Jacqueline chats with Alaina as she shares her story to motherhood including stillbirth due to a hypercoiled umbilical cord, navigating pregnancy after loss, and healing through helping others.
Alaina and her family started the Loving Leo Joseph Foundation, which works to raise money to purchase Cuddle Cots to donate to hospitals in need. A Cuddle Cot is a machine that gives grieving parents the gift of time with their child while in the hospital, to take pictures and cherish every memory of the baby they lost.
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Sensory overload. It occurs when one or more of our senses is overstimulated, taking in too much information for our brains to process. Pre-parenthood this wasn't a big deal, because we had the benefits of rest, quiet, and time on our side. But in motherhood... we now process that input MUCH differently and the shift happens fast! In this episode, Jacqueline shares five ways to cope with sensory overload when mom-life gets a little too overwhelming.
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Mentioned in this episode...
Host of The Purpose Show and author of Declutter Like A Mother: Allie Casazza!

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Jacqueline chats with Alison who shares her story of preserving her fertility by making the decision to freeze her eggs. Take a listen to learn about what that process looks like, and hear all about Alison's experience first hand.

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Jacqueline shares the conversation she had with her maternal fetal medicine doctor one year ago following the stillbirth of her daughter. You’ll hear where that conversation led her and her husband on their journey to growing their family, and what that looks like today.

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Jacqueline shares more of her fertility story including the miraculous births of her sons! From IVF, to the NICU, surgeries, hospital stays, stillbirth and more, this episode tells the second half of her journey to motherhood - right up until present day.

Trigger warning: discussion of premature delivery and stillbirth.

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To kick off the premiere of the show, Jacqueline shares part one of her fertility story. From meeting her husband to infertility and the help of reproductive assistance, this episode tells the story of Jacqueline's first three years on her journey to becoming a mom! Trigger warning: discussion of miscarriage and premature delivery. Want to connect with like-minded women who are getting real about what it takes to be a mom? Join the Motherhood Intended Community!

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