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Did you know that magnesium plays a crucial role in pregnancy and postpartum recovery? A randomized controlled trial found that pregnant women who supplemented with magnesium experienced a significant reduction in nausea and vomiting compared to those receiving a placebo (Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2013). But that’s just the beginning of its benefits! •
✔️ Regulates Neuromuscular Function – Helps prevent leg cramps and restless legs, common in pregnancy. Goodbye, useless Braxton Hicks!
✔️ Supports Nervous System & Stress Response – Magnesium modulates cortisol levels, reducing stress and anxiety. We love a calm nervous system!
✔️ Improves Sleep Quality – Aids in melatonin regulation, promoting deeper sleep. Growing a human is exhausting!
✔️ Essential for Fetal Development – Supports bone formation and cardiovascular health in the baby.
✔️ Balances Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure – Lowers the risk of gestational hypertension and insulin resistance.
✔️ Postpartum Recovery – Supports energy production, reduces inflammation, and helps regulate hormone balance. •
While foods like leafy greens, nuts, seeds, and whole grains contain magnesium, pregnancy increases your body’s demand. Many women are unknowingly deficient, which can contribute to increased nausea, muscle cramps, and fatigue. Magnesium comes in many forms, so make sure you know which is best for you! • Research also shows that magnesium supplementation can help reduce anxiety by regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and supporting neurotransmitter balance. A systematic review found that magnesium intake was associated with reduced anxiety levels in both mild to moderate anxiety cases (Boyle et al., 2017). Another study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (2015) highlighted that magnesium’s role in GABA regulation can promote relaxation and stress reduction (Tarleton et al., 2015). • • • • #pregnancywellness #magnesiumdeficiency #magnesiumbenefits #NauseaRelief #PregnancyNutrition #PostpartumHealing #EvidenceBasedBirth

❌your provider should NEVER hold your baby in your body as you’re trying to birth them!!❌ • • • Brigid Tebaldi joins me on The Birth Lounge Podcast today to share her 5 birth stories and how she went from a dramatic and traumatic birth first birth to an amazing, powerful and empowering fifth birth! • We speak about the resiliency she needed to overcome the trauma of her past births to create the birth experience that she had always dreamed of! She shares how she walked the path of inner work and self reflection to find her power and decide that she DESERVES to be in control of what happens to her body in labor! • This is an episode that you MUST HEAR if you’ve experienced birth trauma and are considering having more children or are currently planning another birth!! • Tune into episode 317 of The Birth Lounge Podcast anywhere that you listen to your favorite shows!! • • • #hospitalbirth #laboranddelivery #birthtips #naturalchildbirth #resiliency #podcastforwomen #podcastformoms #pregnancypodcast #thebirthloungepodcast

Not my dog getting better treatment than women having babies in America…😭😭😭 • We went in with the chief complaint of constant itching. His vet wanted to try a prescription medicine and I had an inkling that a natural supplement may work just as well. After discussing our options, we decided to start with the natural supplement (that worked!) and were able to avoid the pharmaceutical route. Our vet *NEVER ONCE* attempted to guilt me or coerce me into making a decision that I wasn’t confident in. Matter of fact, he explicitly said he wanted me to choose whatever made me feel most comfortable. He was supportive when we chose something other than his clinical recommendation and sent us home with a back up plan just in case it didn’t work. • Imagine a world where women are given this same respect and autonomy in their birth💜💜 the world would be a better place. HARD STOP. • If you’re in the Boston area, I can’t sing enough praises for @mspca.angell medical center! Individualized care. Consensual care. Compassionate care. • • • #hospitalbirth #laboranddelivery #birthtips #childbirtheducation #naturalchildbirth #unmedicatedbirth #veterinarymedicine #veterinarycare #veterinarydoctor #veterinarypractice

💜💜💜💜 • • • #pregnancytiktok #pregnancytok #hospitalbirth #laboranddelivery #pregnancyhacks #duedate #birthtips

Self advocacy is a muscle! • • • #pregnancytiktok #pregnancytok #hospitalbirth #laboranddelivery #pregnancyhacks #birthtips #duedatetoday

Even if you conceived with IVF, every baby needs differing amounts of time to develop— just like development once they are born. • It’s a range, a spectrum. Some babies are ready to be born around 38 weeks and some babies need to bake until 42 weeks (sometimes even beyond that as recognized by ACOG). • There’s ALOT that goes into the spontaneous initiation of labor—one of those being your baby’s lung development! When your baby’s lungs are ready for life on the outside, a substance called SURFACTANT will be released which will mix with amniotic fluid and kick off contractions! • Also— did you know the estimated due date was made by a doctor in 1744….. yes, we’re using a “rule” of estimation from the year 1744 to predict your due date. Then it was revisited in 1812! Woo! However, there’s still confusion on whether these docs were estimating from the START or END of your menstrual cycle— which accounts for a lot of the variation at the end of pregnancy! +/- 7 days makes a big difference! • ✨ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536986/ ✨ https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-due-dates/ • • • #duedate #pregnancytiktok #pregnancytok #hospitalbirth #laboranddelivery #birthplan #birthtips #pregnancytips

