. We're talking about very, very young adults who might still be under the

influence very heavily of

their own parents as far as the adult child relationship. So sometimes we can just slip right

into that feeling with other authority figures. And I think some authority figures exploit it.

Definitely in medicine. I think that the minute, even a mature adult, but certainly a young adult, is in the

presence of a white coat and somebody in medicine, you just take what they say as gospel.

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum

support specialist. And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certifiedbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

And this is the down-to-birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture? Let's dispel the myths and get down to do. But how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Are you ready? I am ready. Hello and happy July. Happy end of July. So what have we got on the agenda? So I want to kick it off by sharing a lovely message that one of our podcast listeners sent

into us through Instagram. So thank you all for sharing with us when you have your birth

experience and how the podcast has influenced

or helped you. We love to hear. So this woman wrote in, Trisha and Cynthia, thank you for the

encouragement of your podcast. After a traumatic first birth, I listened to your episodes constantly

through my second pregnancy and at the end of pregnancy, especially focusing on surprise,

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