1 00:00:10,709 --> 00:00:13,909 Speaker 1: You're listening to a MoMA Mia podcast. 2 00:00:14,829 --> 00:00:18,349 Speaker 2: Mama Maya acknowledges the traditional owners of land and waters 3 00:00:18,349 --> 00:00:20,069 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on. 4 00:00:21,389 --> 00:00:23,949 Speaker 3: I am pregnanty. 5 00:00:27,309 --> 00:00:28,229 Speaker 1: Welcome to Hello Bump. 6 00:00:28,309 --> 00:00:31,829 Speaker 2: We're making pregnancy less overwhelming and more hopefully manageable. 7 00:00:32,149 --> 00:00:32,989 Speaker 1: I'm Grace Rouvey. 8 00:00:33,069 --> 00:00:35,469 Speaker 2: I'm pregnant for the first time, and I'm wondering where 9 00:00:35,509 --> 00:00:37,589 Speaker 2: all my empathy and patience has gone. 10 00:00:37,509 --> 00:00:39,589 Speaker 3: And I'm out a pittman, former olympian. Don't have any 11 00:00:39,589 --> 00:00:41,749 Speaker 3: patients because I have six children and training to be 12 00:00:41,789 --> 00:00:42,549 Speaker 3: an obstetrician. 13 00:00:42,669 --> 00:00:45,069 Speaker 2: Each week, Jana and I will be holding your hand, 14 00:00:45,149 --> 00:00:47,669 Speaker 2: hopefully making you feel less alone, and we will talk 15 00:00:47,709 --> 00:00:51,789 Speaker 2: you through the mysterious, perplexing and sometimes irritating miracle that 16 00:00:51,989 --> 00:00:52,789 Speaker 2: is pregnancy. 17 00:00:53,949 --> 00:00:57,909 Speaker 1: Week twenty four And what size are we at? A 18 00:00:58,269 --> 00:00:58,989 Speaker 1: French press? 19 00:00:59,949 --> 00:01:01,789 Speaker 3: I know, I don't really know where that came one week? 20 00:01:03,749 --> 00:01:06,029 Speaker 3: Well let's go okay, what about a quacker A quaker? 21 00:01:06,069 --> 00:01:08,349 Speaker 1: Yeah? Or like a large torch, A large torch? 22 00:01:08,429 --> 00:01:09,869 Speaker 3: Yes, okay, that's probably better. 23 00:01:10,909 --> 00:01:12,469 Speaker 1: Corcker is good, yeah, Corcker. 24 00:01:12,949 --> 00:01:15,229 Speaker 3: I'm trying to go with Aussie animals now, so I've 25 00:01:15,269 --> 00:01:15,669 Speaker 3: tried to. 26 00:01:15,589 --> 00:01:16,669 Speaker 1: Find an animal. 27 00:01:16,789 --> 00:01:18,869 Speaker 3: Yeah, every every week coming forward. 28 00:01:18,589 --> 00:01:21,269 Speaker 1: Guys, and what is our quaker grown this week? 29 00:01:22,469 --> 00:01:25,349 Speaker 3: So they're a full sized ruler thirty centimeters six hundred grams. 30 00:01:25,949 --> 00:01:27,949 Speaker 3: The lungs are now starting to produce that sour fact 31 00:01:27,989 --> 00:01:30,109 Speaker 3: and that we've already talked about, so they will increase 32 00:01:30,309 --> 00:01:33,229 Speaker 3: quite considerably as they approach birth. It is why we 33 00:01:33,229 --> 00:01:35,309 Speaker 3: give the steroids if we need it. But it's basically 34 00:01:35,349 --> 00:01:37,629 Speaker 3: to reduce the surface tension in the alvola and allow 35 00:01:37,669 --> 00:01:40,549 Speaker 3: that gas to exchange, and reducing is like respiratory distressing 36 00:01:40,589 --> 00:01:42,749 Speaker 3: babies when they're born. The brain's growing rapidly, I think 37 00:01:42,749 --> 00:01:44,189 Speaker 3: that's kind of a common theme now for the next 38 00:01:44,229 --> 00:01:46,069 Speaker 3: few weeks, and they're laying down more and more and 39 00:01:46,149 --> 00:01:47,669 Speaker 3: more fat, although their skin is still. 40 00:01:47,509 --> 00:01:50,189 Speaker 1: Actually pretty thin, still quite red, quite thin and red. 41 00:01:50,309 --> 00:01:53,989 Speaker 3: Yeah, so they're still still quite a bit to go there. 