086: I'm PREGNANT pt 2 First Trimester: Finding a Midwife, Testing Options, Lots of Naps, Anxieties & Mental Health with Austin Brawner (my husband)

Jan 18, 2022

My first-trimester experience. 

In this episode, my husband, Austin, and I discuss what the first trimester of pregnancy has been like for us. 

Highlights 

• 6:20 Getting a thyroid panel and HCG test 
• 12:35 First trimester symptoms Carly experienced 
• 13:03 Morning sickness 
• 15:59 Going on vaginal progesterone suppositories & reaction to them 
• 21:37 12-week scan and tests we opted for 
• 27:15 Pregnancy anxieties & mental health options

Guest: Austin Brawner, my husband

Related Episodes: 

• Podcast 085: I’M PREGNANT: How We Prepped, Pre-Conception Tests and Detox, Our Mindset When Things Didn’t Go As Planned, and Low Progesterone with Austin Brawner (my husband)
• Podcast 003: The Fertility Awareness Method and Why It’s My Natural Birth Control of Choice with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack author of The Fifth Vital Sign
• Podcast 030: Thyroid Health Matters: Preconception, Pregnancy, Postpartum with Dr. Christine Maren
• Podcast 041: Navigating Infertility: Causes, Testing And Your Options Before IVF with Dr. Carrie Jones, FABNE, MPH
• Podcast 048: How To Prep For Pregnancy: The Nervous System, Epigenetics, and Maximizing Fertility with Dr. Cleopatra

Health Resources

• Healing Hashimoto’s Course
• Thyroid Lab Guide + Tracker (free) 
• Recommended Non-Toxic Products

Connect With Carly:

• CarlyJohnsonBrawner.com
• Instagram: @carlyjohnsonbrawner

Sponsors:

• Organifi (Use code Carly for 20% off)
• BiOptimize: Magnesium Breakthrough (use code Carly10 for 10% off)

Complete Show Notes Here