Miscellaneous
In today’s mamahood story episode, I interviewed my Mama Glow doula sister, Mieka Estrada, and we talk about her experience having twins. Mieka and her husband Nathan unexpectedly got pregnant and then found out they were having twins… What a shock! In the interview, we talk about how Mieka’s pregnancy and birth via cesarean went, and what bringing two babies home was like for her. In this episode, we will explore: 2:09 A little bit about Mieka and her family 2:34 How she found out she was pregnant and, later on, expecting twins 6:32 Life with 2 babies 8:57 What was it like to bring two babies home 13:04 Her breastfeeding journey with twins 23:11 How she felt during her pregnancy 27:20 Thoughts on her pregnant and postpartum body 30:10 How her birth went 34:56 Having a baby in the NICU 41:25 The blooming mamahood questions About Mieka Mieka is the mama to toddler twins, Kai and Aria. She is a new birth doula. She also has a podcast with her husband called From Tinder to Twins where they talk about their family life and other things. Find Mieka Mieka is taking a break from social medias right now so her personal page isn’t available but here is the page for her podcast: https://www.instagram.com/tindertotwins/ Find Blooming Mamahood www.bloomingmamahood.com www.instagram.com/bloomingmamahood www.instagram.com/bloomingbirtheducation Find Laurie Lo www.instagram.com/_laurielo www.youtube.com/LaurieLo