42 00:01:52,749 --> 00:01:57,229 Speaker 1: What's happening to me and what's happening to the mum? 43 00:01:57,269 --> 00:01:59,909 Speaker 3: Your uterus is well above your belly button now, so 44 00:02:00,149 --> 00:02:02,629 Speaker 3: you might be finding it harder and harder to breathe 45 00:02:02,669 --> 00:02:05,989 Speaker 3: and just just being generally more uncomfortable, especially if you're 46 00:02:05,989 --> 00:02:09,749 Speaker 3: having twins. You might actually start feeling Braxton Hicks contractions. 47 00:02:09,789 --> 00:02:13,029 Speaker 3: So they are those practice contractions that women often talk about. 48 00:02:13,509 --> 00:02:16,869 Speaker 3: This is around the time that the earliest ones we 49 00:02:16,949 --> 00:02:18,789 Speaker 3: would think, oh, yeah, it's okay, it's just that prior 50 00:02:18,789 --> 00:02:20,189 Speaker 3: to this week, get a bit worried that it might 51 00:02:20,189 --> 00:02:20,989 Speaker 3: be labor starting. 52 00:02:21,109 --> 00:02:22,749 Speaker 1: What does that feel like? 53 00:02:22,789 --> 00:02:26,389 Speaker 2: Because we hear Braxton Hicks thrown around, thrown around all 54 00:02:26,429 --> 00:02:30,749 Speaker 2: the time, and the only kind of visualization I have 55 00:02:30,829 --> 00:02:31,869 Speaker 2: for this is period pain. 56 00:02:32,469 --> 00:02:34,789 Speaker 1: But I don't know. Can you just break down what 57 00:02:34,789 --> 00:02:35,829 Speaker 1: the well. 58 00:02:35,749 --> 00:02:38,989 Speaker 3: Again, it's different for everyone, but it's a contraction itself, 59 00:02:39,189 --> 00:02:41,429 Speaker 3: is determined by the uterus making a contraction. It's big 60 00:02:41,469 --> 00:02:44,229 Speaker 3: muscle basically, and it contracts down and then you know, 61 00:02:44,309 --> 00:02:46,109 Speaker 3: in doing so, you hope at some point will end 62 00:02:46,189 --> 00:02:49,149 Speaker 3: up pushing and helping deliver your baby. But brax and 63 00:02:49,189 --> 00:02:51,349 Speaker 3: Hicks can be back pain, it can be period cramps, 64 00:02:51,389 --> 00:02:53,269 Speaker 3: it can be a contraction of the uterus that happens 65 00:02:53,309 --> 00:02:55,829 Speaker 3: and then goes away quite quickly. The difference from real 66 00:02:55,829 --> 00:02:59,669 Speaker 3: contractions is real contracts is continuous, they're regular, they last 67 00:02:59,669 --> 00:03:02,069 Speaker 3: about forty five seconds, and they don't go away when 68 00:03:02,069 --> 00:03:03,709 Speaker 3: you have a drink of water or lie down or 69 00:03:03,709 --> 00:03:06,069 Speaker 3: get distracted. So if you're having Braxton's one of the 70 00:03:06,069 --> 00:03:08,069 Speaker 3: tricks to it is ring a friend, have a really 71 00:03:08,109 --> 00:03:10,909 Speaker 3: engaging conversation, or turn your favorite movie on if you've forgotten, 72 00:03:10,949 --> 00:03:14,149 Speaker 3: because you've got really invested in the thing you're talking about. 73 00:03:14,709 --> 00:03:17,189 Speaker 3: Likely those contractions of Braxton's and it's just practice. It's 74 00:03:17,229 --> 00:03:18,709 Speaker 3: practice for when the real deal comes. 