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On this week's episode of Sense by Meg Faure, we welcome back radio personality Zoe Brown, just weeks after the birth of her twin boys, Jordan and Luke! Joined by specialist midwife and twin mum Tasha Perreard, Zoe shares her incredibly raw, real, and ultimately empowering twin birth story. If you followed our last chat, Zoe was hoping for a vaginal delivery despite one twin being in a transverse position – listen now to hear how her journey unfolded.The Birth Story: Trusting Instincts & Strong Support Zoe takes us minute-by-minute through her induction process in the Australian public health system. She candidly discusses the challenges – a slow start, needing oxytocin, and the surprise of feeling contractions despite the epidural. The climax arrives with the birth of Baby A, followed by a tense period when her cervix closed and Baby B needed help descending. Zoe highlights the crucial role of a strong-willed midwife who advocated for her wishes, leading to a successful vaginal delivery for both twins, against the odds. She shares the emotional moments, the relief, and the surreal feeling of meeting her boys.Postpartum Recovery & Unexpected Challenges The journey didn't end with the birth. Zoe opens up about her experience with postpartum preeclampsia, including the symptoms and necessary monitoring. She also discusses the physical recovery after a twin vaginal birth, including diastasis recti (abdominal separation) and the early days of regaining core strength and bladder control. We touch upon the importance of hospital debriefs and physiotherapy support.Newborn Feeding Journey: Realities of Twins How do you feed two newborns? Zoe shares her honest experience with combination feeding – breastfeeding, expressing, and formula top-ups, especially after one twin needed glucose support due to low blood sugar levels (linked to gestational diabetes). She talks about the different tandem feeding positions, the challenges of doing it solo, and the crucial support from her husband. Midwife Tasha Perreard offers a fantastic practical tip for managing bottle and pump part sterilisation to save time!Expert Advice: Relaxing the Schedule & Co-Sleeping Zoe asks the burning question many new parents face: when can you relax the strict three-hourly feeding schedule? Meg and Tasha provide clear guidelines based on babies regaining their birth weight, advising on letting babies lead the way at night while maintaining a rhythm during the day. They also discuss the sensitive topic of co-sleeping twins, weighing the SIDS guidance against the reality that twins are often calmer together, emphasizing safe sleep practices. Consider tracking your twins' progress and routines easily with the Parent Sense app.This episode is a must-listen for expectant parents (especially of multiples!)

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 576 - Phil King - Miscarriages PHIL KING OFFERS HOPE AMIDST LOSS WITH POIGNANT    ‘MISCARRIAGES' NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Unveiling one of his most emotive and powerful singles yet, acclaimed singer/songwriter and worship leader Phil King bows “Miscarriages” today. Written and produced by King with children's choir and string arrangements by Tyler Michael Smith, “Miscarriages” aims to bring comfort to grieving parents while serving as an important reminder that earthly loss is only temporal.    King, a father of twins, was moved to pen the poignant ballad upon witnessing multiple families in his own circle experience the heartbreak of miscarriage. “After grieving with some good friends who lost a child in the womb, we learned that another couple was pregnant with twins," he explains. "We were overjoyed to celebrate with them, but then my wife received a call with more devastating news—they had lost their ‘Baby B,' a reference to the second child conceived in a twin pregnancy. In our journey of becoming twin parents, ‘Baby B' would have been our son. Hearing this news and imagining the pain of losing our own son is what set me on course to compose ‘Miscarriages.'”   “After I wrote the song, I sent it to both couples with the intent of bringing comfort to them,” King shares. “Along with their reactions, and after playing it for a few others, I decided that with all the other millions of stories of miscarriages out there and so few songs on the subject, this one needed to be available for anyone to hear.”     He adds, “In Heaven, families are reunited every day. My hope is that ‘Miscarriages' reassures parents with the truth that their baby is not actually lost. Rather, their child is safe in Heaven with Jesus, waiting for them on the other side of eternity. I hope this knowledge will prevail in the hearts and minds of people who have struggled with the grief of miscarriage as they listen.”     A pro-life advocate, King performed his anthem “Not Forgotten” with GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Francesca Battistelli before 20,000 people at Focus on the Family's 2019 “Alive From New York” gathering. Featuring 4D ultrasound footage projected on screens in Times Square, the event underscored the undeniable scientific evidence that a baby in the womb is fully human, fully alive and fully worthy of protection.    “Miscarriages” is King's second single of the year, arriving on the heels of “Heal Our Land.” A fervent prayer for America which released prior to last month's Presidential Inauguration, the song is a plea for peace, spiritual transformation and personal revival in the wake of change, tension and new beginnings.    ABOUT PHIL KING  Singer/songwriter, recording artist and worship leader Phil King is passionate about composing and sharing music that points people to Jesus. His acclaimed songs include the multilingual anthem “So Worthy,” which has been embraced by audiences around the world, as well as "Psalm 23 (I Am Not Alone)," a duet with Dove Award-winning worship leader Meredith Andrews. King has also written and co-penned songs for such artists as Matt Redman, Leeland, Micah Tyler, Christine D'Clario and Rita Springer, and he has been featured on recordings and at live events with Lauren Daigle, Michael W. Smith, Jekalyn Carr and Danny Gokey, among others. Formerly a worship leader at Christ for the Nations and a worship pastor at Dallas' Gateway Church, King currently serves as a worship pastor at Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, Texas. He and his wife Kalyn are the parents of a twin son and daughter.    For further information, visit philkingmusic.com or turningpointpr.com. Follow King on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.          ----more----     Don't forget about our music sale on Bandcamp. Use the code “10off” on RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com to get 10% off your purchase. Blessings, Rick Lee James Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com Don't forget about our music sale on Bandcamp. Use the code “10off” on RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com to get 10% off your purchase. Blessings, Rick Lee James   Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com Blessings, Rick Lee James     Get the new song - Whatever You Do       VINYL SALE THUNDER by Rick Lee James ONLY $9.99. (Plus you get a free digital download of the album)   VINYL SALE - “KEEP WATCH, DEAR LORD” BY RICK LEE JAMES

Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 576 - Phil King - MiscarriagesPHIL KING OFFERS HOPE AMIDST LOSSWITH POIGNANT‘MISCARRIAGES'NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Unveiling one of his most emotive and powerful singles yet, acclaimed singer/songwriter and worship leader Phil King bows “Miscarriages” today. Written and produced by King with children's choir and string arrangements by Tyler Michael Smith, “Miscarriages” aims to bring comfort to grieving parents while serving as an important reminder that earthly loss is only temporal.King, a father of twins, was moved to pen the poignant ballad upon witnessing multiple families in his own circle experience the heartbreak of miscarriage. “After grieving with some good friends who lost a child in the womb, we learned that another couple was pregnant with twins," he explains. "We were overjoyed to celebrate with them, but then my wife received a call with more devastating news—they had lost their ‘Baby B,' a reference to the second child conceived in a twin pregnancy. In our journey of becoming twin parents, ‘Baby B' would have been our son. Hearing this news and imagining the pain of losing our own son is what set me on course to compose ‘Miscarriages.'”“After I wrote the song, I sent it to both couples with the intent of bringing comfort to them,” King shares. “Along with their reactions, and after playing it for a few others, I decided that with all the other millions of stories of miscarriages out there and so few songs on the subject, this one needed to be available for anyone to hear.”He adds, “In Heaven, families are reunited every day. My hope is that ‘Miscarriages' reassures parents with the truth that their baby is not actually lost. Rather, their child is safe in Heaven with Jesus, waiting for them on the other side of eternity. I hope this knowledge will prevail in the hearts and minds of people who have struggled with the grief of miscarriage as they listen.”A pro-life advocate, King performed his anthem “Not Forgotten” with GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Francesca Battistelli before 20,000 people at Focus on the Family's 2019 “Alive From New York” gathering. Featuring 4D ultrasound footage projected on screens in Times Square, the event underscored the undeniable scientific evidence that a baby in the womb is fully human, fully alive and fully worthy of protection.“Miscarriages” is King's second single of the year, arriving on the heels of “Heal Our Land.” A fervent prayer for America which released prior to last month's Presidential Inauguration, the song is a plea for peace, spiritual transformation and personal revival in the wake of change, tension and new beginnings.ABOUT PHIL KINGSinger/songwriter, recording artist and worship leader Phil King is passionate about composing and sharing music that points people to Jesus. His acclaimed songs include the multilingual anthem “So Worthy,” which has been embraced by audiences around the world, as well as "Psalm 23 (I Am Not Alone)," a duet with Dove Award-winning worship leader Meredith Andrews. King has also written and co-penned songs for such artists as Matt Redman, Leeland, Micah Tyler, Christine D'Clario and Rita Springer, and he has been featured on recordings and at live events with Lauren Daigle, Michael W. Smith, Jekalyn Carr and Danny Gokey, among others. Formerly a worship leader at Christ for the Nations and a worship pastor at Dallas' Gateway Church, King currently serves as a worship pastor at Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo, Texas. He and his wife Kalyn are the parents of a twin son and daughter.For further information, visit philkingmusic.com or turningpointpr.com. Follow King on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.----more----Don't forget about our music sale on Bandcamp.Use the code “10off” on RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com to get 10% off your purchase.Blessings,Rick Lee JamesEmail: Rick@RickLeeJames.comDon't forget about our music sale on Bandcamp.Use the code “10off” on RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com to get 10% off your purchase.Blessings,Rick Lee JamesEmail: Rick@RickLeeJames.comBlessings,Rick Lee JamesGet the new song - Whatever You DoVINYL SALETHUNDER by Rick Lee JamesONLY $9.99. (Plus you get a free digital download of the album)VINYL SALE -“KEEP WATCH, DEAR LORD” BY RICK LEE JAMES

Richies, it looks like some major A-listers are seeing some big developments in their personal lives. Kicking things off, we have all the up-to-date intel on the shocking claim that Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz have thrown in the towel on their three-year relationship, effectively ending their engagement. And from Hollywood to the Great White Way, it looks like Hugh Jackman has hitched his Wells Fargo wagon to his former “The Music Man” co-star, Sutton Foster...while they may have still been married to other people. (Oops.) And then rounding things off, we're talking all about Tom Brady's (alleged) reaction to the news that his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, is pregnant with her new BF's baby!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richies, it looks like some major A-listers are seeing some big developments in their personal lives. Kicking things off, we have all the up-to-date intel on the shocking claim that Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz have thrown in the towel on their three-year relationship, effectively ending their engagement. And from Hollywood to the Great White Way, it looks like Hugh Jackman has hitched his Wells Fargo wagon to his former “The Music Man” co-star, Sutton Foster...while they may have still been married to other people. (Oops.) And then rounding things off, we're talking all about Tom Brady's (alleged) reaction to the news that his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, is pregnant with her new BF's baby! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Type of Loss: Stillborn, Twin Loss More about Erin's story: Erin shares her journey through infertility and the devastating loss of one of her twin daughters, Laikyn, who was stillborn at 33 weeks. After years of struggling with unexplained infertility and medical intervention, Erin was overjoyed to be carrying twins. Her pregnancy progressed smoothly until a routine appointment at 33 weeks brought heartbreaking news—Baby B, Laikyn, no longer had a heartbeat. Erin reflects on her grief, the complexities of carrying both babies to 35 weeks, and how she navigated the difficult journey of new parenthood while mourning her precious daughter. Learn more about Emma's Footprints: ⁠⁠www.EmmasFootprints.com⁠⁠ Facebook: @EmmasFootprints Instagram: @EmmasFootprints

Hello, hello welcome back to the Mother Freaking SHOW! I'm officially a mom and am taking the time to recap the whole shabang of the birth story for those who are curious about how Baby B. made his entrance into this great big world.EPISODE NOTES:Nobody Asked Me, But... (0:57)This episode is presented by Next Generation Roofing (1:47)Can I get through the show without crying? (3:51)Warning; This is a POSITIVE birth story (4:51)The final days of the pregnancy (10:12)The morning of (15:13)Spending early labor shopping with Senior Buttonista (23:30)Am I really doing a great job or are you just saying that? (32:57)Epidural time came fastttttttt (36:05)Senior B's front row seat (49:40)Calm is the motto (1:05:50)Roast or Toast: Hospital Edition presented by Professional Fire Restoration (1:11:21)

The lawsuit story is out and Shannon is butt dialing her little heart out. Emily is still upset about #PantsGate, Terry gets a nose job and Katie hosts a dinner party where everyone eats from aluminum serving dishes and $80 wine glasses. Plus, it's the Ryan showdown we've been waiting for.

