#17:Hot Topics - Interview w/Sarah Dionne
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Sarah has come on as an expert who provides yoga psychotherapy and life coaching and she also shares her story through pregnancy, birth and mothering. Thank you Sarah for coming on and sharing your journey through your dark night of the spirit and finding your calling.
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#16: Aude's Story - Baby #1
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Aude talks about her pregnancy and birth of baby #1. We discuss home births and trusting yourself. We go into lessons learned from Aude's labor and delivery. We also share our views on baby products and the pressure of having so many things for baby that are not necessary.
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#15: Hot Topics - Interview w/Garry Davis
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Garry and I talk about recovery after childbirth. He is a physical therapist assistant and we have been working together for a few months now. Garry shares some great tips on recovery with some do's and don'ts. You can find him at Physical Therapy West in Woodland Hills, CA.
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#14: Sarah's Story - Baby #2
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Sarah is back to talk to us about her pregnancy with baby #2 and her own mother's journey through ovarian cancer during that time. Sarah shares about the struggles of being pregnant during such a stressful time. We discuss her c-section and recovery in detail. I was very moved by her very difficult and beautiful story.
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#13: Hot Topics - Interview w/Lily Nichols RDN, CDE
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Lily Nichols and I discuss her latest book on pregnancy nutrition-Real Food for Pregnancy, The science and wisdom of optimal prenatal nutrition. This book has a lot of great information backed up with research, a meal plan chapter as well as recipes for real food. We discuss two chapters from the book - Chapter 4-Foods that don't build a healthy baby and Chapter 12-The Fourth Trimester.
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#12: Sarah's Story - Baby #1
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Natural birth with an epidural. Sarah shares her story with baby number 1. We talk about the importance of getting care from a care provider who you feel comfortable with and that you do not have to continue care with anyone who does not treat you in a way that is good for you. Sarah talks about her brief stay at the children's ward with baby after birth due to baby's health.
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#11: Hot Topics - Postpartum Recovery
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What will I feel like after delivery? In today's Hot Topics episode I will go over what you can expect to feel like physically after either a vaginal delivery or a c section as well as what it maybe be like emotionally. At the end I will share my postpartum recovery checklist of useful products/items to have ready.
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#10: Laura's Story - Baby #1
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Laura shares so honestly her beautiful pregnancy and delivery story with her first baby. She had a very fast labor of 4 hours and 20mins with assistance at the very end with forceps to help baby who had his arm stuck. Laura also shares about her struggles with breastfeeding and the lengths she went to to make it work. Such a badass mom with some awesome advice for new parents and on the importance of self care.
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#9: Hot Topics - Home birth
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Should all pregnant women give birth at home? In today's Hot Topics episode I go over a brief history of birth, why women are choosing home birth and why it is important to me. I discuss my experiences with obgyn maternity care vs. midwife care so far, my preparation and supply lists for my home birth as well as my plans for plan B incase something happens.
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#8: Lauren's Story - Baby#2
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Pregnant with baby #2 with a 8 month old. We discuss feeling lonely as a mom with a baby at home, second pregnancy and preparing for baby as well as breastfeeding issues the second time around.
info_outlineI am so excited to share this hot topics episode where I interview Lauren Costine. She is a doula and health coach. We go over what a doula is, tips for hiring a doula and also what you can expect from having a doula. Lauren explains the benefits of having a doula at your side specially in a hospital setting as well as a postpartum doula once you are home and we also talk a little bit about trauma during labor and birth.
Here is a link to Lauren's site:
Lauren Costine
Joy in Birthing Foundation is the non-profit she works for also. Here is the link. You can also donate to this charity.
www.joyinbirthingfoundation.com