Comfort measures, hypnosis, Labor & Birth, Podcast, short episode
Hypnosis in childbirth, often known as HypnoBirthing, is one tool you can use to lessen pain perception and let your oxytocin flow. Adriana Lozada breaks down the origin of this tool, and how you can practice it ahead of giving birth. Are you planning on using...
Birth Plan, Comfort measures, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
Today we’ll be rethinking birth pain! It’s not called labor for nothing, but is there a purpose to the pain? What happens when you stop thinking of birth as an emergency, and start seeing it as a physiological emergence? If you assume that your confidence will falter,...
Birth Stories, Comfort measures, Doula Rochester NY, Doulas, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
March 22nd through March 28th is World Doula Week, so I wanted to do a bit of celebrating by bringing you some fabulous birth moments, but from my doula perspective. And of course, I’ll be digging deeper by telling you WHY I think these moments are special. Check it...
Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Childbirth Education, Comfort measures, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
What are the 4 components of pain? Does pain equate suffering? If the signal doesn’t make it to the brain, is it pain? And how can you (and your partner!) change that signal before it arrives? Pain specialist Julie Bonapace has answers. Check it out! To listen...
Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Comfort measures, Partner's Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
Today we continue to talk with new dad, Jeremy Buczek about his experience of pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. In Part 1 last week, we left off just as things were moving into active labor. Today, we continue from there through the birth, and into postpartum,...
Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Comfort measures, Partner's Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
Part birth and postpartum story, part helpful tips, part reflections, this two-part episode with Jeremy Buczek goes deep into the birth partner’s experience of pregnancy, birth and postpartum to help your partner know a bit more of what to expect. Check it out. ...
