This podcast gives you the raw, delicate, & vulnerable truths of pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, working motherhood and conscious parenting. Listen in for some insight & inspiration. Bonus feature: you’ll get to nurture your motherly instinct along the way!
Trigger Warning: Miscarriage is discussed.
Yessenia and I found each other at a plant repotting zoom class for Mother’s Day. She reached out after class and it felt like the universe just wanted us to be in each other’s lives because she was ready to share her story and I had the platform ready to provide her the stage. After two years of trying to conceive, she underwent multiple tests to check for fertility and discovered a fallopian tube blockage was getting in the way of her ovulation. Being diagnosed with infertility led her to be hard on herself and her mental health struggled. She turned to her faith and trusted that she would “let go and let God”. After the long journey to conception, she experienced a miscarriage with her first IUI, it was a chemical pregnancy. For 5 months she walks us through the logistical nightmare of commuting to a whole other state, before work, to get blood work and hormone injections, etc. They decided to forgo the IUI process and focus on their marriage, their faith in signs from God, and a few months later they got pregnant on their own! She walks us through her cesarean, the amazing support from her doula, and did you know you can get a postpartum doula? We get into the tricks of how to get some sleep in those early sleep-deprived weeks.
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Yessenia’s bio: Yessenia Mercedes, MSW, is an alumni from Seton Hall and Fordham University. She worked in the Children and Family field in NJ for about 10 years; from being a Case Manager with Child Protection and Permanency to a School Social Worker for the Board of Education. She recently quit her tenured job to explore and venture on a new career journey.
Yessenia is a wife, new mama to a healthy & beautiful baby boy, dog mama and a life long advocate. She wants to be a light & a voice for those who are struggling in silence. Her journey to motherhood has rooted her to focus on her own healing and growth while evolving into someone stronger.
Contact her on @rootedcourage (https://www.instagram.com/rootedcourage/)
Her affirmation: Bible verse: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through him who gives me strength.”
Show notes are below and also available on https://www.marivega.me/blog/season2episode1 (https://www.marivega.me/blog/season2episode13)4
Lonnie Morris' midwifery practice (https://www.childbirthcenter.net/)
Partnership for Maternal & Child Health (https://partnershipmch.org/)
ICAN of Northern NJ (https://www.facebook.com/icannorthernNJ/)
ICAN (https://www.ican-online.org/)
What did you think of this episode? Want more like it? Have an amazing story you’d like to share? Want to be featured on the Vida de Madre podcast? Email Hello@marivega.me (mailto:Hello@marivega.me) or visit www.marivega.me (http://www.marivega.me/) to learn more. Please support and subscribe! To follow the Mari Vega brand visit me on IG @Mari_Vega.
11 Aug 2020
S2Ep13: Unmedicated VBAC!
Disclaimer: This episode does contain profanity sprinkled throughout.
Jeannette found me on The Birth Hour when she found herself chasing a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean). With her first child, she was induced and when her water broke she developed a fever, which resulted in needing a cesarean. Her grandmother had 11 kids all natural! She came from a line of women who all had a natural birth, so it was a huge blow to her. She started researching VBAC the minute she got home after her first birth. She researched providers and found her earth angel, Dr. A. She describes the synchronicity of her journey and how she had no idea how much she had progressed before walking into the hospital. I will let you tune in to hear all about her quick delivery! Jeanette experienced a cervical tear, I had no idea the kind of recovery that entailed. This is was a very informative conversation and it was so nice to speak to a fellow mama who also did placenta encapsulation! Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ond3YUOWeHo) for my review of the placenta encapsulation experience.
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Jeannette’s bio: I am a 34-year-old mother of two now! Although I am on maternity leave, I have worked for 4 years in child protection services for the state of New Jersey and investigate child abuse and neglect. I am currently working on growing my family YouTube Channel, House Full of Us (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFl0tQX6rb-DppyGK4FJsw)which really took off as a hobby during the pandemic. Also, led my husband and me to want to record the birth of our son Noah! My current goals are to become the best version of myself and one day become a full-time entrepreneur. By doing so, I can be a more connected mother and wife for my family.
Contact her on Instagram @Jae_nettie (https://www.instagram.com/jae_nettie/)
Her affirmation: You can f*cking do this sh*t! Do not let anyone else tell you otherwise.
Show notes are below and also available on https://www.marivega.me/blog/season2episode13 (https://www.marivega.me/blog/season2episode13)
ICAN of Northern NJ (https://www.facebook.com/icannorthernNJ/)
ICAN (https://www.ican-online.org/)
Book mentioned: Natural Labor and Birth- An Evidence-Based Guide to the Natural Birth Plan written by Michelle Aristizbal, MD, FACOG (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/natural-labor-and-birth-michelle-aristizabal/1132541947)
ACOG (https://www.acog.org/patient-resources/faqs/labor-delivery-and-postpartum-care/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean-delivery): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
10 Aug 2020
S2Ep12: My VBAC story (vaginal birth after cesarean)
Sharing my VBAC interview from The Birth Hour.
I got pregnant with my second child in September of 2018. After an anxiety-ridden fearful cesarean 2 years prior, due to failure to descend, I was determined to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)! I experienced a lot of push back from doctors, family, and my partner. Ultimately after facing my anxiety, getting my partner on board, and breaking down all my VBAC fears, I was successful in birthing my son via VBAC in May of 2019. I share the journey of my healing birth, including breaking up with two doctors in both my second and third trimester and her empowered labor and delivery with a full female staff.
What did you think of this episode? Want more like it? Have an amazing story you’d like to share? Want to be featured on the Vida de Madre podcast? Email Hello@marivega.me (mailto:Hello@marivega.me) or visit www.marivega.me (http://www.marivega.me/) to learn more. Please support and subscribe! To follow the Mari Vega brand visit me on IG @Mari_Vega.
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