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Your Responsibility in Labor
Your Responsibility in LaborI am bringing you my takeaway from recent births today on the blog. All of them had a layer of nature that we could not control, which is something I talk about all the...
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When Checking in Hinders the Process
When Checking in Hinders the ProcessToday I'm going to be talking about when checking in, actually hinders the process. Now specifically, I'll be talking about birth today, but I think you're going to...
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The Beginning of Home Birth with Kaitlyn Fusco
The Beginning of Home Birth with Kaitlyn Fusco(Derived from Episode 142 of the Birth Lounge Podcast)Today, we are chatting with Katelyn Fusco, Host of Happy Home Birth Podcast. We are covering home...
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Food First Nutrition with Ryan Kipping
Food First Nutrition with Ryan Kipping(Derived from Ep. 148 of The Birth Lounge Podcast)Today Ryann Kipping, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Lactation Educator, and Author of The...
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An Inside look at Obstetrical Violence
An Inside look at Obstetrical Violence(Derived from a podcast conversation with Tranquility By HeHe team members HeHe Stewart and Caitlin LeBeau in Episode 136 of The Birth Lounge Podcast, find it...
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America Needs More Black Providers
America Needs More Black ProvidersBeing Black in America is hard, but giving birth while Black in America is downright deadly. The United States of America is one of the richest countries on the planet...
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What You Really Need to Know About Formula and How to Choose the Right One...
What You Really Need to Know About Formula and How to Choose the Right One for Your BabyIgnore the labels, it’s all about the ingredientsThe red-bolded words “anti-colic remedy” on the front of a...
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Postpartum Mood Challenges and Disorders with Keisha Reaves
Postpartum Mood Challenges and Disorders with Keisha ReavesKeisha Reaves is a PMHC and it's Perinatal Mental Health Certification and it is governed by Postpartum Support International. Society...
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Isolation in New Parenthood with Bryce Reddy
COVID and Isolation in New Parenthood with Bryce Reddy(Derived from an Episode of The Birth Lounge Podcast with Bryce Reddy)Many of the resources that parent might have had before are just not possible...
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Alcohol in Pregnancy
Alcohol in PregnancyToday I wanted to chat alcohol and pregnancy. I sometimes see or hear expectant parents make jokes like, 'I wish I could have a glass of wine'. And I just wonder to myself, is this...
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Things that F*ck Up your Birth Plan, A Series
Things that F*ck Up your Birth Plan LATE PREGNANCY ULTRASOUNDSUltrasounds are a ‘normal’ part of pregnancy if you ask any American woman—BUT if we look at the science behind them, you might be...
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Five Impactful Tools for Your C-Section Recovery
Cesarean RecoveryWritten by: Sarah EverlyNo matter how we bring our children into this world, our bodies will have some healing to do. Bringing a baby earthside is physically taxing, and involves so...
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How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night with Eva Klein(Taken from The Birth Lounge Podcast with Eva Klein, Certified Sleep Consultant)So I am a certified infant and child sleep consultant. I...
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The Issue with Hospital Provided Doulas
The Issue with Hospital Provided DoulasYou’re sitting at a friend's table. Your ever expanding belly is, of course, the topic of conversation. “I’m thinking about hiring a doula”, you tell your friend....
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How an Active Pregnancy Fosters an Enjoyable Pregnancy
How an Active Pregnancy Fosters an Enjoyable PregnancyAs a physical therapist and mother of two, I am passionate about helping other women have an enjoyable pregnancy. As a society, we need to take...
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Sleep Routines with Anna McMillian
Sleep Routines with Anna McMillianSleep Routines vs. Sleep TrainingWhen we are talking about sleep routine vs. sleep training we are discussing totally different choices. You've got to look at the...
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Consumer Complaints: Essential To New Wave Maternity Care
Consumer Complaints: Essential To New Wave Maternity CareWhat Is A Consumer Complaint? Certainly we’ve all received a long awaited package, torn it open out of excitement, and come face to face with...
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Tearing in Birth - What is the Norm?
Tearing in Birth: What is the Norm?If there was ever one hill almost every doula would die on, it would almost certainly be that episiotomy and tearing are not by default, a normal part of birth. While...
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Guide to Galactagogues
Guide to GalactagoguesChances are that if you’ve ever had a baby, you’ve faced some of these agonizing anxieties: am I making enough milk?, is my baby getting enough milk?, is my baby gaining weight...
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Breech Birth
Breech BirthBreech birth is a variation of normal. Hopefully you’ve heard this before, but oftentimes parents carrying breech babes are met with dead ends and discouragement that leaves them with the...
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The Truth about Glucola Alternatives
The Truth about Glucola AlternativesWhat is gestational diabetes and how do we diagnose it?Gestational diabetes testing is a routine screening that almost all pregnant parents will encounter around 26...
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Cesarean Section Recovey
Cesarean RecoveryNo matter how we bring our children into this world, our bodies will have some healing to do. Bringing a baby earthside is physically taxing, and involves so many different systems of...
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MTHFR Gene Mutation and Pregnancy
MTHFR Gene Mutation and PregnancyEvery human has the gene known as 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, but a significant percentage of humans have a mutation of that gene, simply known as MTHFR Mutation. MTHFR...
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Bed Sharing with Amanda Jansen
Bed Sharing with Amanda JansenToday we're talking about bed sharing with Amanda Jansen, who is a registered nurse and IBCLC. She has eight years of L & D and postpartum experience as a nurse....
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What is VIRTUAL DOULA support and is it a good fit for me?
What is VIRTUAL DOULA support and is it a good fit for me?Support is at your fingertips when you hire a virtual doula! According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, one of the...
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