Preggers Can Be Choosers

Elephant in the Womb:  Practical Prenatal Ed 10/1/19 PostPartum Depression after a Perfect HomeBirth Talking to our girl Wren about how she had two pretty idyllic homebirths, and still battled the mother of all postpartum periods, with depression, anxiety, agoraphobia and everything that rolls into that. Hear the tools that worked for her and those that didn't in this candid chat. I think this is important to look at because folks often assume (birth professionals included) that if you have an untraumatic and groovy overall birth, that everything is set Au contraire. We also like each other a bunch, so you can see how we goof off together. Seh also has a baby with the same name as me, so sometimes it can get a little confusing. It's all love though. Connect with  Wren on IG @WorthItWellness https://www.instagram.com/worthitwellness/ Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://ta

Elephant in the Womb:  Practical Prenatal Ed 9/24/19 Talking Birth Photography w/Stephanie Shirley Talking to Shirley about getting the most out of your labor and birth photos. Yay or Nay on ~ flash lighting birth team cohesion makeup labor wants and needs when to call the photographer (whoops) and the power of how birth photography is changing the landscape of birth. We also like each other a bunch, so you can see how we goof off together.  And on a side note, Shirley was there when I decided to pursue midwifery. Like I couldn't stop myself from making the leap. #thisishappening #midwifeorbust See more of Shirley's work at https://www.stephanieshirley.com/ My cat Pennyroyal got a little noisy there for a second, sorry! We also mention midwife Shannon Stellhorn, and Kathleen Wilson from the TLC Doula Group Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5

AfterBirth: 9/16/19  Relationships, Change and TOUCHED OUT AF AfterBirth is a fourth and more postpartum support group. Amazing host Katelin led the group in talking about sex, how Touched Out means also the spouse, Martha asked her hubs if he wanted her to just lay there, Tiff told her spouse that alone time meant no one asking her anything and that included him. Tiff also wondered where all her friends went after she had the kids, and how moving has been a good step so far. (Like we miss her locally, but notice how mature I'm being.) Katelin's gonna go back to work, she's ready to do something amazing in conjunction with the amazing work she's doing of raising her boys. The Love Languages came up, and how those work with kids and relationships, here is a quiz if you don't know yours, or need more 411. https://www.5lovelanguages.com/ We navigate the hard stuff, the funny stuff and everything in between. Together. #solidarity Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text r

AfterBirth: 9/03/19  Kids and the Internet AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Lawd, like how are you going to make decisions around this, especially when your husband's brother lets their same age daughter watch "butts jiggling and women dancing on cars"  and you don't want your four-year-old daughter in on that yet. Join us while we navigate the hard stuff, the funny stuff and everything in between. Together. #solidarity Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5 As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities. #postartumdepression #houston #love  #preggerscanbechoosers #thisiswhathealinglookslike #AfterBirth #4thtrimester --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast:

AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group AfterBirth: 8/20/19 Fear, Gun Violence and Kids in School Whelp, after the last couple of weeks and of course the last 20 years, fear for our children's safety is on our minds. Solidarity, know your local gun laws, and let's figure out together how to be brave and scared and good parents all at the same time. Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5 As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  #postartumdepression #houston #love  #preggerscanbechoosers #thisiswhathealinglookslike #AfterBirth8/20/18 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

Choosers 8/18/19 Talkin Vasectomy w/Sharfetter Choosers, where we explore different pregnancy outcomes and birth  and fertilty choices.  Adrian and I were co-workers at Houston Community College somewhere in the vicinity of 2004-2007, and we weren't especially close but have stayed in touch via social media. I noticed a post he had a few weeks ago and wanted to ask him about it. Like besides my brother, I don't know of any cis-gendered dudes that have gotten a vasectomy because they did not want to have children, and didn't want to lay that responsibility on their partners indefinitely.  We talk emotions, what the response was when he shared, and if you wanted to chat it out with him how to connect.  I think this is what it looks like to unravel and heal from #toxicmasculinity.  Go Adrian! Adrian deets  ~ https://www.atheniancounseling.com/  and on social media at https://www.facebook.com/pg/atheniancounseling/ Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAft

Choosers: 8/13/19 IVF to Adoption w/Joli Choosers, where we explore different pregnancy outcomes and birth choices.  Joli and I are buddies, in the same TLC Doula Group, and in general love each other. When she was going through her IVF journey I wasn't really hip to what all that entailed, so if you aren't either this might be to much deets.   She's got two little ones now, and she feels like they were always meant to be part of her family. So layers of emotions there! Joli doula deets ~ https://thepainteddoula.com/  and https://rebelbirth.com/ Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE,  Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5 As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  #xmidwifeX #Houston #Love #doula #IVF #Foster #preggerscanbechoosers #love --- Send in a

