31. Army Reservist Dr. Olymphia O'Neale-White on PCOS and Navigating Pregnancy Loss as a Service Member
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 experie...
23 Touko 202444min
30. USMC Spouse Bailee's C-Section and VBAC Stories, Plus Reflections on Life and Parenting as a Military Spouse
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-sec...
16 Touko 202443min
29. Navy Spouse Bethel's Birth Stories: Hypnobirthing at Yokosuka MTF, Deployment at 5 Days Postpartum, Solo PCS Back Stateside, and Perinatal Mental Health Conversation
In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Bethel, a Navy Spouse, and one half of the Salty Milspouse podcast. Bethel shares two birth stories, which both took place at at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka Ja...
9 Touko 202447min
28. Marine Corps Spouse Amanda: Four Birth Stories As a Type 1 Diabetic
In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Amanda, a Marine Corps Spouse. Amanda shares 4 birth stories, two vaginal births, a C-section, and a VBAC. Some of the births took place on base and some were out...
2 Touko 202445min
27. Army Spouse Julie's Birth Story: Navigating infertility as a military member, plus working to decrease barriers to care
This week is National Infertility Awareness week. In today’s episode I’m speaking with Julie, an Army spouse who shares her experience navigating infertility, and then also one birth story. She also t...
25 Huhti 202441min
26. Hannah's Navy Birth Story: Dual Mil, MTF Birth, with Postpartum Sepsis Diagnosis and A Challenging Return to Work
In today’s episode I’m speaking with Hannah, who is Active Duty in the Navy. Hannah shares her MTF birth story, and her experience being diagnosed with sepsis in the days following her birth, as the r...
18 Huhti 20241h 2min
25. Air Force Spouse Victoria: Transfer from Okinawa to San Diego at 34 Weeks, C-Section, and Return to Island
In today’s episode, we’re hearing from Victoria, an Air Force spouse currently living in Okinawa Japan. Victoria learned at her 34 week appointment that she would have to leave the island to give birt...
11 Huhti 202431min
24. Air Force Spouse Nicole: Traumatic Birth in German Hospital, C17 Transport CONUS, and Infant Death from Multiple CCHDs
In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Nicole, an Air Force spouse who shares one birth story, which took place at a German hospital on the economy. She had a traumatic birthing experience there, which...
4 Huhti 20241h 7min