75 00:03:19,029 --> 00:03:19,589 Speaker 1: Caveat here. 76 00:03:19,589 --> 00:03:22,029 Speaker 3: Remember, infections can cause contractions. So if you are having 77 00:03:22,029 --> 00:03:24,229 Speaker 3: a lot of braxton Hicks and they are taking your 78 00:03:24,229 --> 00:03:26,349 Speaker 3: breath away a little bit, take a paracetamol. But it's 79 00:03:26,349 --> 00:03:29,269 Speaker 3: probably also worth mentioning it your next medical or midwif 80 00:03:29,269 --> 00:03:31,589 Speaker 3: free appointment, just in case there's something like a urine 81 00:03:31,629 --> 00:03:33,029 Speaker 3: retract infection in the background. 82 00:03:33,949 --> 00:03:34,589 Speaker 2: Is this normal? 83 00:03:34,709 --> 00:03:35,309 Speaker 3: Is it normal? 84 00:03:35,509 --> 00:03:36,869 Speaker 2: There's a couple of things I want to actually ask 85 00:03:36,909 --> 00:03:39,589 Speaker 2: about in Is this normal? One is about getting a 86 00:03:39,589 --> 00:03:43,069 Speaker 2: pregnancy pillow and laying and everyone says stop. 87 00:03:42,949 --> 00:03:43,629 Speaker 1: Laying on your back. 88 00:03:43,829 --> 00:03:45,589 Speaker 3: True, it should be about now actually that you start 89 00:03:45,669 --> 00:03:47,509 Speaker 3: rotating off and off to your left side. 90 00:03:47,749 --> 00:03:48,509 Speaker 1: Do you know why though? 91 00:03:48,669 --> 00:03:53,029 Speaker 2: No, your blood something about your blood circulation and so 92 00:03:53,629 --> 00:03:53,989 Speaker 2: you're big. 93 00:03:54,309 --> 00:03:55,909 Speaker 3: You know, have your area water that carries blood to 94 00:03:56,029 --> 00:03:57,509 Speaker 3: the pregnance into the rest of your body, and you 95 00:03:57,509 --> 00:04:00,229 Speaker 3: have your VC. So your actual vessels that take all 96 00:04:00,349 --> 00:04:03,349 Speaker 3: the blood away from the placenter get squashed by your pregnancy, 97 00:04:03,389 --> 00:04:05,069 Speaker 3: so they lie on the back. They basically run up 98 00:04:05,109 --> 00:04:07,629 Speaker 3: the back of your body, and when the pregnancy is 99 00:04:07,709 --> 00:04:10,069 Speaker 3: lying on top of it, you actually stop venus return 100 00:04:10,149 --> 00:04:13,349 Speaker 3: into the heart, and so kind of important to get 101 00:04:13,349 --> 00:04:13,589 Speaker 3: off that. 102 00:04:14,429 --> 00:04:16,029 Speaker 2: Is this one of those things of whatever's happening to 103 00:04:16,069 --> 00:04:18,549 Speaker 2: you is also happening to the baby situations? Or is 104 00:04:18,589 --> 00:04:20,589 Speaker 2: it worse for the baby than it is for you? 105 00:04:20,829 --> 00:04:23,389 Speaker 3: Ah, A bit of both in that ultimately it's taking 106 00:04:23,429 --> 00:04:25,069 Speaker 3: all the blood from your legs, so all the waste 107 00:04:25,069 --> 00:04:27,189 Speaker 3: product that your body has used it. It's dropped off 108 00:04:27,189 --> 00:04:28,589 Speaker 3: all the oxygen and it's trying to come back with 109 00:04:28,629 --> 00:04:30,869 Speaker 3: deoxygenated blood. So you get problems with swelling, you get 110 00:04:30,869 --> 00:04:33,029 Speaker 3: problems with pain, and then ultimately it's still all the 111 00:04:33,029 --> 00:04:34,469 Speaker 3: blood volumes. So if it doesn't get across to the 112 00:04:34,549 --> 00:04:36,549 Speaker 3: other side of the heart reoxygenate through the lungs and 113 00:04:36,549 --> 00:04:39,949 Speaker 3: to the baby, you can, you know, theoretically, reduce the 114 00:04:39,949 --> 00:04:42,909 Speaker 3: oxygen flow to baby. But please be reassured, ninety percent 115 00:04:42,909 --> 00:04:44,309 Speaker 3: of women do the right thing and start on their 116 00:04:44,389 --> 00:04:46,149 Speaker 3: left hand side and then wake up on their back 117 00:04:46,189 --> 00:04:47,229 