Choosers: 8/12/19 Abortion, A Mental Health Decision Choosers, where we explore different fertilty, pregnancy outcomes and birth choices.  I meet Lacey years ago when she was pregnant and suicidal. Her dr, her husband and even I had no idea what to do, except I knew she wasn't going to survive the pregnancy. SO this is what happened, and how she feels about it 5 years later.  If you are wanting similar services, use the keywords Full Spectrum Doula in your search.  Lacey deets on IG ~ https://www.instagram.com/lacerazor/ Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE,  Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5 As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

AfterBirth: 8/6/19 Post-Adoption Depression AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Yall, this is pure goldy gold GOLD Mama D starts by telling us what's up with parenting a newly promoted middle child after the birth of her third baby and navigating being the mean mom. New friend Martha tells us how she is wading through postpartum depression that has hit like a ton of bricks after she adopted her son. And this isn't talked about much. But WE ARE TALKING NOW. So Good. Major snaps to Martha for opening her heart, like it was everything. Same feels, with a layer of "Do I even have the right to feel this way?!!!"  Next group's topic is sending kids to school, especially with fear around safety and guns.  Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5 As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your

Elephant in the Womb: Prenatal Education for the Preggers Person. Period. EIW: 7/30/19 The #1 Must Have to get the Birth You Want,  w/ Camellia May, old school midwife who started practice in the '80s. Camellia says the way to stack the odds for getting the birth you want is to get the magical CBE, otherwise known as Child Birth Education.  We also talk about the value of doulas, and how they can really facilitate a positive birth experience. Also gave the 411 on the length of a typical first time birthing person, and shared about a FIFTH time mom who said Spinning Babies made such an impact on her birth.  Cool Shizzle we mentioned: The Big Push ~ https://pushformidwives.nationbuilder.com/ Spinning Babies ~ https://Spinningbabies.com Dancing for Birth ~ http://dancingforbirth.com/instructors/ MANA Conf ~ https://conference.mana.org/schedule Texans for Midwifery ~https://texansformidwifery.org/ Thank you for listening,  we are all in this together. Join us in o

AfterBirth: 7/23/19 Pj Tells her Birth Story,  and talks about Post Partum Anxiety AfterBirth is an online support group that happens alternating Tuesdays, and we use the audio for this podcast. Why? So if you miss an episode with your beezies you can listen when you are up doing that middle of night feeding, or when you are lonely for us, or need some company. OR OR OR WHATEVER, we are here. Pj had her baby after having the shittiest of pregnancies, and got her tubes tied. And then got post partum anxiety. So we listen and make suggestions and in general be there. Methodist Hosp has a cool thing called  Behavioral Transitions in Care. I couldn't find the pt 411 but it appears its available to all practioners there, so if you find yourself in the Methodist system in Houston, definitely see if you can get in on that. Tiff reports in after the move, and how the kids are doing with grief. Katelin's 2 year old is being an a@@hle.  So, you know, relatable. Rowan tells a story about her #hottiehoopca

AfterBirth: 7/6/19 Mama D tells her Birth Story! AfterBirth, a fourth and more postpartum support group. Mama D got that homebirth, so we hear all the deets about that butterbirth, and then we talk about traveling, moving and returning to work postpartum! Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5  As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

Choosers: 7/16/19 Miscarriage, At Home w/Andrea Lewis Choosers, where we explore different pregnancy and birth choices.  I met Andrea at her sister's birth where she was the doula, and I was the midwife. Later on, she reached out to me, I supported her as she miscarried, and we met up virtually to chat out resources, options, and what we are doing now as a result of that experience.  Andrea's  doula deets ~ https://www.facebook.com/BirthReclaimed/ Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5 As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

Elephant in the Womb: Prenatal Education for the Preggers Person. 7/2/19 Planning PostPartum w/Dr.Blythe Y'all, planning your postpartum, and by that I mean from right after birth till 6 months, is the key to making it through.  We have Dr.Blythe talk to us about how to anticipate if you will get a PPD, or PPA or allll the things. Hope on and lets chat! Join us in our FB group~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/jdoa5  As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

