What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights
296 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsCreating a family is a life transforming event that’s a lot harder than the culturally-generated marketing suggests.
Relying on the glossy media depictions of this transition leaves many women feeling like they are broken or failing when their actual experience doesn’t match their expectation.
I tripped over every step of this process: getting pregnant, being pregnant and giving birth on my way to having two kids.
This podcast showcases the really, really of people’s experiences:
* what they didn’t expect when they were expecting
* what they wish they’d known.
You’ll hear shareable insights gleaned from time in the IVF gauntlet, ways to manage the flattening nausea and fatigue of pregnancy, 40 hour labors and much more including expert medical insights to remake our expectations, making them more real, more human and more useful.
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What Happens when Your Postpartum teaches you about Advocating for yourself? Jess's Birth Story, Part I
April 23, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBI talk to a woman who shares the story of her transformative births: in particular : how the postpartum and aftermath of the second birth changed the way she viewed herself and her career. Its an impactful and inspirational story that I think many of us can relate to. What follows is the first part of our conversation. hyperemesis and anxiety https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14767058.2022.2089550 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1471-0528.14180 affect o...
What Can be Done about Premature Birth? A conversation with Dr. Carl Weiner, MD, MBA
April 16, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBToday we'll talk with Dr. Carl Weiner, MD, MBA He has been working on developing testing that can PREDICT PREMATURITY and EARLY ONSET PREECLAMPSIA as early as 12 weeks into the pregnancy. *If it is detected, WHAT can be done? *What are his hopes for the FUTURE of PREGNANCY You can find Dr. Weiner here: https://www.creighton.edu/campus-directory/weiner-carl-p
What Happens when your Preemie spends 5 months in the NICU? Hannah's birth story + OB insights, Part II
April 09, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this week's episode we hear the rest of Hannah's story: *we hear about the premature birth of her son * how she manages his care during his long stay in the NICU and *how he's doing now. We also hear more from Dr. Weiner, who is working on a test that can predict both prematurity and early onset preeclampsia to try to prevent these issues from arising in a pregnancy. We pick up where we left off last week; Hannah has checked into the hospital at 23 weeks five days because she's ha...
What Happens When your Baby Arrives Far too Early (22 weeks)? Hannah's story + OB insights, Part I
April 02, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBIn today's episode I speak with a woman who was very much caught off guard by a condition called PPROM--preterm premature rupture of membranes when she was 22 weeks along. She talks about how she managed all the twists and turns of her experience, and despite all the hard things that happened, many things made her feel lucky. We also hear from an OB/scientist who is working on a test that can be used to predict premature birth, among other things, long before it arrives. JAMA article ...
What happens when your postpartum involves multiple ER visits? Corinne's birth story + OB insights, Part II
March 26, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBIn today's episode we hear the rest of Corinne's story. In particular: *What she learned in her repeated trips to the ER *What she took away from the challenging things she experienced. *What she'd do differently next time .We'll also hear from Dr. Chapa, a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics & gynecology at Texas A&M College of medicine, who shares some of his expertise about pregnancy and hypertension. You can find his podcast, Clinical Pearls, here
What Happens when Gestational Hypertension Visits After Delivery? Corinne's Birth Story + OB insights, Part I
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBIn today's episode : we hear the story of a first time mother who has a by the book pregnancy which slides off the tracks in delivery and postpartum. In this first part of our conversation, she shares: * how she and her husband managed the uncertainty that seemed to come without much warning. We'll also hear from a fantastic OB (Dr. Hector Chapa) who gives a wider medical context to this story and helps us understand gestational hypertension that appears after delivery. Catch Dr. Ch...
What a Mindset Coach does when her All her Parenting Strategies aren't Working: Angie's Birth & Adoption Story, Part II
March 12, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBIn today's episode, I finish my conversation with Angie. She's a mindset coach and worked in early interventions from birth to three. we talk about parenting the son that she initially fostered and then adopted; how her training and experience led to a new approach, both in her own life and her work. She talks about how important mindset is and how to manage our mindset You can find Angie here: https://www.connectedparentswithangie.com/
What a specialist in Birth to 3 yo learns from tongue tie and the adoption process : Angie's birth story, Part I
March 05, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBIn today's episode I speak with a MINDSET COACH about her experience with pregnancy and with fostering and then adopting a child. She talks about what she learned with respect to colic and tongue tie and some of the challenges she met in this process and how she, someone trained in early interventions from birth to three, ultimately had to change the way she approached parenting. What follows is the first part of our conversation. Trends in home and birth center births, 2004-2017 https://w...
What difference does Birth Education make in your experience? Suzzie's Birth Story, Part II
February 27, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBhis week I finish my conversation with Suzzie. She shares: * how the second birth felt like a redemption of the first one * all the things she did between the first and second births to make that outcome more likely, including: * more birth education * facing her fears *managing her expectations. We pick up where we left off last week. Suzzie has spent hours contracting and waiting and ultimately her stalled labor leads to a C section. She's now been left in the recovery room by herself,...
What Happens when Your Labor Stalls? : Suzzie's Birth story, Part I
February 20, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week's episode features that story of a woman who had two nearly opposite experiences of birth. Like many of us, the FIRST one was ROUGH--including anything but gentle treatment at the hospital and an unpleasant C section; The SECOND was a vast improvement, which started her on a journey to learn more about birth and to become what she needed that first time around: an excellent DOULA; what follows is the first part of our conversation Molar Pregnancy https://my.clevelandclinic.or...
What Happens when the Midwife sends you to do Acupuncture during the labor? Tanya's Birth Story, Part II
February 13, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBIn todays episode we hear the end of Tanya's story. To remind everyone, last week we left Tanya: *She's spent the whole pregnancy on a boat with her 4 other children & husband *the boat is docked in Sarasota Florida for the birth *Although it's her 5th birth, it doesn't go quickly *The midwife sends her to see an acupuncturist during her stalled labor *Tanya is terrified of needles Listen to how this birth unfolds.... Castor oil and labor https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC71...
What Happens when you have a Pregnancy on a Boat with your other 4 kids? Tanya's Birth Story, Part I
February 06, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBThis week's episode features details of a pregnancy on a boat. My guest Tanya shared her experiences of her other 4 births on an earlier episodes: Her first episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-you-learn-from-your-first-two-of-5-births/id1546909059?i=1000617239231 The second half of that story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-happens-when-with-each-birth-you-get-closer-to/id1546909059?i=1000618066765 She had a variety of experiences in the hospital: *induced...
What Happens when Your Placenta doesn't Behave after Delivery? Marisa's Birth Story
January 30, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBToday's guest uses IVF to get pregnant * she's successful, but nearly not *she has a relatively straightforward pregnancy, but *hypertension sneaks in at the finish line, and *a not straightforward postpartum, ushered in by a hemorrhage and uterine atony. She can look back over that experience at both the beautiful and hard parts, and learn something important from them. geriatric patient https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6789409/https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseas...
What Happens when an Unexpected C section leads to an Empowered Birth: Andria's Story + Insights from a Professor of Public Health
January 23, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBThis week we have the end of my conversation with Andria. She talks about: * how that first birth unfolded * dealing with the unexpected C section and all the pain and fear that it brought * the difficulties of that first postpartum AND she also shares: *the research she did for the second birth *the value of the midwife *the empowered birth she created Dr Amutah-Onukagha shares her advice for how to manage challenging birth settings and her hopes for the future of black maternal care
What Happens when your Unmedicated Birth turns into a C section: Andria's Birth Story + Professor of Black Maternal Health Insights, Part I
January 16, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBIn today's episode I talk to a woman who walked into her pregnancy imagining that: * it would be relatively easy * miscarriage wasn't a part of the equation and * that her doctor would tell her everything she needed to know. It's a very relatable story, given that this is the way a lot of us walk into this experience. It's certainly the way I initially walked into pregnancy. She'd wanted an unmedicated birth, but her scheduled induction turned into a C section in a way that really scar...