This may be the first time they are on the mic with us, but we've talked about them plenty of times. Don't let their sizes fool you because the Tiny Humanz Krew will tear you up! Formed from a group of friends that attend the Beat Junkies Institute of Sound that all share the love of djing. First we sit down with Baby B, Mamba, and Izloh to see how they got into djing. Then we talk with Atari Kutz, DJ LL, and DJ Wasabi about their upcoming gigs, A whole bunch of krew love gets spread around as you can tell each one of them is havimg such a great time with each expirence they get! At the time of this recording we would have no clue that Wasabi would take 1st Place in the DMC LA Classic, and following suit Izloh would snag 2nd place. Congratulations for representing hard at DMC, and putting the Tiny Humanz Krew on everybody's map! We weren't able to talk with DJ Wolf Pup, but she also put it down! You can give them a follow on IG: @TinyHumanz_Krew and let's all cheer them on in the US Finals! Make sure also give us a follow @Tables_4_Two we're always showcase dope djs over there. If you want to cut to any of beats you heard on the show download the TableBeats app. Lost Tone Pros Our Cuts Are Correct.

Jill is a joyful warrior as a mom of 8 beautiful babies including newborn twins who just successfully had her first home birth. Yes, Jill had six traditional births with a regular OB team in the hospital before her OB unfortunately passed away and she had to look elsewhere for the upcoming birth of her twins, Ruth and Samuel. She felt God calling her to have a home birth, but her husband Joe wasn't initially supportive. After a lot of prayer and giving it to the Lord, Jill & Joe had a beautiful home birth with the support of her birthing team! She had Ruth at 7 pounds 2 ounces and Samuel at 7 pounds 15 ounces! Despite Samuel being breech, Jill's team had the expertise to handle things with ease and keep a peaceful environment for the birthing mama. Join us today as Jill shares more about her magical experience giving birth at home to twins. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: The feeling Jill couldn't shake that led to her having her 7th birth, but 1st home birth Drowning out the noise to have a birth Jill dreamed of Home-birth hesitant husbands turned to the most supportive teammate during birth Measuring 52 weeks at 37 weeks pregnant Switching OB's at 34 weeks pregnant In denial about being in active labor even after Jill's water broke The feeling of finding out Baby B is breech seconds before delivery Two thick, healthy, and pulsating umbilical cords Anterior placenta semi-fused together for one big, healthy placenta MORE ABOUT JILL: Wife to Joe Reitz (former NFL player) Momma of 8 including newborn twins, oldest almost 13, 11, 9, 7, 5 and 3. Former collegiate Division 1 runner. Faithful Catholic. Resides in North suburb of Indianapolis. Huge lover and encourager of natural, physiological birth and all things motherhood, wifehood and family life! Follow Jill on Instagram RESOURCES MENTIONED: Pain Free Birth Course

Cassandra offended someone on the TTok, Meredith accepted a new job, Cassandra has a pigeon at her house because her cell phone service was off, the lady that talks about "Who TF did I Marry," the old lady choking on peanuts, Cassandra gets shin cramps after drinking wine, Baby B is so cute!Meredith's new book here: https://a.co/d/1TBStVHAll the Clopen links: https://linktr.ee/theclopeneffectSupport us here to keep us recording: https://the-clopen-effect.captivate.fm/supportBuy merch here because it's cool: https://www.zazzle.com/the_clopen_effect_t_shirt-256038010043042814All material, unless otherwise stated, written and performed by The Clopen Effect

Happy V-Day to those who celebrate! And to those who DGAF, we're pretty much with you! We catch up on all things V-Day, and even have an amazing "worst V-Day date" story from a Big Wig listener. We also discuss the baby born in a McDonald's parking lot (our love of McDonald's, obviously), our favorite Super Bowl commericals, and we have some celebrities drop in for a *hot takes* on LA after we died over our girl Chloe Sevigny's viral hottest take on LA. This episode is full of funny moments and if you're missing Teresa Guidice, then you've come to the right place! Follow us on Youtube, Tiktok, & Instagram. And follow Anna & Dre, your biggest wigs!

