My body has a mind of its own!

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12/08/20 • 22 min

Like everyone else, before my body started the amazing process of creating a human, I knew I might experience nausea – it’s the most common question people ask me when they want to know how my pregnancy has been. But I didn’t know about all the other pregnancy body changes, from the really weird (like how the smell of your wee can get stronger) to the curious (such as the appearance of skin pigmentation) and the weirdly painful (like the brilliantly named “lightning crotch” also known as the less porn-star-sounding name of “lightning pain”). And all those pregnancy body changes are what this episode is about. Thank you to the experts: accredited practising dietitian Chloe McLeod and GP and co-founder of ESK Dr Ginni Mansberg.

HOST AND PRODUCER: Lizza Gebilagin (lizzagebilagin.com). MORE INFO: Visit http://holyshitimpregnant.com/

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HOST AND PRODUCER: Lizza Gebilagin (lizzagebilagin.com). MORE INFO: Visit http://holyshitimpregnant.com/

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Previous Episode

Behind the pregnancy reveal

The first we usually hear of someone in our extended circle successfully procreating is on social media. Or, if you happen to live in California where your friends start a wildfire in a pyrotechnic-gender-reveal-gone-wrong, then the first you’ll hear of their reproductive efforts is on the news. Either way, it’s just a quick highlight. There’s always so much more to the story. That’s what this episode is all about: that first ‘holy shit’ moment when the pregnancy test comes back positive and the events leading up to it. Because when it happened to me 20 weeks ago, during lockdown and feeling totally isolated, these are the conversations I wish I’d had at the time. In this episode, we cover COVID lockdown babies, pregnancy loss, solo motherhood, PCOS and fertility treatments.

HOST AND PRODUCER: Lizza Gebilagin (lizzagebilagin.com). MORE INFO: Visit http://holyshitimpregnant.com/

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Next Episode

Holy. Sh!!!!t. (The anxiety episode)

For me, the anxiety usually starts with a thought. A “what if” that spirals into the worst possible scenario, the fear spreading through my body until it stuns me immobile. The other day it was in reaction to the news that my placenta was still covering my cervix.

This isn’t the first time I’ve had to reign in anxious thoughts during my pregnancy. And after chatting with a range of women for this podcast, I know these emotional challenges are something many of us share. So, that’s what this episode is all about: the strategies that have helped us get through, the expert recommendations on what we can do, and how to recognise when we need extra help from the pros.

Thank you to the experts: Caitlin Cady, founder of the app Heavily Meditated, and clinical psychologist Dr Nicole Highet, founder of COPE: the Centre of Perinatal Excellence.

HOST AND PRODUCER: Lizza Gebilagin (lizzagebilagin.com). MORE INFO AND SHOW NOTES: Visit http://holyshitimpregnant.com/

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