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Grief /grēf/ (noun):
Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death.
“Grief is the response to loss, particularly the loss of someone or some living thing that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, grief also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions.”

In other words, we can’t put grief in a box. Everyone’s experience is different, even when two (or more) people are grieving the same loss.

Have you listened to our loss episode with #realparent Lindsey yet? Her ability to be vulnerable through sharing her story gives us incredible insight into her very close relationship with her grief, and how it has evolved over time.

There is still so much stigma around discussing grief and loss, so here at @thelimitlesspregnancy we have made sure to curate a safe space for parents to be able to share their stories. We know there are grieving parents all over this world and their voices deserve to be heard. Hard feelings are important feelings too.

If you’ve been following along with our grief series I would love to hear your thoughts so far ⬇️

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It’s #worldmentalhealthday which seems fitting during our loss series.

This adult life that we navigate is f*king hard from trying to conceive to sustaining a healthy pregnancy to optimizing birth to finding balance in postpartum and then HELLO parenting… It’s like one mental health emergency to the next.

We see you. It is not perfect. It’s hard. It’s amazing. It’s exhausting. It’s fulfilling. It’s depleting. It’s motivating. It’s soul sucking. It’s awe inspiring. It is chaos. It is BRAVE.

We see you mamas and papas. You are brave. 🤍

📷: @pearlsofjasmine

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✨NEW EPISODE!✨

We begin our loss series with Michaelene Fredenberg, Founder and CEO of Life Perspectives.

This raw, thoughtful and difficult conversation centers around support, coping tools and education around loss. It covers loss support tools for birthing people, partners, friends and family, healthcare workers and more.

To be candid- I had a lovely and thoughtful description typed up and for some reason when the post published the description was gone which nearly pushed me to tears. This is a hard series, but a necessary one, and it is bringing all kinds of emotions to the surface. So for now, I hope you'll trust that this episode is powerful and exists with each and every one of you in mind.

If you've listened, I'd love to hear your thoughts. 😘

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Loving this ultimate bonding moment by @negragil1 💛🤍

#parenting #bonding #breastfeedingmama #babywearinglove #loveisuniversal #oxytocin #parentssupportingparents #momssupportingmoms taken in Feira De São Joaquim,salvador - Ba by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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The first step is providing a safe and supportive space to 📢 amplify our voices 📢

We know the statistic is 1 in 4. That's one in four pregnancies, not one in four people. This means that many of the people you know have experienced pregnancy or infant loss (or both). This kind of loss is inexplicable and unlike any other, and yet there is so much stigma around it that many parents suffer in silence.

👉 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage
👉 1-5% of miscarriages occur during the second trimester (13-19 weeks)
👉 miscarriage after 20 weeks is considered stillbirth
👉 1 in 100 pregnancies end in stillbirth
👉 40% of stillbirths occur during labor
👉 the US infant mortality rate is 5 in 1,000

Interestingly enough, SIDS is considered one of five contributing factors to infant mortality, and yet it's the most commonly discussed. It's time to have bigger, more powerful, more supportive conversations around pregnancy and infant loss. It's time to start asking more questions and learning more.

The statistics on pregnancy and infant loss in the US are staggering, yet we have so little information. No parent should have to suffer in silence due to stigmas around sharing their story.

I am one in four. I know SO MANY womxn who are one in four. Many of you are one in four. Our stories matter, our grief matters and our healing matters.

This month will be a hard one. I have taken the time to very thoughtfully and deliberately open some difficult and incredibly personal conversations around loss in order to support moving us in the right direction. For the month of October we will be hearing stories of loss from parents at various different stages, as well as coping tools, support tools, education and resources from grief and loss professionals.

I hope you will join us for this series, and I also completely understand if you won't.

Grief is hard no matter what kind of grief, and losing a child is an unthinkable experience. It's time to liberate our stories and experiences with loss- to get messy and uncomfortable- in order to learn how to better support ourselves and one another. We deserve it. 😘 by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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Did you know that I am also a pre & postnatal movement specialist?? Please book all sessions through my assistant 🌱🐱🪴

#balinesecat #whereswaldo #personalassistant #prenatalfitness #prenatalfitnessspecialist #postpartumfitness #postpartumfitnesscoach #perinatalsupport #perinatalfitness #pregnancyfitness #pregnancyworkouts #postpartumworkouts #pelvicfloorhealth #pelvicfloorexercises by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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5 years ago

HEY SEASON THREE!!

Nick and I took an unintentional but very needed family break from The Limitless Pregnancy to focus on finishing the summer strong. We had not planned for it but there were some very clear indicators that our marriage and our family dynamic needed a little more of our time and attention, so as a result we took a brief step back from the weekly grind of getting episodes out into the world.

Nick and I have worked together on various projects and contracts over the years in various industries- and while we make a pretty damn good team- occasionally the burnout hits not of us at the same time. And when one of us can’t keep the other afloat, we reevaluate.

So we took a break, enjoyed the summer, had dinners and play dates with friends, hiked, swam, paddle boarded, spent time at the ocean and in the mountains and just generally put the family, each other and ourselves first.

The result was definitely a messier house, home projects falling by the wayside and putting important commitments on the back burner, but the result was also a happier and more well-oiled ecosystem which meant happier people.