Speaker 3: freak out and say to me, have. 118 00:04:47,189 --> 00:04:49,349 Speaker 1: I killed my baby because I've been sleeping on my back? 119 00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:51,869 Speaker 1: I can't stop rolling. You do the best you can. 120 00:04:52,189 --> 00:04:54,589 Speaker 3: So that's where the pregnancy pillows can help, because they 121 00:04:54,589 --> 00:04:56,029 Speaker 3: can kind of help you propped up a little bit 122 00:04:56,509 --> 00:04:59,069 Speaker 3: on that rotation. But please be reassured that you know 123 00:04:59,109 --> 00:05:01,269 Speaker 3: people have been unfortunately sleeping on their backs, not on 124 00:05:01,269 --> 00:05:02,869 Speaker 3: your tummies. Guys, I think it is time to try 125 00:05:02,909 --> 00:05:05,149 Speaker 3: and get off your tummy. I did have that question 126 00:05:05,189 --> 00:05:06,869 Speaker 3: a few weeks ago that the woman was still sleeping 127 00:05:06,869 --> 00:05:07,349 Speaker 3: on her tummy. 128 00:05:07,629 --> 00:05:10,069 Speaker 1: Cow yeah, would just be more uncomfortable. 129 00:05:10,309 --> 00:05:12,749 Speaker 3: She propped pillows around her belly apparently, so I was like, Okay, 130 00:05:12,749 --> 00:05:13,429 Speaker 3: that's interesting. 131 00:05:13,629 --> 00:05:18,069 Speaker 1: Sure, good for her, great, but yes, is this normal? 132 00:05:18,189 --> 00:05:18,789 Speaker 3: Is it normal? 133 00:05:19,189 --> 00:05:20,749 Speaker 2: The other thing that I want to know if there's 134 00:05:20,789 --> 00:05:23,029 Speaker 2: and I really hope there's a scientific reason for this, 135 00:05:23,669 --> 00:05:26,709 Speaker 2: Please tell me there is, Jana, Why I am a jerk? 136 00:05:27,749 --> 00:05:29,429 Speaker 1: I don't know. I can probably speak to your husband 137 00:05:29,429 --> 00:05:29,669 Speaker 1: about that. 138 00:05:29,709 --> 00:05:29,989 Speaker 3: I don't know. 139 00:05:30,069 --> 00:05:32,309 Speaker 1: I don't actually don't don't speak to him. 140 00:05:32,589 --> 00:05:36,189 Speaker 2: I think there's something about my empathy or when people 141 00:05:36,229 --> 00:05:37,949 Speaker 2: talk it and I should be very careful because I'm 142 00:05:37,949 --> 00:05:41,269 Speaker 2: speaking about a workplace that I work inside of is 143 00:05:41,269 --> 00:05:43,789 Speaker 2: when people I don't know faff around with things that 144 00:05:43,829 --> 00:05:46,989 Speaker 2: I feel it unnecessary, Like my whole body is just 145 00:05:47,069 --> 00:05:49,909 Speaker 2: like everything you're doing is irrelevant against it? 146 00:05:50,269 --> 00:05:52,309 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, so what is this? 147 00:05:53,229 --> 00:05:59,229 Speaker 2: Nothing matters? Everyone is pointless. What is happening to my personality? 148 00:05:59,389 --> 00:06:01,509 Speaker 3: I think it's multi factor all. I think, particularly for 149 00:06:01,549 --> 00:06:03,189 Speaker 3: someone like yourself, because you and I have talked off 150 00:06:03,189 --> 00:06:05,269 Speaker 3: air as well. You're still nauseous, Like, let's be honest, 151 00:06:05,309 --> 00:06:08,509 Speaker 3: you're now almost approaching the third trimester and you're still 152 00:06:08,549 --> 00:06:11,869 Speaker 3: more vomiting occasionally, and you're still naues. You're exhausted, you're 153 00:06:11,869 --> 00:06:14,189 Speaker 3: not sleeping well enough. Like you've got a factor in 154 00:06:14,229 --> 00:06:16,349 Speaker 3: that you're growing a whole human being and you're gonna 155 00:06:16,349 --> 00:06:18,629 Speaker 3: have days where your emotions run wild because of the hormones. 