Ep 34 Kristen Womack | A Fertility Story

03/04/21 • 35 min

Fertility struggles are so common, and yet they each are so unique. And going through fertility struggles can be a painful and isolating experience. In this episode, we hear from Kristen Womack about her fertility struggles through two pregnancies, and the support and care she received along the way.
We discuss the importance of feeling seen and heard by your care provider, trusting your gut and balancing input from experts with knowing what's right for you, and the benefits of both conventional and holistic medicine specifically regarding fertility.
Mentioned in this episode:
Babies are Not Pizzas by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN, LCCE
Unconventional Medicine by Chris Kresser
Dr. Sara Jean Barrett at Wellness Minneapolis
Health Foundations Birth Center

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Hear about what we have coming up this month as we shift our focus into fertility, birth, and postpartum health. We have a lot of content especially around postpartum health and postpartum support, which is an area that can often get overlooked as we become so focused on birth. Check out the episode to hear more, and get the scoop on how it fits into the bigger picture of what we're building at Well Connected Twin Cities.

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Ep 35 Alexia Franco Pettersen | Hola Postpartum

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Alexia Franco Pettersen is a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, lactation counselor, and owner of Hola Postpartum, a meal delivery service specifically for new families during the postpartum time.
As a culture here in the US, we don't do a great job of supporting new families - many partners have to go back to work within days of a birth, and we lack the traditions of really caring for new parents as they're healing and getting to know their new baby.

Alexia tells us about the inspiration behind Hola Postpartum, and how she reached to her father's side of the family and their traditional Mexican foods to support healing and lactation. We also talk about how postpartum doulas can support new families and what foods and nutrients can help support lactation.
Order from Hola Postpartum here.
Connect with Alexia as a doula and educator here.