Elephant in the Womb: Prental Education for the Preggers Person. 6/4/19 Safety First! for the Preggers Body  This topic was brought up because Mary Bratcher, EMT, LMT and aspiring midwife and she is speaking about information gathered at the Red Duke Trauma Symposium.  Injury breakdown by percentage: 55% Motor Vehicle Collisions 25% Falls 20% Abuse - but falls oftentimes are grouped into this category, just be aware of questions care providers/health care workers/EMS may pose. It is in no way personal.  National Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-safe Proper seatbelt placement benefits you AND baby. Lap belt under the  belly, across the front of the pelvis.  Products Mentioned : Electrolytes- NUUN Tabs https://nuunlife.com Umbrella to shield from sun https://uvday.com/products/uvday-silver-uv-protection-sun-umbrella-upf-50  Road ID!  Join us in our FB group~  Text reminders so you can join us LIVE, alternating Tuesdays at 11 central right here https://tapit.us/j

AfterBirth: 5/28/19 Best PostPartum Practices AfterBirth: A 4th and more Postpartum Support group Katelin hits the Penis Museum in Iceland.  MamaD shares about her postpartum care kits at that she designed according to the Malay traditions, gives us a walkthrough.  Found at  ibudoula.com  Tiff talks about her #momcation, and how it felt when she came home.  Big feels and frank conversation about postpartum depression creeping up.  Surprise reveal to Tiff about a major motivator of why this support group was formed. Liver and health by being aware of the histamine connection. This article was written as a support piece for menopause, and menopause is a time of huge hormone flux, just like, you guessed it, menopause. So there are take aways here that remain pertinent, and this article is worth reading for learning about liver health.  https://themenopausehistamineconnection.wordpress.com/2019/05/02/an-old-new-post/ Dr.B gives us some 411 around perinatal mood and funk. And als

AfterBirth 5/14/2019 Conflict and Sleep Transitions AfterBirth, a Fourth And More Support Group! First thing Mama Dee tells us about water guns and getting into it with other parents. We have a chat about gun safety, and guns in homes, and raising kids around guns. (Hey, this is Texas.) Dr.Blythe rises to the occasion when the neighbors come looking for a fight, and PJ role models some chill funeral director style when shiz goes sideways with her neighbors. Also featured is the Cry Out Method, which sucked but worked, and the secret guilt harbored for using the method. Have a shout out to our sponsor Anchor.fm who made editing and getting the back recordings of the support group fly and easy to get uploaded.  Wanna join the FB group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders right here. https://bit.ly/2CLXsRd As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. #preggerscanbechoosers #AfterBirth #PostpartumSupport #MentalHealthMatters #4thTrimester Alert ~ Be wa

AfterBirth 4th and more Trimester support group  5/25/18 The JJ WAY  Katelin is having a week. Pumping while traveling. Talking about the JJ Way, a cool model of care. Designed to reduce poor maternal and infant outcomes. How to do something instead of nothing. Created by the amazing Jennie Joseph! https://www.commonsensechildbirth.org/jjway/ We spent a long time talking birth and birth centers. Rowan gets all excited about the diversity of the group.  Shout out to Midwife in the Heights and Pat Greer's Kitchen for being our sponsors! Wanna join the FB group?  Text reminders right here. https://bit.ly/2CLXsRd  As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

AfterBirth, a 4th and more Support Group 3/21/18 HomeSchooling and Whatever Else is on Your Mind Bullying while in public school, keeping our kids safe.  The pressure of when and where to get kids in school. Katelin shares a new term, "Screen sitter." Dr.Blythe updated her postpartum resource list.  Pat Greer's Kitchen for being our sponsors! Wanna join the FB group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders right here. https://bit.ly/2CLXsRd  As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ears and sensibilities.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pcbc/support

AfterBirth: 4/1/18 Teething! And Black Maternal Health AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group My cat Vetiver bites me in the beginning, sorry about that.  Desiree joins us! From Baltimore! Cel is at work, Terhea is at the washeteria and is starting birth workers of color group in Houston! Black Maternal Health week is coming up! Shades of Blue Project gets a shout out We have a major side chat about black maternal health, and even though the volume gets variable its important to here what Desiree and Terhea are up to.  Teething tips and what people have done with their kids. PJ reveals all the secrets of her amber necklace. And shares about her dad. Shout out to Pat Greer's Kitchen for being our sponsor! Wanna join the FB group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/PCBCAfterBirth/ Text reminders right here. https://bit.ly/2CLXsRd As always, you can find us at www.Preggers.rocks in Houston Texas. Alert ~ Be wary, we are a little sweary. Get your earbuds if you are concerned about tender ear