156 00:06:18,669 --> 00:06:21,629 Speaker 3: But you're also fatigued and tired. Baby's going to accelerate 157 00:06:21,669 --> 00:06:23,189 Speaker 3: its growth, You're not going to catch up with the 158 00:06:23,229 --> 00:06:26,149 Speaker 3: food you're taking in, and you just feel crappy. Back 159 00:06:26,189 --> 00:06:27,909 Speaker 3: to that in with a husband who's not going through 160 00:06:27,949 --> 00:06:29,789 Speaker 3: it and not understanding and who you think, come on, 161 00:06:29,829 --> 00:06:31,629 Speaker 3: you could message my feet right now, but you're watching 162 00:06:31,669 --> 00:06:34,069 Speaker 3: the football. It just doesn't quite go right, you know, 163 00:06:34,429 --> 00:06:38,029 Speaker 3: So communication is key in that space, and again outsourcing 164 00:06:38,069 --> 00:06:40,389 Speaker 3: if it's getting a bit overwhelming. It's just being aware 165 00:06:40,429 --> 00:06:42,429 Speaker 3: of those triggers. We're all human, but having a fight 166 00:06:42,429 --> 00:06:44,189 Speaker 3: with your partner's not going to help. So it's kind 167 00:06:44,229 --> 00:06:46,229 Speaker 3: of one of those I don't know, go and be 168 00:06:46,309 --> 00:06:49,309 Speaker 3: an asshole in a boxing bag rather than in your relationship. 169 00:06:49,429 --> 00:06:51,789 Speaker 2: Yeah, he wouldn't drive me to work yesterday because it's 170 00:06:51,789 --> 00:06:53,229 Speaker 2: not that right cool because it was raining. 171 00:06:53,349 --> 00:06:55,189 Speaker 1: It was raining. He drove me to the station and 172 00:06:55,189 --> 00:06:57,669 Speaker 1: I said, can you drive me to work? And he wouldn't. 173 00:06:57,669 --> 00:06:59,869 Speaker 2: And then I like, like, such a good question. You 174 00:06:59,869 --> 00:07:01,989 Speaker 2: are it, And I'm glad that this is recorded because 175 00:07:02,029 --> 00:07:04,589 Speaker 2: I'll be playing it back to him. But I sat 176 00:07:04,629 --> 00:07:05,429 Speaker 2: on the train and I just. 177 00:07:05,469 --> 00:07:07,949 Speaker 1: Got really teary about it too, though, because I don't. 178 00:07:07,829 --> 00:07:09,189 Speaker 2: Know if my brain has started to go in the 179 00:07:09,309 --> 00:07:11,509 Speaker 2: end of thal s of like, well, now I'm in 180 00:07:11,549 --> 00:07:13,589 Speaker 2: the cave and you need to protect me from the bears. 181 00:07:14,149 --> 00:07:18,109 Speaker 2: And in the twenty first century, that is driving me 182 00:07:18,189 --> 00:07:22,149 Speaker 2: to work, building me up hard. He still is just like, 183 00:07:22,149 --> 00:07:23,589 Speaker 2: I don't think I need to drive you to work. 184 00:07:23,629 --> 00:07:26,349 Speaker 2: I was like, well, you're not pregnant and. 185 00:07:26,509 --> 00:07:28,029 Speaker 3: Look, you know there will be people who listen tos 186 00:07:28,029 --> 00:07:29,469 Speaker 3: and go, oh, that's ridiculous. It's just you know, I 187 00:07:29,509 --> 00:07:31,789 Speaker 3: dropped to work. But I think it's also we need 188 00:07:31,869 --> 00:07:33,989 Speaker 3: to teach our men to be dads. And so there's 189 00:07:34,029 --> 00:07:35,829 Speaker 3: a whole chapter that's coming in the head they're not 190 00:07:35,829 --> 00:07:38,149 Speaker 3: ready for yet. And so we can choose cheeky ways 191 00:07:38,189 --> 00:07:40,269 Speaker 3: like this podcast to sort of remind our women that 192 00:07:40,349 --> 00:07:42,549 Speaker 3: this is the start of a big, long process ahead. 