Happy V-Day to those who celebrate! And to those who DGAF, we're pretty much with you! We catch up on all things V-Day, and even have an amazing "worst V-Day date" story from a Big Wig listener. We also discuss the baby born in a McDonald's parking lot (our love of McDonald's, obviously), our favorite Super Bowl commericals, and we have some celebrities drop in for a *hot takes* on LA after we died over our girl Chloe Sevigny's viral hottest take on LA. This episode is full of funny moments and if you're missing Teresa Guidice, then you've come to the right place! Follow us on Youtube, Tiktok, & Instagram. And follow Anna & Dre, your biggest wigs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meagan finishes out this year of podcasting by answering some of your most common questions! Topics range from the time between births, gentle induction methods, gestational diabetes, “just-in-case” epidurals, home birth, tips for having a successful VBAC, and how to cope if you don't get your VBAC. “Women of Strength, I just want to thank you so much for all of your continued support. We love your support and we are so grateful that you are here.I love you. I feel so passionate about helping you as an individual find the best path for you.I want to help you walk through this journey and feel loved, supported, and educated.” Additional LinksReal Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily NicholsHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details Meagan: Hello, hello. Welcome to The VBAC Link. If you have been with us all year, I just want to say thank you and if you are new to joining The VBAC Link, I'd like to say welcome. Welcome to the show. This is the last episode of 2023 and it's kind of hard to believe honestly. I went through all of our episodes and we have seriously so many incredible episodes. I am so honored for those who have come and shared their expertise and given us their time. I am so excited today to share this last episode of the year with the most common 2023 questions. We have some pretty common questions, but we have so many others as well. So of course, we have a Review of the Week. I want to dive into that really quickly before I get into those questions. Review of the WeekThis is from cristab. It says, “I am a birth and postpartum doula who is always on the search for a birthy podcast to listen to in my car. I was so excited when I found The VBAC Link so I could listen to these amazing stories from women all over the world who have reached their goals through becoming educated thanks to Meagan and Julie. I've recently certified with The VBAC Link and as well, I'm so impressed with the thorough delivery in which their knowledge was shared in their training. I'm super excited to move into this next chapter of my career and I'm thrilled to do so with the amazing community and support.” Thank you so much and thank you for joining our family. Doulas, birth workers, birth photographers, if you love birth and you are wanting to learn more about VBAC and how you can support people out there who are wanting to VBAC, who are wanting to avoid Cesareans, and who are just needing support from the community, we have our VBAC Birth Worker, VBAC Doula birth course where we are going to teach you all of the things about VBAC as well as help you know what us as VBAC moms are up against. And parents, if you want to dive in and get more educated for your future birth, I highly suggest checking out our course. You can check it out at thevbaclink.com.2023 VBAC QuestionsMeagan: Okay, you guys. We have so many questions that we get all of the time. If you haven't also joined us on Instagram, we do Q&A's almost weekly. We love answering your questions even if it's a question that we've had before. We're going to get to it and we're going to answer it. Here are some of the most common questions that we get. Number one on the list is how long after my C-section do I have to wait until I get pregnant? This honestly is a question that I think is personal. Now, there are suggestions out there by providers who are saying anywhere between 18-24 months is what we commonly hear, but we even have some providers who are like, “Yeah, cool. In 15 months, you can go on and have your baby.” There can be an increased risk of uterine rupture with a really small gap or duration. So if you have had a C-section and then three months later, you get pregnant, you may have a provider who is a little bit more skeptical or even six months later, you may have a provider who is a little more skeptical and talking about the risk of uterine rupture, but that still doesn't mean that it's not possible or impossible or that you are for sure going to rupture. I think a common rule of thumb is that 18-24 months, but again, it comes down to a very personal decision. If you want closer babies or it happens or whatever, I think that's more of a personal choice, and then just finding the support out there to support you in your desires. I did a one-on-one consult with a mom back here in the fall and she had a six-month duration. She went from provider to provider to provider and they all said, “No. Absolutely not.” We got her in contact with another provider and they said, “Yeah. No problem. There is no reason.” I was so excited to get a text message from her after saying that she did it. She had her vaginal birth and she was so happy. That was a duration of six months. Okay, another question that is really common is, “Trying to go for a VBAC and really want to go into spontaneous labor, but her provider is saying they can't go past 41 weeks.” They cannot go past 41 weeks. Now, I'm just going to say that I don't like the answer to that. The follow-up question to that question was, “Should I switch my provider?” You know, we're not here to tell you that for sure you need to switch a provider or anything like that, but if you have a provider that is putting stipulations on you like you cannot have a baby past this day and if you get to that day, you have to have a C-section, you may want to look into some other providers because that's just not evidence-based.Going past 41 weeks in general is something that has become more and more controversial, especially after the ARRIVE trial. We have episodes on the ARRIVE trial. We have blogs on the ARRIVE trial, so make sure to check those out as well. It's kind of weird. They did an induction at 39 weeks for first-time moms to see if it would reduce complications like hypertension, preeclampsia, and even Cesareans. It's kind of been since 2019, I feel like, more of a hot topic, but it's actually pretty common for babies to go overdue. I am putting big quotes on this. “Overdue”, past 40 weeks. Know that if you have made it to 40 or 41 weeks, it's very common and you're okay. There are common things that a provider may do at 41 weeks. They may suggest a non-stress test just checking in on baby and making sure everything is going well, but it's still okay. In fact, ACOG suggests, I think it's 42 weeks, really. So, you know. At 41 weeks, you could still be pregnant or a week or you could have a baby in three days or even three hours. They have not really found any increased risk of uterine rupture or other complications necessarily like that after 40 weeks, however, there are things that can come into play where VBAC after 40 weeks may be lower or require interventions because there may be things like hypertension and things like that that come into play. But even if your provider is saying that you can't go past 41 weeks and you have to schedule C-section, that right there is a red flag and something that would be concerning to me because induction is, which is also another question– can I be induced and have a VBAC or can a VBAC be induced? VBAC can be induced. It's very reasonable. There are ways to do it. Some tips that I would suggest are doing as low and slow as possible. Now, we got a message back on one of the days that we did a Q&A from a mom saying that she did not believe that it was possible to do low and slow. I do disagree. I think that it is possible to do low and slow inductions. I've seen it. It happens all the time. You do have to sometimes fight for it and be educated so you can have that conversation and understand what that means. So let's talk about low and slow meaning that if we are starting Pitocin, we are not upping it to 4 mL every 30 minutes. A lot of providers out there will suggest that. 4 milliliters every 30 minutes. Boom, boom, boom, boom. It's a little overwhelming, first of all. Sometimes it takes our body a little bit longer to respond fully. Now, Pitocin, once it starts going in, it's in the body, but it may not fully be responding so if we up it every 30 minutes and then we take 45 minutes to respond, then it may be too much, right? And 4 milliliters versus 2. So maybe you say, “Okay, let's cut that in half. Instead of 4, we do 2 or even 1.” Sometimes there is a lot of pushback on that 1 because they are like, “Oh, it's pointless. It will take forever,” but it's still okay. It's still okay so decide what milliliter is best for you and go for that. Fight for that. Low and slow there. Then another thing is avoiding breaking water or too many interventions all at once meaning we are going to place a Foley, start Pitocin, and break your water all at the same time. That is unnecessary. We really, really, really do not need to do that. That is just going to overwhelm everybody a lot of the time including the baby. But breaking waters. Breaking water in that earlier stage. Maybe we have– in fact, we are sharing a story. It's coming up in 2024. I just recorded it not long ago where the mom was 2 centimeters and they broke her water. She wasn't really contracting. They broke her water, started Pit, all of the things, and not a lot of progression. If we break our water early on, it's not a guarantee that our body is going to go into labor, but a lot of the time, there is a selling factor of this breaking the water where it's, “Oh, it's the natural way.” Okay, all right. Breaking our water is natural. However, artificially breaking our water does not mean that that's natural. That means that we are intervening and doing something that our body did not do at that point. So if we do that and we do that early on and our baby is high or our baby is in a weird position and then we have these floodgates open and the baby comes down, and the baby is in a wonky position, now we've got a poor fetal position, not a lot of progression because that often happens, a harder labor, a longer labor, maybe we're introducing more interventions, so it kind of becomes a cascade. Maybe when I say slow, take it slow. Let's not intervene with every single thing that there is possible in the labor and delivery unit. Maybe we just do a Foley or maybe we do Foley with a low dose Pit of 2 and we don't up it from there. That's it. That's where we start. We wait for the Foley to come out and then we assess after that. Low and slow inductions and yes. You can be induced and no, you do not have to be induced at 41 or 40 weeks. So okay, one of the other questions– well, there are a ton, but one of the other questions I'm going to go to is about hypertension. “Can I still VBAC with hypertension?” So, yes. Absolutely, you can VBAC with hypertension. Sometimes, providers will come back and say that it can increase our blood pressure and things like that. It's kind of weird. I don't know if there actually is a study that shows this, but a lot of doula clients who have hypertension go to be induced, once they start labor, their blood pressure seems to kind of chill out. It's kind of interesting. I do not know why, but yes, you can still have a VBAC if you have hypertension. So another question is, “If you get induced, does your risk of uterine rupture truly skyrocket to an insane amount?” We've heard people give us such crazy numbers like, “I have an 80% chance of rupturing.” I don't know where providers are getting that, but no. Or, “I have a 60% chance or I have a 25% chance.” Now, if someone is telling you that you have these chances, I would like to challenge you to challenge them. Now, I never want to say to be combative and blah, blah, blah. That's not what I'm saying, but I'm saying don't be scared to ask, “Where do you get that information? Is there a link? Can you provide me with printed information on this topic or on this stat? I would like to see that. I would like to go over this so I can make the best, educated decision for myself.” If they are like, “Oh, well I don't know. I don't know if I can find that,” well, yeah. It's because there's not one. If there is one and you do receive that, will you please email me at info@thevbaclink.com? I would love to see that. I've never seen a study that says that someone has an 80% chance of rupture because they have had a previous Cesarean. So statistically, uterine rupture really happens in about 0.4 to approximately 1%, maybe 1.2% depending on some providers and some studies. But overall, that's pretty dang low. That's really, really, really low. So if someone is telling you that you have a 60, 25, or 80% chance, that's just not true.Then another common question is about ways to avoid uterine rupture. Now, we don't always know why uterine rupture happens. It's hard to say exactly what caused that uterine rupture. I don't know if you knew this and it's very, very small, but uterine rupture can even happen in people who have not had a previous Cesarean. So that's a thing too, but things that we can do are try to avoid those inductions that are absolutely unnecessary and if you do get induced, talk about those best methods like what we were talking about. We have a blog about that as well and we talk about that in our course. Really learn about those methods and avoid aggressive augmentation. Avoid Cytotec completely. That's a big no. You know, and do everything you can to make sure that your baby is in a better position so maybe Spinning Babies, the Miles Circuit, hands and knees, do pelvic floor therapy so we can help our pelvic floor be in a position where we can push a baby out that way and things like that. Educate yourself. Listen to these stories. Attend our Q&A's. All of these things can educate you so you can help reduce these things that may increase chances of uterine rupture like Cytotec or aggressive inductions. Okay, another common question is, “If I have gestational diabetes, can I have a VBAC?” Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Yes, if you have gestational diabetes, you can still go and have a VBAC. Sometimes, a provider may suggest an induction at 39 and I've even been hearing 38 weeks with gestational diabetes especially if it's not managed well. One tip that I would highly suggest is really understanding gestational diabetes. Knowing that food and exercise and things like that can impact gestational diabetes and learning how to manage those if you can. Talking with your provider, understanding what they're going to be looking for, what they're going to be doing because that's also going to help you stay more relaxed when you understand the process from them instead of just being caught off guard. I highly suggest checking out the book Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols. We'll make sure to put the link in the show notes as well, but that's a really, really, really wonderful book to check out and it's going to help you understand a little bit more about how to manage those sugars and just more about gestational diabetes. But also know that you do not have to be induced if you have gestational diabetes. You just don't, but it's going to be really common to have that be offered. Okay, so a couple of other questions that we get are, “I had failure to progress. Big air quotes, ‘failure to progress' and my doctor is telling me that because my body didn't do it the first time, it won't ever do it again.” I'm sorry, but your provider is a big, fat liar. Such a big, fat liar. Just because you didn't progress with one labor doesn't mean you won't with another one. Honestly, it's more likely that you didn't progress because of an environment, because of a rushed labor, because of a rupture of membranes artificially and baby was coming down so we got a wonky position, lack of ability to move during labor, and things like that. Progressing and trying to push labor on and it's not progressing because labor wasn't ready to begin– these are things that truly are going to be more of the reason for a failure to progress other than the reason that your body doesn't know how to get to 10 centimeters. Truly, it does. Know that if your provider is putting doubt in your mind, that you can't have a baby because your body didn't do it before, you may not be with the right provider or you may have to fight hard. And again, it all comes down to, I think, finding that education and support. Another common question is, “Can I VBAC with twins? Is it safe?” Yes, you can VBAC with twins. Yes, it is safe. Sometimes, providers will have some stipulations as far as Baby A needs to be head down and Baby B is okay to be breech, or sometimes it's like they both have to be head down. They might have some restrictions on that and a lot of the time, they will have you actually give birth in the OR. They'll have you push and give birth in the OR, but yes. Research shows that a vaginal birth for twins is generally safer than a Cesarean, truly, even though some providers still discourage it. A podcast to check out is Dr. Stu and Midwife Blyss. They have an amazing, I think it's Birthing Instincts, podcast and they talk about twins and delivery and things like that as well. Okay, so a common question is, “How can I prep? How can I prep for a VBAC?” I'm going to give you a couple of tips right here. I already have said it a couple of times, but your provider. Your provider is really, really, really, really important. You need to find a good provider, a provider that's going to support you, a provider that wants this birth for you just as much, right? A provider that is not going to disregard you and pull out bait-and-switches in the end with non-evidence-based information to scare you and then make you feel like no one's going to want to take you because you are already so late in pregnancy. Ask these questions before you settle in with a provider. Ask questions like, “How do you feel about VBAC?” not, “Do you support VBAC?” How do you feel about VBAC? Open-ended questions allow a provider to give you a lot of information without you even saying a word. If they stumble and say, “Oh, yeah, yeah, you know. I feel good. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.” Okay, know. If it's like, “I actually feel like it's a better option and this is something I would suggest and this is why. There are going to be pros and cons to it on both sides. There are going to be cons to having a VBAC for these. Here are the risks. There are going to be cons of having a C-section. Here are the risks.” Yes, there are risks to having a C-section. Also, if your provider ever tells you that there are no risks to having a C-section, that's bullshit. I'm sorry. I'm saying. It's the end of 2023. That is B.S. That is not true. So, talking to your provider with open-ended questions. How do you feel about VBAC? Another question, “How do you support your VBAC moms? What does that care look like?” If they're like, “Yeah, totally. It's just going to be like normal. We might check you if you go over 41 weeks. We might want to do an NST or we might want to do this,” or something like that and it's lining up with evidence-based. Okay, that's to be expected. If it's like, “Yeah, no totally. We love VBAC, but you have to have the baby by 41 weeks. It has to be spontaneous. You can't induce. You have to get a just-in-case epidural.” Those are all, again, the B.S. answers that are going to tell you that you're probably not in the right place. Have open-ended questions for these providers. Number two– get the education. Educate yourself so that if you do have a provider coming in and telling you things that you are unsure of, you will have that resource to go back to and be like, “Oh, I actually do remember that and that's not true,” or, “Yep, that's right in line with evidence-based care.” It can also help you have a better discussion with your provider because you want that. They come in and they ask you. They say, “Do you have any questions?” They don't really have a lot of time, honestly. These poor providers are overworked. They don't have a lot of time, but too, it will help your time be better when you do go to those prenatals. I remember going and they were ten minutes long and it took a lot of energy to get there. I'm just like, “Why? What is the point of these visits?” Make a point to these visits. Ask these questions. Learn the education so you can have those educated discussions and get a better feel for your provider. They can get a better feel for you. They can learn that they can trust you also because you are educated. They are not going to second-guess you if you are saying no to something that they are offering to you in labor because they know that you are educated. Take a class. Listen to these podcasts. Read the blogs. Get into the Facebook communities. Learn about what people are saying. Read the links that are being shared. Education is important. Another way to prep truly is finding the support even outside of your provider. I feel like if you can have the support and the sounding board, it helps so much. With my VBAC after two C-section baby, I had it, but in places– I loved it in the places that I had it, but it lacked in the places that I wanted it, from my family and friends. That was really hard. I think that's also another tip for where education comes in because you can help educate your family and friends along the way when they are like, “No. You can't VBAC. No way.” Truly, finding that support is important, and also, prepping in a way that if you don't have that support, let those people know that you love them with all of your heart, but unfortunately, you are not going to be sharing your desires and things. Nutritionally and physically, be healthy. Eat good food. Get good supplements like Needed. Drink your water. Stay hydrated. Make sure you are trying to get at least 30 minutes of walking a day and staying active. Of course, if you have certain situations, you want to always make sure with your provider that it's all in line with your birthing plan and your personal situation, but taking care of yourself is truly important. As we have learned with Needed and things like that, we know we are not getting the nutrients. We know we're not getting the hydration that we truly need every single day. If we can try and get that, it can help our pregnancy be better. It can help your birth be better. It can help in all areas and also mentally. I think if we are fueling our bodies with the right things, then we are truly going to be in a better spot. Okay, so another question that I have seen here and there and even more in the CBAC community is, “How do you deal or how do you cope with not getting a VBAC?” Now, this can be hard and this can be sensitive. Sometimes we have things in our head or we are told certain things and then it's in our op report and we were led to believe something that actually didn't happen or we were led to believe something that actually wasn't documented. I think that's a really good way to process. Really undersatnding that it's okay to be mad or sad. It's okay to feel those feelings, welcoming them in, and then working through the process step by step. I definitely think that knowing that sometimes we don't know the answer and accepting that, we talked about that this year with our radical acceptance episodes. Sometimes not knowing the answer can hang us up and really, really impact us and bring us down, but knowing that sometimes we may not know the answer. We may not know the why. We may not know what happened and trying to accept that and let that go is really, really difficult. But trying to practice that radical acceptance is really powerful. Yeah. There are so many questions along the way that we have been asked, but these are kind of some of the most common. Another one, I think probably the last one that I will share today is about an epidural. “Do I have to have an epidural if I have a VBAC?” No, you don't. No, no, no you don't. You do not have to have a “just-in-case” epidural if you are wanting to go for a VBAC. You just don't. It takes time to dose an epidural, so I think if you look at it and you think about it you're like, “It kind of makes sense. Okay. They place the epidural. It's already placed. That can take some time.” But then they have to dose it and then wait, what? Maybe it doesn't make sense, right? Okay, so I'm just going to walk you through it. It sounds like it makes sense until you walk through it. So then they have to dose the epidural which then takes anywhere between 20-30 minutes to really work and get to a point where they can perform a C-section. So a “just-in-case” epidural, although yes, it takes the time of placing it, it doesn't take the time of dosing. The “just–in-case” epidural is typically placed just in case there is an emergency. If there is a true emergency, they're not going to have the time to dose the epidural and get it to a point that it is ready for you. They're going to probably do general anesthesia at that point. The “just-in-case” epidural, I think, is just bull. I don't like it. I don't like when a provider puts a restriction on someone like that. Like, “You want to go unmedicated? Well, okay. Sorry, you can't. You can VBAC, but you can't go unmedicated or you have to have a ‘just-in-case' epidural.” Do you have to have an epidural?Another common question is, “Can I have a VBAC if I have an epidural?” Yes. Absolutely. Going unmedicated is not for everyone or if you want to go unmedicated and then you have a really long labor or something is happening and you decided to change your mind, that is okay. Women of Strength, plans change in labor. It changes all of the time. I see it time and time again through clients and through things. It doesn't always mean the plan is to change from an epidural to no epidural. Maybe it's from this to that. Maybe it's, “I didn't want IV fluids and now I need IV fluids because I can't keep anything down.” It changes. Plans change, but yes, you can have an epidural with a VBAC and still have a VBAC.Know that if you are wanting to VBAC, but you are not wanting to go unmedicated, you can still do that. If you are wanting to VBAC and you want to go unmedicated and your provider is telling you that you have to have an epidural or you have to have a “just-in-case” epidural, that is also false. Find what works best for you and it all circles back to education and finding the support in the provider and in the system. Okay, I lied. One more. Home birth. “Is home birth safe?” Yes. You can have a home birth. We have HBACs, home births after Cesareans, all of the time. We have them on the stories. We have them on the blogs. We have them on our Instagram. We see them in the community. Home birth is a reasonable option for VBAC. Now, the providers and ACOG are probably not going to suggest it. We go off of ACOG a lot, but know that these providers are probably not going to suggest and out-of-hopsital birth, but can you? Yes. Can you do it safely? Yes. Are there signs of uterine rupture typically before uterine rupture happens? Yes. Usually, do you have time to get to another location? Yes. So know that if you are desiring a home birth after Cesarean or even a home birth after multiple Cesareans like me, a VBAC after two C-sections, that is possible. It is totally, totally possible. Women of Strength, I just want to thank you so much for all of your continued support. We see it on Instagram. We see it on Facebook. We see it in our group. We get it in reviews here. We love your support and we are so grateful that you are here. We truly are here for you because we love you. I know I've said this before. It's weird for me to say I love you because I've never met you, but I do. I love you. I feel so passionate about helping you as an individual find the best path for you whether that is VBAC, whether that is CBAC, whether that is unmedicated, medicated, in-hospital, out-of-hospital, inductions, or spontaneous. I don't even care what type of birth you have. I want to help you walk through this journey and feel loved, supported, and educated. So again, if you are just with us, welcome. I'm so excited for 2024. We've got so many amazing things coming. If you have any questions about anything we offer on our podcast, our course, our blog or anything like that, always know you can email us at info@thevbaclink.com. If you've been with us and you've had your VBAC or you are still working for your VBAC or you are a birth worker or whatever it may be and you are with us and you have been with us forever, thank you from the very, very, very bottom of my heart. I truly love you and I'm so grateful that you are here. We will see you in 2024. ClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? Tell us about your experience at thevbaclink.com/share. For more information on all things VBAC including online and in-person VBAC classes, The VBAC Link blog, and Meagan's bio, head over to thevbaclink.com. Congratulations on starting your journey of learning and discovery with The VBAC Link. