#236 | October Q&A: Mom Friends, Tight Abdominal Muscles, Diabetes & Pregnancy, Velamentous Cords, Vitamin D & Breastfeeding

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Today, we kick things off with some of the hilarious comments and questions your husbands and partners have said during pregnancy and birth. Next, we dive into our questions beginning with one mom seeking guidance on how best to make mom friends after having a baby. Another listener asks if it is true that her friend needed to have a C-section because her abdominal muscles were too tight. The answer is no, but we brought on pelvic floor specialist, Tara Gibson, to explain why. Next, we give our opinion on the recommendation for a mother with type 1 diabetes to have twice-weekly ultrasounds and non-stress tests starting at 32 weeks. Is having a velamentous cord insertion a reason for needing a C-section or induction?
In the extended version of today's episode, always available ad-free on Apple subscriptions and Patreon, we answer the controversial question about the necessity of Vitamin D drops for breastfed babies, followed by another listener's concern about her "big baby" needing hourly glucose checks, questions on glucose, weaning, and more.
Finally, we close with a round of quickies including a question on VBACs, weaning from breastfeeding, and at last, our "personal question" of the month: the last show we each binged!
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Chapters

1. #236 | October Q&A: Mom Friends, Tight Abdominal Muscles, Diabetes & Pregnancy, Velamentous Cords, Vitamin D & Breastfeeding (00:00:00)

2. The funniest things your husband or partner said in pregnancy or birth (00:03:35)

3. Do you have any tips on how to make mom friends after having a baby? (00:13:25)

4. Is it true that someone would need a c-section for having too tight of an abdomen? (00:23:16)

5. Is it necessary for a mother with Type 1 diabetes to have twice weekly NSTs and ultrasounds for growth starting at 32 weeks? (00:27:52)

6. Can I have a normal birth with a velamentous cord insertion? Will I need an induction or a c-section? (00:34:44)

7. Is there any known evidence to prevent postpartum depression? (00:38:22)

8. Quickies! (01:00:20)

9. Outtake (01:11:52)