CYCLICAL Podcast

I’m Pregnant!! And Pregnancy Symptoms & Birth Plan Q&A

I’m so excited to share…. I’m pregnant!!!! And what an incredible initiation it has been! I have been diving into ALL the layers of pregnancy and have lots of exciting things to share with you, including:

• How I found out I was pregnant
• What my symptoms have been like
• My approach to resolving morning sickness
• What pregnancy cravings REALLY mean and how to listen to them
• Why I chose NOT to take a prenatal
• My home birth plan
• Maternity brands I’m eager to try
• And more!

 

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A reminder, this episode shares MY experience! I encourage you to do your own research and decide what is right for you. 

 

And if you have questions you’d like to submit to my home birth episode, please watch my IG stories for the question box in about a week! 

Our Home Birth Prep & 3rd Trimester Count Down

Holy moly I’m in my 3rd trimester!!! The clock is ticking and before I know it, baby will be here! I am super excited for my Home Birth and lots of you had questions about it. Why did we pick a home birth? How are we preparing? What do we actually NEED for a home birth? And his my partner on board? So I answered it all this week!

 

This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries 

 

And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. 

In this episode I talk about:

• Why we chose a home birth
• Our home birth “plan”
• What items we have on hand for the home birth
• What items we are buying for baby and what items we aren’t investing in
• Myths about “due” date
• My partner’s thoughts on homebirth and if he’s supportive 
• Who you should invite to your birth
• My favorite pregnancy books to read
• What if something goes wrong?? 
• And so much more

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Hormones, Birth Control and Oral Health with Dr. Leedia Riman

You asked and I’m delivering!! I am ecstatic to welcome Biological Dentist Dr. Leedia Riman onto the podcast today. I don’t know about you, but I’ve learned more about oral health and biological dentistry from Instagram than I have in my years of seeing dentists! Dr. Leedia’s account stood out to me because she talks about SO much that’s often overlooked by standard dentists - how hormones impact our teeth, the truth about fluoride and considerations as women to keep our oral health optimal This episode will probably blow you away and make you feel so much more empowered in your oral health. If you’re seeking a dentist like Dr. Leedia, I recommend searching for Bi In this episode we talk about: What biological dentistry really is Why women are more prone to dental problems How pregnancy, egg freezing and IVF impact oral health How birth control negatively impacts the teeth Is fluoride good to use?? Key things to do to support your oral health while pregnant Benefits of hydroxyapatite  What happens if we mouth breath a lot Dr. Leedia’s five pillars to healthy teeth What to do about receding gum lines and cavities Nutrition and oral health The roles of K2 and Vitamin D3 And so much more 🩸 Wondering what’s going on with your hormones?! Grab my FREE period bundle at www.cassandrawilder.com/free-bundle 🩸 Get on the waiting list for Period Reboot - my program that has transformed thousands of women’s hormone and menstrual cycle health www.cassandrawilder.com/period About today’s guest: I’m Dr Leedia and I am a biological dentist focusing on whole body health: specifically, women’s dental health and early childhood dental education.  Dental trauma often stems from childhood, and that can be significantly changed through infant oral health before teeth come in and positive connection. Dental decay ranks as the #1 chronic disease worldwide amongst children - completely preventable.  Over 65% of women go through preventable dental disease during or soon after their pregnancies. Gum disease and inflammation in the oral cavity are linked to premature labor, lower birthweights, heart disease and the list goes on!  It’s time to put our mouth back where it belongs, our body! The mouth-body connection is a real one. Hormones don’t discriminate. Dental materials and procedures used in the mouth have an impact on the body. And many physical diseases impact the wellness of the oral cavity.  My mission as a dentist is to bring women’s dental health to the table, through education, and empowerment. In creating a liaison between the medical world and dental world, we are bridging the gap and creating the ability for our patients to achieve optimal whole body health. Connect with Dr. Leedia: @drleedia Loved this episode? Tag me @menstruationqueen and Dr. Leedia to share the love Lastly, it means the world when you take a moment to rate the podcast and subscribe! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and help us reach more women. xo

