I'm Elizabeth Joy, a birth dula, a prenatal coach and birth advocate passionate about all things from pregnancy to parenting.

In this podcast we will be hearing from amazing experts and moms just like you

as we continue to grow in this fun, chaotic, and beautiful season of life.

Welcome to the pregnancy to parenting show.

Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast.

If you've been following me on Instagram, I have a cold right now. So I might seem a little

sniffly in this interview. And it's because I am. We caught whatever new virus is going around in the

Chicago land area this last week and thankfully Vito has not gotten hit with it.

Carlo's just slightly congested, but seems okay,

but me and the girls, you know,

we're hanging in there, but we definitely have a little something. We are going to dive right into this

week's episode. We are talking about gestational diabetes. I'm so excited for you

to hear this podcast with Leslie. I honestly didn't know too much about it and I've learned a lot just from

following her on Instagram and so I invited her to come on the podcast to share

more. It's a conversation that that me to be had before you get to that

point right like most people don't know anything about it until they receive a

diagnosis and that's why it was so important for me to bring her on and to share this

information with you so let's dive in. All right everyone I'm excited

about today's episode we have on Leslie Flannery. Did I pronounce your name right? I always I

usually ask before we record. Yes? Okay. Leslie Flannery and we are going to talk

about gestational diabetes. I have never done just an entire episode dedicated to it and

as a dula I'm not like super well versed in this area. Actually it was having a client last year that made me learn some more about it.

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