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Q&A: Are Microwaves Safe to Use During Pregnancy?
“Hi Vanessa, thanks so much for the informative podcast! I was wondering if it is safe to use a microwave during pregnancy? Both to eat food or…
Continue reading156: Optimal Fetal Positioning & Spinning Babies
Listen Now Episode 156 Content and Overview Your baby’s position in the womb can have a big impact on your labor and their birth. What if you can do some…
Continue readingEpisode 155: Baby Position
Listen Now Episode 155 Content and Overview Your baby’s position in the womb seems simple on the surface. You want your baby head down in the third trimester and you…
Continue readingQ&A: Safe Cleaning Products
Question “Thank you so much for the pregnancy podcast, I feel so informed as I make my way through my first pregnancy and I have you to thank for a…
Continue reading154: Delayed Cord Clamping
Listen Now Episode 154 Content and Overview Your baby’s umbilical cord is their lifeline. The reason for this, is that it is constantly delivering oxygen and nutrients, and removing carbon…
Continue readingEpisode 153: Third Stage of Labor (Updated)
Listen Now Episode 153 Content and Overview The third stage of labor starts after your baby is born and ends with birthing the placenta. Even after your beautiful baby is…
Continue readingQ&A: Postpartum Hemorrhage, Bleeding, and the Return of Your Period
Question “How much bleeding postpartum is normal? And how can you tell/measure? I’ve had two friends hemorrhage and have a life threatening situation, both first time moms. One hemorrhage was…
Continue readingQ&A: Informed Consent
Question “Thank you for this podcast, it has been so informative. I have a question about informed consent. It seems like everything my doctor does should require informed consent and…
Continue reading152: How Pregnancy Changes Your Feet
Listen Now Episode 152 Content and Overview Did you know that your feet can go up a shoe size during your pregnancy? This is just one of many issues that…
Continue reading151: Five Rules for New Parents
Listen Now Episode 151 Content and Overview There is so much focus on pregnancy and birth that many new parents find themselves lost once their baby is born. Most parents…
Continue readingQ&A: What is the Ideal Spacing In Between Kids?
Question “Thank you so much for this incredible resource! My son is now 6 months old and I am still listening to the podcast because we will be trying to…
Continue reading150: Body Image During Pregnancy & After Baby
Listen Now Episode 150 Content and Overview Body image during pregnancy and after having a baby is not something that just affects someone who was previously anorexic or struggled with…
Continue readingQ&A: What is Pasmo and How Can You Avoid It?
Listen Now Episode Content and Overview Pasmo is a Spanish word that doesn’t have an English equivalent. It describes the reversal of labor once it has started. During labor and…
Continue reading149: Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Listen Now Episode 149 Content and Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting rooms, called “stork clubs”, until a nurse came in to let them know…
Continue readingQ&A: Cell Free DNA & NIPT (Non Invasive Prenatal Test)
Listen Now Episode Content and Overview You have several options during your pregnancy when it comes to testing for chromosome abnormalities in your baby. The most common non-invasive screening tests…
Continue reading148: Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex
Listen Now Episode 148 Content and Overview Your baby’s sex is determined at conception. They will get an X chromosome from the egg and either an X or Y from…
Continue readingQ&A: Waiting for Your First Prenatal Appointment
Question “Hi Vanessa, thank you so much for your podcast! After eight months of trying to conceive I finally got a positive pregnancy test! The first thing I did was…
Continue reading147: Maternity Leave
Listen Now Episode 147 Content and Overview Maternity leave is the name for taking time off from work after you have a baby. The amount of time that your maternity…
Continue readingQ&A: Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Question “Hi Vanessa, thank you for the amazing podcasts, I have been listening since I started trying to conceive and I am now 9 weeks pregnant. I have a question…
Continue reading146: Placenta Encapsulation
Listen Now Episode 146 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mother after birth has been a taboo subject, but it has been gaining popularity in recent years. The…
Continue readingQ&A: Baby Names
Question “Vanessa, I cannot thank you enough for this podcast! I have a question that may seem trivial but it is really stressing me out. How do I decide on…
Continue reading145: Prenatal Vitamin
Listen Now Episode 145 Content and Overview It is so important to make sure you have all of the vitamins and nutrients you need during pregnancy for you for your…
Continue readingQ&A: Miscarriage
Email “I’m disappointed… Not in your podcast as I always found this a great resource and a go to while I was pregnant…But that we lost our baby at 7…
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