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vbac-link/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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“There was no fear. There was nothing traumatic about it. It was just healing and it was so empowering to know that my body could do that. It was an out-of-this-world experience.”Windsar has had three pregnancies and four wildly different deliveries. Her first birth was a medicated, vaginal delivery in a hospital. About 18 months later, Windsar became pregnant with identical twins. Shortly after twin A was born vaginally at 32 weeks, Windsar experienced a cord prolapse, and twin B was then born via emergency Cesarean. Windsar knew her next birth needed to be healing and redemptive. She did all she could to achieve an unmedicated VBAC and finally get the golden hour she never had with her three other babies. Her VBAC birth story is intense, empowering, and absolutely beautiful.Additional LinksNeeded WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details Meagan: Welcome, welcome to The VBAC Link. I am excited to be talking to you today with our friend, Windsar. Hello, Windsar. Welcome to the show. Windsar: Hello. Thanks for having me. Meagan: Absolutely. She has a story that is not something that we hear very often. We do have one person on the show that has had a similar scenario but actually, it was just her first two babies. Of course, it's a VBAC, but it's a twin birth where twin A is vaginal and twin B is Cesarean, then she went on to have a VBAC. So yeah, it's not something that we hear about a ton or talk about but Windsar was just telling me something that I had heard but didn't know if it was true, so I'm going to take it because she was told and had a twin birth. When they are identical, there is a higher chance, correct? Windsar: A higher chance of what specifically happened to me which was cord prolapse. Meagan: Right. Yep. I was going to say a higher chance of having this happen which would lead to a Cesarean and that's cord prolapse. So when baby A came out, there was a whole bunch of room that was created. Baby B came, but the cord came first. Windsar: Mhmm. Review of the WeekMeagan: That is a very valid reason to have a Cesarean and get baby out. So we're going to share your stories and your VBAC but of course, we have a Review of the Week. This review is from Janellemb142018. It says, “Perfect combination of data and stories.” It says, “I'm getting ready to attempt my VBAC after three C-sections this month.” Yay! It says, “I always wanted a VBAC, but my providers were what I know now to be more tolerant than supportive which resulted in me never getting the chance to attempt a VBAC. I stumbled across The VBAC Link and have now become a fierce advocate for myself.” Oh, I love that. “A fierce advocate”. That is what we want you guys to feel is that you can be a fierce advocate for yourself through learning from this podcast. It says, “This podcast arms you with the perfect balance of data and stories. The data has helped me make a better-informed decision and push back when providers and even loved ones at times try to fill me with fear. The stories are inspiring and make the data seem real. I know my VBAC is not guaranteed, but I feel like I'm in the driver's seat which in itself is a better experience already. I am where I am today thanks to the resource like this amazing podcast.” Oh, thank you so much. You know, just like what she said. I know a VBAC isn't guaranteed and sometimes it doesn't end in a VBAC. That's okay, right? Sometimes it doesn't even end up with that and someone maybe might choose to switch their mind and say, “I want to have an elective Cesarean.” But what's most important is that you find the information and feel that you have the data to make the best decision for you and your family. That is what this podcast is for. It's to bring you guys empowerment through these stories, the data, and the knowledge so you can go out and make the best choice for you. Just a reminder, if you haven't left a review, we love reviews. In fact, these reviews, you guys, make it possible for other people in the community to find this podcast. These reviews are so important. We are so grateful so if you haven't had a chance yet, please leave a review. You can do it on Apple Podcasts, Google, or wherever. We would love your reviews. Windsar's StoriesMeagan: Okay, cute Windsar. I heard that little baby in the background. Windsar: He's noisy. Meagan: Oh, I love it. I love him being noisy. Those little coos and noises make me so happy. Welcome to the show. Windsar: Thank you. I'm so excited to share. Meagan: I'm so excited for you to share. Well, I'm going to turn the time over to you and let you start sharing your cute babies' stories. Windsar: Okay, well my name is Windsar. I live in Austin, Texas. I'm married to my high school sweetheart and we have four kids. Our first is eight then we have twins that are identical twins that are six and then this new baby that is making all of the noise in the background will be four weeks in just a couple of days so he's brand new. We're still figuring things out. Meagan: Brand spanking new. Windsar: I've been pregnant three times and had four different deliveries. With my first child, a little girl, I had a medicated vaginal birth in the hospital. With my twins, I was medicated in the hospital and twin A came vaginally as you mentioned earlier. Twin B was an emergency C-section for a prolapse. Then this fourth baby, I had unmedicated in a birth center. So I'll start with my oldest birth. I had the picture-perfect pregnancy. Actually, my OB was the son of the OB who delivered both me and my husband which was really special. Meagan: Really? That is really cool. Windsar: Mhmm, so his dad delivered both me and my husband. We had a great relationship with that OB. He was wonderful. If our daughter had been a boy, we were planning to name him after the doctor. That's how close we were. We just had a wonderful relationship. Meagan: It just goes to show the impact he had on you guys. Windsar: Yes, but as I'll say, it kind of clouded my judgment a little bit the day that we had her in regards to informed consent. I'll get into that a little bit because it did shape my story for this baby's birth eight years down the road. With her, I went into labor at 40 weeks and 1 day. It was very, very slow as it can be for first-time moms. When I got to the hospital, I was convinced that she was going to come out at any minute just based on the amount of pain I was in and I was 2 centimeters. It was a long night. They wound up putting me on Pit and I was able to sleep. At about 24 hours from the time I had my first contraction to the time that I had her was how long I was in labor. It was about 24 hours so not terrible, but a couple of things happened that changed this last delivery that I had revolving around informed consent. They broke my water without asking me. They just said, “Oh, we went ahead and broke your water,” which I didn't know was something they could do without asking. They gave me an episiotomy and told me after the fact. Meagan: What?!Windsar: After she was out, he said, “I did just go ahead and give you a little cut there and I'm going to stitch you.” Those two things, I felt a little bit violated after the fact that they didn't ask me or tell me the risks regarding each thing. Meagan: When they broke your water, was it during a cervical check? Windsar: Yep. Meagan: It was like, “Oh, oops. We broke your water.” Windsar: He literally said, “I went ahead and broke your water when I was in there.” Meagan: “I went ahead.” He actually did make that choice. Windsar: Yes. Again, I trusted this man implicitly so I was just like, “Okay.” Well, it wound up possibly causing a problem because my little girl had a lot of meconium when she was born. She was covered in it, like slick. They suspected meconium aspiration and I had about three minutes with her before they took her to the NICU so I missed that golden hour with her. That was really unfortunate. We didn't have too many breastfeeding struggles, but as a first-time mom and missing that first hour with her, breastfeeding was more of a challenge than I had anticipated. But overall, when she was born, everybody in the delivery room laughed because I said, “That was easy!” My perception of it was that it was a positive birth experience. I don't look back on that, besides the lack of informed consent, in any way that I needed to heal from. Meagan: Right. Windsar: About 16-18 months later– so she was born in Dallas then we moved to Northern Colorado so my next birth was with a different doctor in a different hospital. We got pregnant and at about six weeks, I started thinking that something was weird. I was teaching 3rd grade at the time and was having these insane heart palpitations that would stop me in my tracks and make me put my hands on my knees. I thought, “Something is weird here. Something is different.” I started to suspect it was twins. When I went in for my first appointment with this new OB at eight weeks, I said, “I think it's twins. Can you give me a transvaginal ultrasound to see?” He said, “No. I only hear one heartbeat and your belly is looking normal to me so I think we're good. It's just one.” I said, “Okay, well if I come back and there's two, I'm going to say, ‘I told you so.'” He said, “That's fine. You can tell me ‘I told you so'.” So I went back at 13 weeks and what do you know? There are two babies in there. Identical. For the rest of my pregnancy, I was pretty heavily monitored for twin-to-twin transfusion, going in every two weeks and then once the school year thankfully ended, I started doing the non-stress tests. The day that I went into labor, I was 32 weeks and 3 days. I had a non-stress test and they said, “Everything looks okay, but baby A is acting a little strange so we want you to come back in two days instead of a week.” I said, “Okay,” but I wasn't feeling any contractions. Nothing seemed terribly off. I went home. I had dinner. I went to bed and something woke me up in the middle of the night. I sat up and it was like a tidal wave with my water breaking. Meagan: Wow. Windsar: Like in the movies, just whoosh. Very calmly, my husband wasn't in our room. I think he was out on the couch watching TV. I said, “My water broke. Get the baby ready. We've got to go to the hospital.” We didn't have family there to help us yet. It was 11:30 at night. So we went to the hospital and they did everything that they could to stop the labor. They put me on magnesium which was terrible because it makes you so hot. This train was coming no matter what we did. There was no stopping it. Meagan: How many weeks again?Windsar: I delivered them at 32 and 4. When I got to the hospital, they were 32 and 3. Meagan: So preterm. Windsar: They were planning to induce me because they were identical at 37 weeks. They came 5 weeks before they were supposed to be induced. After several hours, I got an epidural because I knew that there was no chance for me to even try to go unmedicated in case there was an emergency. I got the epidural. We managed to get one of my former co-teachers to come and get our daughter. Literally, about 10 minutes before I told the nurse, “I feel like I have to go to the bathroom,” she looked down and baby A was coming out. She could see his head. Meagan: Oh my! Windsar: It was so quick. We handed our daughter off and they wheeled us so fast. Now, one thing I wanted to mention is that I had been begging for food since probably 1:00 AM. I was starving. So as they were wheeling me to the OR, tears were just streaming down my face and I was saying, “I'm so scared and I'm so hungry that I don't feel like I have the strength to do this.” I was just bawling because my stomach was growling so much and I was starving. We got down there and they had me quickly sign some release that said I would consent to a C-section if necessary. I signed it and we started getting the rest of this baby A out. His head was basically already out when we got there. Meagan: Already out, crowning. Windsar: They turned my epidural down really, really low so I could feel. I had not prepared at all for any sensation down there and I could feel everything. I was screaming my head off and cussing. He was born. He was tiny. I've never seen such a tiny baby. He was 3 pounds, 9 ounces. Meagan: Oh, yeah. Itty bitty. Windsar: They gave him to me in a little warmer bag. It was like a little plastic bag. They put him on my chest. I was looking down at this tiny, tiny baby and they said, “Windsar, baby B's cord has slipped down and we're going to have to do an emergency C-section.” I don't think I could even process that because I'm looking at this tiny baby and hearing those words. I think I just completely disassociated. Because of how vocal I was while I was having A, they said, “We're going to turn your epidural up.” They turned it up so much that I had to hand off the baby because it felt like I was floating. They started doing the C-section and I was again, screaming throughout all that because I had never experienced a C-section. I could feel the pressure and I was just panicking. Baby A was born. In between when A was born and B was born, it was 26 minutes. I guess that time was them turning up the epidural trying to get me to calm down. Meagan: Were they holding cord inside? What were they doing with the cord?Windsar: They had a hand up holding the cord in. During that time, I started telling them that I was having trouble breathing. Looking back, I don't know if I was having a flat-out anxiety attack or if the epidural had gotten too high– Meagan: Traveled up, yeah. Which is possible if they turned it up really high. Windsar: But I was panicking and screaming. What they kept saying to me was, “If you're able to scream like that, you are breathing,” because I was yelling and cussing. So baby was born. They took both of them immediately to the NICU. Baby B was 5 pounds, 4 ounces so that's why they think that they were preterm because there was growth restriction there that they hadn't anticipated to be that great. Meagan: For Baby A. Windsar: So they whisked both those babies off. Husband went with them and I had to sit in this little room, I guess while they were weaning the epidural down and I was still complaining that I was having trouble breathing and still complaining that– sorry if you can hear him. He's eating really loudly. Meagan: That is okay. We welcome the baby coos. Windsar: I was still complaining that I was having trouble breathing and swallowing specifically and then being like, “I'm so hungry. Can I have crackers? Can I have anything?” and they wouldn't feed me. So that was their birth. They were in the NICU for 26 days which is not terrible for them being eight weeks early. Then they came home and were on oxygen for four weeks. I was able to pump exclusively for them but we were never able to have that breastfeeding relationship on my breast. I pumped exclusively for them for 13 months.Meagan: Wow. Good job! Windsar: I had pretty bad postpartum anxiety with my recovery with them both because of the trauma of the birth, the NICU stay, and then being attached to a pump plugged into a wall 20 hours a day with a toddler. It was just a lot. Fast forward, we wound up moving to Austin and we had a very big gap in between which has turned out to be wonderful. I started getting that feeling in my heart that I wanted another baby, so before I even got pregnant, I started planning what I wanted if I were to be blessed with another baby. I knew that I wanted a VBAC first and foremost. I knew that I wanted to go unmedicated. So before I even got pregnant, I started the mental prep by watching a million birth videos. That was my prep before I got pregnant just so that I could see what natural childbirth looked like. I found out I was pregnant in August and I had been seeing an OB here since we moved here about six years ago that is not VBAC friendly. I went in to him for my urine test to confirm the pregnancy and they said, “Okay, well we'll see you again in however many weeks.” I said, “Actually, you won't.” That was kind of my goodbye. Meagan: You're like, “I'm leaving.” Windsar: Yep. I was like, “Thanks for confirming what I already knew, and see ya later.” So I immediately set up some interviews with doulas and asked them to share VBAC-friendly providers in the area. They both recommended the same practice. I wound up hiring an amazing doula. She has six children that she has all had unmedicated and she was just such a wonderful resource for me. When I was about eight weeks, I went and saw this VBAC-friendly provider for the first time. I do have to say from the get-go that I started seeing red flags that maybe she wasn't going to be as supportive as I wanted. Tolerant, yes. Supportive, maybe not. Meagan: Just like the review today. Windsar: Yep, exactly like the review. One of the things I was up against was that I was going to turn 35 during this pregnancy so automatically now I was a VBAC candidate– Meagan: You old dinosaur you. Windsar: Yes and I was old. I even asked her, “How is my care going to change when that magical number comes?” She was like, “Well, we're going to want to monitor you more.” Her office was 45 minutes away from our house and every time I would drive there, I was mentally preparing for a fight. That's literally what I felt. I felt like I was gearing up for a fight with her about whatever it was– declining to use the glucose drink. I did the more natural version of that. That was a fight that I had to have with her to convince her that it would be okay. It was just every little thing that was a fight. She would only be with me for five minutes. I'd drive 45 minutes, sit in the waiting room for 15 or 20 or 30 and then see her for five. I just wasn't feeling like I was going to get the birth I had been envisioning. Meagan: Right. Windsar: Around 26 weeks, I sent my doula my birth plan. It was basically a list that said, “No” stamped in red across it, all of the things I had planned to decline in the hospital. Then there was a list of things that I wanted too. She wrote me back and she said, “Windsar, I know that you have planned for a hospital birth, but looking at this birth plan, I just don't think it's going to go the way that you're envisioning and have you thought about going to a birth center?”It was like that was all I needed to hear. It was like I needed her permission or something to look into that option. That day, I booked a tour with the birth center. That was on a Thursday. I was touring it on a Monday and I had fired my second OB in the pregnancy by the following Wednesday. It was very, very fast. I did wind up going back to the OB once and told her, “You know, I'm switching to a birth center. I just feel like I'm pushing up against a wall with you and that things are not going to go my way.” What she said to me was, “I'm a trained surgeon and I can only do what I've been taught.” Meagan: Oh, whoa. Then that's my answer because you're even talking about surgery when I'm wanting to VBAC. Windsar: I was like, “Okay.” Yep. Mhmm yep. Rewind, I forgot to mention this big thing. At 20 weeks, I had the anatomy scan and growth scan. Baby was in the 96th percentile. We got this fun diagnosis of large for gestational age. Both the maternal fetal medicine doctor and my OB started saying, “You know, if you're going to have an 11-pound baby, I think that you should consider a C-section.” That was pretty much the biggest fight at that point that I was having. Like, “No. I believe our bodies are divinely divined and I will be able to birth this baby no matter how big he is.” She just kept pushing, “We'll see how it goes. We'll see how it goes.” So when she finally made the comment that she was a trained surgeon as I was saying goodbye to her, it was just like this weight lifted off of me like I wasn't supposed to be here in the first place. I switched to the birth center and immediately felt at ease with the midwives there. I brought up large for gestational age and they were like, “Do not worry about it. You will be fine. You can birth the baby that you grow.” That was so comforting to me. Yeah, so now I guess I can get into talking about his birth. I was 38 weeks and 2 days when I went into labor. My husband and I actually had a really good friend in town from New York. He was staying at his parents' house about an hour and half away from where we lived and wanted us to come and spend the day there. I was like, “Yeah. This baby's not coming. Let's do it.” My husband said, “Stop. I don't think that's a good idea for us to travel an hour and a half to go see this friend when you're this far along in your pregnancy.” I was like, “It's not going to happen tonight. It's not going to happen tonight.” He was like, “Just in case, let's have him come to us. We have three other kids. He has no kids.” So we wound up having him and his girlfriend and his parents come. We went out to dinner with them and had a great time. We came home. It was on a Sunday night. We put the kids to bed. For some reason, I was like, “I want ice cream with a Butterfinger,” which was a very weird craving for me. My husband even was like, “You want a candy bar? What?” I don't know. The body wants what it wants. That's what I needed at that time. So we get in bed and turn on a show. I'm laying there eating my ice cream and at one point, I get up and I'm like, “That's weird. My pants feel wet.” Not like a mom that's had three other kids wet, but pretty wet. So I was like, “Hmm. That's odd.” I just changed my clothes and got back in bed. I kept feeling dampness on the mattress so I'm like, “What? Am I just laying here peeing?” Because when my water broke with the twins, it was a tidal wave. I just thought I was peeing myself. At one point, I went to the bathroom and I had read somewhere that amniotic fluid had a different smell. Meagan: Mhmm. A sweet smell. Windsar: So I pulled my pants down. I sniffed my undies and I was like, “That's not pee.” I told my husband, “I think my water is dribbling, but I'm not sure.” He was like, “Well, okay. What do you want to do?” I said, “I don't know. I want you to go to sleep. I think that is what I want you to do.” At this point, it was almost midnight or a little past. It was like, “You go to sleep and I'm going to figure out what is going on here if it's my fluid or not.” I left our room and not much longer after that, I was standing in our kitchen and I involuntary felt a ton of fluid come out so I was like, “Okay.”Meagan: Water breaking. Windsar: This is definitely my water for sure. I went and put on a diaper and was like, “Here we go.” I had been so nervous the whole pregnancy that I would feel scared in labor just because of what had happened with the twins. Also, we're 45 minutes away from the birth center and I had a lot of fear in my head about getting there on time, but I was just so calm. I was like, “This is happening. This is the day that I've been waiting for. Let's do this.” Between midnight and 1:00, my water was continuing to flow and at about 1:00, I had a very small bloody show so I called my midwife and told her. She said, “Okay.” I wasn't having any contractions. She said, “I want you to go to bed and go to sleep.” I wanted to say, “Lady, that's not going to happen. I'm excited.” Meagan: It's so hard. Windsar: Yeah. There's no way I'm going to be able to sleep. But I did try to lay down and probably by 2:00, my contractions started up. At that point, it was over. There was no way I was going to be able to sleep. I was bustling around. I unloaded the dishwasher. I packed my kids' lunches. I took three showers and every time I was in the shower, I was just visualizing what was going to happen once we got to the birth center. I was picturing the whole thing. I felt calm and such peace. At one point, I went out on our street and was curb walking. I did the Miles Circuit all by myself. I didn't want my husband. I didn't want to call my doula. I was like, “I'm just going to let the both of them sleep because I don't need their support right now. I can do this.” Finally, around 5:45 AM, things were picking up really quickly and I called the doula and I said, “It's happening. Don't come over. We will meet you at the birth center. We will call you when we're leaving.” She was like, “Okay. Go shower.” I was like, “I've already showered three times. No more showering for me.” In between 5:45 and 7:00, we got our big kids down, packed for school, and got them down to our neighbor's house. I was doing all kinds of things, bouncing on my ball, on all fours just trying to stay comfortable. Around 7:00, my husband said, “Listen, I think we need to go because we're going to hit traffic.” I don't think I was completely ready to leave at that time, but I was like, “Good point. We don't want to be stalled out in the car and go through transition or something.” We got in the car at 7:00. I was so concerned about him. I was like, “You need to eat breakfast,” so I made him stop for breakfast tacos on the way to the birth center. I was standing outside of the car holding onto the side of the car moaning and swaying. People were probably wondering what was going on. He got his breakfast tacos and we were off. We hit terrible traffic just as he had anticipated. I had my labor playlist going. I was singing and holding onto that handrail in the car and just breathing through my contractions. We got to the birth center at about 7:50. From door to door, it was just about 45 minutes despite the traffic. They checked me when I got there and I said, “Do not tell me if I'm anything below a 4 because it will discourage me and I'll get inside my head. I don't want to know.” They checked me. I was 5 centimeters and 100% effaced. They were like, “We can feel the baby. It's go time. Go sit on the toilet.” My doula and I went into the bathroom and I sat backward on the toilet. That is where I went through transition and oh my goodness, that was interesting to feel that for the first time. I was sweaty and I was not getting any relief. I kept saying to Peggy, my doula, “They're not stopping. They're not stopping.” It was just contraction, contraction, contraction. Finally, I had moved to the birthing tub. I had really envisioned a water birth the entire pregnancy. I wanted to birth in the water. I was just– at that point, I had entered a different realm of consciousness. I had studied Hypnobirthing so I was doing all of the Hypnobirthing stuff. I got into the tub and I was in there for probably about 15 minutes when I said, “I need to push.” My doula was not sure that I was really there. She said, “Are you sure?” I was like, “Girl, go get the midwives right now. I am ready.” They came and I pushed in there for probably about eight minutes. I birthed his head in the tub and then the position that felt comfortable to me was one of my legs flat and then the other leg up. So on my bottom with one leg crossed in front of me and the other hiked up. I birthed his head like that, but was not really progressing from there so they wanted me to get out of the tub which was fun with a head sticking out. Meagan: Yes, I was going to say that's gonna be interesting. Windsar: Yeah. I got out of the tub and waddled over onto the bed and got on all fours. I had two contractions on the bed and he was born. It was crazy and the first thing that I said when they handed him to me was, “You're not big at all,” because he just felt so small to me. I had been so scared after that seed had been planted that he was going to be a monster, big baby. I think I was just shocked that he was so little. The second thing I said was, I looked up at my husband and said, “Oh my god, I did it.” I was just completely in awe of my body that I had done that. Meagan: Elated. Windsar: Yeah. He had a double nuchal cord and there was never any panic about it at all. The midwife said he had the longest cord she had ever seen so I'm just like that nuchal was a blessing. It's protective against prolapse. Yeah. He was just perfect. He was 8 pounds, .5 ounce so a completely normal size, not big. It was just the most beautiful experience. We left four hours after he was born. We were like, “We're ready to go home,” and we were back in time to pick up our older kids from school with a new baby in the car. Meagan: Wow. Isn't that wild? That's something that I loved about being in an out-of-hospital birth. It was like, “Okay, go home now.” I was like, “I get to go to my bed? That sounds delightful.” Windsar: Yes and there are not people coming in and out all night bothering you. It was just me and my baby. The big kids were coming in and out every once in a while, but it was just so wonderful. It truly was such a healing experience. There was no fear. There was nothing traumatic about it. It was just healing and it was so empowering to know that my body could do that. It was an out-of-this-world experience. All of my births were beautiful but it was just so impactful and I'm so grateful that I got to experience it like that. Meagan: I'm so grateful that you were as well and I'm so happy. It's hard because I don't ever want to say, “Change providers. Change providers,” as a bad thing. We love our providers. They're all great but it's not a one-size-fits-all and they don't all meet our standards or our wishes or our desires. It's really hard when you recognize that and then some people feel stuck. It's hard to change. It's hard to make that change. You went back and were like, “See ya. Peace out,” but you don't even have to do that if you don't want to. You can just go to a new provider and request your records. But it's really hard to do so I'm so glad that you were able to follow your heart, trust your gut, and do what was best for you in this birth because yeah. It sounded like there were some red flags there. If you're listening and you're hearing red flags or you're feeling red flags, know that it's okay to switch. You don't have to switch to out-of-hospital. You can still stay in the hospital or go to another provider, but it's okay to switch. Like you, you switched. I switched at 24 weeks with my VBAC-after-two-Cesarean babe. I think back and I know I wouldn't have had the same experience but I don't know if I would have had as healing, as redemptive, and as peaceful of an experience or even a vaginal birth for that matter if I didn't follow my gut at that time. Right? Windsar: Yeah. I thought about that a lot. Even if I had the exact same labor experience and had stayed in the hospital, from the time I got there to the time he was born was two hours but if I had been in the hospital, so much of the time would have been them forcing me to get an IV, them taking my temperature and just doing all of that triage stuff whereas at the birth center, for me, I was just able to labor in peace alone with my husband and doula. There was nothing that raised my adrenaline to cause me to slow down whereas if they were putting in the IV on me, putting the belly monitors, I know that would have stalled me out in the hospital. I was just grateful that I didn't have to go that route this time. Meagan: Yes. Absolutely. Well, huge congratulations. Windsar: Thank you. Meagan: Thank you so much for sharing your story. Yeah. It's just so important to walk away from a birth and feel confident and comfortable and at peace with the outcome. We know it doesn't always happen, but if we can do things to advocate for ourselves and help that happen, let's do it. Windsar: Yeah. Meagan: You matter enough. You matter enough to take care of you and do what's best for you and your baby. Windsar: Yeah. It's like, everybody always says, “Healthy mom and healthy baby is all that matters.” Of course, that's true. You want healthy outcomes for both mom and baby, but also, I want to feel positive about my birth experience after the fact. I want to feel empowered and I really, truly wanted a redemptive experience this time as you said. Those things were important too.  Meagan: Yes, exactly. The whole “healthy mom, healthy baby” thing– I literally can't stand it. Duh. Of course. No brainer there. But “healthy mom, healthy baby, good experience, positive outcome” is really still important. We can't forget about those because we do hold onto these experiences whether we remember every detail or not, they are happening to our body. It's happening to us, right? If we have someone come in and– talking about your first birth– just do things without your consent, it doesn't feel good. It's not going to leave us with a positive experience. Windsar: Right. I mean, this time is the first time out of three deliveries that I got that golden hour with my baby and our breastfeeding relationship has been so easy. I mean, he latched 15 minutes after he was born. That hour where we just laid there and I just stared at him and was like, “That's who was in there this whole time.” I hadn't had that before and it was magical. It was truly magical and I'm so grateful that I was able to finally experience that. Meagan: Absolutely. Well, huge congratulations. I'm so happy for you. Your baby is absolutely adorable. I know they can't see your baby but I can see your baby and I love babies so much. Huge congrats again. Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring others. These stories– I really so wish that I had these stories and I'm so glad that we have these opportunities to share these stories with the listeners out there. Windsar: Yes. It makes all the difference to be able to hear the positive stories. It really, really does. Meagan: Absolutely. Windsar: So thank you so much for having me. Meagan: Thank youClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? Tell us about your experience at thevbaclink.com/share. For more information on all things VBAC including online and in-person VBAC classes, The VBAC Link blog, and Meagan's bio, head over to thevbaclink.com. Congratulations on starting your journey of learning and discovery with The VBAC Link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vbac-link/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Two months later we found ourselves in the ultrasound room. “Well, I have some news," the tech said as she typed 'Baby A' and ‘Baby B' on the screen. "There are two sacs! You have two children coming.”  I began crying and laughing at the same time. We were having twins! Jenna Mazey (now Greiner), who was always ready for an adventure, was having twins! Exciting, right? Then why wasn't I handling it the way I thought I should be?

