The Best Messes

5: Am I The Asshole? Pregnancy Edition

This week we talk through a few posts from Reddit’s “Am I The Asshole?” and we determine for ourselves: are they the asshole? For this episode we specifically chose ones related to pregnancy. We liked this episode so much (and we hope you will too!) that we’re going to do another one soon, but parenting edition! Next week’s episode will be all about formula and breastmilk and is bound to come with some controversy as the debate can be pretty polarizing! Be sure to follow so you never miss an episode! And feel free to leave a review or write us at thebestmesses@gmail.com [thebestmesses@gmail.com] for feedback and/or topic requests! Finally, don’t forget to share our show or episode if you know someone that might be interested, it’d mean the world to us! Thanks for listening and… we’ll see you next mess! Almost Bliss Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com [http://incompetech.com/]) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/] Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]

4: Birth Team Options (OBGYN, Midwife, Doula, and Freebirth)

This week’s episode is all about explaining your birth team options. Who you have at your birth can make a huge difference for countless reasons so it’s not something to take lightly! Make sure to educate yourself on your options before choosing! Should you go with an OBGYN? A midwife? A doula? Some combination? Should you put your maternal instincts to the test and do a free birth? In this episode we will explain their similarities, their differences, some statistics, and our opinions of each. We also talk about what it means to not have anyone attend your birth, AKA free birth or DIY birth. Next week’s episode will be more of a fun episode where we read a few posts from Reddit’s “Am I The Asshole?” (pregnancy edition) and then discuss! History of OBGYN vs Midwife/US vs Europe mentalities of each: https://people.howstuffworks.com/midwife1.htm [https://people.howstuffworks.com/midwife1.htm] Little known facts about midwives: https://newbirthmidwifery.com/little-known-facts/#:~:text=Percent%20of%20US%20births%20attended,rates%20than%20the%20US%3A%200%25 [https://newbirthmidwifery.com/little-known-facts/#:~:text=Percent%20of%20US%20births%20attended,rates%20than%20the%20US%3A%200%25] FAQs about midwife-attended births and home births: https://newbirthmidwifery.com/just-for-dads/ [https://newbirthmidwifery.com/just-for-dads/] The Best Messes is hosted by Matt and Susi, husband and wife, parents of 2 daughters, family people sharing their knowledge, opinions, and experience regarding pregnancy and parenting and all the best messes that come with both! New episodes launch on Sundays! Be sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Leave a review or write us at thebestmesses@gmail.com [thebestmesses@gmail.com] for feedback and/or topic requests! Finally don’t forget to share our show or episode if you know someone that might be interested, it’d mean the world to us! Thanks for listening and… we’ll see you next mess! Almost Bliss Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com [http://incompetech.com/]) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/] Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ [https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/]

3: Gestational Diabetes

Now that we’ve covered our birth stories we’re going to dig into pregnancy and parenting, the core of our show! First, we talk about last week’s messes: potty training, being sleep deprived with a newborn, and realizing that we need to shift some more focus back onto our relationship instead of solely on being parents. Afterwards, we cover gestational diabetes: What is gestational diabetes? What options do you have regarding being tested for GD? What is it like to manage GD? And even a little bit of controversy: “Is gestational diabetes a scam?!” Next week’s episode will be discussing your options for your choosing your birth team: OBGYN, midwife, doula, or maybe even just you/your family AKA “freebirth.” The Best Messes is hosted by Matt and Susi, husband and wife, parents of 2 daughters sharing their knowledge, opinions, and experience regarding pregnancy and parenting and all the best messes that come with both! New episodes launch on Sundays! Be sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Leave a review or write us at thebestmesses@gmail.com for feedback and/or topic requests! Don’t forget to share our show or episode if you know someone that might be interested, it’d mean the world to us! Thanks for listening and… we’ll see you next mess! Almost Bliss Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

2: Our Second Birth Story (Home Birth)

Our second daughter's pregnancy and birth was completely different from our first baby's in about every way, starting from the very beginning, the pregnancy reveal all the way to post-partum. In this episode we unpack our second birth and how it was different from our first daughter's birth. For one thing, she was born in our living room as opposed to a C-section. The pregnancy was much more difficult but the labor and delivery was exactly what we were wanting! We discuss morning sickness, gestational diabetes, home-birth, midwifery care, doulas, labor and delivery, water birth, pain management during labor, post-partum hemorrhaging, cutting the cord, and a bunch more! The Best Messes is hosted by Matt and Susi, husband and wife, parents of 2 daughters sharing their knowledge, opinions, and experience regarding pregnancy and parenting and all the best messes that come with both! New episodes launch on Sundays! Be sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Leave a review or write us at thebestmesses@gmail.com for feedback and/or topic requests! Don’t forget to share our show or episode if you know someone that might be interested, it’d mean the world to us! Thanks for listening and… we’ll see you next mess! Almost Bliss Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

1: Our First Birth Story (C-section)

In this episode, we talk about our first daughter's birth story, how we planned for a birthing center birth but were forced into a cesarean section since our baby girl was frank breach. Making a plan is great, and so is hoping for the best, but you should also be prepared to not get the birth you're hoping for since it's not up to you at the end of the day. We talk a little about morning sickness, anxieties around being new parents, post-partum depression, and how you should prepare yourself for any kind of birth. The Best Messes is hosted by Matt and Susi, husband and wife, parents of 2 daughters sharing their knowledge, opinions, and experience regarding pregnancy and parenting and all the best messes that come with both! New episodes launch on Sundays! Be sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Leave a review or write us at thebestmesses@gmail.com for feedback and/or topic requests! Don’t forget to share our show or episode if you know someone that might be interested, it’d mean the world to us! Thanks for listening and… we’ll see you next mess! Almost Bliss Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/