In this episode, Hanna and her guest Janine talk about their plans and wishes of what they want to do before getting pregnant. Janine also talks about her fears surrounding pregnancy and parenting and about her unique relationship to her foster-child.

Janine's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinekolumna/

Hanna's 28-Day Cleanse: https://hannacharlottestein.com/28-tage-detox/ Side Note for the Cleanse: We do eat food during the whole cleanse. As much as you want! ;)

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Life happened and we needed to pause recording for a second. Hanna shares her thoughts on how important it is to reflect on the things we do once in a while and take some things off our to-do lists.

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There is just so much ground to cover before you add a human to your household! Hanna and Megan react to Melissa Medjuck's list of conversations to have before having a baby. They talk about expressing your needs around shared responsibilities, finances, sex, (so you know, nothing too serious.. woof) and how important it is to have ongoing conversations between co-parents.

This is the post we refer to: https://www.instagram.com/p/CNGc5K_nA_B/?igshid=1vumvnfwgkmah

(@gottmaninstitute April 1st 2021)

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Megan talks about her breastfeeding journey and Hanna talks donation plans. We share pumping reviews and talk about latching, nipple shields, low waste milk storage and the glorious Haakaa!

If you want to skip our chat and get right to the topic, go to minute 2:48.

Disclaimer: We both say moms/mothers a few times, instead of breastfeeding people/breastfeeding parent/birthing person/... We are so sorry about that and herewith apologize! We strive to be inclusive and are still learning what that entails. We didn't mean to offend anyone and hope that this doesn't ruin your listening experience. We are open to suggestions, criticism, questions - delivered in a kind and respectful manner - anytime!

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Links:

Latching:

https://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/attaching-your-baby-at-the-breast/

https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/learning-breastfeed/getting-good-latch

https://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/bf-basics/latch-resources/

Milk Donation in Germany:

https://europeanmilkbanking.com/country/germany/

https://www.frauenmilchbank.de/frauenmilchbanken-in-deutschland#j

Human Milk 4 Human Babies:

https://hm4hb.net/

https://www.facebook.com/hm4hb/about/?ref=page_internal

The online course Megan did:

https://www.tinyhood.com/courses/breastfeeding-101

haakaa**: https://amzn.to/32dT60E

freemie cups: https://freemie.com/

motif luna pump**: https://amzn.to/3adxgyy

Breast pumps through insurance:

Aeroflow: https://aeroflowbreastpumps.com/

Lactation cookies!! (gluten-free and vegan and delicious!)

https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/lactation-cookies/

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More about Megan's postpartum experience! All about the ups and downs of having a baby during a pandemic, about finding your voice through having to advocate for your baby, community support, intimate time after birth and so much more.

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In this episode Megan talks about losing sense of time, lack of sleep, learning to breastfeed, healing from birth, bonding and how quarantine affected her postpartum. And about the amazing support from her mom - hence the title.

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We discuss why pregnant people and mothers are often called "mama" instead of their name! (AHHH) There's elements of power, identity, socialization, and just a lack of time and consideration in it. And also a whole slice of folks who love it. Turns out different people have different reactions to things... here we are again.

This is the instagram account whose post we reference: https://www.instagram.com/refugemidwifery/

The post is from March 4th, 2021. It is linked in our Instagram story today.

Thanks to @RefugeMidwifery for getting our juices flowing!

Please share your thoughts with us under today's instagram post, under today's blog post or under the YouTube video. We want to talk and learn more about this; so we hope you'll engage with us on this topic.

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Megan talks about how and why she decided on where and with whom to give birth, how she feels about those decisions in retrospect and what she might do differently next time 'round.

Hanna talks about her process from fearing painful hospital births, to wanting to birth alone in the woods, to romanticizing a home birth with a videographer (what?).

Topic starts at 5:10.

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Megan describes delivering the placenta, the 'golden hour,' newborn exam and taking home their brand new human! She talks about her and her partner's first decisions as new parents and what it felt like to hold their little one for the first time.

If you are squeamish and don't want to hear Megan talk about tearing, this is the timeframe to skip: 31:14-33:35. 

It's not bad. It's really not. And it's actually a good part of the story to exemplify the amazing care Megan received by her midwife. But in case you are sensitive to it, we wanted to give you the information in order to skip it. 

If you are reaaaally sensitive and don't want to hear any of it, skip the next part also, which is about the first pee and tune back in at 35:19.

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Megan had a positive, peaceful, and powerful water birth at a free-standing birth center with a midwife (CLM), and talks all about her birth from being in denial, to chilled out laboring at home, using hypnobirthing techniques, and the AWESOME support she had from her birth partner and birth team.

Birth story starts at 3:40.

Sorry for the loud static around minute 24. It goes away after a few minutes, promise! Thanks for sticking it out!

English and German subtitles are available on the video on YouTube.

Links to what was mentioned in the episode can be found in the according blog post on our website.

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