Being pregnant and giving birth with Type 1 Diabetes takes specific intention, energy, and management of health. In this episode, Dr. Morgan has Dr. Gina Cummins on to tell us how she managed her blood sugar throughout her two pregnancies and homebirths. They discuss how the conventional route of prenatal care and birth for women with Type 1 is different for those that don't have it - including the risk factors and reasoning for why it is this way, and then Dr. Gina goes on to explain how she advocated for herself to walk an alternative path outside the system. She found a supportive midwife and had both babies at home, and as she shares her birth stories, you'll see that she weaves in how she was actively managing her insulin in between contractions. Blood sugar management is a full-time job, and we hope you find this episode as educational as it is impressive.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Dr. Gina Cummin's Website
• Dr. Gina's Cummin's Instagram
• Other Healthy as a Mother Podcast episodes to further your learning:
  • #87: Gestational Diabetes Part 1 with Lily Nichols
  • #88: Gestational Diabetes Part 2 with Lily Nichols
• Natural Birth for Type 1 Diabetics Facebook Group
• Dr. Gina's midwife, Lindsey Meehleis Instagram and Website
• Dr. Drina's OB, Dr. Stuart Fischbein Instagram and Website and Podcast
• Birthing From Within birth class

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When Dr. Morgan's fourth baby was just a few weeks old and started making a sometimes grunty sometimes squeaky noise with each inhale - She didn't know what to think, and she certainly didn't expect the diagnosis her baby would ultimately get. Laryngomalacia is a term that we all became intimately familiar with, and it basically translates to soft or floppy vocal cords. In this episode, Dr. Morgan takes you through all of the information you need to know about laryngomalacia, from the physiology to the symptoms to the levels of severity, and then treatment. She details everything that she can remember from that time and how it affected her daughter's sleeping, feeding, and thus weight gain - significantly. If you're listening to this episode, it might be because you're going through it - and for that, Dr. Morgan gives a big hug.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Ninni pacifier for breastfed babies, use code MORGM10 to save 10%
• Free to Feed website for food reactivity in babies
• Healthy as a Mother podcast: #43: Dr. Morgan's Postpartum: On Sleeping and Resting
• Healthy as a Mother podcast: #46: Dr. Morgan's Postpartum: On Breastfeeding and Nutrition
• Healthy as a Mother Podcast: #57: Pregnancy Nausea + Postpartum Fog: An Update From the Doctors
• Healthy as a Mother Podcast: #34: The First 10 Days Postpartum: Top 5 Tips to Thrive
• Healthy as a Mother Podcast: #07: Postpartum Healing: No More Mothers Left in the Dust

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How do we raise kids so they don't need therapy? Today, Dr. Leah interviews Sadie Ackerman of Finding Home Healing, all about how we heal our own trauma by working with the various parts of ourselves. This is the amazing work that we need, whether we want to conceive, become better parents, or feel better in our lives no matter what season we are in. This is the kind of work that has made all the difference for Dr. Leah along her own healing, fertility, and motherhood journey. Toward the end, Sadie walks us through a specific example about Dr. Leah's daughter, where she taught her how to show up differently so her daughter could potentially have a different experience leading to less dysregulation, and she's so grateful.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Check out Sadie's website!
• Follow Sadie on Instagram!
• Check out Sadie's podcast: Finding Home Healing
• Join the waitlist for Dr. Leah's new Womanhood Wellness membership launching soon!

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Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Have you ever wondered how preeclampsia is handled by midwives? Or how you can prevent it from occurring in the first place? Today on the podcast, Dr. Morgan interviews Tiffany Alblinger, a homebirth midwife with Beautiful One Midwifery in San Diego, and we talk all about preeclampsia through a midwifery model of care lens. We discuss the basic things, like what it is, what the symptoms are, and how you might come to be diagnosed - but then we also talk about prevention from a holistic point of view - and what can be done if you'd had preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy and don't want to get it again. Tiffany explains how she uses a functional medicine approach to looking at a woman's whole diet and lifestyle to work at optimizing birth outcomes from before they even become pregnant, and then what she does to support them if the body is showing signs of tracking toward preeclampsia. It's a fascinating conversation, so let's jump in!

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Resources From The Episode:

• Check out Tiffany's website!
• Follow Beautiful One Midwifery on Instagram!
• Check out the Beautiful One Midwifery Community Membership

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In this episode, Dr. Leah interviews her dear friend and colleague, Dr. Elly Michelle, about hypothalamic amenorrhea, the medical term for not getting your period, the delicate balance between exercise, movement, and nourishment, how to connect with your feminine side, and many other juicy topics. She shared her own story of her journey through disordered eating and how it's possible to truly heal, whether you want balanced hormones or a baby soon or someday.

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Resources From This Episode:

1. Follow Dr. Elly on Instagram!
2. Sign up for Dr. Elly's mentorship here.
3. Join the waitlist for Dr. Leah's Womanhood Wellness Membership!

Stay Connected With Us:
Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Dr. Leah: www.womanhoodwellness.com
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No woman or couple should ever experience a pregnancy loss, yet sadly it happens in 1 in 4 pregnancies. Today we break down 8 overarching root-cause reasons that can lead to one or multiple losses. We are highlighting many different situations that can occur within those 8 root causes so this episode feels almost like a masterclass on pregnancy loss. If you are looking for answers beyond what you are getting, or you want to know what to do to prevent a loss along your fertility journey potentially, this episode is for you.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Episode #31: The Power of Progesterone: An Essential Fertility Hormone
• Episode #70: PCOS, Mold and Avoiding IVF
• Episode #113: Breastfeeding and Trying To Conceive
• Dr Leah's Free Lab Ranges guide
• Dr. Leah's Pregnancy Loss Guide
• Womanhood Wellness Labs
• Womanhood Wellness Membership Waitlist
• Book: Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?
• Sperm test: Legacy
• Golden Genetics - Natalie for Genetic Counseling

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In this episode, Dr. Morgan interviews perinatal mental health therapist and licensed clinical social worker, Beth Warren on the topic of how past trauma, specifically sexual or reproductive trauma can affect and trigger women when they enter the process of motherhood - from pregnancy through postpartum. She outlines the various obvious and subtle ways this period can cause survivors to relive aspects of their trauma - and what they can do to abate these effects. From understanding the what and why, to developing a true trauma-informed birth team- this is an important topic not often brought to light and I'm honored to be bringing further awareness for how survivors can educate and empower themselves so this experience is the best it can be.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Beth's Website: https://bethanywarrenlcsw.com/
• Beth's books:
  • Healing From Reproductive Trauma, by Bethany Warren https://amzn.to/4iFkd9L
  • The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook: The Guide to Surviving Your Emotions When Having a Baby https://amzn.to/4cSeHix
• Follow Beth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethanywarrenlcsw
• Download the Expectful app: https://expectful.com/

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In today's episode, Dr. Leah interviews Janne Robinson, a poet, author, coach, all about truth. She shares her story and how it led her to her truth. She shares why truth is her passion, and why she loves helping people find theirs. This is an intimate and inspiring episode, so let's get going.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Meet Yourself in Truth - Free Event - Application

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