#206 | March Q&A: Choosing a Midwife, HELLP, Cold Sores, Drying the Baby, Lindsay Clancy, Covid & Aspirin, IUGR, Bottles, Parent Resources

We are back with the March Q&A, and it is packed with your awesome questions! 

• How do I go about choosing a midwife? Are there red flags?
• I had pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Can I still have a home birth?
• Is it safe to take Valtrex in pregnancy for cold sores or is there an alternative?
• Is it necessary to rub and dry the baby after birth or can baby just be handed to me?
• Can we talk about the Lindsay Clancy situation and how do we know if we are suffering postpartum psychosis?
• Does Covid cause decreased blood flow and does Aspirin help?

And for those who subscribe on Apple podcasts or Patreon, in the extended version we answer:

• How do you know when IUGR is a legitimate diagnosis?
• Is there a way to pump enough to delay the return of your period when breastfeeding?
• Can you prevent the loss or decrease in milk supply when pregnant but still nursing?
• When should you introduce a bottle or transition a breastfeeding baby to the bottle and how do you do both?
• Do you have resources that you recommend for continuing education for parents?
• In a home-to-hospital transfer for the mother, does the baby go too and if so, does the baby get evaluated? Can the baby stay home?

And in our quickies segment we touch on:

• Surrogates and co-sleeping, young midwives, periods and breastfeeding, induction for gestational diabetes, favorite items for new moms, keepsakes, hiccups in pregnancy, retinol in breastfeeding, Vitamin K alternatives and our shoe collection. 

Thank you as always for calling in your awesome questions!  Don't forget to join us on Patreon for the extended version and twice monthly live Q&As on all kinds of topics!

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