I don’t know that I can fully blame 18 months in a pandemic (although it’s a hugely significant part of the equation), but sometimes when you’re feeling like a zombie in the grind you just have to take a different approach.

So happy September, and here we are!! We have an absolutely stellar lineup for this season and the first episode is already out!! I will be slowly ramping back up to a consistent online presence with some fun new things coming down the pipeline, and you’ll be back to getting solid, reliable, norm-challenging information on the weekly!

Thanks for being a part of our TLP fam. Mama loves you. 😘

xo, Kimberly

#wereback #welcomeback #pregnancypodcast #parentingpodcast #healthmatters #mentalhealthmatters #familyfirst taken in Seattle, Washington by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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Just your start-of-the-week reminder that there is no one right way to labor. So much of your positioning will depend on baby’s placement, your collective progress, and your anatomy and physiology! And all of this can differ from child to child.

What was your favorite position to labor in?

🚽 & 🛀 over here 🙋‍♀️

🎨: @spiritysol

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#pregnancyprep taken in ChildBIRTH is Normal by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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✨NEW EPISODE!✨

I have to tell you this was one episode that completely took me by surprise! @kiolaraines chats with us about a growing-in-popularity concept: sober parenting.

We see mommy 🍷wine🍷 culture everywhere (even here on TLP) and it has become such a normalized part of our culture that so many of us don’t even think twice about it. But what happens when our use of alcohol as a relaxation tactic becomes a crutch?

Because health/wellness + parenting is the foundation of our purpose we would be remiss not to talk about the realities of a co-dependent relationship with alcohol.

Kiola shares with us her motivation for living a sober life, how she helps others, and discusses the overall importance of destigmatizing sober socializing.

Whether or not we choose sobriety for us, we must as responsible adults understand the need for sobriety to be supported in others. We need to be able to ask questions of our own motivations, and have enough self understanding to say “is this actually what I need in this moment?”. And while the answer to that may be yes, starting to break down our own individual needs as over-worked, over-stressed and over-taxed parents is important for our relationships with our kiddos, partners and ourselves.

Link is in bio or search @thelimitlesspregnancy wherever you consume podcasts, and let us know what you think of this convo!

Mama loves you. 😘

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#selfknowledge
#selfknowing
#selfawareness
#selfcare
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#selfcarehealthcare
#wellnessjourney
#wellnesscoach
#wellnesslifestyle
#healthyparenting
#healthychoices
#healthyliving
#mommentalhealthmatters taken in Los Angeles, California by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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Remember a few weeks ago when I posted that a friend was giving away her cloth diaper collection? They made it to their new owners! 🥳

Funnily enough I had someone DM me the day I made the original post to ask if it was a scam. Which honestly I get because nothing is free right? Well I call bullshit on that because as a vulnerable target demographic we are constantly pressured to be the best and have the best to do the best for our little ones. We know we need all the things for our new baby but do we need ALL the things and do we need all the ✨NEWEST✨ things??

The product lifespan of SO MANY baby care items outlive the consumer by an average 5-10x. From a cost-benefit analysis alone this is crazy. We pay 100% of the cost for something that we will use 10% of. From an eco-conscious 🌎 ♻️ analysis we are using and tossing items into landfills that could go on to serve 5-10 more families!

We spend thousands upon thousands upon thousands of dollars on 👶 care items that will last us mere months. I don’t know about you but I’d rather reduce and reuse and use the money I save to put toward a 529, or a trip to a tropical 🏝?! Or maybe just a few extra 🧖‍♀️ days to get me through the joys of parenting….

Anyway that was a very long winded way of saying that we will continue to do these giveaways from time to time here at TLP because I don’t know about you but more 💰 in your pocket and less fully functional necessities in the 🗑 sounds like a no brainer to me!

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#ecofriendlyparenting taken in Seattle, Washington by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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Raise your hand 🙋‍♀️ if you’re a Type A planner and went into your pregnancy checking all the boxes, only to discover that there was no way you could have been prepared.

Emma’s birth story is such a great example of how we can cross all the items off the list and make all of the recommended preparations and even have the “ideal” (on paper) birth and still feel completely blindsided.

Have you listened to her episode yet? Can you relate? I know I can!

What did/do you feel most unprepared for?

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#healthpodcast taken in Miami, Florida by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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Living for @shawnjohnson ‘s warrior goddess mama vibes today:

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“We focus on being healthy, not perfect & feeling confident in the skin you’re in. #EmbraceYourSkin“ Pregnancy, mama-hood, wife life, and just being a woman… its all about accepting and celebrating who you are!
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I did not always embrace my pregnant body. Some days I felt incredible and unstoppable, other days I felt like a trash bag. Some day’s I felt gorgeous and vibrant and alive and other days I hated looking in the mirror. Welcome to parenting, amirite??

I know some people who have absolutely loved every moment of being pregnant, and others who hated everything about it, and then most of us land somewhere in between.

How did you respond to being pregnant? Drop us a note about it in the comments ⬇️, we’re scouting forward future #realparents episodes!

#pregnant
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#podcastfordads taken in Nashville, Tennessee by @thelimitlesspregnancy

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