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...
Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast
Adriana talks with pelvic health physical therapist Sara Reardon about what optimal pelvic health looks like. They go into the details about what to do— and not do— when peeing or pooping, discuss common issues such as leakage, painful intercourse, and abdominal...
Birth Choices, Comfort measures, Doulas, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
In this episode we talk about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ recommendations on “Limiting Interventions during Labor and Birth”. Do you need to be continuously monitored? Does your bag of waters need to be broken? Do you have to hold your...
Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
The Birthful Podcast: Summer Birth Stories 2016 #8 We continue on our “Birth Stories” for the summer series! Kate Bechtold had previously pushed two babies out without too much fuss, so she was expecting her third to come out in no time. But what happens when she...
Breastfeeding, golden hour, Interventions, newborn, Podcast, TBPodcast
In today’s episode, we talk about about what’s involved in the suck-swallow-breathe coordination your baby needs to figure out in order to nurse. There are a series of elements that have to come together, including muscles, ligaments, nerves, and bones for all of it...