#223 | July Q&A: Prolapsed Cord, Tearing & Sutures, PROM, Nursing & Tooth Decay, Irish Twins, Breastmilk Calorie Concerns, Breech Birth, Pet Peeves

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Welcome to the July Q&A episode with Cynthia & Trisha. Today, we kick off the conversation with a story of an OB commenting on the "tightness" of a woman's perineum. Next, we jump into our questions on when sutures are or are not needed after a tear; placenta previa and a prolapsed cord; the risk of infection after rupture of membranes when GBS negative; how to get oxytocin flowing when your spouse is not present at birth; are there risks in pregnancy and postpartum if you have Irish twins; could I have birthed my frank breech baby vaginally even though the hospital said I could not, followed by Trisha's story of her one and only breech birth experience as a midwife.
In the extended Q&A, we discuss the difficult decision one mother faces when the only available midwives don't align with her birth choices; a woman whose toddler developed significant tooth decay and questions teething oil over breast milk as the culprit; another mother who is told her baby is not gaining weight well because her breastmilk has an insufficient amount of calories, and a woman who is struggling with appetite due to her stress and anxiety and worries how it will impact her pregnancy.
Finally, we close with a round of quickies including Cynthia's and Trisha's biggest pet peeves in life.
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Chapters

1. #223 | July Q&A: Prolapsed Cord, Tearing & Sutures, PROM, Nursing & Tooth Decay, Irish Twins, Breastmilk Calorie Concerns, Breech Birth, Pet Peeves (00:00:00)

2. Do I need sutures if I tear? (00:05:44)

3. How can you check for a placenta previa and cord prolapse during birth? (00:09:50)

4. What is the risk of infection after your water breaks if you are GBS negative? (00:11:05)

5. How can I help get Oxytocin going in labor if my husband is not present? (00:15:26)

6. What are the risks in pregnancy of having baby's very close together? (00:17:42)

7. Could I have had a vaginal breech birth in the hospital even though they told me I could not? (00:20:55)

8. Trisha's experience with breech vaginal birth (00:23:56)

9. Quickies! (00:28:15)

10. Outtake (00:58:08)