In this episode, Becky opens up about her pregnancy journey — one that was medically complex, emotionally draining, and often left out of the typical pregnancy narrative. From gestational diabetes and chronic itching to fetal heart defects and ovarian cysts, this is the story of Becky's pregnancy. Jess and Becky initially meant to talk about both her pregnancy AND her birth but ended up not having time! Stay tuned for Becky's birth story.
In this episode: 🦟 Dealing with full-body eczema at just 7 weeks pregnant 🤢 Navigating persistent nausea that lasted the entire pregnancy 💊 Managing preexisting hypertension during pregnancy 🫀 Discovering a ventricular septal defect in the baby’s heart at 20 weeks 🍭 The emotional weight of a gestational diabetes diagnosis 🩻 Handling the unexpected: an ovarian cyst that kept growing 🧠 The mental load of constant monitoring, MFM visits, and late-night triage
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