193 00:07:42,589 --> 00:07:44,749 Speaker 3: And so it's a training process. And let's be honest, 194 00:07:44,789 --> 00:07:45,949 Speaker 3: we have to train men in most things. 195 00:07:46,149 --> 00:07:48,829 Speaker 2: Oh my god, this is such a good like leave 196 00:07:48,869 --> 00:07:53,629 Speaker 2: it a pool. Now, what can we do on our 197 00:07:53,669 --> 00:07:55,869 Speaker 2: to do list or the checklist this week? 198 00:07:56,149 --> 00:07:58,629 Speaker 3: Well, we've kind of discussed it already, which is GDM, 199 00:07:58,709 --> 00:08:01,709 Speaker 3: so diabetes in pregnancy. It affects about twelve to fourteen 200 00:08:01,709 --> 00:08:04,029 Speaker 3: percent of pregnancies and twenty percent in Indigenous women. It's 201 00:08:04,069 --> 00:08:06,669 Speaker 3: time to book it that horrible, yucky glucost test. But 202 00:08:06,709 --> 00:08:09,309 Speaker 3: it's really important, so ideally somewhere between twenty four and 203 00:08:09,309 --> 00:08:12,069 Speaker 3: twenty eight weeks. Again, a lot of pathology centers don't 204 00:08:12,069 --> 00:08:13,469 Speaker 3: do it because quite a long test. You need two 205 00:08:13,469 --> 00:08:14,989 Speaker 3: and a half hours and you need to be fasting 206 00:08:15,349 --> 00:08:18,109 Speaker 3: when you go. So some centers, for example, only do 207 00:08:18,149 --> 00:08:20,109 Speaker 3: them on a Friday, so un I need a book 208 00:08:20,149 --> 00:08:22,229 Speaker 3: now in case they're booked out next week, rather than 209 00:08:22,229 --> 00:08:23,909 Speaker 3: you find your midwife's having a go at you because 210 00:08:23,909 --> 00:08:25,469 Speaker 3: you're thirty weeks pregnant, you're still have a done it. 211 00:08:25,509 --> 00:08:27,749 Speaker 2: I have a tip on that actually is that if 212 00:08:27,789 --> 00:08:30,029 Speaker 2: you are nauxious to call ahead and see if it's 213 00:08:30,029 --> 00:08:33,749 Speaker 2: refrigerated the drink because it's yep, because it's easy to 214 00:08:33,749 --> 00:08:34,749 Speaker 2: tolerate when it's cold. 215 00:08:34,949 --> 00:08:36,869 Speaker 3: Yeah, and look at some people love it. I can 216 00:08:36,909 --> 00:08:39,829 Speaker 3: tell you, as I said, it's the why really really 217 00:08:39,869 --> 00:08:40,549 Speaker 3: hate that drink? 218 00:08:41,189 --> 00:08:43,229 Speaker 1: I know how good for you is it? It's not nice. 219 00:08:45,469 --> 00:08:50,429 Speaker 2: My tool kit is to stop following some pregnancy Instagram accounts. 220 00:08:50,429 --> 00:08:53,269 Speaker 1: Oh I love you, just totally agree. 221 00:08:53,109 --> 00:08:56,149 Speaker 2: Some people who have started to there's a lot of 222 00:08:56,189 --> 00:08:58,429 Speaker 2: sleep advice that is being targeted to me at the 223 00:08:58,469 --> 00:09:02,669 Speaker 2: moment already, like baby sleep advice or things like don't 224 00:09:02,669 --> 00:09:03,789 Speaker 2: do this, don't do this. 225 00:09:03,749 --> 00:09:05,909 Speaker 3: Or I'm doing push ups in pregnancy and I'm amazing 226 00:09:05,909 --> 00:09:06,269 Speaker 3: and you're not. 227 00:09:06,669 --> 00:09:09,149 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, a lot of look how fit I stay 228 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:09,869 Speaker 1: in pregnancy? 