I mean, you're getting blood work. You're going in for consultations. You have to have a consultation with the surgeon and this person. And it was so much. It was so much. So I was about, you know, just a few days postpartum going to an appointment with my oncologist. And the hardest part was really, you know, you can't, they don't allow children. I had to be away for my

brand new baby for all these appointments. And it was tough. It was really, really tough. The most

heartbreaking part was, was having to stop breastfeeding. So I decided against my oncologist's wishes

to breastfeed for at least two weeks.

So I did two weeks.

And quitting was, I mean, that was probably the most, that was probably the hardest thing was

quitting breastfeeding.

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth 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 birth.

Hi, I'm Leslie, and I'm 37 years old. I have two kids, a boy and a girl. Girl is my oldest. She's

three and a half. And my son is 10 months. I live in Southern California with my husband.

And we live in a wonderful little beach town called St. Clemente.

So my story is pretty unique.

It began exactly a year ago this month.

I will be coming up on a one year sort of anniversary.

And I was 34 weeks pregnant with a completely normal pregnancy.

And I just so happened to, I was in my kitchen and I felt lump on my breast.

And I didn't even think anything of it at the time, to be honest with you. I thought maybe it could be a clogged milk duct. I was in my third trimester and, you know, milk was starting to develop.

...