147: 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…
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Episode 113: Braxton Hicks Contractions vs. True Labor
Listen Now Episode 113 Content and Overview Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic “practice” contractions that many pregnant women experience during the second and the third trimesters. This episode talks about…
Continue reading112: Will Eating Dates Help Your Labor?
Listen Now Episode 112 Content and Overview Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. They are a small oval fruit, about one to three inches long, or three…
Continue readingQ&A: Baby Laundry Detergent
Question “Hi Vanessa. I am 35 weeks today and am finishing getting my baby’s nursery ready. I am planning to wash all of the baby clothes and everything and my…
Continue readingQ&A: Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Question “Hi Vanessa, Thanks so much for your show! In my first pregnancy, I suffered from pregnancy carpal tunnel syndrome – it was really annoying to have my fingers go…
Continue readingQ&A: Numbness
Question “I am 32 weeks, with my first. And my question is about numbness in my feet. It comes and goes, sometimes just a toe or top of my foot…
Continue readingQ&A: Carrying High or Low
Question “I am 24 weeks pregnant with my first child and excited to meet my her in a few short months! I have been carrying my baby very low throughout…
Continue readingQ&A: Acupuncture for a Breech Baby
Question This week I am answering a question submitted from Megan. She says, “I was wondering if you know anything about using acupuncture to reposition a baby. When I searched it on…
Continue readingQ&A: PUPPS
Question “Hello! I am 14 weeks pregnant and have already listened to all of your podcasts! I appreciate the research-based information. I have developed PUPPS all over my belly and…
Continue readingQ&A: Exercising Before a Glucose Test
Question “Hi Vanessa! I have a question about the gestational diabetes 1 hour test. I was hoping you could help provide some input. I have my screening coming up, and…
Continue reading77: Gestational Diabetes Testing (Glucose Challenge Screening & Glucose Tolerance Test)
Listen Now Episode 77 Content and Overview The glucose challenge screening has become a standard part of prenatal care in the third trimester. This screening test evaluates how well your…
Continue readingQ&A: Perineal Massage
Question “Would you give information on perineal massage and other ways to prevent tearing and increase wound healing?” – Jamie Answer Additional Resources Episiotomy Review of perineal massage and perineal…
Continue reading71: The Third Trimester (Updated)
Listen Now Episode 71 Content and Overview Welcome to the third and last trimester! The third trimester goes from weeks 28 until your baby’s birth. Your pregnancy is measured in forty weeks,…
Continue reading65: Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy
Listen Now Episode 65 Content and Overview Flu is short for influenza, which is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. In healthy adults the flu normally isn’t serious…
Continue reading64: Tdap Vaccine
Listen Now Episode 64 Content and Overview A vaccine is created by taking a weakened or killed form of a disease causing micro-organism that causes your body to produce antibodies…
Continue reading62: Vaginal Exams
Listen Now Episode 62 Content and Overview Third trimester starts in week 28 and appointments with your care provider increase to every two weeks. The last month of your pregnancy…
Continue reading52: Breech Baby & External Cephalic Version
Listen Now Episode 52 Content and Overview Your baby starts out with a lot of room to move around in the beginning of your pregnancy, and as they get bigger…
Continue reading43: Group B Strep
Listen Now Episode 43 Content and Overview Group B streptococcus is a type of bacterial infection. This bacterium naturally lives in the gastrointestinal tract and is present in the vagina…
Continue readingQ&A Glucose Challenge Screening
Question “I just found out that I failed my gestational diabetes screening and pretty bummed about that. Surprisingly, it’s hard to find answers to some key questions about this, so…
Continue readingEpisode 18: Braxton Hicks Contractions
Listen Now Episode 18 Content and Overview Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic “practice” contractions that many pregnant women experience during the second and the third trimesters. This episode talks about…
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