Q&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: What is the Ideal Spacing In Between Kids?
Question “Thank you so much for this incredible resource! My son is now 6 months old and I am still listening to the podcast because we will be trying to…
Continue reading150: Body Image During Pregnancy & After Baby
Listen Now Episode 150 Content and Overview Body image during pregnancy and after having a baby is not something that just affects someone who was previously anorexic or struggled with…
Continue readingQ&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 equivalent. It describes the reversal of labor once it has started. During labor and…
Continue reading149: Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Listen Now Episode 149 Content and Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting rooms, called “stork clubs”, until a nurse came in to let them know…
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 reading147: 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…
Continue readingQ&A: Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Question “Hi Vanessa, thank you for the amazing podcasts, I have been listening since I started trying to conceive and I am now 9 weeks pregnant. I have a question…
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 reading146: Placenta Encapsulation
Listen Now Episode 146 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mother after birth has been a taboo subject, but it has been gaining popularity in recent years. The…
Continue readingQ&A: Baby Names
Question “Vanessa, I cannot thank you enough for this podcast! I have a question that may seem trivial but it is really stressing me out. How do I decide on…
Continue reading145: Prenatal Vitamin
Listen Now Episode 145 Content and Overview It is so important to make sure you have all of the vitamins and nutrients you need during pregnancy for you for your…
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 reading144: Gestational Diabetes
Listen Now Episode 144 Content and Overview When you eat your body breaks down foods into glucose, which is used for energy. Your pancreas he hormone, insulin, is produced by your…
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 reading143: Breathing During Labor
Listen Now Episode 143 Content and Overview Breathing is something we are constantly doing, and seldom paying much attention to. When you are pregnant, the changes your body is going…
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 reading141: What to Pack in Your Birth Bag
Listen Now Episode 141 Content and Overview Find out exactly what you need to pack in your bag to take to the hospital or birth center when you go into…
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