This episode covers birth control and family planning after birth and while breastfeeding, including breastfeeding as a form of birth control, as well as hashkafic considerations. Comments and feedback on the podcast quality are welcome! This is still so new to me. 🙂 A couple of points that I realize may not have been clear,Continue reading “Postpartum Birth Control & Family Planning”
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Birth Control Options for Frum Women
So….birth control. (Also known as “contraception.”) It’s just not something generally spoken about in Bais Yaakovs, seminary, or even Kallah classes. I don’t have any statistics, but it seems that use of birth control is getting more common in the frum community. Perhaps societal expectations and pressures are changing; perhaps women are just sharing moreContinue reading “Birth Control Options for Frum Women”
Cervical Ectropion – aka – the Big Bedikah Bummer
At the top of my audio-visual to-do list is an Anatomy 101 class. But until I get that recorded, I just want to share one variation OF NORMAL that I’ve encountered both doing medical exams and doing exams as a Bodeket Tahara. What I’ve found is that even when women have been sent repeatedly toContinue reading “Cervical Ectropion – aka – the Big Bedikah Bummer”
Helpful Resources
There are some really great resource available for frum women, but people don’t know where to find them. I can’t claim to know them all, but here are my top two recommendations: Nishmat – http://www.yoatzot.org/home/ If you are a reader, this website holds a tremendous wealth of information. Your personal Rav may be more orContinue reading “Helpful Resources”
P'nima Wellness 