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Black Maternal Health: Action Items and Speaking up
On this episode of Black Moms Chat, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo partner with Powermom for the final episode of their mini-series.
Powermom is a community of pregnant people collecting and contributing important pregnancy-related health information through app-based surveys and wearable sensors. Together, they are working to reduce health disparities and learning more about what leads to healthy pregnancies and healthy babies for every pregnant person.
On this episode, co-hosts Schnelle Acevedo and Adanna Dill discuss the CDC recommendations for pregnant people and their families, what healthcare workers, hospital systems and communities can do to ensure that Black pregnant people access equitable health care options.
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On this episode of Black Moms Chat sponsored by Powermom. Dr. Lase Ajayi join co-hosts Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo to share her experiences as a medical doctor and Black mother. She shares her own traumatic experience at the hospital where she practices medicine during her pregnancy, why she believed the overturning of Roe V. Wade is steeped in systemic racism. Her thoughts on home births vs hospital births and advice for Black women to advocate for themselves during their pregnancies.
About our guest:
Toluwalase "Lase" Ajayi is a palliative care physician and pediatrician. She is dedicated to expanding the benefits of palliative medicine across all ages, as well as improving communication with seriously ill patients. She has a strong interest in studying methods of improving communication between seriously ill patients and hospital teams, as well as investigating how palliative medicine can improve the quality of lives of patients with previously devastating pediatric disease who are now living well into adulthood. This group of patients includes, but is not limited to, those with congenital heart defects, cystic fibrosis, and hemoglobinopathies as well as survivors of pediatric cancers.
She currently serves as the medical director of palliative medicine at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and is well published in her work with patients with serious illnesses. She completed medical school and residency at the University of Kansas and moved to San Diego for a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Resources mentioned by Dr. Ajayi:
Black Mamas Alliance: https://blackmamasmatter.org
The Irth App:https://irthapp.com
Mae: https://meetmae.com
You can find Dr. Ajayi:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/tajayiMDFollow Powermom:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/powermomscripps
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/powermomscripps/
Book mentioned at beginning of episode:
Nobody's Magic by Destiny Birdstrong
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Black Motherhood in the Roe vs. Wade Aftermath.
On this episode of Black Moms Chat, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo partner with Powermom.
Powermom is a community of pregnant people collecting and contributing important pregnancy-related health information through app-based surveys and wearable sensors. Together, they are working to reduce health disparities and learning more about what leads to healthy pregnancies and healthy babies for every pregnant person. Learn more about Powermom here.
The ladies discuss their thoughts on the overturning Roe v. Wade Aftermath, how this will affect Black mothers/women and more.
Black Moms We Stan: Support Penelope McCown's toddler luxury line, Cocoa Baby Love here.
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On this episode, Schnelle Acevedo and Adanna Dill discuss friendships. How their friendships have evolved over time, dealing with the end of a friendship, strained relationships, making mom friends and more.
Keep up with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!
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This a replay from Black Moms Chat Season 2! On this episode, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo interview Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist, Uchenna “Uche” Udobi.
Uchenna “Uche” Udobi shared ways parents can support children who are late talkers, advises on when to get kids an evaluation, what most people don't know about stuttering, potty training, and more.
Uchenna Udobi, is a certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) from Houston, TX and the founder of LittoLingo. A company designed to help parents grow their child's communication ability, decrease parental stress, while improving academic and social success. This is done by teaching parents how to create meaningful exchanges at home by improving their infants and toddlers language milestones timely via an online video series. She has close to 15 years of experience getting kids talking. For the last 2 years, she has been a member of the Language in Infants through Preschoolers Topic Committee, where she reviews and rates the latest evidence on language growth of children birth to 5. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants, and listening to podcasts and audiobooks.
You can connect with our guest, Uche:
Website: https://littolingo.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/littolingo/
Courses https://littolingo.mykajabi.com/home
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On this replay episode from season 2 of Black Moms Chat podcast, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss parenting toddlers and their experience with the six toddlers they've cared for between them.
Make sure to connect with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!
Keep up with Nellie @glamnellie and Adanna @rattlesandheels!
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This replay from season one is all about body image! Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo talks about body image. They share their personal body image stories, their thoughts on plastic surgery, the body positivity movement, wearing a swimsuit at any size and more. Keep up with the ladies on Instagram!