What Happens when You are Pregnant & Giving Birth while your partner is on military assignment: Pey's Birth Story
January 09, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBNote: this episode contains some information about military sexual trauma; no explicit details are shared In today's episode we hear from a woman who navigated her pregnancy and birth with all kinds of obstacles, including that her partner was away on military assignment She also encountered some significant issues in delivery that turned out to be related to an undiagnosed chronic condition-- Ehler Danlos syndrome, Once she got her diagnosis, she was able to use it to improve the lives...
What Can you Do to Increase your Chances of Having an Empowered Birth: Kelly's Birth Story, Part III
January 02, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn today's episode we talk about: Kelly's second birth, which was at home. As a BIRTH EDUCATOR & LACTATION CONSULTANT, she shares: *Some critical ingredients for an empowered birth (hint: the setting doesn't necessarily matter) *What clues might suggest that you need breastfeeding help and how to find it * Autoimmune issues that are not uncommon to confront in the postpartum period and what to do about them You Can Find Kelly's Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Protecting-Potential-Bre...
What Happens when Postpartum is a Bear: Kelly's Birth Story, Part II
December 26, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBIn today's episode we talk about the many challenges Kelly faced in postpartum, including: * very painful breastfeeding, in part likely due to a significant tongue tie that was never caught, *signs of tongue tie and the difficulties identifying it We also hear about her second birth, which was a home birth. This is the second of three episodes. torticollis https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22430-torticollis Signs you might be having a difficult postpartum:
What You Can do to Conquer Your Fear of Birth: Kelly's Birth Story, Part I
December 19, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn today's episode I talk to a woman about the first of her two births. She talks about HOW her experience in pregnancy and her first birth changed her life in ways she couldn't have anticipated. Because of the things that happened in this pregnancy and birth she left teaching and became a BIRTH EDUCATOR & LACTATION CONSULTANT. She shares how she faced her fears in the first birth, and offers useful tips for others who have fears of childbirth. She COUNSELS THAT: every single decision p...
What Happens when you Research your Way to a better Birth?: Chantal's Birth Story, Part II + Doula insights
December 12, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn today's episode I finish my conversation with Chantal. We talk about: * how she used her experience of her first birth to inform how she walked into the second birth. One major change she made was in her research strategy: The second time around she traded a home birth for a hospital birth she researched: her doctor her hospital all the procedures that might accompany preeclampsia and more which led to a much more empowered birth experience. It also ultimately led to a career change,...
What Happens when Your Pregnancy is visited by Postpartum Preeclampsia: Chantal's Birth Story, Part I
December 05, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn today's episode, I talk to a doula who learned a great deal about her body and her pregnancy in a challenging postpartum that included both a hemorrhage and preeclampsia. we talk about: * the dramatic gap between her expectation: that everything would be easy, and * her actual experience: how she managed her home birth, which required a transfer to a hospital after the birth to manage retained placenta *how that transfer allowed doctors to manage her hemorrhage, and the postpartum p...
What Happens when your Postpartum Experience teaches you to Advocate for Yourself: Tonya's Story + OB insights, Part II
November 28, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBIn today's episode, Tonya and I talk about her second birth, which was different in almost every way from her first; Her first birth was an emergency C section in the hospital; her second was a smooth and serene home birth, but the aftermath was much trickier. Tonya shares the things she learned about: including children in the home birth process the value of a doula, not only for the birth but for PP care how (and when) to advocate for herself Dr. Bervell also adds insights about the i...
What Happens when Your Vaginal Birth ends in an Emergency C section: Tonya's Birth Story + OB insights, Part I
November 21, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBIn today's episode, I speak with a woman who shares her experience of two births. In the first part of our conversation, which follows, we talk about: the first pregnancy which included: hyperemesis and how she managed it and a birth that started out as a vaginal birth that came to include: induction and an emergency C section She shares hard won lessons about the need for surrender when her hospital birth that did not go as planned. I also talk with a fantastic OB who is pioneering ...
What you might do with previous Trauma that visits in the Postpartum: Nadia's Birth story + Therapy Insights, Part II
November 10, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBIn today's episode, I finish my conversation with Nadia, who shares: * the process she went through in understanding her own history *how she's used things like writing to explore difficult topics *how she's come to a better understanding about herself and her motivations in an effort to be mindful about what she passes on to her children. I also include more insights from a fantastic therapist who talks about: * ways to think about managing past traumas that can come up in pregnancy a...
