Today’s guest has an interesting spin on the difference between her expectations for the pregnancy and birth and her experience going into pregnancy. She had a number of health conditions that lead to a lot of cautionary talks about the many things that could go awry. And then when she actually was pregnant, she more or less skated through a problem free pregnancy. So she’s left with feeling grateful to have outruns so many serious issues and sad about the fact that she didn’t get to enjoy what was basically a straightforward pregnancy because she was constantly on alert.
You can find Lisa’s writing here
PCOS
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pcos/symptoms-causes/syc-20353439
https://www.webmd.com/women/what-is-pcos
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/pcos.html#:~:text=What%20is%20PCOS%3F,beyond%20the%20child%2Dbearing%20years.
Epilepsy
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/epilepsy/symptoms-causes/syc-20350093
https://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/default.htm
Epilepsy and Pregnancy
https://www.cureepilepsy.org/webinars/epilepsy-pregnancy-contraception/
https://epilepsychicago.org/what-is-epilepsy/sudep/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpcOTBhCZARIsAEAYLuU8fRCTSVMxWjho2b1pckFcUOEhXYtS6Nvros5kCvTJZgKhCcC3EUsaAncmEALw_wcB
Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics/fetal-treatment-center
https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/conditions/spina-bifida?campaignid=71700000085986996&adgroupid=58700007287088131&adgroup=FTC-NT+-+Conditions+-+Spina+Bifida&creative=537193062435&kwid=43700065426505077&matchtype=p&network=g&adposition=&target=&device=c&devicemodel=&feeditemid=&loc_physical_ms=9031971&loc_interest_ms=&targetid=kwd-803521056122&utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=FTC-NT+-+Conditions+All&utm_term=spina+bifida+fetus&&campaignid=14146813904&adgroupid=125672267659&adid=537193062435&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpcOTBhCZARIsAEAYLuVdDLyuSmXsok5GdMl3I_JALDEjLXlO00R2JNSHebSUzLG5DWzjA6QaAn3mEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.chop.edu/treatments/fetal-surgery-spina-bifida/about
Pyloric Stenosis
Breastfeeding across the US