Q&A: Informed Consent
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152: How Pregnancy Changes Your Feet
Listen Now Episode 152 Content and Overview Did you know that your feet can go up...
151: Five Rules for New Parents
Listen Now Episode 151 Content and Overview There is so much focus on pregnancy and birth...
Q&A: What is the Ideal Spacing In Between Kids?
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150: Body Image During Pregnancy & After Baby
Listen Now Episode 150 Content and Overview Body image during pregnancy and after having a baby...
Q&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...
149: Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Listen Now Episode 149 Content and Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital...
Q&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...
148: Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex
Listen Now Episode 148 Content and Overview Your baby’s sex is determined at conception. They will...
Q&A: Waiting for Your First Prenatal Appointment
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147: Maternity Leave
Listen Now Episode 147 Content and Overview Maternity leave is the name for taking time off...
Q&A: Weight Gain During Pregnancy
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146: Placenta Encapsulation
Listen Now Episode 146 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mother after birth has...
Q&A: Baby Names
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145: Prenatal Vitamin
Listen Now Episode 145 Content and Overview It is so important to make sure you have...
Q&A: Miscarriage
Email “I’m disappointed… Not in your podcast as I always found this a great resource and...
144: Gestational Diabetes
Listen Now Episode 144 Content and Overview When you eat your body breaks down foods into...
Q&A: Fertility
Question “Hi Vanessa, I love your podcast. I don’t know what I’d do without your thorough and...
143: Breathing During Labor
Listen Now Episode 143 Content and Overview Breathing is something we are constantly doing, and seldom...
Q&A: Navigating Challenges with Parents, In-Laws, & Family
Question “Hi Vanessa, I was wondering if you could do a podcast on dealing with parents,...
142: Progesterone
Listen Now Progesterone is the most important hormone in a group of steroid hormones known as...
Q&A: Heartburn
Question “Hi Vanessa! I’m 21 weeks pregnant and was prescribed an acid reducer since I was...
141: What to Pack in Your Birth Bag
Listen Now Episode 141 Content and Overview Find out exactly what you need to pack in...
140: Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy and After Birth
Listen Now Hemorrhoids are estimated to affect around 40% of pregnant women, and that number climbs...
Q&A: Lactation Cookies, Do They Really Work?
Question “Hi Vanessa! Thanks for the podcast, you’re a great resource and I’ve learned a ton...
Episode 139: Pumping Breast Milk
Listen Now Episode 139 Content and Overview Pumping is a great way to provide breast milk...
138: Breastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Baby
Listen Now Episode 138 Content and Overview Newborns are hard wired to breastfeed and are born...
137: Breastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Breasts
Listen Now Episode 137 Content and Overview Many women expect breastfeeding to come naturally without many...
Episode 136: Breastfeeding Basics
Listen Now Episode 136 Content and Overview Breastfeeding is so important and one of the best things you...
Q&A: I’m Freaked Out About Breastfeeding
Question “Hi Vanessa. I am 34 weeks pregnant and I cannot wait to meet my baby boy. ...
Q&A: Lotus Birth
Question “Hi Vanessa, Thank you for your podcast. My husband and I aren’t ready to have...
135: Short Cervix, Incompetent Cervix, and Cerclage
Listen Now Episode 135 Content and Overview Your cervix is the lower part of your uterus...
Q&A: Lipase and Freezing Breastmilk
Question “Hi! I am 5 weeks pregnant with my second and I love your podcast. With...
134: Bug Bites (Mosquitos, Ticks, and Fleas)
Listen Now Episode 134 Content and Overview Summer time means warmer weather, which can also mean...
Q&A: Yoga and Inversion Poses During Pregnancy
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133: Dads and Partners, Everything You Need to Know
Listen Now Episode 133 Content and Overview There is so much attention on mom and baby...
Q&A: Work and Job Hazards
Question “Hello. Thank you for you podcasts. I am learning so much information. I am 36...
132: Iron During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Listen Now Episode 132 Content and Overview By mass iron is the most common element on...
Q&A: Short Height and Carrying a Baby to Term
Question “Hi Vanessa! I am 14 weeks into my first pregnancy and I am loving the...
131: Vitamin D During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Listen Now Episode 131 Content and Overview Vitamin D plays a crucial role during your pregnancy....
Q&A: Is Your Toilet Seat Turning Blue?
Question “Hi Vanessa! I am 29 weeks pregnant and apparently I am turning my toilet seat...
130: BPA Safety During Pregnancy & for Your Baby
Listen Now Episode 130 Content and Overview BPA is short for bisphenol A, and this is...
Q&A: When is a C-Section Absolutely Necessary?
Question “Hi Vanessa, I want to start by saying that I’ve been hooked on your podcast...
129: Lessons Learned Breastfeeding the Second Time Around
Listen Now Episode 129 Content and Overview Breastfeeding is commonly thought of as something that comes...
Q&A: The Doctor or Midwife On Call
Question “Hi Vanessa! I recently started listening to your podcasts and I have to say, I...
128: Probiotics
Listen Now Episode 128 Content and Overview Your gastrointestinal system (AKA your gut) is made up of...
Q&A: Eating Deli Meat During Pregnancy
Question “I am 9 weeks pregnant and your podcast has been a life saver! There is...
127: Antibiotics During Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding
Listen Now Episode 127 Content and Overview An antibiotic is a microbial drug used to treat...
126: Morning Sickness
Listen Now Episode 126 Content and Overview Morning sickness is most often nausea that happens during...