Community Episode: The Part Before The Baby

Welcome to the first community episode of Tell Me I'm A Good Mom. I read hundreds of stories that came in through the Q+A form, and the theme I couldn't stop reading was the part of motherhood that happens years before the baby arrives. The IVF cycles. The miscarriages. The diagnoses that blindside you. The appointments where a doctor asks you a question you don't have the vocabulary for yet. In this episode I share three community stories with permission. Sherri, on seven IVF cycles and signing surrogacy papers in Mexico City at thirty-nine. Meghan, on a gestational diabetes diagnosis, a uterine infection after birth, and an OB phone call a week postpartum telling her half of her placenta was scar tissue. And Krystal, who miscarried alone in Cancún at a meditation retreat and chose radical openness on the other side of it. I answer three listener questions, including one on vaginal microbiome health and fertility that is the reason I started Love Wellness ten years ago. If you are in the middle of any of this, I hope this one finds you. Follow the show, and if you want to submit for the next one, the form is in my Instagram highlights. Sponsors: Nuna: Check out nunababy.com or popping into your local Nordstrom to test it out Hatch: Head to hatch.co/baby to shop and learn more Cozy Earth: Head to cozyearth.com and use my code GOODMOM for an exclusive 20% off Merit Beauty: Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at meritbeauty.com Skylight: Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to MySkylight.com/GOODMOM — 📺 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@lobosworth 📖 Newsletter: https://substack.com/@lobosworth 🛍️ Love Wellness: https://lovewellness.com 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lobosworth 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lobosworth — Tell Me I'm a Good Mom is part of the Dear Media podcast network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices