49 | What Happens When Your Water Breaks: Pros, Cons, and the BRAIN Framework We Use
What happens when your water breaks is one of the most common questions we get as doulas, and the answer rarely matches the Hollywood version. In this episode, we're talking through both sides of the ...
1 Jun 24min
48 | Why Your Birth Story Matters: Pride, Grief, and Everything In-Between
Your baby is here, and in a lot of ways that moment can feel like the finish line. But the story of how they got here, how it felt, what it asked of you, lives on long after the birth. This is why you...
18 Mai 18min
47 | The Real Difference Between Oxytocin and Pitocin & its Impact on your Birth
When people hear the word Pitocin, it often gets described as "synthetic oxytocin," so it's easy to assume the two are basically the same thing. They're not, and that distinction matters more than mos...
4 Mai 17min
46 | Placenta Encapsulation: What It Actually Is, Why Moms Are Choosing It, and What to Do If It's Not for You
If your first reaction to "placenta encapsulation" is a hard no, we get it. Stephanie had the same reaction 13 years ago. But stay with us, because by the end of this episode, a lot of moms find thems...
20 Apr 25min
45 | Is It False Labor or Prodromal Labor? What Your Body Is Actually Doing
If you've been having contractions that feel completely real and then just stop, you are not imagining it. And you are not doing anything wrong. Prodromal labor is one of those experiences that doesn'...
6 Apr 14min
44 | Partner Support During Labor: What Tools Dads & Support People Need to Know
This one is for the dads, partners, and support people who want to help during birth but aren't sure what that actually looks like. Here's the truth: you do not need to be a birth expert to be an incr...
30 Mar 29min
43 | Can you REALLY Breathe Your Baby Out? Two Minnesota Doulas Talk Breathing Techniques for Labor
You've probably heard it before: don't hold your breath while pushing. Maybe you're holding onto that advice tightly as you prep for birth, especially if you've been practicing breathing techniques fo...
18 Mar 19min