Signs You’re Living on Stress Hormones

Stress hormones are fun to live on… until they’re not! While we can literally become addicted to stress hormones and basically live on them, this always catches up to us. Whether we’re now seeing symptoms like thyroid issues, not ovulating, missing periods or weight changes, we have to look at stress hormones.  DOORS ARE OPEN FOR PERIOD REBOOT!!! This week only! Join now at www.cassandrawilder.com/period to save your spot. Doors close on August 25th! Take a root cause approach to your hormone, period and metabolic symptoms  In this episode I talk about: What it looks like to run on stress hormones Key symptoms that indicate high stress The pregnenolone steal The worst “healthy habits” that contribute to stress Easy shifts to get out of the sympathetic nervous system Restrictive dieting and long term concerns Is low carb good? Stress and the liver And so much more! 🩸 Wondering what’s going on with your hormones?! Grab my FREE period bundle at www.cassandrawilder.com/free-bundle 🩸 Get on the waiting list for Period Reboot - my program that has transformed thousands of women’s hormone and menstrual cycle health www.cassandrawilder.com/period Loved this episode? Tag me @menstruationqueen to share the love Lastly, it means the world when you take a moment to rate the podcast and subscribe! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and help us reach more women. xo

Interventions in Birth & Importance of Informed Consent

Welcome back beautiful friends! I am ecstatic about this episode because it’s near and dear to my heart as a pregnant mama!! I knew from the moment I got pregnant that I wanted to do a home birth. I was lucky to witness my sister homebirth her four beautiful kids and the peace and serenity I saw in her birth spaces helped me see birth as a powerful initiation. When I shared about my home birth plans on IG, I received some questions as to why I chose a home birth. I have THE best community ever and so there were some earnest questions but zero judgment or criticism. I love you all so much!  And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. However you may have birthed your children is valid and beautiful. I believe in informed consent and I do believe many women do not know they have options outside of the hospital and interventions they may not fully understand the risks of. May this episode fall into the hands of women who are interested in learning and/or want to know their options to birth their own way.  In this episode we talk about: Natural birth vs. birth interventions The risks of interventions like epidurals, induction, pitocin, cervical checks and more Considerations around “emergencies” in birth Things to actually invest in for birth and baby The importance of informed consent Ditching the “nice girl” mentality in pregnancy and birth Healing postpartum Bringing the village back Breastfeeding considerations And so much more Continued reading: Ultrasound: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12071478/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18635388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551225/ https://www.midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/ultrasound-weighing-propaganda-facts/ https://www.aims.org.uk/assets/media/26/ultrasound-unsound.pdf https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/avoid-fetal-keepsake-images-heartbeat-monitors Epidurals: https://www.llli.org/birth-interventions/ https://evidencebasedbirth.com/effect-of-epidurals-on-breastfeeding/ https://www.aacc.org/media/press-release-archive/2020/03-mar/when-mothers-receive-fentanyl-epidurals-during-labor-fentanyl-can-pass-to-their-babies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987718303372 https://academic.oup.com/jalm/article/5/4/686/5809169?login=false https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/16/1/7.full.pdf Benefits of physiological birth: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4235054/ Oxytocin vs. Pitocin: https://sarahbuckley.com/pitocin-side-effects-part1/ https://www.nct.org.uk/labour-birth/your-guide-labour/hormones-labour-oxytocin-and-others-how-they-work Pitocin not recommended for elective inductions in pregnant women (see top of page 2):https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/018261s031lbl.pdf Pitocin and risk of PPH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555986/ 🩸 Wondering what’s going on with your hormones?! Grab my FREE period bundle at www.cassandrawilder.com/free-bundle 🩸 Get on the waiting list for Period Reboot - my program that has transformed thousands of women’s hormone and menstrual cycle health www.cassandrawilder.com/period About today’s guest Saima: Doula turned Radical Birthkeeper, I run a radical birth education programme teaching women and partners what they REALLY need to know to experience natural birth rather than interventions. 94% of the women who do my course experience natural birth vs. the UK first time mama average of 34% and 66% have a homebirth vs. the UK average of 2% (stats from our groups who birthed in 2021) Follow Saima for more wisdom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livewildbirthfree/  Website: livewildbirthfree.com Loved this episode? Tag me @menstruationqueen to share the love Lastly, it means the world when you take a moment to rate the podcast and subscribe! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and help us reach more women. xo

