Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

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Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...
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Postpartum Doctor's Visit: Losing the Baby Weight

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I had a doctor's appointment today. It was my annual "put your feet in stirrups" kind of affair. As my feet were in the stirrups all I could think was, "You really should have gotten/done a pedicure before your appointment. You only come once a year. You want your doctor to remember you with painted toenails!" I am sure that he couldn't have cared less about my feet. And I am sure that given all of the women who see him he's probably seen some that are much worse. Still, I had the thought anyway.

The other thought I had was that I have to tell my blog readers about my weight.  I am proud to say that I weighed in at three pounds less than I weighed when I found out that I was pregnant.  I was quite pleased about that! Of course, my weight loss went unnoticed by the doctor.  He was quick to remind me not to gain too much while I was pregnant. However, when I showed up in my "fighting weight" he didn't even notice. That figures!

I'll write more in a later post about how I lost the weight. In this post I want to highlight how I prepare for a doctor's visit.

Usually, I make sure that my pedicure is fresh.  However, in all of the excitement of raising my toddler. I forgot about my appointment until I was dressing this morning.  Also, it's not quite sandals season so I haven't had to have a fresh pedicure daily. 

Besides generally having a fresh pedicure, I dress for the appointment.  Of course, my weight is my weight.  Still, I try to make sure that I make the best showing possible by making sure that my clothing is a light as possible.  This morning I wore a Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress and no tights. That outfit is about as light as they come.  And to ensure that I didn't have any unnecessary pounds, I put all of my jewelry in my purse while I waited for them to call me back.  There's no rhyme or reason to my madness. I'm just obsessed about the number being as accurate as possible. Today, it appears that my efforts paid off!

YEAH!

http://www.whattoexpect.com/blogs/momversation/best-weight-tips-ever
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/expert-qa-losing-baby-weight
"Jessica Simpson Weight Loss Plan", http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20599226,00.html
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Unknown said…
I happen to love your madness. I think of all kinds of things like that too.... I have been sick a lot in my life and even when I had walking pneumonia I did my makeup to go to the dr... now that is madness!!

Thank you for sharing your story!
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Chaton T. Turner said…
Thanks Samantha! It's good to know that I'm not alone!
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