A midwife and mama's guide to increasing your milk supply
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
4y ago
If you’re like MOST breastfeeding/chestfeeding person, at some point in your journey you’ll likely experience a period of low supply. Signs of low supply include having a baby who is fussy and seems insatiable aside from normal growth spurts, decreased number of pees and poops each day, signs of dehydration in a baby (dark urine or sunken fontanelle) or slow weight gain (less than 20-30g / day). As a midwife I’ve helped countless women increase their supply. As a mama, I struggled with low supply myself and really had to pull out all the stops to increase my supply as the source of my own low ..read more
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GBS....the three letter word
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
4y ago
This is an example of what you’ll find in my program Baby Making and Beyond and the kind of discussions we have together in our Virtual Midwifery Appointments This is what Group B Streptococcus looks like….cause I’m into that sort of thing. Group B Strep (Streptococcus agalactiae)  is a bacteria that is part of our normal vaginal flora and fauna, which means it exists in all of our healthy bodies. At any given time about 30% o ..read more
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What if you had access to your own private online Midwife??
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
4y ago
This morning I’m sitting at my kitchen table drinking coffee (it’s half caf and yes, I still drink coffee) staring down at my rapidly growing belly thinking about prenatal care…..as a midwife and a pregnant woman I’ve got a unique perspective on what it’s like to be both a patient/client and care provider. I’ve been thinking about the prenatal care I myself have received over the past 6 months. Yes, of course, I have a group of midwives caring for me, it would be a bit weird if I didn’t, but because I’m high risk, I also h ..read more
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Should you do KETO during pregnancy
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
4y ago
One of the most frequent questions I get asked these days is about the safety of a KETO diet during pregnancy. Man, there are A LOT of opinions out there about the matter so let’s dive in to the pros and cons of a ketogenic diet during pregnancy. What is KETO If you’ve been living under a cave for the past few years, you may never have heard of this now popular diet trend. If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you’ve likely heard a little about the ketogenic diet. First made popular in the medical treatment of neurological disorders like epilepsy in the 1920s, the ketogenic diet has m ..read more
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How to survive the first trimester: nausea, cramping and rediculous fatigue
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
4y ago
Our bodies are smart, they often give us a one or two week grace period to enjoy finding out we are pregnant before hitting us with a bucket load of really challenging symptoms that can take you by surprise and make the first 3-4 months of your pregnancy a bit of an epic journey! The first trimester, for most women is the most challenging. First of all, many women, although excited, happy and in awe of their body, feel like utter garbage! If you were one of those women who felt great (like many of my friends) I curse you, ha ha. For the rest of you, never fear, you’re not alone. Here’s how I ..read more
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How I got pregnant after 12 years of infertility
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
5y ago
Ok, like SO many pregnancies, I actually wasn’t trying to get pregnant….but so it goes. Turning 40 this year, and being in a pretty fresh relationship I had pretty much given up on having a natural pregnancy and a family of my own. I had come to a place of peace with it and was moving on in an exciting new chapter of my work and personal life. Truth be told, was actually trying to avoid pregnancy (I had a copper IUD). That being said, it turns out I did SUCH a good job restoring my fertility, the universe simply had other plans for me and my partner and I welcomed this surprise with somewhat ..read more
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Endometriosis and fertility.....what's the deal?
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
5y ago
ENDO….aka endometriosis I’m seeing more and more women in practice who have been diagnosed with endometriosis…way more than ever before. This has kind of gotten me scratching my head recently…why is this? Is endo a product of modern society and exposure to stress and artificial estrogens? OR, are we simply diagnosing it more frequently because we go looking for it?! I don’t really have the answer to this question BUT I’m going to keep being curious and if I learn anything new I’ll update this post FO SHO. If you’ve had a recent  OR old diagnosis here are the facts ..read more
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PCOS : what is it and what the heck to do about it.
Meg the Midwife
by Meghanne Reburn
5y ago
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) has become so UBER COMMON in our world. I would simply love to do a study on how many women actually ovulate each month in 2019 when compared to how many women ovulated each month in 1819…I think the results would be astonishing. PCOS truly is a ‘disease’ of the modern age. I use the term ‘disease’ with caution because really what PCOS is most of the time is an imbalance of hormone levels (most importantly insulin) which is most often triggered by the influence of modern day life: stress, poor sleep, diet, exercise and also epigenetic changes (more on that an ..read more
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