[Birth Stories] Can You Wait to Push Until the Doctor Arrives?

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

After a difficult first labor with interventions she was unsure about, Alyssa Jennings was determined that her next birth would be on her terms. Little did she know that she’d be having to contain the fetal ejection reflex until her doctor arrived! Alyssa shares with...

[Birth Stories] Unlocking Her Dream Birth by Valuing Her Intuition (And Switching Care Providers!)

Birth Stories, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

Margot Strauhull brought her self-described “rule-following” attitude to her first hospital induction with an OB and had what she considered was a fine birth… until she was overcome by sadness in postpartum. This started her on a journey of peeling back the layers, to...

[Birth Story] How She Proactively Avoided Having Another Traumatic Birth

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

After an eye-opening, traumatic, and abusive first birth, Toni DeAztlan-Smith was determined not to repeat the experience. Toni tells Adriana how she proactively took matters into her own hands and ended up having a powerfully healing birth. She also shares how she...

[Birth Story] A Nourished Pregnancy, Flowing Birth, and Jarring Postpartum

Birth Stories, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, TBPodcast

Chelsy Arnett shares with Adriana how her husband nourished her during pregnancy. She also talks about the wonders of the double-hip-squeeze during labor, why she’d push in a completely different way the next time, as well as what’s helped her get through the...

What’s HypnoBirthing Anyway?

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...