Honestly, if you have good information in your mind, then it gives you that opportunity when you're having conversations with your provider to be able to trust your intuition.

If you're like me, like I get in the doctor's office and I kind of like clam up, like even though I know all of these things.

And I find as I'm older now and I've had some babies, I've definitely found my voice along the way, but especially earlier on. And even still now, I feel like fight or flight when I'm dealing with a provider, depending on what kind of conversation we're having about my care.

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