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Preggers Can Be Choosers delivers a ten-minute and eighty-second or less podcast shortie addressing frequent questions and topics of reflection or whatever else we are into at the moment. #thisiswhathealinglookslike #preggerscanbechoosers Be wary, we are a little sweary so grab your headphones if you have concerns for tender ears and sensibilities. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pcbc/support
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Song: ⁠ The architect by Kacey Musgraves yeah yeah I know I already mentioned her but still this is where it’s at. Local Event of importance Menopause Monthly group Womens Personal Finance Group Hopefully Helping, Rowan ps ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my love letter. ⁠ pps ⁠merch bonanza ppss come see me --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
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Dark Energy, or Hormones. Hard to Tell Sometimes. Song: ⁠Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves. I’ve always liked her a bunch, in fact at one of the lowest points in my life I was sitting in a lawn chair at a dusty music festival with my dog Electra, and she came out on stage and there were like 4 other people in the audience, she was maybe the first band…
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Song: Fast Car which Tracy remarked, "It's not about a car." which I remember but can't find a citation. Showing my work: Continued to tweak and work over the Birth Prep Prenatal offering. What on your mind, fears, what don’t you understand ex newborn medications Pelvic floor or personal anatomy specifics. Ex do you habitually always cross your leg…
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Two Tells: When a Community-Based Birth Isn't Gonna Happen Here Song: Been Listening to John Mayor's "Sob Rock" on repeat. Who do you think he wrote all those songs about? Show your work: This week I added more 411 to my collaborative pelvic exams presentation, focused on the need for safety and consent so that the tissues will be optimally respons…
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Pads and Planner Update! Song: Who was that, who was thaaaaat? By Deee-lite Showing My Work: Wrote the outline for the Cervical Scars, Provider Version last week. That content will debut at the ATM conference in May. Register here! Planner Update: My sister got it! And gave it to me cause she didn't like it! Twyla Tharp and the pencil concept Let’s…
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I can quit at any time!!! Planners I have loved before: Moleskine Danielle la Porte Desire Map miGoals Unbound Passion Planner Laurel Denise Y'all, I didn't even mention the writer's planner I have! Magnesium I mention" Natural Calm Magnesium Soak Flewd Big Love, stay well. Rowan PS Join my newsletter --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp…
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When Enough is Enough and its TIME TO LEAVE. Big Bold Trigger Warning One of our peeps is in a bad scene, so this episode contains domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and in general a feeling of being scared for our girl and her kids. It's enough that Katelin, our current host, asked me (Rowan) to get this up ASAP. So here you go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…
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After Birth 2/23/21 "Is This as Good as it Gets?" "Google: What do I do when I feel like shit?" ACTUAL QUESTION from Eli. When is #postpartumdepression just straight-up #depression? So we put on our thinking hats, and start sharing like a mofo, Bev especially walks us through her journey with medication, and how she thinks waited too long to take t…
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AfterBirth 12/1/20: He Mad. The Birth Control Episode. Well hello there. #CovidThanksgiving check-in starts us off! And then we are up and rolling when with a bang when Sarita tells us why her MD is refusing her access to a tubal. Also up for discussion are ways to decrease cortisol, Sam plans her birth team and a general convo about birth provider…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Take Your Baby to Work Jobs ~ 3 Types of Mom Jobs. Private CNA, Meal Prepper, Preschool Teacher. What's working, what's not. 'Basically, I'm fucked next paycheck." ~ Bev, and right at the end of the episode she gets terrible news. Where's Rowan ~ the Lincoln Bomb Shelter We talked about Equanimi…
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AfterBirth 10/27/20: Worse than Labor?!!! Afterbirth Pains! Sarita has baby Autumn, tells her birth story. Rowan chimes in as her provider. We also talk poop and pushing. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Links that may help are: Call the PSI HelpLine at 1-800-944-4773(4PPD) Text Support: send a m…
