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Dr. Meggie Smith, OB/GYN: Busting those baby-making myths
Dr. Meggie Smith is an OB/GYN who specializes in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Based in Nashville, Tennessee Smith is a life-long athlete who uses her medical expertise paired with her personal experiences to help women better understand their bodies. Smith strives to use relatable, practical advice with all of her patients by connecting with them on a personal and professional level. As both the doctor and the patient (she has gone through two egg freezing cycles herself), undergoing fertility treatments has given Smith a unique perspective on the physical and emotional toils of an in vitro fertilization or egg freezing cycle. Dr. Smith is a proud dog mom to rescues, Herman and Noelle.
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Key takeaways
- So much of her job is dealing with emotion around infertility. The vast majority of people she sees are shocked to need a fertility specialist (6:50)
- There is a lot of grieving along with a lot of hope when it comes to infertility. Many people are angry or sad and not everyone is ready to move to the acceptance part and take next steps (10:20)
- Common tips for increasing your chances of getting pregnant: putting your legs up after sex, eating pineapple core after ovulation, acupuncture, baby aspirin, different sex positions, inserting actual egg-whites in the vagina, how often to have sex, supplements, cutting alcohol/caffeine - are any of them true? Dr. Meggie tells me which, if any, have any real chance of increasing your odds of getting pregnant (16:38)
- A lot of the things we do to try and help get pregnant are things that make us feel in control in a situation that is very outside of our control. There’s a lot that has very little downside and might have an upside so why not try (18:38)
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Thank you to ChildLife Essentials for sponsoring this episode! ChildLife Essentials has been a trusted children supplements brand for over 20 years. Now available on amazon.com/childlife
Follow Dr. Meggie on Instagram or her website
Follow Mommin’ Podcast on Instagram
Thanks for listening! Please rate the show and leave a review if you liked what you heard and make sure to subscribe on Amazon Music, iHeartRADIO, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or TuneIn!
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By Jessica & MeganDr. Meggie Smith is an OB/GYN who specializes in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Based in Nashville, Tennessee Smith is a life-long athlete who uses her medical expertise paired with her personal experiences to help women better understand their bodies. Smith strives to use relatable, practical advice with all of her patients by connecting with them on a personal and professional level. As both the doctor and the patient (she has gone through two egg freezing cycles herself), undergoing fertility treatments has given Smith a unique perspective on the physical and emotional toils of an in vitro fertilization or egg freezing cycle. Dr. Smith is a proud dog mom to rescues, Herman and Noelle.
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Key takeaways
- So much of her job is dealing with emotion around infertility. The vast majority of people she sees are shocked to need a fertility specialist (6:50)
- There is a lot of grieving along with a lot of hope when it comes to infertility. Many people are angry or sad and not everyone is ready to move to the acceptance part and take next steps (10:20)
- Common tips for increasing your chances of getting pregnant: putting your legs up after sex, eating pineapple core after ovulation, acupuncture, baby aspirin, different sex positions, inserting actual egg-whites in the vagina, how often to have sex, supplements, cutting alcohol/caffeine - are any of them true? Dr. Meggie tells me which, if any, have any real chance of increasing your odds of getting pregnant (16:38)
- A lot of the things we do to try and help get pregnant are things that make us feel in control in a situation that is very outside of our control. There’s a lot that has very little downside and might have an upside so why not try (18:38)
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Thank you to ChildLife Essentials for sponsoring this episode! ChildLife Essentials has been a trusted children supplements brand for over 20 years. Now available on amazon.com/childlife
Follow Dr. Meggie on Instagram or her website
Follow Mommin’ Podcast on Instagram
Thanks for listening! Please rate the show and leave a review if you liked what you heard and make sure to subscribe on Amazon Music, iHeartRADIO, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or TuneIn!