What Happens When Pregnancy & Birth are linked to Trauma? Nadia's Birth Story & Therapist insights, Part I
November 03, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn today's episode, I speak with a woman who shares how her experience of pregnancy and birth shifted her into a space in which she could connect with a buried sexual trauma from her past. NOTE: this discussion is not explicit about the details of the trauma In our conversation, we focus on how the physicality of pregnancy and birth could lead someone back to something else that happened to their body, another experience in which there was a significant loss of control. Today's guest ...
What Birth Trauma can look like after Therapy: Alexis' Birth Story, Part II
October 27, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBThe intense things that can happen in the course of this transition can impact: how you see yourself, how you see your partner and how you parent The better we understand what happened to us, the better we can manage all the things that follow. Today is the second part of my conversation with Alexis about experiencing and healing from her traumatic birth. The first conversation we had was shortly after the birth and another almost a year and a half later to see how her perspective had c...
What Birth Trauma can look like after Time to Reflect: Alexis' story, Part I
October 20, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThe intense things that can happen in the course of this transition can impact how you see yourself, how you see your partner and how you parent. The better we understand what happened to us, the better we can manage all the things that follow. Todays episode focuses on this fact. I originally interviewed today's guest just after what can reasonably be called a traumatic birth. What you'll hear today is our second conversation after she's had time to reflect on the things that happened; ...
What to do with Trauma around Pregnancy & Birth: Bethany Warren, LCSW, PMHC
October 16, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBIn today's episode I talk with Beth Warren LCSW and PMHC and author of a new workbook that focuses on helping us manage reproductive trauma. We discuss: * better ways to manage the pain of miscarriage and loss *what trauma in this space looks like * how it can affect both ourselves and our partners, and * the prospects for healing October is National pregnancy and infant loss Awareness Month so there's no better time to talk about this often emotionally tricky topic. Bethany Warren'...
What happens when you experience both reproductive traumas and successful birth: Melissa's Birth Story + therapy insights, Part II
October 13, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn today's episode I finish my conversation with melissa. We talk about: How she manages the births of her two sons on the heels of a challenging reproductive journey I also include the insights of a fantastic therapist who specializes in reproductive trauma. She talks about: How attachment might be affected by trauma, How one might identify if they had a traumatic experience Hope for the future despite a challenging past Find the Pink Elephant Support Network Melissa's books can ...
What can we do to Navigate Miscarriage & Stillbirth: Melissa's Birth Story + reproductive trauma insights, Part I
October 06, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBIn today's episode: I talk with a woman who had a very challenging experience with pregnancy. She shares the story of a number of miscarriages and a stillbirth, as well as two pregnancies that led to the births of her two sons. Pregnancy loss is an incredibly common and incredibly hard experience to navigate, and we often do it quietly or alone. Today's guest wants to change that reality. I also share the insights of a fantastic therapist, Bethany Warren, who is well versed in repro...
Creating Truly Informed Consent around Delivery Decisions: Advice from a Doula and Birth Activist, Dawn's story, Part II
September 29, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBin today's episode I finish my conversation with Dawn Thompson, the founder of birthify. We talk about the dramatic difference between *the education you might get in a prenatal class run by a hospital and *the education that Dawn is advocating for, with very specific instances of how these two differ. Ultimately the goal is not to give you the exact birth you want, because that's impossible to promise, but to try to give you the most empowered birth you can get. To see Dawn's work at...
What Can you Do to Better Navigate Birth? Dawn's Birth Story, Part I
September 22, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIn today's episode I talk to a Birth Warrior. She's: * a mother of six * has been a birth advocate for decades *was a doula *started Improving Birth *Is the CEO of Birthify, and * has done amazing work in this field to try to make birth safer for all of us. We discuss both: *how birth is conventionally organized, the common traps we all fall into AND *What you can do to improve your chances of getting the birth you want You can find her at: https://birthify.net/ This is a weekly show th...
