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✨Welcome to BAWKI Snippet # 6: What is Uterine Incarceration?

I am a birth and postpartum doula serving the greater Seattle area in Washington State. I have been practicing for over 10 years and I just learned about #uterineincarceration! 

 This is what I learned! 
• It’s a rare diagnosis. It happens in 1 in every 3000 pregnancies 
• It’s usually diagnosed between 14-17 weeks gestation 
• Risk factors include uterine abnormalities such as a reverted, bicornuet or didelphic uterus, history of pelvic or abdominal surgeries, endometriosis, fibroids, and pelvic inflammatory disease 
• Common symptoms are constipation, urinarybissues, lower back, abdominal, rectal or pelvic pain/pressure, cramping and vaginal bleeding
• Manuel adjustments usually made before 20 weeks gestation 
• If not treated surgical intervention may be necessary 

Have you heard of this or personally dealt with this before? Comment down below! 

#birth #postpartum #doula BIPOCdoula

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🐣BAWKI Snippet # 5: When to hire a doula! 

Short answer: as soon as possible 
Long answer: when it feels right to you and/or when you first find interest in doula support because doulas can get booked up pretty fast. 

#birth #postpartum #doula #BIPOCdoula #postpartumovernight

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✨BAWKI Snippet Ep. 4!✨

The importance of doulas having boundaries!🫶🏽 

Key takeaways:
•We need breaks too
•We need to be the best versions of ourselves when we support clients
•We can’t be client pleasers because we need to care for ourselves too
•HAVE A CONTRACT!!!

#birth #postpartum #doula #BIPOCdoula #BirthAsWeKnowIt 

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What I learned these past two weeks as a #birth and #postpartum #doula.

Key take aways:
🗓️Due dates are an estimation
🔀Be flexible with your birth and postpartum preferences

#BIPOCdoula #BirthAsWeKnowIt

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The importance of meeting your postpartum clients where they are.

Top 3 takeaways:

1. Meet your clients where they are physically, mentally and emotionally
2. Do not push your own agenda of what YOU think is best for the client on them
3. Have a resource list!! 

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What I learned:

1. Baby’s don’t wait for anyone
2. The energy you bring into the birth space truly matters
3. Bonus: know what you bring to the table and where you fall short 

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Rebecca takes us alongside her through the journey of choosing to be a single parent, finding a sperm donor, finding out she conceived twins, and then having to deal with being bounced around hospitals during her pregnancy to keep her babies from being born extremely prematurely. It is a wild ride with a very happy ending. Take a listen and let me know what your favorite part was by sending me a text! 

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only, with no intention of giving or replacing any medical advice. I, Kiona Nessenbaum, am not a licensed medical professional. All advice that is given on the podcast is from the personal experience of the storytellers. All medical or health-related questions should be directed to your licensed provider.  

Also, there is a small mention of stillbirth when speaking of how she came up with her babies' names around the 59-minute mark.

Another great twin birth story is episode 10-Kendra Buchholz-Miscarriage-Vaginal Twin Birth-Mora & Wren

Resources:

• Perinatal Support of Washington: https://perinatalsupport.org/ 
• Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net
• Ronald McDonald House Charities-New Zealand: https://rmhc.org.nz/
• Ronald McDonald House Charities:https://ronaldmcdonaldhouse.org/

Definitions: 

• Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Dichorionic-Diamniotic (Di-Di) Twins
• Breech Baby Presentation
• Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) 

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Abolish ICE. Be the change we need to make a difference and to hold this administration accountable. 

Call 202-224-3121 and follow the prompts

 • Say "Hello, my name is (say your name), and I am a constituent of (name your city and state). ICE has harmed, murdered, and kidnapped people all over the country. You are elected to protect us, not fund this violence. Block all ICE funding now! Thank you”

Here is a link to printable resources on knowing your rights when dealing with ICE:

Print at home materials 

Know Your Rights Cards (in many languages): https://www.ilrc.org/redcards#print

WAND Canvassing material / fliers for work places: https://drive.google.com/.../1KxHWFlya2zVuIUP3N...

Rights for pregnant, postpartum, lactation undocumented people as of ICE Directive: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKre3WMN0zP/?img_index=1

Actual ICE Directive: https://www.ice.gov/.../11032.4...

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Brandy takes us all through the journey of what it is like for her to become pregnant with and give birth to two juicy babies with her husband, Demar, by her side. She also talks us through what experiencing a shoulder dystocia with Oliver was like for her mentally as it was happening, and she touches on the importance of reaching out sooner rather than later when experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms. 

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only, with no intention of giving or replacing any medical advice. I, Kiona Nessenbaum, am not a licensed medical professional. All advice that is given on the podcast is from the personal experience of the storytellers. All medical or health-related questions should be directed to your licensed provider.  

Want to hear another great birth story? Listen to episode 85-Amanda Clarke-Ray-3 Vaginal Births-Aila, Norah & Haiden

Resources:

• Perinatal Support of Washington: https://perinatalsupport.org/ 
• Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net

Definitions: 

• Shoulder Dystocia

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In this episode, Monae shares the birth story of her daughter, Theodora, and how it differed from the birth of her son, Soren. She also touches on the emotional challenges of becoming a mother of two and how her normal day-to-day has changed. 

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only with no intention of giving or replacing any medical advice. I, Kiona Nessenbaum, am not a licensed medical professional. All advice that is given on the podcast is from the personal experience of the storytellers. All medical or health-related questions should be directed to your licensed provider.  

Tune in to Monae's first episode: 20-Monaé Munchrath-Pt. 2-Vaginal Birth-Soren

Don't forget to listen to her husband, Sam, share his perspective on their son Soren's birth: 23-Samuel Munchrath-Partner-Vaginal Birth-Soren 

Resources:

• Perinatal Support of Washington: https://perinatalsupport.org/ 
• Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net

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