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Summary: Pregnant people get bombarded with all sorts of advice on maternity: a lot of it unsolicited, and often outdated or just plain incorrect.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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Finding the care provider that’s right for you is the first step towards a great birth experience. So, how do you do that? What questions should you ask? And if you’re not happy with your current provider, is it too late to switch? Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-choosing-ob-midwife Sponsors: GreenChef.us/birthful for $50 off your first box BirthSongBotanicals.com - code BIRTHFUL for 10% off your postpartum herb baths Birthful community at Patreon.com/birthful Make sure to subscribe!
What can you do after an exhausting birth leaves you in a daze, you’ve got intersecting breastfeeding issues, postpartum anxiety, you feel you are bonding more with your breast pump than your baby, have to return to work, and you don’t know how to ask for help? Show notes: birthful.com/podcast-postpartum-back-labor-induction Sponsors: ModernFertility.com/birthful for $20 off your first kit Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code birthful for 15% off Birthful Community: patreon.com/birthful
With a very underdeveloped brain that is making over a million connection per second, newborns occupy a unique reality. What do you as a parent need to know in order to tap into their built-in instruction manual? Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-newborn-brain Sponsors: BirthSongBotanicals.com - code BIRTHFUL for 10% off your postpartum herb bath BranchBasics.com - code Birthful5 for a free trial kit; just pay $5 for shipping Birthful Patreon Community at Patreon.com/birthful
Sarah Winward’s story starts with some lovely swing dancing in the living room, and stomping through deep snow with her dog, then gets really intense, having Sarah ask herself over and over “Where is the break?! There’s supposed to be a break. Where is the break?!” Show notes: birthful.com/podcast-birth-center-nuchal-hand-story Sponsors: BirthSongBotanicals.com - code BIRTHFUL for 10% off BranchBasics.com - code Birthful for 15% off a starter kit Extra content: Patreon.com/birthful
Have you considered what motherhood means to you, and how you are going to integrate that, with your current identity? How do you feel about the words sacrifice and devotion? Sophie McEntee is here to tell us why becoming a mom can be such a messy process. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-identity-shift Sponsors: Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code BIRTHFUL for 15% off Molekule.com - code BIRTHFUL for $75 off first order Get extra content related to this episode at Patreon.com/birthful
Julia Cooper’s birth story is a testament to how hard it can be to shut off your thinking brain while in labor, and how in spite of that, you can still support your physiology to make things flow. It just may require a lot more regrouping and take more time. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-thinking-brain-birth-story Sponsors: ModernFertility.com/birthful - take the fertility quiz for $20 off your first kit Expectful.com/birthful for free, one month trial Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe!
What are some signs that your fertility is returning after giving birth? How does breastfeeding suspend your cycle, and for how long? What should you consider when thinking about the spacing between pregnancies? Lisa Hendrickson-Jack has answers to this and so much more. Check it out. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-postpartum-fertility Sponsors: BranchBasics.com - code Birthful for 15% off a starter kit GreenChef.us/birthful for $50 off your first box
Chelsy describes her birth as wonderful, flowing, full of essential oils and love. She shares what worked, what she’d do differently, and what helped her get through the violent identity shift and breastfeeding challenges that came with postpartum. Show notes: birthful.com/podcast-phyisiologic-birth-essential-oils-story Sponsors: Expectful.com/birthful for free, one month trial. Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code birthful for 15% off If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!
It’s common for pushing stages to be managed, with laboring people reclining on their backs and being told to grab behind their knees and pull them open towards their ears, while tucking their chins, and holding their breath for a count of 10. Is this really the best way? Does it support physiology? Show-notes: birthful.com/podcast-pushing-stage Sponsors: Warbyparker.com/birthful - order your free Home Try-Ons Takecareof.com - code BIRTHFUL for 25% off 1st month Survey: Birthful.com/2019
Ivy Tumlinson shares the challenges of her postpartum experience after a fast and furious, unmedicated, low-intervention hospital birth, which included breastfeeding issues that lead to exclusively pumping and difficulties in healing her pelvic floor. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-fast-birth-hard-postpartum Sponsors: Go to BranchBasics.com and use the code Birthful for 15% off a starter kit Go to Modcloth.com before 4/7/19 and use the code Birthful for 25% off your purchase of $100 or more
We talk about the importance of a good breastfeeding latch, along with what to do if your baby has a shallow latch, a leaky latch, is developing sucking blisters, or takes way too long to feed, as well as how to save your nipples, and what to do when your older baby suddenly develops an uncomfortable latch. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-breastfeeding-latch Sponsors: BranchBasics.com - code Birthful for 15% off a starter kit Mymyro.com/birthful - code birthful for 50% off first order
Jacky Braun Zuker lives in Israel, and her birth story is a testament of how birth is not linear, how you can find your voice during labor, how care providers truly need to listen to the birthing person, and the importance of informing your intuition. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-Israel-birth-story Sponsors: Expectful.com/birthful to get a free, one month trial. Birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding - code birthful for 15% off
This is a bonus minisode with my compiled list of things that I believe can set any person up for a better birth, no matter how the baby decides to enter the world. And because it’s the spirit of the season, I’m calling it The 12 Days of Birth. Whatever your beliefs, I hope you have a wonderful and mindful end of the year. Enjoy! Show notes: birthful.com/podcast-12-days-birth-minisode If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!
What does pleasure in birth even mean, and why is it helpful to the whole birthing process? Debra Pascali-Bonaro has answers. Show-notes at birthful.com/podcast-birth-pleasure Sponsors: Auraframes.com - code Birthful for $50 off your first order until December 31st. Expectful.com/birthful - free, one month trial. If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe! Grab my free postpartum plan at birthful.com/postpartumplan
Chelsea Wiley had a fast and furious first birth, followed by a postpartum period that left her feeling overwhelmed, isolated and unprepared for being a parent. She used traditional ayurvedic tools for her second pregnancy that helped her slow down and improved her postpartum experience. Show notes at birthful.com/podcast-Nourishing-Ayurvedic-Postpartum-Story Sponsors: Auraframes.com - code Birthful for $50 off 1st. order until 12/31 GreenChef.us/birthful for $50 off 1st. box