While the UK and United States have different methods for assessing their health professionals often the calculations and math(s) strategies are the same. I invite you to enjoy this 12-part series on Part 5 of preparing for the Pre-Reg exam but will also help those in the states that are looking to improve their skills in nursing, pharmacy technician, and pharmacist skills. Here's the Memorizing Pharmacology book link  https://www.audible.com/pd/Memorizing-Pharmacology-Audiobook/B09JVBHRXK?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-281667&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_281667_rh_us Want more options? Find the book here: https://geni.us/iA22iZ  and subscribe to my YouTube Channel TonyPharmD here: https://www.youtube.com/c/tonypharmd Here is a Link to my Pharmacy Residency Courses:  residency.teachable.com   Auto Generated Transcript: Welcome to the Memorizing Pharmacology podcast. I'm Tony Guerra, pharmacist and author of the Memorizing Pharmacology book series, bringing you mnemonics, cases, and advice for succeeding in pharmacology. Sign up for the email list at memorizingfarm.com to get your free suffixes cheat sheet, or find our mobile-friendly self-paced online pharmacology review course at residency.teachable.com/p/mobile. Let's get started with the show. Just to let you know, I did this individually because I'm just curious to see if people will go one through twelve and do every exam question, or if they'll just look at the exam questions and come back to the ones that they struggle with. So let me just go ahead and read this and talk about translating the conversion factor. So you've seen some of the other videos, so I'll go on to just a second one, but you can see both. So you have the contrast number five: Baby B, who weighs three kilograms. I crossed off one month old because one of the great difficulties with these word problems is getting rid of information that's not actually relevant to the answer. Now I say that, but that one month old is actually quite important because if you, for example, see 40 mLs per dose, now you might question it just intuitively. Even 4 mLs per dose, you might question just in general. So I cross it off only to make a point that there are extraneous numbers that are detractors. He's been diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Now that's a little tough for me because we call it GERD - gastroesophageal; we take that O away - but I understand it's gourd in the UK. He's been prescribed ranitidine liquid 75 milligrams per 5 mLs at a dose of two milligrams per kilogram per dose. This is really tricky: three doses per one day. And then how many mLs of ranitidine liquid should be administered to Baby B per single dose? As soon as you see this single dose, you really want to get rid of this; cross it off so that you don't accidentally multiply the result by three. And then give your answer to one decimal place. Okay, so the calculation: again we see that we're going to have milliliters per dose as our answer. So which conversion factor - just looking globally at this - is going to have mLs on the top? And we see 5 mLs in 75 milligrams works as one conversion factor. We have no milligrams over here, so we need something to get rid of those. And we see that the other conversion factor - two milligrams per kilogram per dose - is over here per dose. And then we have kilograms over here to get rid of those. So we are left with milliliters per dose. We check our work: kilograms, milligrams; kilograms, kilograms; left with milliliters per dose. Multiply 3 times 2 times 5 and divide by 75 to get 0.4 mL per dose. Thanks for listening to the Memorizing Pharmacology podcast. You can find episodes, cheat sheets, and more at memorizingfarm.com. Again, you can sign up for the email list at memorizingfarm.com to get your free suffixes cheat sheet, or find our mobile-friendly self-paced online pharmacology review course at residency.teachable.com/p/mobile. Thanks again for listening. Thank you! Like to learn more? Find my book here: https://geni.us/iA22iZ or here: https://www.audible.com/pd/B01FSR7HLE/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-059486&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_059486_rh_us and subscribe to YouTube Channel TonyPharmD here: https://www.youtube.com/c/tonypharmd Here is a Link to my Pharmacy Residency Courses:  residency.teachable.com  

