We sit down with the one and only Lily Nichols, RDN & CDE— author of Real Food for Gestational Diabetes, Real Food for Pregnancy, and her latest work, Real Food for Fertility, to set the record straight and debunk myths about some of the most common preconception and pregnancy routine practices and complications. The nutritional choices we make do have an impact on all of these areas, and the mainstream medical paradigm is slow to adapt, per usual.

In this episode we discussed:

• What is the real deal with the infamous glucose test? Why is the artificial orange drink a.k.a. Glucola the “gold standard” when testing women for Gestational Diabetes, and what are the shortcomings with the 50g, 75g, and 100g screening tests?
• How can Gestational Diabetes be managed, and what is the problem with the mainstream medical model’s current guidelines for GD management?
• When it comes to preconception and fertility, we of course have to mention The Pill. What must women know about their fertility when coming off the pill, and how does hormonal birth control impact future fertility outcomes and nutrient stores?
• What is recurrent miscarriage and how can women uncover the root cause?
• Male Factor Fertility— what is one thing all men can do across the board to contribute to the fertility equation, since we know they play a role in this too?
• What is the biggest scam with mainstream advice given for gestational hypertension, and what guidance should women follow instead?

Find Lily here

• Real Food for Pregnancy
• Real Food for Gestational Diabetes
• Real Food for Fertility
• Follow Lily on instagram

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• the importance of veering away from the martyrdom mindset in motherhood
• Oni's abandonment of the feminist movement and her calling to homeschool her two girls
• how single motherhood does not have to pose a barrier to homeschooling and/or your career
• how we women need to lean on our local community in person, not just online, for holistic support
• the delicate balance of setting boundaries and showing up as her authentic self as a postpartum doula while also staying open-minded to clients' varying needs
• the debacle of the night shift as a postpartum doula— does it help or hinder the breastfeeding relationship within the mother-baby dyad?
• how we don't have to and should not try to be everything to everyone when serving clients in our business
• how to know when it's the right time to take an overnight trip without your little one

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• Website: https://www.butterflybirthcare.com/

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The (K)at is finally out of the bag! Kat is expecting baby #2!! It would be a little weird if we withheld the most compelling aspects of this wild pregnancy and plans for a sovereign birth (we explain what that means too) as two moms who host a podcast dedicated to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. So, we of course had to divulge the details. It's too exciting not to share! We answer some of our listener questions submitted via instagram stories as well.

Resources Referenced:

• Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols, RDN
• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley (ch. 5: Ultrasounds)
• The Freebirth Society
• Unpacking Ultrasounds
• Tempdrop Fertility Tracker
• Resilient Motherhood Guide w/Anisa Woodall (code: MOTR for $100 off!)
• Gestational Diabetes, GBS, Ultrasound Technology, and RH Negative: A New Perspective
  
  
  

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