Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Subscribe to the podcast HERE if you have an iPhone – or check out this link if you want to listen on an Android or other devices.
Today’s episode is part three in our series about how America is failing mothers. Be sure to tune in to part one and part two if you haven’t already.
All three episodes of this series feature real stories from mothers in America. These stories are deeply personal, and show how many things need to change in order to support mothers and their families.
The stories that you’ll hear in part three include first hand accounts of mothers who lost their jobs and healthcare while pregnant, were left in a financial crisis due to lost income and high daycare costs during (and after) COVID, lacked emotional and physical support postpartum, and more.
Unfortunately, you or someone you know may have connections to these stories. Having a baby, and expanding your family, should be a joyful time. Instead it often turns into some of the most difficult days, months, and years of your life, leaving moms feeling abandoned, inadequate, anxious, and depressed. This is why it’s so important to continue having these conversations and working together to make real change for the future.
In this episode we discuss:
- Major challenges that a mother of triplets was faced with during pregnancy and after giving birth.
- The many things wrong with the postpartum questionnaire that moms fill out during their six week check-up.
- The negative effects that these challenges can have on a marriage.
- Lack of support for new moms from medical professionals, even after asking for help.
- The financial burden that families go through without paid maternity leave (childcare, formula, diapers, etc.).
Discount code from my sponsors:
Connect with Lynzy:
Instagram: @motherhoodmeetsmedicine
Sign up for the weekly newsletter here
Quotes:
“We leave new moms floundering because we’re so focused on the babies.”
“I felt abandoned by the team that held my hand so diligently through my high risk pregnancy. They just flat out abandoned me after those babies were born.”
“After the struggles that we had over the time when our babies were little, I look back and feel really robbed of a lot of the joy and time that I had hoped for.”
“It’s time for our country to show respect to our childcare industry, and to show respect to our families. We are struggling, and we can’t survive until something changes.”
“As a first time mom, I just had every incentive to do all that I could, and I felt like I had already failed my baby at the time that I got fired.”
Questions:
What challenges have you been faced with as a mother in America?
Are the other women in your life facing the same challenges as you?
What can we do to make real change for mothers?
What was it like postpartum after having triplets?
How did the pandemic affect your job and finances?
What effects did COVID have on your childcare?
