103: Pregnancy Sleep, Tips for Better Sleep
Listen Now Episode 103 Content and Overview Sleep isn’t just the key to waking up feeling well rested in the morning. Quality sleep will also improve your focus and productivity,…
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Health Insurance
In the United States, the average cost of a vaginal birth is over $9,000 and the average cost for a cesarean section is almost $13,000. Health insurance…
Continue readingUnsolicited Advice
People give advice because they want to help. They think they have some information that you need to hear. It doesn’t matter if they are educated about…
Continue readingColds & Flu During Pregnancy
Being sick is never fun, but especially not when you are pregnant. There are some additional challenges to the common cold during pregnancy. You are more susceptible…
Continue readingFlu Vaccine During Pregnancy
Flu is short for influenza, an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. In healthy adults the flu normally isn’t serious and symptoms usually subside in about…
Continue readingBelly Binding & Postpartum Girdles
There are a lot of products you can wear postpartum that are marketed as a way to return to your pre–pregnancy body faster with claims that they promote healing…
Continue readingRunning and Walking During Pregnancy
Running and walking are excellent modes of exercise when you are pregnant. Both will benefit you and your baby and lower your risk for some adverse pregnancy…
Continue readingWeaning Your Child From Breastfeeding
There is not a huge amount of research on quitting breastfeeding. Research is more focused on keeping mothers breastfeeding. This makes sense, but it isn’t a lot…
Continue readingBreastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Baby
Newborns are hard wired to breastfeed and are born with instincts to help them latch on right after birth. But that doesn’t mean it always goes perfectly…
Continue readingBreastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Breasts
. Many women expect breastfeeding to come naturally. In reality, breastfeeding issues are common and it can take practice and patience as you and our baby navigate breastfeeding…
Continue readingBreastfeeding Basics
Hear about the fundamental things you need to know before your baby is born and what to expect when they arrive and start breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is so…
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 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: Fertility
Question “Hi Vanessa, I love your podcast. I don’t know what I’d do without your thorough and evidence-based episodes. I would love to request a trying to conceive podcast of what…
Continue reading134: Bug Bites (Mosquitos, Ticks, and Fleas)
Listen Now Episode 134 Content and Overview Summer time means warmer weather, which can also mean insects like mosquitos, fleas, and ticks, tend to be more abundant. More insects mean the…
Continue reading133: Dads and Partners, Everything You Need to Know
Listen Now Episode 133 Content and Overview There is so much attention on mom and baby during pregnancy that it is easy to forget about dads and partners, who are…
Continue reading132: Iron During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Listen Now Episode 132 Content and Overview By mass iron is the most common element on earth. We wouldn’t be alive without iron, which is why it is called an…
Continue reading130: BPA Safety During Pregnancy & for Your Baby
Listen Now Episode 130 Content and Overview BPA is short for bisphenol A, and this is an industrial chemical used in plastics. This is not a new chemical, BPA was…
Continue readingQ&A: The Doctor or Midwife On Call
Question “Hi Vanessa! I recently started listening to your podcasts and I have to say, I have learned so much already. I am pregnant with my second child and I…
Continue reading127: Antibiotics During Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding
Listen Now Episode 127 Content and Overview An antibiotic is a microbial drug used to treat bacterial infections. There are a number of infections during pregnancy, birth, or in the…
Continue reading126: Morning Sickness
Listen Now Episode 126 Content and Overview Morning sickness is most often nausea that happens during pregnancy, and can be accompanied by vomiting. This does not just happen in the…
Continue reading125: Back Pain During Pregnancy & Postpartum
Listen Now Episode 125 Content and Overview Back pain during pregnancy is something that is estimated to affect about 2/3 of expecting mothers. This can include lumbar spine pain, posterior…
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