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On this episode Brian is joined by Jason Horseman from Gage.Gage hails from the historic and dusty diamond mining town of Kimberley, South Africa. Founded by frontman, drummer, singer and songwriter, Jason Horseman in 2007, the band has performed at several local and international festivals to growing numbers of fans.Five years in the making, ‘World Below You' was Recorded at B-Sharp Studios and mixed by Theo Crous (Springbok Nude Girls) at his Bellville Studios. The album covers themes of loss, the turmoil of the global pandemic and traversing tragedy to rise again from the depths. JasonHorseman, personally lost his Father in 2019 and in 2022 also lost his fiancé who tragically succumbed to Covid-19 leaving Jason and his 8-year-old son behind. ‘World Below You' is an album of classic, powerful and relatable rock songs that formed part of Jason's catharsis andreset.The album was mixed in 2022 by Theo Crous who also co-wrote the song ‘Baby B”, as well ascontributing to string arrangements and bass and guitar layers to several of the songs. The album also features appearances from several seasoned South African musicians such as guitarist Mark Buchanan (ex Max Normal, Just Jinger), Theo Janse van Rensburg (arrangements, bass, and guitar). Jasper ‘Jazz' Janse van Rensburg (bass), and Llewellyn Friend (guitar.)Find Gage here:https://gage.co.za/https://www.facebook.com/GAGERockBand/https://www.instagram.com/gage_band/Find CTMU here:https://linktr.ee/ConcertsthatmadeusNewsletter: https://concertsthatmadeus.aweb.page/p/f065707b-2e34-4268-8e73-94f12bd2e938If you would like to support the show you can do so by rating/reviewing us on Itunes and Spotify or by signing up at https://www.patreon.com/ConcertsthatmadeusSave 10% on Band Builder Academy membership by following this link https://bandbuilderacademy.com/Brian_Concerts/join and using promo code "concerts" at signup. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/concerts-that-made-us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hvor tidligt skal man starte med at læse og hvad kan babyer lide? Liv på 1 år tester papbøger sammen med sin mor Lisa Gardum Andersen, grafiker Malene Hald, børnebibliotekar Julie Arndrup og lingvist Amanda T. Loft Sandegaard. Få gode tips til den første læsning og gode titler du kan låne på biblioteket. Find alle de titler der nævnes i podcasten her 

