147: HOME BIRTH STORY - A Student Nurse-Midwife’s 4 Birth Stories Including C-Birth, VBAC and HBAC (and a Star Wars Baby) with Shoshanah Blaiss
Alright birth junkies, who is ready for 4 birth stories in one single episode?! Cuz that’s what we have for you today. We’re chatting with student nurse-midwife Shoshanah Blaiss about her journeys in birth. From c-birth to vbac to hbac, Shoshanah walks us through the different elements and situations around each pregnancy and birth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Mai 20182h 20min
146: Followup to Our Episode on Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Listener Emails
When did you first learn what Hyperemesis Gravidarum was? For us, it was when Kate Middleton was suffering from it during her pregnancy. But even then we didn’t know much about it or the extent to which it can impact a pregnant mama. Fast forward to one of our recent episodes, number 136, where we interviewed Jennifer Griffin about her experiences with HG, and our eyes were really opened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Mai 201827min
145: HOME BIRTH STORY - When Your Pregnancy and Birth Inspires You to Become a Midwife with Jillisa Kraemer
How does one go from being unsure about being pregnant to planning a home birth and then on the path to becoming a midwife? Well our DIAH mama in today’s birth story can and does answer that question for us by sharing her incredible story of bringing her daughter Selah earthside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Mai 20181h 5min
144: The Onus is On Women To Move Birth Forward with Afua Hassan
How do we move the conversation and care of birth forward? In this episode, we chat with Afua Hassan, Afua is the founder, owner and licensed midwife of The Birthing Place in Houston, Texas. Her philosophy in her practice is that the mother is the captain, the partner is the co-captain and she is the advisor. In this conversation we talk about what is normal in birth and its variations, the fear women have around birth and racism in birth healthcare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Mai 201833min
143: Why and How We Make Our Marriage a Priority
What’s more important - your children or your marriage? Well, sorry to disappoint, but we’re not going to answer that question. Because that’s not our business and we’re not here to tell you how to live your life. We respect and honor the variations of normal and the family dynamics that work best for each of you. So we’ll leave how you feel about that question and how you answer it up to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Mai 201853min
142: HOME BIRTH STORY - Empowered Birth Doesn’t Mean It Went According to Plan with Brooke Nielsen (Part 2)
How do you cope with the potential frustrations of things not going according to plan? Today we’re jumping back into conversation with Brooke Nielsen, a DIAH mama from episode 111 where we talked about her preparation for a home birth with her first baby. We get to hear about the weeks leading up to birth and some changes that shifted some things around a bit. Like baby being in a breech position and not flipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Mai 201848min
141: The “Whole-istic” DIAH Home Birth Preparation Checklist
What do you need to do to prepare for a home birth? In this episode, we’re taking a “WHOLE-istic” approach to a home birth checklist. So yes, we cover the supplies and gear and equipment (which we have the full list of on our website with the episode). We talk about setting the scene and prepping the space for you birth. And then we a take a turn and talk about some of the deep, gritty stuff like emotional, mental, spiritual preparation with your birth partner and then with yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Apr 201846min
140: Prenatal Yoga and Exercise and Honoring Motherhood with Deb Flashenberg
Can too much exercise during pregnancy become a detriment to your birth experience? We wouldn’t presume to give you a definitive answer to this question because frankly it’s not our place and we’re not the experts of your physical body, pregnancy, preferences or life experience. This is a question we explored with today’s guest Deb Flashenberg, founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Apr 201839min