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Afterbirth 10/6/20: My Baby's Birthday Makes Me Cry "Instead of being happy with my kid's birthday, it brings up birth trauma and grief for what I didn't get get". ~ this in from new member Lindy Points of talking were: Shared decision making harm reduction and how this plays out negatively and positively in almost all birth environments. Miscarria…
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Today's theme: "Fuck everyone trying to tell me what do." "If it doesn't work out in a week, I'm going to let this go" from Bev, "cause, the toll on my health is going to be way bigger than formula on her health." Resources for Milk Shares Eats on Feets, http://www.eatsonfeets.org/ Human Milk for Human Babies, http://hm4hb.net/ Houston Milk trade h…
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After Birth 9/15/20 It's Overwhelming. Afterbirth, the Fourth and more Support Group. Its overwhelming, why? kids are sick and needy, and being pregnant is sucking the life out of you in third trimester And why is asking for help such a bitch? Pinterest pages, on what to ask for help with day by day, were helpful for Katelin Not knowing that some t…
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Afterbirth, the Fourth and more Support Group. Heavy emphasis on the MORE today. We were all over the map today, chatting Halloween, Drop Dead Fred and Rowan thought she was gonna get canned from North Houston Birth Center (seriously y'all, I would of fired me.) Halloween! Wear a Mask! and then what? Dr.B tells how a pt navigated an airport and fli…
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After Birth 8/25/20: Online School is a B!TCH Comparing notes on school, and how to make any of this work, Spoiler alert, it doesn't. Bev talks about kids on the spectrum, trying to be in 5 places in once wth online school. Tips on doing the best you can with what you have. Katelin's kid is doing in person mostessori school. She tells us how it its…
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Welcome to AfterBirth, A Fourth, and more Trimester Support Group. Hey loves, today we cover the gritty topic of Conceiving a Baby without Consent. Three of the people in group have had or are having that pregnant experience, and so they chat it out. I appreciate their vulnerability, and what that journey has looked like for them, did it impact bon…
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Welcome to AfterBirth, A Fourth, and more Trimester Support Group. FreeBleeding, Postpartum or Anytime! What the heck is this, and why does it matter? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links that may help are: Call the PSI HelpLine at 1-800-944-4773(4PPD) Text Support: send a message to their Helpline at 503-894-9453 …
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AfterBirth 7/21/20 Welcome to AfterBirth, A Fourth, and more Trimester Support Group. Mama D tells her homebirth story. This is her 4th homebirth, listen in and find out why she almost transfers, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links that may help are: Call the PSI HelpLine at 1-800-944-4773(4PPD) Text Support: send…
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Welcome to AfterBirth, A Fourth, and more Trimester Support Group. Go the postpartum stinks? check for temperature tenderness of belly or other places discharge or bleeding, is it smelling different or putrid if yes probs need to check in with your provider. Hellooooooo 4 agreements from Don Miguel Ruiz https://www.miguelruiz.com/the-four-agreement…
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Dude. What an episode. Maggie had the baby. Kayisha had her baby, Mama D had her baby. We got 2 of 3 birth stories. Everyone was crying. Like ugly crying. I'm glad you can't see it. Only the audio. Join us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Links that may help are: Call the PSI HelpLine at 1-8…
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This is a follow up to #Mixed, Midwifery & Facial Tattoos. Our girl Kati has some follow up questions that Rowan asks DeShaun to weigh in on re midwifery programs and apprenticeships. We all agree that "clean and neat" in appearance is subjective, and most likely is code for, as DeShaun says, "Look like a white girl." Ugh. So it is a real and gritt…
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How to Become a Midwife ~ Three things are going on in this podcast. 1) facial tattoos, what's "appropriate" on a mixed-race woman, and what's not culturally appropriating on a "Rainbow White" person like myself. We both see ourselves marked as other, and for myself, "healer" (y'all know how I feel about that term) so we chat about navigating that,…
