The Birthful Podcast
Summary: Pregnant people get bombarded with all sorts of advice on maternity: a lot of it unsolicited, and often outdated or just plain incorrect. In the Birthful Podcast, Adriana Lozada talks with pregnancy, birth and postpartum experts, as well as new parents to distill that information down to the relevant stuff. Think of us as your own specialized team of birth pros! We know that being pregnant can be tough. That being a mom can be hard. That having a baby can be exhausting. And we hope to make it easier by giving you tried and tested tips and tools that you can use. From “laid-back” breastfeeding to safer bed-sharing, circumcision to VBACs, we’ll give you well-researched, evidence-based information so YOU can make the choices that best fit your family. Join us every week by subscribing on iTunes! Adriana Lozada is a mom, author, speaker, birth doula, postpartum educator, and healthy-sleep consultant. Find more about her and The Birthful Podcast at Birthful.com. Please note: Although I have years of experience, I'm not a doctor, nor am I familiar with your particular circumstances, and neither are my guests. Please double check all the info you hear here with your care provider. This show is not meant to be taken as medical advice. Thanks.
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When Hailey’s water broke, and contractions didn’t follow, she felt the clock ticking. She proceeded to try all the things, including a natural induction method suggested by her midwife that did the trick. Go listen. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-PROM-waterbirth Sponsors: Vistaprint.com - code Birthful for free shipping on all your business cards (limited time) Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code BIRTHFUL for 15% off If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!
Does your baby sleep with an open mouth? Do they make noise when breathing? Are they copious droolers? Do they have lip blisters? Do they hate tummy time, or have a lot of reflux? These are signs that oral function may need to be evaluated. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-optimal-oral-function-breastfeeding Sponsors: The Mother Load podcast with Constance Zimmer & Missi Pyle - subscribe for free wherever you get your podcasts. Lovevery.com - code birthful for $15 off. Subscribe - It's free!
For her 4th birth, Jessica wanted an unmedicated vaginal birth at a birth center but ended up at the hospital with a version and 39-week induction. It still was a glorious experience on her own terms. Go listen. Show notes page at birthful.com/podcast-GD-induction-waterbirth Sponsors: Paint Your Life - for 30%off plus free shipping, text BIRTHFUL to 48-48-48 Blume’s Meltdown - for 25% off AND free shipping text Birthful to 79-79-79. If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!
During pregnancy and birth, it has somehow become OK for others to tell those giving birth, what they can and cannot do with their bodies, even when being subjected to unsafe care and in violation of their human and legal rights. So what can you do about it? Cristen Pascucci tells us more. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-informed-consent Sponsors: PreciousApp.com/birthful - FREE three-day trial to Baby Art Unlimited Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code BIRTHFUL for 15% off
Alena LeShack went from not knowing anything about birth and considering a scheduled cesarean to preparing for -and having- an unmedicated birth. She had a flowing and empowering hospital birth, fueled by her confidence, the support of her team, and even a little dose of Virtual Reality. Show notes page at birthful.com/podcast-unmedicated-VR-birth-story Sponsors: Vistaprint.com/birthful for 500 business cards starting at $9.99. Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code BIRTHFUL for 15% off
Adriana and Rebecca talk about evidence based care, how it relates to Florence Nightingale, why it matters and how to bring its three components into your maternity care. We also talk about the evidence for using Castor oil as an induction method and much more. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-evidence-based-care-castor-oil Sponsors: Lovevery.com - code birthful for $15 off your subscription. Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code BIRTHFUL for 15% off
Laura spent her first pregnancy preparing for motherhood while healing from infidelity, and then had three days to get ready for an unexpected breech cesarean. Second time around, she and her husband were in a much better place to intentionally prepare for an unmedicated VBAC. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-VBAC-after-breech-cesarean-story Sponsors: Lovevery.com -code birthful for $15 off (limited time) Paint Your Life - 30% off + free shipping, = text BIRTHFUL to 48-48-48
Elimination Communication it’s a way of responding to your baby’s pottying cues that can lead to being diaper-free. This is what everyone did before diapers were invented, and how half the babies on Earth are currently potty independent by age one. Show-notes at birthful.com/podcast-elimination-communication Go to panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote and search for Tectonic Shifts in Childbirth Today. Sponsors: Vistaprint.com/birthful for 500 business cards starting at $9.99.
Mariah Robinson has had four very different birth stories, that include a traumatic vaginal birth, two inductions with one ending in a cesarean, and an unplanned home birth, than involved her tablecloth. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-unplanned-home-birth-no-fear-story Vote for our SXSW panel! Go to panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote and search for Tectonic Shifts in Childbirth Today. Sponsors: UnspokenStories.org Lovevery.com - code birthful for $15 off
Returning to work can be a pivotal moment on your breastfeeding journey that stirs up all sorts of feelings. How can you prepare yourself, your baby, you caregivers and your workplace to set you up for physiological and emotional success? Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-back-to-work-breastfeeding-emotions Sponsors: Paint Your Life - text Birthful to 48-48-48- for 30% off and free shipping UnspokenStories.org - subscribe to Unspoken Stories If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!
Despite living with Type 1 Diabetes, Yana was determined to have a vaginal birth for her first birth, even though the induction requirement caught her by surprise. Second time around, she wanted another vaginal birth but without an induction. Check out how Yana took charge and advocated very matter-of-factly, in order to birth on her own terms. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-vaginal-diabetes-birth-story Sponsors: UnspokenStories.org Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code BIRTHFUL for 15% off
How do Relaxin and changes in blood volume affect your whole body? How does what’s happening to the pelvis relate to the uterus, and the baby inside it? How do you get back to alignment after birth, and how does breastfeeding affect these changes? Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-structural-body-changes-pregnancy Sponsors: Vistaprint.com/birthful for 500 business cards starting at $9.99 Subscribe to the Unspoken Stories podcast or go to UnspokenStories.org Make sure to subscribe!
Amber Thornton worked hard for a healthy pregnancy and unmedicated vaginal birth, but she didn’t expect her water to released before 39 weeks. Despite an early hospital admission, labor progressed right along, until it didn’t. Check it out. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-long-pushing-cesarean-story Sponsors: Subscribe to Unspoken Stories or listen at UnspokenStories.org Lovevery.com - code birthful for $15 off (limited time) If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!
This is part 2 of my two-part minisode with some of my favorite birth mantras to convey physiology and help you navigate labor. These mantras are part of what I talk about with my doulas clients during prenatals, and I hope that they also prove super useful for you. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-birth-mantras-part-2 Sponsors: Get 25% off AND free shipping for Blume’s Meltdown Blemish Treatment when you text Birthful to 79-79-79.
We are celebrating 2 million downloads and so I’m doing things a bit differently. This is a minisode with some of my favorite birth mantras to convey physiology and help you navigate labor, but I’ll be sharing these mantras over two minisodes: one today and another next week. Hopefully, these mantras will prove super useful for you, and maybe then I’ll be there in spirit during your birth, cheering you on. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-birth-mantras-part-1