Healing and Nourishment Postpartum with Kelsi Ludvigsen

Welcome back! So excited to talk about the postpartum window and answer all of your amazing questions you asked on Instagram! Women tend to spend so much time preparing for pregnancy and birth but sometimes the postpartum window is overlooked. How long is ideal for rest? What is the significance of the fourth trimester? What could help us have a more replenishing experience post birth? My interview with Kelsi Ludvigsen answers these questions and more! This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries  And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame.  Today’s episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, my FAVORITE super soft sheets. Try it for 100 days and love it or get your money back  Take 40% off your order with code “goddesspodcast” at https://cozyearth.com/products/bamboo-sheet-set?variant=40252110405812 In this episode we talk about: What the fourth trimester really is How long we should rest for How to set yourself up for a restful postpartum window When a period may be expected to return How to prevent postpartum depression Options to get more help from your family or community What our hormones are doing after baby arrives How much blood loss is normal How to get support during the postpartum period And so much more 🩸 Wondering what’s going on with your hormones?! Grab my FREE period bundle at www.cassandrawilder.com/free-bundle 🩸 Get on the waiting list for Period Reboot - my program that has transformed thousands of women’s hormone and menstrual cycle health www.cassandrawilder.com/period About today’s guest Kelsi: Kelsi Ludvigsen is a postpartum educator, Visionary and mother of two living in copenhagen denmark. She is a yoga studio owner turned postpartum doula and her goal with her work is to keep it simple, realistic, and possible for all postpartum people. ⁠⁠  ⁠⁠ Her mission is to revolutionize the way we show up for postpartum culture and motherhood through evidence-based research mixed with traditional wisdom and self-care so that a community of mothers emerge feeling empowered, healed, and celebrated.⁠⁠ @kelsiludvigsen  Kelsiludvigsen.com Giveinkind.com can be a great website for friends and family to sign up to bring meals or offer services like house cleaning or mama help  Loved this episode? Tag me @menstruationqueen to share the love Lastly, it means the world when you take a moment to rate the podcast and subscribe! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and help us reach more women. xo

A Candid Conversation with Holistic OBGYN Nathan Riley

The episode you’ve all been waiting for is here!! I got to interview board certified OBGYN Nathan Riley and this conversation was beyond eye opening. Most people would agree that modern Obstetrics could use a LOT of improvement and yet not many changes have happened to improve maternal care. It was incredible to get to have such a candid conversation with Nathan and essentially ask him ALL the questions many of us have wished we could ask an OBGYN. 

 

This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries 

 

And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. 

 

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In this episode we talk about:

• Nathan’s story leaving the conventional model as a OBGYN
• Is it physicians or insurance that more so dictate care?
• Options with Group B Strep
• Considerations if you choose to work with a OBGYN
• Is the Hep B shot and Vitamin K shot necessary?
• Is breaking the water a bad thing to encourage labor?
• Benefits of delayed cord clamping
• The sad truth around having to pay out of pocket for midwifery care
• Is there really significant risk to being 42 weeks gestation?
• Are doctors taught how to deliver breech babies?
• And so much more

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Nathan Riley is a board certified OBGYN who left the conventional model to do more inspired work. He works with women from conception to menopause, providing natural means whenever possible to promote vitality and autonomy in health decision-making.

Connect with him:

@nathanrileyobgyn 

www.belovedholistics.com 

Podcast: The Holistic OBGYN

 

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Everything Breastfeeding with Lactation Counselor Andrea Haskin

Welcome back and get ready for this juicy episode today! I polled all of you on IG and got almost a hundred questions about breastfeeding! It seems all of us have real questions about breastfeeding, how to set ourselves up for success, the down low on pumping, how to keep milk supply up, things that prevent breastfeeding success, tips to avoid mastitis and more! Whether you are a mama or planning to breastfeed in the future, I think everyone will learn something interesting in this episode. 

