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My body was telling me I needed help. <br>I have never regretted this, as you have to strip out after the machine and I am prepared for days with no power.<br>Here is a podcaster from the Family Milk Cow and her perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embedpress-embedpress aligncenter\" data-source-id=\"source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671\" data-embed-type=\"SelfHosted\"><div class=\"gutenberg-block-wraper  \"><div class=\"position-right-wraper ep-embed-content-wraper   \" style=\"position:relative;display:inline-block\"><div class=\"ose-apple-podcasts ose-uid-a5751d36b304e0abf6801be303ab8a1a ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px;height:600px;max-height:600px;max-width:100%;display:inline-block\" data-embed-type=\"SelfHosted\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/family-milk-cow-podcast\/id1771215783?i=1000707890351#?secret=dSJg9dDuBw\" style=\"width:600px;height:600px;max-width:100%\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .ose-embedpress-responsive{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] iframe{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .embedpress-yt-subscribe iframe{\n                        height: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .ose-youtube &gt; iframe{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .ose-youtube{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .ose-giphy img{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .ose-google-docs img{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .ose-embedpress-responsive.ose-google-photos{\n                        height: 100% !important;\n                        max-height: 100% !important;\n                    }\n\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .embera-embed-responsive-provider-gettyimages,\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .embera-embed-responsive-provider-gettyimages iframe,\n                    [data-source-id=&#8221;source-7d9743be-6383-4d5e-a54a-9f07d4524671&#8243;] .getty{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                        max-width: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    <\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe that you should learn to hand milk your Dexters and other dairy animals. 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