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Get It OVER With AfterBirth is a fourth and more trimester support group, and honestly, it's just anyone show up who needs support, especially BIPOC identifying folks. Tiff is moving. Bev wants all this over with. Dr. B goes Brain Spotting https://brainspotting.com/ Mama Dee is getting a 38 week V steam on to prevent GBS, promote flora, and in gene…
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Afterbirth: A Fourth and More Postpartum Support Group y'all. "My daughter came to me, and told me things that no mother wants to hear." Sometimes shit goes down. Sometimes all we can do is listen and breathe and be a shoulder while one of us navigates rough water. Rowan is getting the help of the #zinedoula https://www.instagram.com/zineswithsol L…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Today we talked a bunch about parenting, and specifically, boys getting haircuts and not liking pink anymore because of pressure from 6-year-old peers. How do we even combat that? Our kids conforming to gender roles to be cool or fit in or whatever while parts of ourselves die and we navigate ex…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group. No Bev today, so we all wondered how she is doing, Having some pre mothers day feels, especially around grief, pet loss, and Maggie had some great suggestions from her Death Doula training. https://www.inelda.org/resources-category/grief-and-bereavement-resources/ We are all in it together, joi…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group. Ground we covered today: Well shit, Bev's kid is sick with COVID, and she might be too. Rowan invited folks to group with PPD after an abortion, Katelin is making masks! You pay the shipping. https://www.facebook.com/Snowflakedoulaservices/ Behavior regression, Thoughts about socializing, Who i…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group In this show were brainstorming money and income ideas, with a sprinkling of life and social distancing norms. Take the Quiz! Find your tendency! https://quiz.gretchenrubin.com/ Magic Face cream! https://www.mirandacastro.com/shop/miranda-castros/miranda-castros-scars-cream/ Homeopathy! https://…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Show Notes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Katelin hosts this week, and after starting with some Good News https://youtu.be/F5pgG1M_h_U! The group quickly gets real about the grit of postpartum depression, sex, and self-loathing. Whew. Your peeps really get…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group AfterBirth 4/7/20 Surviving & Keeping the Kids Fed Show Notes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is a wave of digital products being thrown at you. Join us live if you want, help CREATE the show, we would happy to have you. Maggie is pregnant and healing…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Show Notes: L&D policies in Houston Area Hospitals, What Birth centers are accepting late transfers? Google Doc 411 Link How Do I Know if I'm a fit for a Home Birth or Birth Center? Podcast link GET THE WAND!!! It might even work on Bev's lice having kids. Wanna receive the Choosers newsletter? …
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Elephant in the Womb: Prenatal Education for the Preggers Person. Critical prenatal education; shiz you should know, shiz we wish EVERY pregnant person knew! Especially now, good lawd. If COVID-19 concerns have you questioning where is the right place for you to birth, listen to Labor Doula Amanda Moore chat with midwife Rowan TwoSisters as we disc…
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AfterBirth: 3/24/20 COVID-19, What SCHEDULE HAHHAHAHAHHA. AfterBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Show Notes: HEB is the best store ever. Dr.B is #HEBPositive https://www.heb.com/ Bev's anxiety is in the front seat with her. Katelin says that this homeschool curriculum is on sale from Abeka Schedule Suggestion from Amanda Moore from T…
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AfterBirth: 3/17/20 Hitting is Bad, Biting is Also a NO* AftreBirth, a Fourth and More Trimester Support Group Whelp, toddler time and how to manage the hitting and biting. Keeping Toddlers Busy? https://www.instagram.com/busytoddler/? Bev's baby is sick, and she's doing her best with fears around income and doctors and a sick boyfriend. We talk ab…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 3/10/2020 The Mom Bod Episode Mentioned in today's show: Belly binding Mama Dee https://www.ibudoula.com/bengkungbellybinding Hooping, how Tiff and I met! www.punkrockhoops.com Power of Habit Book https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/1400069289/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 3/3/20 Emotions, Resilience, Role Models Today we focused on emotional resiliency. And Tank Girl. Bev threw it out to the group that her oldest needs help. Rowan had just seen this https://confidentchildsummit.com which seems chock full of resources. Bullet journaling as a way to look at feelin…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 2/25/20 The SAD AF Episode If you need a good cry, skip the Steel Magnolias viewing and listen in with us. Why? Sad, we sad. Get yourself a healthy dose of crying and right on the edge of losing our shit right over here. Step right up, no waiting, there is enough for everyone. UGH. Rowan's belo…
