What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights artwork

What Could Happen when you Develop skills of Self Advocacy? Megan's Birth story, Part II

What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights

English - March 17, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Entering the Postpartum period is like being pushed from a cliff...it's a shocking change of circumstance, and its hard to be ready for it that first time--but with more accurate expectations??

In today's episode, you'll hear the second half of my conversation with Megan. She shares:
 how she was able to identify what turned out to be PostPartum Depression in herself given that her symptoms didn't match her sense of the condition
*a useful perspective on managing the difficult transition from one to two children and 
*insights about what she wished she'd known about her relationship with her OB before the birth of her first child.

Crohn's Disease & Pregnancy
https://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/managing-the-effects-of-crohns-disease-during-pregnancy#:~:text=Active%20Crohn's%20disease%20raises%20the,as%20compared%20with%20pregnant%20women.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/crohns-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20353304

https://www.karger.com/Article/Fulltext/504701

For audio transcript and more, see the War Stories from the Womb website

This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.