We play a full hour of brand new music from KC musicians and bands this time on the Eight One Sixty.Hear new music from these acts with upcoming gigs:- True Lions playing at Club Sandwich on Wednesday, March 8- LoTemp playing at Tribal Roots Warehouse in Wichita on Saturday, March 11- IVORY BLUE playing at ULAH in Westwood on Thursday, March 16- Tech N9ne playing at The Granada Theater in Lawrence on Friday, March 31- Andrew M. Olsen playing at 3Halves Brew Pub & BBQ in Liberty on Saturday, June 24Also, hear new music from Baby B, Sam Arjes, Krizz Kaliko, Jake Wells, DJNOTADJ, and Grammy-winner ConductorWilliams. 

In dieser Folge sprechen wir über die Sozialen Medien und (unsere) Privatsphäre, darüber, weshalb wir unsere Kinder, aber nicht deren Gesichter zeigen, über Adults Only Bereiche, nackte Babybäuche und das Bewerten des weiblichen (schwangeren Körpers), wir erinnern uns an Exfreunde und einen geteilten Mann, reden über neue Küchen, fremdes Getuschel und das Drüberstehen. Außerdem dabei: Ein Rezept für vegetarische Bolognese Cannelloni. Viel Spaß! Und: Schreibt uns außerdem gern Fragen in die Kommentarspalte hier – wir werden fortan in (fast) jeder Folge ein bisschen Zeit für Antworten einplanen. 

Linus Lucy Open Cool Jazz-MIXSkating-David BenoitPeace- Norah JonesSong For A Winter's Night-Sarah McLachlanNo Happy Holidays-Mary J. BligeBecause Of His Love-Brian McKnightOh! He Is Christmas-Take 6What Child is This-TrainWHAT CHILD IS THIS-Vanessa WilliamsOichen Chiun-EnyaSilent Night-Amy GrantAve Maria-LiberaceAve Maria-Sarah BrightmanPeace on Earth & Little Drummer Boy-David Bowie & Bing CrosbyThe Little Drummer Boy-Lauryn HillLittle Drummer Girl-Alicia KeysThank God It's Christmas-QueenWinter Wonderland-Macy GrayCHRISTMAS-Blues TravelerTHE CHRISTMAS SONG- Dave Matthews BandMerry Christmas Baby- Etta JamesMerry Christmas, Baby- B.B. KingCHRISTMAS BLUES (Live)-John Popper & Eric ClaptonCHRISTMAS TEARS (Live)-Eric ClaptonSanta Clause is Back in Town-Jonny LangSanta Clause is Coming to Town-Bruce SpringsteenPlease Come Home for Christmas-EaglesSugar Fairies (DJ Matt Consola- EjectorIt Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas (DJ Matt Consola)- Pet Shop BoysCHRISTMAS WRAPPING-WaitressesCHRISTMAS (Baby Please Come Home)-Mariah CareyThis Christmas- Christina AguileraWhat Christmas Means To Me- Stevie WonderIt Came Upon A Midnight Clear-Frank SinatraIt Came Upon A Midnight Clear- Rosemary ClooneyI SAW THREE SHIPS-Percy Faith & His OrchestraAdeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)- Percy Faith & His OrchestraO Come All Ye Faithful- Elvis PresleyThe First Noel- Elvis PresleyO HOLY NIGHT (Live)-Tracy ChapmanO Holy Night (Accapella)-Kelly ClarksonAway In A Manger-Tammy Wynette & O'KanesAWAY IN A MANGER-Percy Faith & His OrchestraSilent Night-Michael W. SmithSILENT NIGHT-Elvis PresleyHALLELUJAH CHORUS-Mormon Tabernacle ChoirMessiah Highlights - Hallelujah Smithsonian Concerto EtcANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH-Amy GrantGOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN-Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLacChristmas Canon-Trans-Siberian OrchestraCarol Of The Bells-David BenoitJOY TO THE WORLD-Whitney Houston & Georgia Mass ChoirOVERTURE AND A HOLLY JOLLY- Burl IvesRUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER-Gene AutryRudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer-JewelHere Comes Santa Claus-Gene AutryUp On the House Top-Jackson 5HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS-Elvis PresleySanta Claus is Comin' to Town- Johnny MercerFROSTY THE SNOWMAN-Fats DominoBaby, It's Cold Outside- Dinah Shore & Buddy ClarkALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS-Darlene LoveWHITE CHRISTMAS (Live-)Darlene LoveWhite Christmas-Tammy WynetteI Like A Sleigh Ride (Jingle Bells-) Peggy LeeJingle Bells-Bing CrosbyJingle Bell Rock- Bobby Rydell & Chubby CheckerJingle Bell Rock-Bill Haley & His CometsSuzie Snow Flake-Rosemary ClooneyLOUISIANA CHRISTMAS DAY-Aaron NevilleZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS-Louis ArmstrongCHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS-Louis Armstrong & Benny Carter OrchestraRun Rudolph Run-FoghatWHERE ARE YOU CHRISTMAS-Faith HillMY CHRISTMAS TREE-Home Alone ChoirBELIEVE-Josh GrobanRIVER-Joni MitchellI BELIEVE IN YOU-Sinead O'Connor2000 MILES-ColdplayNature Boy-PamplemoussesCHRISTMAS DAY-DidoWhat Are You Doing New Year's Eve-Chubby Checker & Bobby RydellWhat Are You Doing New Year's Eve-Ella FitzgeraldAULD LANG SYNE-Guy Lombardo & His Royal CanadiansFunky New Year -EaglesSAME OLD LANG SYN-E - Dan FogelbergNew Year's Day (Live)-U2BRICK- Ben Folds Five

We all know of the Boy and Baby B. My other kiddos have yet to be on a show. So we welcome these cuties to tell us what they think of the paranormal!! They actually killed there first podcast!! Naturals!!

