Join us today for a roundtable discussion about Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex, or DMER. We hear from Dr. Kristal Lau (military spouse) and Tiffany Jordan (retired airman), about their personal experiences with DMER, and learn about the science behind the phenomenon. We also talk about how this experience uniquely impacts military connected people.

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In today's episode, we're hearing from Cassie who gave birth while with the Air National Guard. Cassie is an a dual-mil relationship, and had her first baby while her husband was away on training, and joining the birth via FaceTime. Her postpartum experience included challenges like DMER and PMDD, and she shares how that impacted her mental health and her career. Her husband was able to be present for her second birth, and she felt more in control of her postpartum plan, leaving her feeling more prepared and confident.

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Military Birth Talk will be back with Season 3 next week! This season will bring more birth stories from service members and military spouses, plus roundtable discussions, updates on advocacy work, policy conversations, and more. Join us on August 29th and find a new episode in your favorite podcast app every Thursday.

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In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Marilyn who shares two birth and postpartum stories while serving as an Active Duty Marine. Both of Marilyn’s births took place at Military Treatment Facilities, one overseas in Japan and one stateside, and both were inductions due to preeclampsia. Marilyn shares about some of the unique challenges that service members face during the perinatal period, including juggling the mental load of motherhood and mission readiness, the expectations around returning to physical fitness, and the stigmas surrounding pregnancy and postpartum realities while on active duty.

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In today’s episode, I’m joined by Audrey who was Active Duty in the Navy before retiring and is now a Marine Corps Spouse. Today she’ll be sharing her second birth story which was a hypnobirthing birth, and she really focuses on the support that her doula provided during the pregnancy while her husband was deployed. Thankfully he returned about a week before she went into labor so he was able to join her for the birth.

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In today’s episode I’m speaking with Tabitha who shares three birth stories while on Active Duty in the Marine Corps, and one after she got out through the VA. Her first birth was at a military hospital and she discusses the stigmatizing experience she had being pregnant as a junior Marine living in the barracks. The subsequent three births took place out in town, after her third birth, at 6 weeks postpartum, she ended up in the emergency room with multiple organ prolapses. This led to her having to get out of the Marine Corps, so she shares all about that and talks about some of the gaps in pregnancy and postpartum care that she observed and experienced during her time in the service. Here’s my conversation with Tabitha.

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In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Olymphia O’Neale White, who serves as an Army reservist as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in perinatal mental health. Dr. O shares her experience with PCOS, a condition which contributed to fertility challenges, and then a silent miscarriage which was discovered at 16 weeks, and managed with a D&C. She talks about navigating these experiences as a service member, and how that impacted her career, relationships, and ultimately her identity as a member of the armed forces.

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In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Bailee, a Marine Corps spouse. Bailee’s husband was in a training and was unable to attend their first child’s birth, which was an induction that ended in a c-section. For Bailee’s second birth experience she wanted a different experience so she researched more about birth options, got a doula, and prepared for a VBAC. This time her husband was present, and she was able to have the VBAC she wanted, nearly giving birth in the car on the way to the hospital.

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