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Avoiding being traumatized by the Cesarean you haven't had yet. Birth Story Listening which is how Nicole and I met! Spinning Babies® Aware Practioner workshop https://spinningbabies.com/spinning-babies-aware-practitioner-workshop/ Spinning Babies® Breech Resources https://spinningbabies.com/product/helping-your-breech-baby-turn/ Nicole Morales, CP…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 2/11/20 When Self Care is a Locked Door Katelin hosts while Rowan is out of town at the Spinning Babies Aware Practioner training, wheeeee. Sometimes self-care is ten minutes to yourself or hiding upstairs so the kids don't know you are home when their other parent is in charge, or saying no to…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 2/18/20 MORE SEX TALK!!! With gritty deets and whats up. Yikes, I sound like I'm repping a hotline. Which I'm not. But have no issue with. Oh, and body issues, sensitivities, the cycle of yes no yes while being pregnant and postpartum. Links mentioned in today's show are: Pussy Massage Video! w…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 2/4/20 DTF Episode So. What does it take to get you DTF?* What if you just wanna touch and be snuggly, does that have to lead to more? Which one of us finally got to take a bath, perhaps thinking about using a special bathtub toy, only to have their 6 years old open all the locked doors to come…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 1/28/20 Let's Talk About SEX "It's like I've been touched all day as a mom, and I need a transition in touch/emotion to get to sexy person." CAN YOU RELATE? Hop in here and give us a listen or even better join us next week cause we are gonna keep talking about this. Quick, order this toy so you…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: 1/21/20 Losing Our Sh!z w/Our Kids "I get so angry at myself for not controlling my own emotions while being upset at him for not controlling his emotions." Talking over guilt, kids flipping out, the neighbor calling the police, kids saying mean things, transcending the urge to snarkily say, "W…
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AfterBirth, a Fourth and more Trimester Support Group My husband came into the bedroom, while the midwife was stitching me up, " They want to see the baby....." Actual quote from today's group. ACTUAL QUOTE. This shaped how MamaD planned every subsequent postpartum period, and how she managed people and visitors. Some wins, some not so much, but al…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group 1/7/9 Holidays and Rituals* AfterBirth is an online support group we record and document for the masses. Feeling lonely? No worries, we got ya. Today we talked about holiday shenanigans, reviewed the Friend Making Exercise that Katelin, Dr.B and Rowan attended, and brainstormed ideas on what oth…
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My people, DeShaun is serious about all this. Listen as we talk funding, opening a birth center, and what's up with Medicaid. Harmonious Birthing ~ https://www.facebook.com/Harmoniousbirthing2/ Article ~ Pregnant and Uninsured in Texas https://www.propublica.org/article/the-extraordinary-danger-of-being-pregnant-and-uninsured-in-texas Chat With Mil…
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Elephant in the Womb: Practical Prenatal Ed Meet Mary! Y'all, I want you to meet Mary. She is special to me cause she's my practice partner and i think shes the bees knees, but what she can do for you (esp if you are preggers or seeking to become pregnant) is pretty well-captured bu this quickie interview. She's also here to rep for the postpartum …
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Elephant in the Womb: 12/16/19 Labor Whispering, What that?!! Elephant in the Womb: Practical Prenatal Ed Mary and Rowan chat about one of their service options, Labor Whispering Massage, and WHY folks don't go into labor. Or if they do, what starts slowing the roll. There are 4 basic reasons why labor doesn't start or progress, and our gig is to h…
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AfterBirth, A Fourth and More Trimester Support Group: AfterBirth: 12/10/19 MYOB about the Size of my Family Topic: Unslolicitated Opinions about our Family Size Ever wanted to shriek "MIND YOUR OWN BIZZZZNASSSSSS" like Mary Catherine Gallagher when you get an unsolicited comment like these?!!! "Don't y'all know how to watch television?" "When are …
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