Winter Wonderland-Macy Gray CHRISTMAS-Blues Traveler THE CHRISTMAS SONG- Dave Matthews Band Merry Christmas Baby-Etta James MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY-B.B. King CHRISTMAS BLUES (Live)-John Popper & Eric Clapton CHRISTMAS TEARS (Live)-Eric Clapton SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN-Jonny Lang SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN-Bruce Springsteen PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (Live)-Eagles Sugar Fairey (Dj Matt Consola)- Ejector It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas (Dj Matt Consola)-Pet Shop Boys CHRISTMAS WRAPPING-Waitresses CHRISTMAS (Baby Please Come Home)- Mariah Carey LAST CHRISTMAS-Wham! This Christmas-Christina Aguilera What Christmas Means to Me-Stevie Wonder

In our continuation of the Trial of Lucy Letby, Liz and Caroline focus on the case of Baby B, the twin of Baby A. She was allegedly attacked 27 hours after her brother, but survived. We'll hear testimony from nurses and doctors who successfully resuscitated Baby B when she collapsed. Liz and Caroline also chat to experienced journalist Kim Pilling, who works for the Press Association and has one of just a handful of media seats in the actual courtroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our continuation of the Trial of Lucy Letby, Liz and Caroline focus on the case of Baby B, the twin of Baby A. She was allegedly attacked 27 hours after her brother, but survived. We'll hear testimony from nurses and doctors who successfully resuscitated Baby B when she collapsed. Liz and Caroline also chat to experienced journalist Kim Pilling, who works for the Press Association and has one of just a handful of media seats in the actual courtroom.Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey Clarity Crew! Thanks so much for joining us for our 20th episode. Today Sydney and Clay chat all about what we have noticed the other person doing as a form of nesting. If you're saying, "what is nesting?", let me tell you! Nesting is a thing that expecting parents do to get their  lives ready for their new baby. Listen in to hear all about what we see the other person do to prep for Baby B! Thanks so much for listening and we will see ya next week! 

One pregnancy, two babies and two very different stories! Lexi is a mom of 4 and her first two deliveries were uncomplicated vaginal births -  she did everything to prepare for two more. Baby A arrived as planned, but Baby B had an alarming birth that ended in an emergency cesarean and resuscitation. Lexi is working through the lasting effects of that day while juggling being a mom of 4, 4 and under, healing from vaginal & cesarean births, getting back to running her business and processing her journey.    Lexi Shares: How she and the twins are doing today The story of her twins coming into the world Where things went wrong and what a Bandl ring is What it was like to go from meeting and feeding Baby A to emergency delivery of Baby B How she's coping with the trauma of that day What she would have done differently had she known how the story would play out Advice for anyone whose birth plan didn't go to plan…   For more of We Go There Podcast, please visit instagram.com/wegotherepodcast on Instagram wegotherepodcast.com on the Web *Warning- this podcast is completely unfiltered. If you are around young children, we suggest headphones.*

No te forces por siempre vibrar en positivo o estar brillando en todo momento, se vale sentirse mal, se vale tener días no tan buenos, no les huyas es alago natural. En este episodio te invito a que veas esos momentos de caos como tiempos de crecimiento, de introspección. TODAS LAS EMOCIONES SON VÁLIDAS, transítalas y déjalas fluir.

Tune in to hear surrogate baby B, from Ellen's triplet surrogacy. And how Maddie feels about being the only girl. Growing up with two brothers, two dads, and being brought into this world through surrogacy. https://m.youtube.com/@stop.sit.surrogate

Jennilyn shares her journey starting with infertility due to PCOS. She got pregnant with twins, struggled with PUPPs and soon after was admitted into the hospital for a shortened cervix twice. Jennilyn spent more than 5 weeks on the high risk perinatal unit on bedrest. She started experiencing contractions and was found to have bulging waters at 33 weeks and one day. After having a C-section that day, the twins were admitted into the NICU. After Jennilyn's 5 day hospital stay, she was released and her postpartum days were filled with pumping, driving to and from the hospital every day, and a short bout of food poisoning during the infamous toilet paper shortage. The day Baby A was released from the NICU was the day the hospital went into lockdown and Jennilyn was told she was not allowed to visit Baby B anymore. 21 long days later, Baby B was released and went home. Jennilyn dealt with a lot of guilt surrounding the circumstances of her premature labor and sought help for her mental health issues. Visit our website and blog: www.thegoldenhourbirthpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram here and hereFollow us on Facebook hereIntro Song by Carpathians (Donny Rodgers): https://carpathians.bandcamp.com/track/lavaman

It's time for another deep-dive solo pod!You guys sent in some epic questions — about our home, why we're moving, my routine, what we're doing with Baby B right now, and more — and I'm so excited to pull back the curtain and share the answers. If you're a longtime listener, you'll know that I LOVE sharing the ‘behind the scenes' details like this, as well as the stuff that I'm loving right now and the things that I'm currently working on in myself — and you'll find all those things and more in this juicy episode!Press play to hear about the house we've moved into and our epic plans for it, the most important things to focus on if you want to create a toxin-free home, my advice on self-care for mamas (especially if it feels like your self care is at the bottom of your list), the support we've called in to be our ‘village' and allow us to keep working in our businesses, the beautiful routine we've established with our divine nanny, what I'll do differently next time round when it comes to childbirth, how I surprised myself when it came to co-sleeping with our daughter, the books that have revolutionized my approach to parenting, and why you should study for birth like you're studying for a PhD.Head to www.melissaambrosini.com/458 for the show notes.Join my newsletter: www.melissaambrosini.com/newsletterFollow me on Instagram: @melissaambrosini See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yuki is lame and didn't do anything this week, so TV Guru kicks back and talks about the shows he watched such as (peacock) Killing It, (Fx) Myans MC, (hbo) Barry, (hbo) The Baby, and (showtime) The Man who Fell to Earth Find us @   http://swarthynerd.com/ https://twitter.com/swarthynerd https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E7IKrrIY3WTEi-2--RYAw Hit us up at swarthynerd@gmail.com Yuki's Social Media https://www.facebook.com/yukithesnowman/ https://yukithesnowman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnW2H7VD6ahR4xXPba-DYLQ https://twitter.com/weebtrashyuki Tv Guru's Social Media https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRviGx_yUWnDD0oABAT85g https://mobile.twitter.com/superlostfan108

 Alejandro, who has a twin sister named Ariana, was diagnosed shortly after his mom, Thelma, a first-time parent, gave birth to her twins. There were no signs that anything may be wrong with either child during her pregnancy.When Alejandro was only two weeks old, the family received a letter in the mail that referred to Alejandro as “Baby B.” The letter stated that “Baby B” was flagged as a potential carrier for cystic fibrosis. This was the family's first time receiving this news and they weren't even sure which baby was considered “Baby B.”When Alejandro was 4 weeks old, they took him in for testing and the results were inconclusive. However, he went through additional testing and was eventually diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at only 6 weeks old. Alejandro does daily treatments every single morning. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-bert-show.

Paul (Doug) uses the Baby/Bébé Moira-ism as an excuse to shamelessly promote his 80s movie podcast Good Times Great Movies, and the latest episode on the 1988 John Hughes film, She's Having a Baby. Take a listen because if you think he's critical of Patrick, he and his cohost, Jamie, have a lot to say on some films that many people consider classics. With episodes released on weeks opposite Schitt's and Giggles and 7 years of back episodes to dig through, this could be a nice way to spend your time waiting for he and Carla to talk more Schitt's Creek. Subscribe to the show here or wherever you listen to Schitt's and Giggles.Or just skip this one. He doesn't deserve more attention.

Part 1 of 2. Bret and Shira are back with another actor themed episode and Brendan Fraser, king of 1999, is the star. The necromancers kick off the celebration of Baby B with Shira's pick, Blast From Past. You'd think a movie about a man kept inside a bomb shelter for 30 years may sound like a horror but this hidden gem is a textbook rom com. Come for Brendan Fraser's easy smiles and then stick around for some horror remixes. 

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**BONUS** Before I could wrap up my battle with infertility & journey through IVF, I had to share a piece of our heart.

Babybæring! Slyngevejlederen Line er med i studiet denne gang, til en snak om både historien bag babybæring, men også alle de kvaliteter og glæder forældre og babyer får ud af at bære sit barn! Du kan følge Line på hendes instagram; slyngevejleder_og_soemandskone I podcasten snakker vi blandt andet om hoftedysplasi og som lovet er der her link til siden som omtales https://hipdysplasia.org/ Jeg hedder Ann Helene og jeg er ejer af Baby-steps! Du kan finde mere om mig på facebook og instagram hvor jeg deler mine gode råd og ideer til sansemotorisk udvikling hos babyer og småbørn; babystepsdk Support Babysteps Sansemotorik Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/baby-steps-podcast This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

It's a new era for Hemp & Cannabis, but many still turn a blind eye due to past regulations. In this episode, we will discuss the CBD stigmas that keep many Baby Boomers from leaving the pharmaceutical industry. Learn more: https://cannafyl.com/news/cbd-oil-vs-hemp-oil/

Jess Belmosto of PUCKerUpBruins joins the show to talk about the Baby B's and TD Garden seats. Plus another look back at Pastrnak's 4-goal outburst and some NHL headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy 4/20 from TNP Podcast. Matt Phone & Enoch talk twins & GBV with special guests Mike Meno (of The Dinwiddies, among other things) & Allen Hyde (of The Born Agains, among other things). Pick up your copy of Zeppelin Over China at one of our locations: 3106 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27607 222 N Bloodworth St. Apt. 103. Raleigh, NC 27604 LINKS TO THINGS The Born Agains - https://thebornagains.bandcamp.com/album/permanent-sound The Dinwiddies - https://thedinwiddies.bandcamp.com/ https://whitemystery.bandcamp.com/album/buttheads-from-mars-remix - 4/20/2019 release Guided By Voices - "Game Of Pricks" Guided By Voices - "My Future In Barcelona"

The girls do their first crawfish boil ever with no men!! In the process they sit down with Kesha, D, Baby B, VG and Kiara to have a good ole fashion girl talk. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-sht-no-1-else-says/support

CLNS Radio is proud to welcome it's brand spanking new podcast, Bruins Beat. Your hosts are Mike Settipani and Jason Buckley.  In the premier episode, Mike and Jason discuss the trade rumors going around the Boston Bruins.  They also discuss Claude Julien's future. If the team struggles again early on, how long can new GM Don Sweeney stick with his incumbent coach? The first 7 games of the season are reviewed. Will the Bruins continue to struggle at home? What are they doing on the road that can translate to home games? Mike and Jason also preview the upcoming games for the week. Advantage: Bruins? Don't forget about the Baby B's! Mike and Jason didn't, with their segment on the Providence Bruins.  Last but not least, the boys take a look around the league the cover news from across the NHL. Follow the show on Twitter @Bruins_Beat.