Sleeping Positions During Pregnancy
You will spend about one third of your life sleeping. Sleep is so vital to your health and the health of your baby. Especially early and later…
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Self-Care
Self-care may seem like a random topic to be tackling but if there is any time during your life in which self-care is crucial, it is during…
Continue readingCentering Pregnancy & Group Prenatal Care
The traditional model of medical care faces increasing challenges. Factors like increasing health care costs, limitations of provider availability, issues like dissatisfaction with wait times, and the…
Continue readingHealth 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 readingUltrasounds
You can expect to have at least one, or likely multiple ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This technology does more than give you a sonogram picture for your…
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 readingAlcohol During Pregnancy
Alcohol is one of the very first things to go once you see that positive pregnancy test. Trying to figure out guidelines for alcohol and pregnancy can…
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 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 readingQ&A: Gaining Weight During Pregnancy
Question “Listener question…” – Name Answer Additional Resources Show notes Show notes Show notes The Evenflo EveryStage car seat is an infant seat, convertible, and booster all in one and it…
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…
Continue readingQ&A: Navigating Challenges with Parents, In-Laws, & Family
Question “Hi Vanessa, I was wondering if you could do a podcast on dealing with parents, I have been loving listening. My husband and I are discussing staring to have children…
Continue reading142: Progesterone
Listen Now Progesterone is the most important hormone in a group of steroid hormones known as progestogens. This hormone plays a major role during your pregnancy by affecting your uterus,…
Continue readingQ&A: Heartburn
Question “Hi Vanessa! I’m 21 weeks pregnant and was prescribed an acid reducer since I was having severe abdominal pain due to the build up of stomach acid. I was…
Continue readingQ&A: Kombucha
Question “Hi Vanessa. I am 9 weeks pregnant and I am having a hard time kicking my kombucha habit. I have been sifting through information to know whether it is…
Continue reading135: Short Cervix, Incompetent Cervix, and Cerclage
Listen Now Episode 135 Content and Overview Your cervix is the lower part of your uterus that opens to your vagina. The length of your cervix changes as your pregnancy…
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 readingQ&A: Yoga and Inversion Poses During Pregnancy
Question “Hi Vanessa, First of all thanks so much for all the amazing work you do. I love that all the information you provide is based on studies and is not…
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 readingQ&A: Work and Job Hazards
Question “Hello. Thank you for you podcasts. I am learning so much information. I am 36 and this is my 1st pregnancy. I’m in my 8th week of pregnancy and…
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