
90: A Runner’s Fast Labor
Kaley did everything she could to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle throughout her pregnancy. She continued her running habit, then around 20 weeks she needed to shift to swimming and also did pren...
18 Aug 202254min

89: Loving Laboring at Home Too Much
Mara & Dylan did lots of great prep for birth in pregnancy – acupuncture, massage, birth class, hiring a doula, yoga, and more. Having heard her stepmom share how beautiful her own home birth was, thi...
4 Aug 20221h 11min

88: An Aussie’s 2nd Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Lauren’s first time giving birth was pre-pandemic in Australia in a very different healthcare system. So when she and her husband Shaun relocated to the NYC area to suburban New Jersey and wanted to c...
19 Juli 20221h 8min

87: In Labor at a Seder
Jewish doula and mental health therapist Chana decides to get off medications for depression and anxiety during her pregnancy. This results in a recurrence of both, including pretty severe insomnia an...
12 Juli 202259min

86: Managing Anxiety with Birth Team Choices
Michelle knew all of her life that she experiences medical anxiety and convulsive syncope. So, when she started thinking about her deep desire to grow a family, she started educating herself and prepa...
5 Juli 20221h 32min

85: Will Early Labor Ever End?
When Brooklynites Megan & Ted decide to try to get pregnant around the beginning of the pandemic, they’re surprised to conceive immediately. After seeing an OB and desiring less rushed time and more h...
28 Juni 20221h 1min

84: Self-Advocacy When Being Gaslighted
When Becky and her transgender husband decide to grow their family, it’s a long, winding road to meeting their baby. First step: make very careful adjustments to her depression & anxiety meds in order...
17 Maj 20221h 1min

83: Precipitous Pushing: A Doula’s Quick Thinking
As a person working in both the wellness and fashion fields, Nadia had intentionally pursued a healthy, fit lifestyle with an active meditation and breathwork practice. However, she discovered she had...
10 Maj 20221h 2min



















