9 • Erin Battles: Birth Center Transport, Breastfeeding Challenges (The Judy Chicago Series_

09/18/18 • 63 min

Before Erin gave birth to her son, she didn’t spend a lot of time worrying about breastfeeding. Once he was born, however, they experienced their share of difficulties. She and her son had a long labor, and her milk took a long time to come in, after days of a mysterious fever. When it did come in, only one side was producing due to leftover scar tissue from a 15-year old piercing, and one bad latch resulted in painful blisters which made breastfeeding impossible for a week. Low supply meant she started supplementing with formula from day 3, and although she had wanted to breastfeed exclusively, she did what she had to, and Erin and her husband were glad to provide their little boy with much-needed sustenance when her body couldn’t.

Despite a rocky start they were able to breastfeed for 9 months, and for some of that time she was able to feed fully from one breast.

This is a special edition of Big Birth Junkie that coincides with the artwork of Judy Chicago's Birth Project Born Again Series at the Pasadena Museum and relates to her piece: Birth Garment Amazon.

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For more information to go: GraceFull or follow us: @gracefullbirth or our guest: Erin Battles on Facebook

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This episode is sponsored by GraceFull where you can find BBJ's host Elizabeth's free ebook: Birth Planning: All the Questions to Ask and all kinds of educational videos including Childbirth Education, Advanced Doula Trainings and Lactation Support.

If you live in Los Angeles, check out our midwives for home births, water birth, and our accredited birthing center. We also have a full wellness facility with NDs, Chiropractic, Therapy, Massage, Lactation and lots of amazing classes.

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Despite a rocky start they were able to breastfeed for 9 months, and for some of that time she was able to feed fully from one breast.

This is a special edition of Big Birth Junkie that coincides with the artwork of Judy Chicago's Birth Project Born Again Series at the Pasadena Museum and relates to her piece: Birth Garment Amazon.

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For more information to go: GraceFull or follow us: @gracefullbirth or our guest: Erin Battles on Facebook

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8 • Faith Hitchon : Being a Single Mother (The Judy Chicago Series)

Faith Hitchon shares with us her pregnancy, labor and postpartum journey. And specifically the day she became a single mama.

Please note, we have a *trigger warning* in this podcast with information on how you can skip over the section that talks about the physical abuse Faith endured.

This is a special edition of Big Birth Junkie that coincides with the artwork of Judy Chicago's Birth Project Born Again Series at the Pasadena Museum and relates to her piece: Creation Scroll.

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For more information to go: GraceFull or follow us: @gracefullbirth or our guest: @newforage

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10 • Hannah Roloson and her sister Kamala: Birthing in Community, Turning a Breech Baby (The Judy Chicago Series)

Hannah and Kamala grew up in a community where childbirth was celebrated and an inclusive community event. When Hannah got pregnant there was no doubt in her mind that her family would be there for the big day. Not only do we get to hear the story of two home water births, but its a treat to hear sisters share their perspective on the same experiences.

This is a special edition of Big Birth Junkie that coincides with the artwork of Judy Chicago's Birth Project Born Again Series at the Pasadena Museum and relates to her piece: Guided by the Goddess as we talk about Birthing in Community.

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For more information to go: GraceFull or follow us: @gracefullbirth or our guests: firegroove.com

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If you live in Los Angeles, check out our midwives for home births, water birth, and our accredited birthing center where we are in-network with Blue Shield. We also have a full wellness facility with NDs, Chiropractic, Therapy, Massage, Lactation and lots of amazing classes.

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