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On this episode of Black Moms Chat, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss getting back OUTSIDE this summer. Their summer travel plans, tips for traveling with little ones, how to take time out for you while traveling, how to create budget friendly experiences but still have a fun experience with our family, favorite destination and traveling while Black and extra precautions taken in certain areas.
Book, Adanna's reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.
Keep up with us in between episodes @blackmomschat @rattlesandheels @glamnellie
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On this episode, we discuss infertility, a topic we tend to shy away from as Black women and in community conversations.
We discuss infertility, IVF, creating supportive environments for Black women experiencing infertility, infertility resources or support communities for Black women, and what self-care through IVF.
About our guest:
JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM, is a veterinarian and freelance medical writer. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from Hampton University, then earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
JoAnna is the founder and owner of JPen Communications, a medical communications company. Through her writing, she strives to close the gap between what the veterinarian says and what the pet parent understands. Her mission is to equip pet parents with the information they need to make good health decisions for their pets.
JoAnna and her husband are the proud parents of their infant son, Karl. They endured several years of infertility, experiencing two miscarriages and undergoing several rounds of IVF.
JoAnna’s infertility journey profoundly affected her. She is passionate about sharing her journey and doing her part to break the shame, silence, and stigma surrounding infertility, especially among Black women.
Resources shared:
InfertilityIQ website https://www.fertilityiq.com
Daughters of Hannah Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/daughtersofhannah/
Daughters of Hannah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahsdaughters/
https://www.webmd.com
https://www.mayoclinic.org
Keep up with us on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/blackmomschat/
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On this episode Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss social media, Instagram vs. Reality: The Highlight Reel Effect.
They chat about their beginnings on social media. Curating content, Social media boundaries, oversharing and if curating social media weakens authenticity.
Connect with us on Instagram: @blackmomschat
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On this episode, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss burnout.
They discuss burnout from career and burnout in parenting. They share their experiences and how they recovered from burnout, plus a few ways they think burnout can be prevented.
You can take the burnout quiz here.
Stay in touch between episodes on Instagram. Follow us @blackmomschat!
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On this week's episode of the Black Moms Chat podcast, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss Black motherhood on television.
They chat about their favorite Black TV moms from their childhood, and how they feel about them now as an adult.
They share which Black on-screen moms they find most relatable and who they think is “mom goals”. Their thoughts on whether or not Black on-screen motherhood downplays the challenges of the Black motherhood experience. As well as the Black on-screen moms with characteristics or parenting styles that's different to theirs.
This week's Black mom we stan is Melle Odee who founded robotics teams for her community, which eventually led to starting a nonprofit and creating a robotics program.
Keep up with us over on Instagram @BlackMomsChat
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On this episode Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss their experiences as Black women navigating the healthcare system.
They share their biggest concerns when finding a health care provider, "less than" hospital experiences, bias in the healthcare system, and birth control --specifially IUD struggles.
Black women face risks to their health from discrimination—both from health professionals who don’t take their concerns seriously and from biological wear and tear caused by chronic stress. An October 2018 Oprah.com article on the topic cites research from two researchers and an alumna from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Keep in touch with us over on Instagram! @blackmomschat
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On this episode of the Black Moms Chat podcast, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo chat with Montoya (Monty) Hudson of The Spring Break Family.
Monty shares advice for couples hoping to build a successful blended family, effective ways to bond with your bonus children and for the kids to bond and build relationships with each other, communicate everyone's role in children's lives, and schedule family travel between both homes.
About our guest:
Montoya Hudson is a wife, mother, and stepmother who raises her beautiful tween queens in Houston, TX. She is the primary voice behind her family's travel platform The Spring Break Family where they share practical tips for families, heritage travel, and ways to make travel educational.
You can find Monty:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespringbreakfamily/
Blog:
https://www.thespringbreakfamily.com
Thanks for listening! Stay in touch with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!
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On this week's episode of Black Moms Chat, Schnelle Acevedo and Adanna Dill interview Jennifer Hammock. Jennifer shares tips on how to be confident on camera, how to conquer self-sabotage, parenting Black kids attending predominately white schools, how to teach confidence to kids and more.