229 00:09:10,189 --> 00:09:11,909 Speaker 2: As someone who used to go to the gym five 230 00:09:11,989 --> 00:09:14,549 Speaker 2: days a week and has gone down to well only 231 00:09:14,709 --> 00:09:17,469 Speaker 2: just started going back to the gym, doing very soft 232 00:09:17,469 --> 00:09:22,069 Speaker 2: pilarates and doing walks. I did get comparities disheartening, Yeah, 233 00:09:22,109 --> 00:09:26,029 Speaker 2: and so it's unfollowing or just not looking at that content. 234 00:09:26,189 --> 00:09:28,229 Speaker 3: Totally agree because we do enough comparing in life as 235 00:09:28,229 --> 00:09:30,909 Speaker 3: it is, and I think every woman's journey is so different. 236 00:09:30,949 --> 00:09:32,869 Speaker 3: And I mean, look, I am also an advocate though, 237 00:09:32,909 --> 00:09:35,189 Speaker 3: to share your own warts and all kinds of pregnancies 238 00:09:35,229 --> 00:09:36,549 Speaker 3: because there's not enough of us doing it, so you 239 00:09:36,589 --> 00:09:37,869 Speaker 3: can if you want to go. And I'm not am 240 00:09:37,869 --> 00:09:40,629 Speaker 3: I my pregnancy page because I talk about veins and 241 00:09:40,989 --> 00:09:44,989 Speaker 3: everything that's come out of me is very authentic on Instagram. 242 00:09:45,029 --> 00:09:47,069 Speaker 3: And I made that decision collectively a few years ago 243 00:09:47,109 --> 00:09:48,829 Speaker 3: because I'd seen too many of the accounts you were 244 00:09:48,829 --> 00:09:51,389 Speaker 3: talking about too many people and looked at me wrong. 245 00:09:51,389 --> 00:09:52,869 Speaker 3: I'm a full advocate for women, you know. I am 246 00:09:52,909 --> 00:09:55,589 Speaker 3: a powerhouse woman myself. I'm working as a doctor and 247 00:09:55,669 --> 00:09:57,669 Speaker 3: I have so many children, so I'm all about propping 248 00:09:57,669 --> 00:10:00,669 Speaker 3: women up and inspiring them. So sometimes you might be 249 00:10:00,749 --> 00:10:03,029 Speaker 3: one of those persons who really enjoys looking at someone 250 00:10:03,109 --> 00:10:05,749 Speaker 3: else doing amazing on Instagram, but there might be times 251 00:10:05,749 --> 00:10:06,349 Speaker 3: you do to turn it. 252 00:10:06,309 --> 00:10:06,789 Speaker 1: Off as well. 253 00:10:06,829 --> 00:10:09,349 Speaker 3: So it's trying to find that happy medium, and that's 254 00:10:09,389 --> 00:10:10,909 Speaker 3: the hard part is when is it enough. 255 00:10:14,109 --> 00:10:16,269 Speaker 2: We hope you enjoyed this episode of Hello Bump. We 256 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:19,389 Speaker 2: have so many episodes of this series filled with tips 257 00:10:19,429 --> 00:10:22,229 Speaker 2: and stories from women and experts who've been through it 258 00:10:22,309 --> 00:10:22,869 Speaker 2: all before. 259 00:10:23,229 --> 00:10:25,069 Speaker 3: You can go back and listen to everything else Hello 260 00:10:25,109 --> 00:10:26,829 Speaker 3: Bump related in this podcast feed. 261 00:10:26,749 --> 00:10:28,549 Speaker 2: And while you're there, we'd love if you could give 262 00:10:28,589 --> 00:10:30,309 Speaker 2: us a five star rating and maybe leave us a 263 00:10:30,309 --> 00:10:32,669 Speaker 2: review or even shared this episode with a friend. 264 00:10:32,829 --> 00:10:35,989 Speaker 3: This episode was produced by Courtney Ammenhauser with audio production 265 00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:37,749 Speaker 3: by Tom Lyon We'll catch you next time. 266 00:10:37,829 --> 00:10:40,669 Speaker 2: This episode of Hello Bump was made in partnership with Huggies. 267 00:10:40,869 --> 00:10:44,349 Speaker 1: Bye Bye.