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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Breastfeeding, 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…
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. 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…
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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…
Continue readingQ&A: Nail Polish
Question “Is it safe to use nail polish during pregnancy? I’m finding mixed reviews online, and I’m only 7 weeks, so I haven’t been able to see an OB yet….
Continue readingQ&A: Visitors After Your Baby is Born
Question “I have been listening to your podcast since I was about 15 weeks pregnant. I listened to all of the episodes and I am excited for more to come…
Continue reading122: Essential Oils for Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum (And Their Safety)
Listen Now Episode 122 Content and Overview An essential oil is the naturally occurring oil that has the fragrance of the plant or other source it is extracted from. These…
Continue reading120: Postpartum, Planning Ahead
Listen Now Episode 120 Content and Overview The postpartum period is often referred to as the 4th trimester. You can think of it as the first 3 months after your…
Continue reading119: Postpartum, What to Expect
Listen Now Episode 119 Content and Overview We spend so much time planning for our birth and we often overlook what happens after that. Or perhaps we think about our…
Continue readingQ&A: Insemination and Judgment from Family
Question “Hello Vanessa, I have two questions that I hope you might be able to answer. I have decided to be a single mother to my future child by insemination,…
Continue reading116: Migraines and Headaches
Listen Now Episode 116 Content and Overview Many expecting mothers experience headaches and migraines during pregnancy whether or not they experienced migraines pre-pregnancy. If you did get migraines before you…
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