#331 | August Q&A: Sugar Cravings, Exclusive Breastfeeding vs Bottle, Moxibustion, Obstetric Coercion, Late Onset GD, Dystocia, Fundal Height

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

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Welcome to the August Q&A episode! What is your secret quirk? We want to know! We share a few of yours along with our own. Today's first question is from a mother who had a large first baby without a diagnosis of gestational diabetes. She's concerned in her second pregnancy that she might develop late-onset gestational diabetes. Next, a pregnant mother's mother is a medical doctor and is having a hard time supporting her daughter's natural birth choices because of her experiences in...

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0:00.0	Hi ladies. I am eight months postpartum and I had a question about sugar. I crave it all the time. I'm breastfeeding still. I've been exclusively breastfeeding for eight months. It's really hard to not want sugar all the time. I'm 36 weeks pregnant with a breached baby. I have my first treatment of
0:21.9	mock Sebastian, which the acupuncture is said is way more effective than acupuncture. I'd
0:26.7	love to know your thoughts on this Chinese medicine technique and if you think it really works for
0:30.3	flipping breach babies. Fear of liability is a major player. Medicine is coming from the perspective
0:36.6	of if we don't do something,
0:38.7	this is going to be a disaster. But the bigger thing that doesn't get discussed enough is when
0:43.5	ACOG was established, they made a decision. They opted for active management of labor. They
0:48.9	opted against expectant management. So I think sometimes they all lose sight of the fact that that was
0:54.1	a choice that was made
0:55.3	decades and decades ago. Their whole premise is they must do something to get the baby out. And it's
1:01.4	only in that framework that they've all been trained. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypnoborthing
1:08.7	of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum
1:11.3	support specialist. And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board-certified
1:17.7	lactation consultant. And this is the Down to Birth podcast. Childbirth is something we're
1:25.1	made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying
1:28.5	experience in today's medical culture? Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.
1:38.1	It's August. Hi. Nice to see you.
1:45.6	Beautiful hot weather.
1:47.4	Yeah, you look like you have a great dress on.
1:49.7	I bought this in Spain.
1:51.1	It's a wonderful, all the clothes there are great.
1:53.4	The only thing is they're all hot weather clothes.
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