What Birth Experiences inspired her to become a Postpartum Doula? McKayla's Birth Story
September 15, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBTW: Medical Racism in this episode... In today's episode I talk to a posptartum doula and gentle sleep coach about: *what she learned from her own experience of birth and postpartum *what pp doulas do *how to better afford their care *what a gentle sleep coach can offer *links for the pelvic floor: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22729-pelvic-floor-muscles *links for the role of depression/bipolar history in PPD risk https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/...
What foods are important for Pregnancy or Postpartum? Insights from a Nutrition Doula, Part II
September 08, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBIn today's episode I finish my conversation with Alasen Zarndt, the nutrition doula. In the rest of our conversation, she shares * why she offers different recipes for pregnancy and postpartum *why oatmeal is often suggested for breastfeeding *suggestions for how to get quality sleep, even if the quantity is limited in the early period This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.
What Happens when you Know How to Eat in Pregnancy & Postpartum? Insights from a Nutrition Doula, Part I
September 01, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn today's episode I talk with a woman who shared her story back in 2021. She's on again to share a passion inspired by the challenges she faced in postpartum. A mechanical engineer turned integrative nutritionist, Alasen gives insights on the many ways you can take care of yourself in postpartum; She talks about important: *foods for pregnancy and postpartum, *why many women gain weight while breastfeeding, even though they are expecting to lose weight, *sleep regimens and exercise...
What it looks like to get Lactation Help, Medical Help, Pediatric Help in Postpartum: Carlota's Birth Story, Part II + Physician insights
August 25, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn today's episode I finish my conversation with Carlota. We delve more into: *glandular issues with breastfeeding *managing the guilt of not being able to breastfeed *concerns navigating her own care *the surprising difficulty of finding health care providers who are fluent in Spanish. I also include the insights of a doctor who has authored research on breastfeeding. This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.
What are the Hormones involved in Breastfeeding? Mini Episode with Dr. K. McGuire
August 21, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.72 MBThere are so many surprises each and every one of us meet in the course of getting pregnant, being pregnant, the birth and postpartum. Often times how we think about these major life events reflects the difference between what we expected and what we experienced. For example, many people expect breastfeeding to be easy because it's natural. If their experience is different from that expectation, its easy to describe it to yourself as a failure. That was the case with last week's guest ...
What Happens when Breastfeeding doesn't "Work"? Carlota's Birth Story, Part I + Physician insights
August 18, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIn today's episode I speak with a woman about some of the specific challenges women of color experience when they get pregnant. We talk about: her fears about being forced into an unnecessary C section, or having her pain ignored and How she managed significant Issues with Breastfeeding. I also include the insights of a surgeon who has authored research on breastfeeding. This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.
What Happens After the Abortion?: Leah's Birth Story, Part II
August 11, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn today's episode I finish my conversation with Leah Lax, author of the memoir Uncovered, which tells the story of her entrance and exit from an insular religious community. Her story illustrates some of the powerful ideas around what it means to be a mother and a women in society, and how those ideas shape our expectations and behavior. We talk about how the abortion she had saved and fundamentally changed her life, how this choice was the spark for her ability to change her circumstan...
What Happens When you Have to Fight for Birth Control, Abortion, & Control over your body: Leah's Birth Story, Part I
August 04, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn todays episode my guest and I talk about both physical and emotional challenges of pregnancy. She wrote a memoir about living in and then leaving a highly structured religious environment. Her story is about many aspects of this difficult transition, but one aspect that was of the utmost importance with respect to her entry into motherhood was her bodily autonomy. I'd characterize her book as a love letter to choices--the choice to use birth control, the choice to end a pregnancy, a...
What a Pediatrician Learns when She Gives Birth: Orlena's Birth Story
July 28, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBIn todays episode we hear about the pregnancy and birth experience of a pediatrician. It’s always interesting to me to hear how medical pple experience this transition because they tend to enter it with different expectations than the rest of us. We talk about : *birth plans *if home deliveries are exclusively for pizzas, or can legitimately refer to birth as well *the challenges of being a parent and other things that surprised this doctor on the way to becoming a mother This is a weekl...
