Birthful

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[Birth Stories] Giving Birth to Twins as a Disabled Person, with Dani Izzie Jul 26, 2023

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Dani Izzie, a disability advocate who is quadriplegic, tells Adriana how her years of navigating the medical system, connecting with a community that understands her, building a supportive team, and her deep understanding of her body helped her through the birth of her twins.

Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page.

If you liked this episode, listen to our interview titled If Pregnancy Becomes Medically Complicated: Working With a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician and our episode on Navigating the NICU. Also, here’s the episode on Family-Centered Cesareans that Adriana mentioned in the show.

You can learn more about Dani on Instagram @daniizzie and about her film at danistwinsfilm.com. You can connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast and email us at podcast@Birthful.com.

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Best of Birthful: Why Uncontrollable Shaking Is an Important Part of Birth, with Lesley Everest Jan 04, 2023

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Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of Birthful's 300+ shows.

Doula Lesley Everest explores the primal nature of birth using somatic and emotional support therapies and an interspiritual ministry. She teaches you how uncontrollable shaking is a very common part of labor, with a significant neurological purpose in the third stage of birth.

Here's the original episode in full.

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Best of Birthful: What to Expect When Bodyfeeding Your Newborn, with Dr. Jack Newman Aug 31, 2022

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Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of Birthful's 300+ episodes.

Dr. Jack Newman, lactation expert, shares all his best advice on what to expect, what to avoid, and when to ask for help, in order to get lactation started, and breast/chestfeed successfully.

Here's the original episode in full.

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Best of Birthful: How to Truly Understand (and Calm!) Your Baby, with Carrie Contey Aug 17, 2022

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Specialist and educator Carrie Contey explains what you need to know about how babies communicate their needs to us. Learn how you can tune into and translate their messages, and how it begins with tuning in - to yourself!

Here's the original episode in full.

You can connect with us on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at podcast@birthful.com

Download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! Don't miss even more tips, insights, and news from Adriana and her guests!

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Best of Birthful: What Your Baby Experiences During Birth, with Karen Strange Aug 10, 2022

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Midwife and pre- and perinatal psychologist Karen Strange talks about birth, but from the baby’s perspective. It turns out that there’s a specific sequence of events that occurs as newborns transition to the outside world. In this episode, you’ll earn how to follow the sequence and ensure a joyful experience for your baby, and yourself.

Here's the original episode in full.

For new episodes each week, subscribe to and follow Birthful anywhere you listen to podcasts. You can connect with us on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at podcast@birthful.com.

Download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! Don't miss even more tips, insights, and news from Adriana and her guests!

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[Pregnancy Story] How This "Freckled Foodie" Prioritized Mental Health During Her Pregnancy, with Cameron Rogers Jul 20, 2022

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For wellness content creator Cameron Rogers, being in a pregnant body felt more challenging than she had imagined. She tells Adriana Lozada about the coping strategies that got her through the physical and emotional toll of the experience, as well as what nourished her.

If you liked this episode, listen to this interview on your anxious mind during pregnancy, or this episode about the structural body changes that happen during pregnancy and postpartum.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page.

You can learn more about Cameron @freckeledfoodie on Instagram. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast and email us at podcast@Birthful.com.

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[Birth Stories] How She Advocated for her Vaginal Births Despite Having Diabetes, with Yana Katzap-Nackman Jul 06, 2022

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Yana Katzap-Nackman shares with Adriana how taking control of her sugar levels and bringing together a supportive team of care providers led her to have the births she desired, despite living with type 1 diabetes. She tells Adriana how she matter-of-factly took herself off the hospital induction schedule, and how she navigated a postpartum experience that included having a TV crew from TLC’s Bringing Home Baby in her house.

If you liked this episode, listen to this interview on newborn sugar levels and breastfeeding, and this episode on asking more of your OB.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also get ready for the challenges of the postpartum period by signing-up for Adriana’s Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course.

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How to Protect the Golden Hour Mar 16, 2022

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Adriana gives advice on ensuring you and your newborn can take advantage of the "golden hour," in any birth setting.

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Why the Golden Hour Matters for Your Baby Mar 09, 2022

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Adriana continues her series on the “golden hour” with specifics on the benefits for your baby of having this undisturbed time right after birth.

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Why the Golden Hour Matters for You Mar 02, 2022

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Adriana describes important elements of the "golden hour"—those crucial and magical first moments right after your baby is born—especially for you, the birthing person.

Download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! Don't miss even more tips, insights, and news from Adriana and her guests!

You can connect with Birthful on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at podcast@birthful.com. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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