About our guest: Jennifer Hammock is a successful entrepreneur, award-winning servant leader, empowerment coach, author, and highly sought-after speaker with a sincere heart to uplift women. All while being seven months pregnant in the spring of 2017, Jennifer published her first book, Dream Chaser. Jennifer received so much praise and requests from women wanting help to start businesses that the following year she launched, Dream Chaser Academy, a coaching business for aspiring entrepreneurs, authors and passionate people seeking to profit from their passions. In between speaking engagements and coaching sessions, Jennifer also produces and hosts The Dream ChaseHer Podcast, to help women find clarity and confidence to pursue their dreams.
You can find Jennifer:
Website
YouTube: Jennifer Hammock
Jennifer Hammock on Facebook
@jenn_hammock on Instagram
Sign up for her Dream Chase Her Conference
Book recommended: We're Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris: How to Use Your Voice, Be Assertive, and Own Your Story
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On this episode, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo chat with Bianca Dottin. Bianca openly shared her experiences parenting her two children that were born prematurely in the NICU. She shared tips for new moms who are currently caring for babies in the NICU. Bianca opened up about how she and her family dealt with the grief of baby loss and her advice for other parents also dealing with baby loss. She shared about guiding her older daughter through grief and what worked for her. Advocating for her health helped her have a safe delivery and discover her kidney disease. She also shares what life is like living with a chronic and awaiting a transplant, how others can help by becoming a donor, and how to become a kidney donor.
About our guest:
Bianca Dottin is the content creator & mompreneur behind BiancaDottin.com. Since 2013, Bianca has collaborated with household name brands like General Mills, Clorox, Pantene, JCPenney and many more. Bianca quickly grew her blog to become one of Orlando's most recognized bloggers and transitioned into a booming lifestyle brand. Sharing openly about parenting, travel, home, beauty, and style, Bianca connects with her audience through relatable experiences from her real life.
In 2017, she created the Mommy's NICU Journal for mothers to capture every memory of their child during their NICU stay. Over 264 pages, Bianca emphasizes women's self-care and shares inspirational quotes, with space for parents to record precious infant milestones. Through her blog and organization, Bianca has become a voice for premature birth, NICU moms, and life after baby loss.
From sharing her style to sharing from her heart, Bianca is inspiring moms to create a life they love, one day at a time.
You can find Bianca Dottin:
Blog: https://www.biancadottin.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biancadottin/
Mommy's NICU Journal: https://www.mamasofthenicu.org/shop/hard-cover-mommys-nicu-journal/
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In this episode of Black Moms Chat, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo explore the five areas of personal growth. Mental, Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, and Social Growth.
The co-hosts share their experience around each area and resources and tips that helped them level up and improve themselves.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
This week's Black Mom We Stan:
J.J. Shegog, a former teacher of Chicago inner-city schools, has written and published a new picture book entitled Silly Little Squabbles inspired by her 3-year old son, Umani.
Thanks for listening! Stay in touch with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!
If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe and leave us a rating and review! New episodes every Monday!
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On this episode, Schnelle Acevedo and Adanna Dill discuss potty training toddlers.
They reflect on their six potty training experiences. They shared potty training product recommendations, their regrets, and how parents can know when their kids are ready.
Products mentioned on this episode:
Daniel's Potty Time
Potty Time with Elmo
Potty Seat with ladder
Disposable toilet seat covers
Thanks for listening! Stay in touch with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!
If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe and leave us a rating and review!
New episodes every Monday!
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In this episode of Black Moms Chat, Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss navigating kids and social media. They have the following conversations: Allowing kids to use social media. Their first experiences with social media as teens and risky behavior. The appropriate age/stage for a child to begin using social media? Teaching kids to safely use social media and healthy online habits.
This week's Black Mom We Stan is Angela Y. Ervin, creator of Evolve Posh Brand J'Yvae Naturals. You can purchase her products here.
Thanks for listening! Stay in touch with us on Instagram @blackmomschat!
If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe and leave us a rating and review! New episodes every Monday!
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Adanna Dill and Schnelle Acevedo discuss parenting toddlers on the season two finale of the Black Moms Chat.
Drawing on their experiences parenting six children with different personalities during the toddler stage, they discuss dealing with tantrums, napping, how the pandemic affected their toddlers, engaging toddler activities, and toddler personal hygiene.
Make sure to connect with us on Instagram until we return for season three, @blackmomschat!
Keep up with Nellie @glamnellie and Adanna @rattlesandheels!
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