Sleep Tips for Babies from a Fantastic Sleep Consultant, mini episode
July 24, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBLast week I interviewed a great sleep consultant, Mary Vaughn, and we talked about some sleep issues that Kelly was having with her newborn. Today we'll hear more of my conversation with Mary about: * the most common mistakes parents make with sleep training and *how to handle, and think about, the sleep needs of multiple children in the house. Mary is a certified PCI parent coach and sleep consultant and founder of Mothers Together, a company that offers a number of services to help mot...
Induced Labor, Emergency C section and Sleep Troubles: Kelly's Birth Story + Sleep Consultant Tips
July 21, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBToday my guest shares her experiences of two births Although she'd hoped for a natural birth the first time:, she had an induced labor that turned into an emergency C section the second time she hoped for a VBAC, but ended up with another C section she shares tips for managing *epidural headaches *her challenges with sleep issues with her newborn which I discuss with a fabulous sleep consultant who has valuable advice to share. You can find Mary at Mother Together This is a week...
What are some Breastfeeding Tips from a Lactation Consultant? Jennifer Suffin, IBCLC
July 14, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBIn today's episode we hear from a fabulous lactation consultant who answers all kinds of questions * Is breastfeeding supposed to hurt? how much is too much? *What are the physical changes that have to happen to be able to breastfeed *Is there a genetic component to breastfeeding? You can find more about Jennifer Suffin at her website: Care in the Curve This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.
What Happens when You Make Significant Changes between your First & Second Pregnancy: Colleen's Birth Story + lactation consultant insights
July 07, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIn today's episode Colleen shares some of her challenges with breastfeeding, including: *managing tongue and lip tie *not producing enough milk (And we hear insights about these issues from the fantastic lactation consultant, Katie Howser). She also talks about how significant changes between her first and second pregnancy led to a much better experience. Basal Body Temperature Info How to Read Ingredient Labels on Baby Food A Comparison of US & European Baby Food Katie Howser, lactation...
What a Lactation Consultant can Teach you BEFORE the Baby Arrives: A Mini Episode with Katie Howser
July 03, 2023 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.63 MBToday we have a mini episode with a fantastic lactation consultant based in San francisco, Katie Howser. Katie offered insights on last weeks show, but some of what we talked about didn't fit in the episode. She talks about: * Signs that you ARE or ARE NOT producing "enough" breast milk *How to think about your breastfeeding journey relative to the experience of your Mother (or sister) what follows is part of my conversation with Katie. You can find Katie here: http://www.katiehowser.c...
What Happens when Your Milk Doesn't Come in Right Away? Colleen's Birth Story + Lactation Consultant Insights
June 30, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn today's episode my guest shares some of the things she learned from her first birth she talks about *managing some of the physical struggles of pregnancy, including restless leg syndrome *all the things she encountered and learned on her breastfeeding journey We also hear from the fabulous lactation consultant, Katie Howser who has lots of useful information for anyone who is feeling the challenge of breastfeeding. She has so many great insights that you can put to use immediately, ...
What Does the Midwife Say about VBAC risk Calculators? Vitamin K Shots for your Newborn?
June 26, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutes - 7.58 MBIn this mini episode, I talk to a fantastic midwife, who gives us a care providers perspective on some common things that happen in births in medical settings. Today we talk about : * the tools doctors and midwives use to predict how a birth will turn out * the medical care provided to the baby just after birth Tune in and get her great tips! This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.
What Happens when With Each Birth, you get closer to your Ideal? Tanya's Birth Story + Midwife insights, Part II
June 23, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIn today's episode, I finish my conversation with Tanya, and we hear about what she learned from the last three births she shares about: *managing a shoulder dystocia *her husband's response to the birth trauma he witnessed *Her red tent experience--laboring surrounded by a team of women *one of her secrets to pain relief for an unmedicated birth We also hear from the fabulous midwife, Ann Richards. This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.
What Does the Midwife Say about These Common Experiences in a Hospital Birth?
June 19, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.93 MBIn this mini episode: I talk to a fantastic midwife, Ann Richards, who gives us a care providers perspective on some common things that happen in births in medical settings. Today we talk about 1. why doctors break your water in the course of a birth 2. why IVs are often inserted as soon as you cross the threshold of your labor and delivery room (and some good tips on how to manage the situation). This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.