I want to know why my water broke and if that's going to happen again with this birth.

Yeah, just some clarity and clarification on my likelihood of having another opi baby.

Having a very negative experience with my OB.

She did several things without my consent.

Look, I've grown a little cynical over these things over the years because when you hear

stories literally thousands of times that mirror each other, you grow a little cynical.

Meaning it's not that we blanketly can't trust things, but if I were that mom in labor

and had the lucidity I have sitting here comfortably talking about this,

I would be questioning the decals.

The NICU has truly become the moneymaker of the hospital and they will keep your baby every single day that they can for the smallest possible reason.

You have to fight tooth and nail.

Favorite timeless beauty tips. Am I honest to fight toothen nail. Favorite timeless beauty tips? My honest to God belief

is do as little as possible to alter your looks. I'm Cynthia Overgard, birth educator, advocate

for informed consent, 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 Show.

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. Yay, February. We're almost there. You're not going to believe this,

okay? Guess what? You know how my whole thing is like I believe in

doing new things? A keyword is for me play for the past year and it's like I had done

wonderful things in my life. And I've taken up a new hobby that I'm not ready to announce yet

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