My Work My Baby

Having a baby in medical residency: how to plan ahead and craft your own life

Janelle discusses her experience deciding to have a child during internal medicine residency, the difficulties of being pregnant in residency, the support she received postpartum, and the balance between her career in geriatric medicine and parenting. We discuss the meaning of having a child and being a doctor, drawing from her work with older adults. She also explores cultural differences in family and parenting and the differences between her and her partner's experiences. Our final discus...

Sliding into Parenthood: Should I Have Said No?

Erin talks about an uncomfortable topic: is it OK to have regrets about having children? How do we make the best informed decision when deciding to pursue parenthood? Listen as we unravel the conditioning of sexism and gender roles, the Mormon church, and reclaiming time for ourselves.

Defining identity as a teacher and a mom

Christine is a teacher in Boston who is welcoming her first baby. Join us as we talk about identity, working part time, having a partner in medicine, affordable daycare, and social support and isolation.   

Growing a family as a physician scientist

My dear friend Srona talks about the challenges and rewards of having her first baby as a physician scientist. “It’s become a really strengthening force in my life, just this identity of being a mom and a professionally driven person.” -What is the “best time”? -How do we set boundaries? -What types of mentors open these doors? -How has this enriched their lives, in unexpected ways?  

First Trimester in COVID

Maple recounts her experience going through her first and early second trimester during the height of COVID in San Francisco. She works in finance and her partner is a researcher at the Gladstone Institute.

Intro

Intro: My Work, My Baby

Intro to My Work, My Baby- a podcast that will follow women in a variety of careers who are having a baby for the first time.