Ep. 71 - Lily's Little Lungs: A Mother's Mission to Support Other Families
Release Date: 10/17/2019
Ep. 81 - A Mother with a Mission
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Jessica manages 2 foundations, speaking engagements, a retail shop and also cares for her three boys including her youngest Bodey who was born with a rare muscular dystrophy called Muscle Eye Brain Disease.
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Ep. 80 - And She Shall Reign: The NICU & Beyond
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In this episode, Ebony shares what life in the NICU was like, as well as ways that she took care of herself and also how she advocated for Reign. Ebony also shares more details on her recovery after Reign's birth and her involvement with March of Dimes.
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Ep. 79 - Finding Balance as a Special Needs Parent
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In today’s episode, we bring you the story of Sara England, mother to three children, including Sam who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and because he was born prematurely, had a 147 NICU stay. This episode is all about finding balance.
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Ep. 77 - Coping in the NICU
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Evelyn Gama is a perinatal mental health therapist in NYC. Evelyn has a private practice on the Upper West Side and in midtown Manhattan. In addition, Evelyn works in the outpatient program at The Motherhood Center which is an innovative day treatment and outpatient program helping parents with perinatal mood disorders.
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Ep. 78 - Mother of 10 and Special Needs Adoption
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Today's episode is a celebration of the work Carla has done helping other families adopt children with special needs abroad, but also a celebration of her son Henry who became an angel in heaven 7 years ago today. Carla walks us through her adoption process with henry which took 7 months and how his passing impacted her family and the ways in which her children coped with his loss.
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Ep. 76 - Ebony's Journey with HELLP Syndrome and Preeclampsia
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Welcome to episode #76 of the Mount Motherhood Podcast. In today’s episode, we chat with Ebony, mother to Reign Victoria who was born just shy of 27 weeks. After experiencing the emotional rollercoaster of infertility and child loss, Ebony first shares how she grieved the loss of a child and celebrated the pregnancy of another. She also shares ways families and friends can help and be supportive through such trying times and pays tribute to her own family's support. Ebony also tells the very scary truth of what happens when a woman is diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome and...
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Ep. 75 - Finn The Panda: A New Way to Bond in the NICU
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We chat with Michelle, mother to two boys, one of which, Finn was born at 32 weeks and stayed in the NICU for 57 days. Michelle also developed Finn the Panda to help comfort babies during hospital stays, as well as to foster the bond between the baby and their caregivers. Michelle also shares the complications in her pregnancy that led to a premature delivery including placenta previa, preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.
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Ep. 74 - Avery's Journey: Parents Know Best
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In this second part, Katie focuses on how Avery's younger siblings advocate and care for Avery and how going up in an inclusive household has naturally taught them to be kind and genuinely friendly to other children of all abilities. Katie also shares how taking care of yourself is important and the impact it has made on her life and marriage. Katie also opens up about the challenges that have come from opening their life up to others on social media and how she deals with negative opinions.
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Ep. 73 - Avery's Journey: You Have to Ask for Help
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In today’s episode, we chat with Katie. Mother to three, Katie has led the charge in her province of Saskatchewan, Canada to connect families with children on the Autism Spectrum with resources and support. In this two-part series, Katie dives deep into her family's journey reflecting on the time her son Avery was diagnosed with "bad parenting" to today where her family navigates a new season of change for Avery and his severe non-verbal Autism diagnosis.
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Ep. 72 - Raising Little Miracles
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Welcome to episode #72 of the Mount Motherhood Podcast.
info_outlineWelcome to episode #71 of the Mount Motherhood Podcast.
In today’s episode, we chat with Jessica. Jessica discusses navigating infertility treatments, PCOS, becoming pregnant with twins, child loss, giving birth to Lily at 24 weeks, a NICU journey and staying organized at home with a beautiful, strong-willed one-year-old.
This episode is nothing short of resourceful and uplifting for families navigating a similar journey. Jessica offers herself as a point of contact to any family looking to connect or looking for advice on anything medical or emotionally related to a NICU stay or medically fragile child.
You can reach out to Jessica and follow Lily's journey on Instagram.
Resources Mentioned/Recommend in this episode:
- Look into your state's early intervention program.
- Look for your states equivalent to a medically fragile technology dependent waiver. This program helps with medical bills and energy costs.
Mama Tip:
"One day you'll tell your story of how you overcome what you're going through now and it will be part of someone else's survival guide." So that has been my like, mantra. We have been through...we've been to hell and back. And there are other... So many other families that are in the exact same situation that we are. And if I can reach one other person, give hope to one other family from the tiniest way to set up supply in their house to like full-on emotional support like that is...has become one of my life's missions because I felt so alone and Pat felt so alone. We both did. And to know that there are other people out there who are going through the exact same thing has really kept us going and kept us motivated to help Lily, to help ourselves, to just kind of make the best of the situation that we've been we've been handed.
You can find a full transcript HERE.
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