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Preparing for birth and postpartum means sorting through a lot of noise. These are the podcasts we keep coming back to and send to the women we work with for in-depth, evidence-based knowledge on very specific topics, powerful birth stories, breastfeeding wisdom, Q&As, and conversations with knowledgeable people. Swipe through for our three picks 🤍

Save this for later and send it to someone who is preparing for birth. And tell us in the comments: what is the one podcast you would recommend?

#birthpreparation #birthpodcast #pregnancypodcast fødselsforberedelse

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Did you know this? Does it apply to you?

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I have some variation of this conversation with my clients, patients, and friends very frequently - and it’s one I wish I knew heading into my own motherhood journey and parenting season of life. People said it but I guess I just couldn’t believe it to be true. But you really do expand. Just as we expand to make the baby, our hearts and circumstances follow suite.

Eventually you’ll be done adding babies to the family, but life won’t stop lifing - there will always be other things added to your plate and you’ll rise to those occasions. Sometimes it’s very overwhelming and I’m no stranger to feeling like howwwwwww WHAAAATTTTT!?!? But then a day passes and perspective shifts and mood calms down and maybe hormones too (😎) and boom I’m like okay LFG.

It’s such a demanding chunk of time, early motherhood. And later motherhood. We stretch and bend like Gumby. You can and you will and it’s amazing 🫶🏼

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Replaceable everywhere else but here 🫶🏼💞

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2020 was a wild year.

6 years ago our lives changed forever when we were expecting one baby but welcomed two. I had a normal pregnancy with regular care and an ultrasound the day before labor started -- no detection of multiples. I pushed Silas out breech and 6 minutes later, I gave another light push to what I thought in the birth euphoria moment was the placenta, only to look down and see another baby. 🤯

Nothing can prepare you for what we experienced in those early morning hours as we were thrust into twin life. We're so grateful to the Lord for His protection over them and bringing them safely into the world. If you want to hear my full birth story, I recorded a podcast with @downtobirthshow (episode #240) & @painfreebirth (episode #11) wherever you listen.

Happy birthday to our miracle boys!
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#homebirth #twinhomebirth #breechbirth

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One of the best things about modern pregnancy and birth is the wealth of resources available to you!
I’ve put together a little playlist of my favorite podcast episodes to encourage, educate, and edify you on this journey. These subjects & sources were chosen because they are grounded in the sacred nature and research supporting pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Like a little sampler plate or charcuterie board of birth wisdom: enjoy a smorgasbord or little bites at a time as you lay awake or make that commute.

xo, Tally Marlow
info@eshemabirth.com

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I listened to this episode on the Lindsay Clancy case and postpartum psychosis on the @downtobirthshow

From my extensive interviews from mothers who experienced postpartum psychosis, I agreed with Dr. Roger McFillin @drmcfillin about two of the causes: sleep deprivation and a side effect of medications.

I will share another reason in book 2 of my series on maternal health and childbirth through a holistic perspective.

Again, this was an excellent articulate interview. Listen here on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Also follow me on Substack to learn when my books launch.

https://khristeerich.substack.com

Or Comment Substack and I’ll send you the link.

#podcastepisode #postpartumpsychosis #postpartummentalhealth #maternalhealthmatters #rootcause

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Share your big baby birth story here 👇🏽

As a mama who expirenced a shoulder dystocia with the birth of my son (who was not a textbook “big baby”), I’m so grateful that my midwife had the necessary skills to resolve it quickly and gently. I also believe that the physiological nature of my labor and my freedom of movement allowed for me to be in an optimal position to support the process.

#birthdoula #birth

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Time for my annual mention of the wonders of xylitol nose sprays! Comment NOSE for links. But also - anyone with a baby and older kids, make a basket!!! The basket does two things:

1. Put them in charge so you can take one thing off your mental load.

2. Covers their nose, throat, and hands - the biggest places to cleanse if preventing germs from entering the house as much as possible.

And before anyone comes for me: YES, I could put carrot sticks in here. And guess what! If your kids would be motivated by carrot sticks, by my guest, but my family is “scrunchy” crunchy and YOLO and they eat packaged snacks sometimes - sue me. It’s just not that serious. 80/20 rule 4 lyfeeeeee! If you have a homemade something, great! For me right now with a newborn and business and 4 other kids whilst homeschooling, I don’t have a homemade bar to put in there and it’s chill 🙃

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There’s nothing quite like being loved and understood like this 😭 our after 5 babies, we really nail the postpartum planning and execution and it’s truly all because of his mindset, loving heart, education, and perspective. He has three episodes on our pod you can listen to him explain his perspective on fatherhood - I’ve learned so much from him.

‼️AND ALSO! It’s this big guy’s birthday today - and Wes doesn’t have social media so wish him a happy birthday by sharing something you love about him (even if you only “know” of him from afar!), and I’ll share with him later! And man, 45 never looked SO DAMN GOOD ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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“What did you do all day?” I meannnnnn 🧐🤨. I nursed this baby 20 times in 24hrs.

But truly - I make these things to:

A. Normalize what on-demand exclusive breastfeeding a newborn can look like.

B. Specifically so that pregnant or first time moms can see what it may realistically entail. I had NO IDEA how many times I’d be nursing a baby when I was pregnant with my first. I remember my friend posting about how she’d fed her infant son 10 times in one day and I was like, TEN TIMES!?!? Flabbergasted. When in reality - more is still normal.

C. To remind everyone that babies don’t only nurse to eat. They nurse for comfort and so they can fall asleep and many other things.

If you’re wanting to become a mom soon or already early pregnant, wanting to learn more from me - comment CLASS to get info about my 4x yearly motherhood prep resource. The fall session is coming up and you won’t want to miss it - I only take 20 women in each cohort so we get lots of 1:1 time together in the Q&A portion! Pretty clutch to have someone to ask all your individual questions and not wonder, “okay….but what about MY situation?” anymore!

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If you’re pregnant with twins and exploring your birth options, my biggest encouragement is to ask questions and stay curious. I switched providers at 18 weeks to a home birth midwife.

Twin pregnancy often comes with a lot of protocols, timelines, and conversations about risk, but you still deserve individualized care.

I also have 3 podcast episodes on the Whole Birth Wellness podcast with @fullynourishedmothers @birthinginstincts @dr.deniseroper that may help support you as you explore your twin birth options, and I’ve shared quite a few resources on slide 12 and accounts that can help you learn more and ask better questions along the way. 🫶

Follow along @wholebirthwellnesswithvic for more on twin birth, informed birth choices, and motherhood.

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