Fertility, Mothering, and Other Things

Jasmine McGee is a Bay Area native who has deep seeded passions for education, social justice and women's reproductive health and rights. She is counselor by trade and practice for the past 10 years. She is a doula and reproductive health advocate. Jasmine is committed to creating spaces, dialogues, and resources that promote womb care, self-love, and holistic health for all women. There are two pillar brands that she pours her passions into Proud Legacy and Coco Coalition. Proud LegacyProud Legacy is focused on offering spaces, products, and resources that support women's reproductive health, prenatal, and postpartum holistic care. This is a collection of resources, recommendations, and supportive tools to promote healthy womb, prenatal and postnatal experiences. Although each woman is unique the resources found on this site may offer some comfort and possible resolution.Coco Coalition Coco Coalition, lovingly called Coco, is a social enterprise that is dedicated to curating holistic, safe and empowering opportunities for women of the African Diaspora to connect, grow and thrive.Email: info@cococoalition.orgLocation: Oakland, CAThe Birth Partner by Penny SimkinSince the original publication of The Birth Partner, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its fourth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. This completely updated edition includes thorough information on: Preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun; Normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way; Epidurals and other medications for labor; Non-drug techniques for easing labor pain; Cesarean birth and complications that may require it; Breastfeeding and newborn care; And much more. For the partner who wishes to be truly helpful in the birthing room, this book is indispensable.  (Description from Barnes&Noble)   

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In this episode, I reference blogging during my egg freezing process. You can read those articles below: Babies and BirthdaysMore Important Than I Thought The DecisionA Question of Faith It's Really HappeningThe Morning AfterDone