Parvati was diagnosed with placenta previa 20 weeks into her pregnancy. She was put on bedrest at 26 weeks, and then had a C-section at 36 weeks. She describes how her physical recovery was affected by her weeks of bedrest. She also discusses how the judgement she experienced when she stopped pumping contributed to the anxiety she felt about all of her postpartum choices. She talks about an app she’s creating to help women find local resources to help them wherever they are in their own postpartum journey.
Parvati wrote this music while she was pregnant and postpartum:
https://parvatimani.hearnow.com/
Her instagram is: https://www.instagram.com/parvati_mani/
Or you can reach her via email: parumani (at) gmail (dot) com
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