 

This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries 

 

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And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. 

 

In this episode we talk about:

• What a lactation counselor is
• How often a baby needs to eat
• Common struggles with breastfeeding
• Avoiding painful nursing and cracked nipples
• How to keep milk supply up
• Pumping
• Nourishment while breastfeeding
• How many calories are needed for breastfeeding
• Mastitis prevention
• Can you breastfeed and use a bottle?
• Milk storage
• Teas and lactation cookies
• And so much more

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About today’s guest Andrea Haskin:

I’m a mom of 2, a former middle school English teacher, certified lactation counselor and peer breastfeeding counselor with La Leche League. in upstate NY. I believe parents have been led astray by the modern medical-industrial system and the multitude of opinions and information available and have dampened the ability to mother biologically and instinctually. I want to encourage mothers to take back that instinctual power in order to be less dependent on the systems that took away their authority. I created Instinctual Mothering Because I want every new mom to know that they don’t have to listen to anything anybody else says about how to raise their own baby. 

Instagram @instinctualmothering

 

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Pregnancy Update & 5 Things I Did Before Getting Pregnant

The new season is here!!!!! I’m so happy to be back with all of you! To begin the new season, I’m sharing a pregnancy update due to popular demand! And then also, some of the things that supported me in getting pregnant. I share about the journey of getting pregnant, timing intimacy, preparing for birth, creating informed consent, postpartum and breastfeeding and sooooo much more!

 

This episode is part of our #cyclicalbirthseries 

 

And as always with everything on my platform and podcast, this is educational and never to invoke shame. 

 

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In this episode we talk about:

• My pregnancy update and how I’m feeling
• If we know the gender of the baby
• What things I’m focusing on with baby and birth
• Our home birth plan
• Postpartum healing
• What’s coming on the #birthseries
• 5 things I did before getting pregnant
• Timing intimacy for conception

 

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Skin Health 101 and All Your Esthetician Questions with Kayla Renner

Welcome back to the CYCLICAL Podcast! I don’t know if you’re like me, but skin care stuff often overwhelms me. Should I try retinol? Or a vitamin c serum? What if my skin is dry? Or oily? These are questions I’ve always wanted to ask an expert and finally today is the day I get to learn from expert holistic esthetician Kayla Renner! Kayla is such a wealth of information and I love that her approach is both external as an esthetician AND investigative of internal causes for skin problems.  In this episode we talk about: How the skin works and why our skin may have different needs Oily vs dry skin and how the approach differs Her true root cause method to help women have glowy skin Holistic anti aging for skin Products and ingredients to steer clear of Her recommended morning and evening routine The products she loves and the ones we can leave behind And so much more  🩸 Wondering what’s going on with your hormones?! Grab my FREE balanced period bundle www.cassandrawilder.com/free-bundle 🩸 Get on the waiting list for Period Reboot - my program that has transformed thousands of women’s hormone and menstrual cycle health www.cassandrawilder.com/period Kayla is a licensed Holistic Esthetician, Life Coach, and Herbalist with almost 10 years of experience in the skincare field. She is passionate about guiding women into harmony by using what she calls “Skin Therapy” and the magic of herbs! Skin Therapy is much more than your typical facial and blindly applying skincare products at home. It’s about intention and compassion towards the body. She cultivates a space for clients to relax and rejuvenate during a holistic facial, and tools for her clients to use at home like Sculptural Face Massage and other ancient beauty rituals. Kayla believes all women deserve to feel seen when struggling with skin imbalances and deeply cares about healing the body from the inside out. Connect with Kayla: Instagram- @KaylaRenner  Website- KaylaRenner.com  Loved this episode? Tag me @menstruationqueen and Kayla to share the love Lastly, it means the world when you take a moment to rate the podcast and subscribe! It’s the easiest way to support the podcast and help us reach more women. xo