✨39-week Induction✨ • • • •
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Your doctor should NOT:
🚨pressure you to induce when you have made clear your preferences for spontaneous labor
🚨put a date on the calendar without your permission
🚨manipulate you into thinking if you don’t have a date on the calendar, you may not be able to be induced at all
🚨scare you into thinking the “calendar is getting full” (if that’s *truly* the case, sounds like the hospital has other issues for their admin to figure out— like how to properly serve a community that has outgrown its capacity and ability to serve said community). Btw— if you need an induction, I PROMISE they’ll find the space to induce you.
🚨use the scare tactic that your baby might die without the induction (not applicable to medically necessary inductions)
🚨steamroll you into believing the ARRIVE trial (which has manyyyyyyy holes in it) is the only data surrounding due dates and inductions (far far from it)
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The goal is to have a provider that is aligned with your goals, honors your preferences and supports the way *YOU* want things to go down!
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Not all OBs are created equal- we know this! Find a provider that makes you feel safe, seen and supported!
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A Swedish study done over 14 years and included more than 1M participants showed clear results— inductions done without medical need are not helpful.. and actually can cause complications or the need for further intervention. • ✨PMID: 26776817✨ • Trust your body’s wisdom. Unless there’s a medical reason to intervene, waiting for labor to start naturally can set the stage for a smoother, more empowering birth experience. • Screenshotted in this video: https://www.obgproject.com/tag/arrive/ • • • #duedate #duedatetoday #duedates #birthprep #birthplan #hospitalbirth #induction #induced

✨Reparenting Yourself✨ • • • This is a topic that has been in my mind lately! How will I show up in motherhood and what work should I be doing now to be the best mom I can be? How do I enter motherhood as healed and balanced as possible? How do I prepare my nervous system for the journey it’s about to endure? • @drgertrudelyons joins me on episode 320 of @the.birth.lounge podcast to chat about healing wounds, busting through limiting beliefs and how to avoid losing yourself after baby (I’ve shared that this is also a topic that’s been on my mind lately). • Plus, I ask Dr. Gertrude what to do if your partner refuses to join you in therapy??? The answer might surprise you!! • • • Tune in anywhere you listen to your favorite shows by searching The Birth Lounge Podcast! • • • #rawmotherhood #motherhoodunfiltered #reparenting #reparentingyourself #realmotherhood #motherhoodlens #motherwound #motherwoundhealing #healingtrauma #podcastforwomen #podcastformoms #pregnancypodcast #thebirthloungepodcast

*kiss* • • • • #husbandwife #husbandandwife #husbandcheck #nuerodivergent #nuerospicy #kisses #kisscam

Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) – fact vs. fear! • EFM is often used in labor to track your baby’s heart rate, but is it always necessary? • 1️⃣ Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring (cEFM) – Uses bands around your belly to track contractions & baby’s heart rate continuously. 2️⃣ Intermittent Auscultation (IA) – A doppler or fetoscope is used in regular intervals to check baby’s heart rate. 3️⃣ Fetal Scalp Electrode – A small wire screwed into baby’s scalp (only available after water breaks). • ✅ Potential Benefits include: 👉🏽Can detect true fetal distress in high-risk cases. 👉🏽Provides constant data for medical teams. • ⚠️ Risks & Drawbacks include: 👉🏽Increases C-section risk – Studies show cEFM leads to a 63% higher C-section rate without improving newborn outcomes (Alfirevic et al., 2017). 👉🏽Higher rates of unnecessary interventions due to false alarms. 👉🏽Limited movement – Making labor more painful and less effective. • ✅ Intermittent Auscultation is a safe alternative backed by ACOG for low-risk births and shown to have the same newborn outcomes as cEFM (ACOG, 2019). ✅ Allows free movement, promoting better labor progress and pain management. ✅ Reduces unnecessary interventions ✅ Reduces risks of unnecessary cesarean • EFM may be helpful if you’re considered high risk, but not *required*. Although, your consent for fetal monitoring *IS* required regardless of if you’re high or low risk. • You have options. Ask questions. Make an informed choice. • • • #pregnancywellness #laboranddelivery #naturalchildbirth #birthtips #hospitalbirth #informedconsent #childbirtheducation #childbirth

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