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How to Prepare Siblings for Life with a Newborn Nov 04, 2020

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Adriana Lozada tackles a question parents ask her often: how to introduce your other children to their newborn sibling. There isn’t one right way to do it, so Adriana has suggestions to make the intros and transition easier—and joyful!

If you liked this episode, listen to this interview on dealing with family and visitors, or this episode on how to truly understand and calm your baby.

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Pro Tips for Photographing Your Unique Birth Experience Oct 28, 2020

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Doula and birth photographer Karissa Raya balances supporting people in childbirth and documenting the magic of a family’s history. She offers insights and tricks of the trade for documenting your birth experience with photos, including framing those special moments—all while staying in the moment.

Listen through to the end for Adriana’s “Two Things to Do: One for You, One for the Rest of Us.” Every week, she selects actions, books, and other resources to further inform your intuition and support others on their birth journeys.

If you liked this episode, listen to this interview about your baby’s birth experience, or this episode about the identity change of becoming a parent.

You can find Karissa Raya on Instagram @olivelavida. Connect with Birthful on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at podcast@birthful.com. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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What's HypnoBirthing Anyway? Oct 21, 2020

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Hypnosis in childbirth, often known as HypnoBirthing, is one tool you can use to lessen pain perception and let your oxytocin flow. Adriana Lozada breaks down the origin of this tool, and how you can practice it ahead of giving birth.

If you liked this episode, listen to this birth story for a first-person account of using hypnosis during childbirth, and this full episode on using self-hypnosis for pain management.

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

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[Birth Stories] How This Fitness Coach Trained to Use Hypnosis During Childbirth Oct 14, 2020

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Taylor Walker Sinning breaks down exactly how she trained herself for months to use hypnosis to relieve her pain during birth. And makes clear to Adriana Lozada just why it became her most powerful tool during childbirth.

Listen through to the end of the episode for Adriana’s “Two Things to Do: One for You, One for the Rest of Us” as she selects actions, books, and other resources to further inform your intuition and support others on their birth journeys.

If you liked this episode, listen to this episode about shaking during birth and this interview about hypnosis in birth. And look out next week for a special episode on the origin of hypnosis in birth!

You can find Taylor Walker Sinning on Instagram at @taylorwalkerfit. You can connect with Birthful on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at podcast@birthful.com. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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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Let's Talk Openly about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Oct 07, 2020

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October is Pregnancy, Infant, and Child Loss Awareness Month. The topic has been in our social media feeds for the last week after Chrissy Teigen and John Legend shared their painful experience losing a pregnancy. They broke open a taboo topic that we at Birthful have been thinking a lot about: how to talk about miscarriages and pregnancy and infant losses. This week Adriana Lozada takes a few quiet moments to talk directly to you, our mighty listeners, about the realities and misconceptions of an event experienced by too many people.

If you want to learn more from expert interviews, listen to these episodes about miscarriages and stillbirths and infant deaths.

Dr. Altaf Saadi's powerful article titled "The Silence and Sorrow of Miscarriage" was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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

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The Transition Into Fatherhood Jun 17, 2020

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Since they aren't growing a baby inside their bodies, it usually takes a bit longer for partners and dads-to-be to realize the magnitude of changes coming their way. What are some ways to prepare for becoming a dad, connecting with your kids, and showing up in a way you can be proud of? JaMone Alexander has answers.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources and links listed on the show notes page at birthful.com/podcast-fatherhood

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Raising Anti-Racist Children Jun 10, 2020

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Kids aren't born racist, so how do these biases get absorbed? What can you do to intentionally bring up anti-racist kids? Is it ever too early to start talking about race, and what are some ways to do so with your babies, toddlers, kindergarteners, and older children? Dr. Qadira Ali Huff has answers.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources and links listed on the show notes page at birthful.com/podcast-antiracist-children

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Title music: "Vibe Ace" by Kevin MacLeod, at freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/ (©CC BY)

Sponsorship music: "Air Hockey Saloon" by Chris Zabriskie, at freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ (©CC BY)

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Amplifying Melanated Podcast Voices Jun 03, 2020

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Instead of posting a new episode, this week we are amplifying the voices of Black podcasters.

We encourage you to take the time you would have used to listen to this week's Birthful episode to expand your listening options.

Hear what they have to say:

If you have other shows you would recommend, please share them with us.

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[Birth Stories] Preeclampsia During COVID May 27, 2020

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For her third birth, Melonie Fitch was planning a birth center birth, but when the quarantine began, she and her husband decided to have a home birth instead. All that changed when at 39 weeks and five days, her blood pressure unexpectedly skyrocketed, instantly risking her out of a home birth and causing her to be medically induced for preeclampsia.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources and links listed on the show notes page at birthful.com/podcast-preeclampsia-COVID-story

Go to birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding and use the code Birthful for 15% off their breastfeeding course.

If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!

Click to grab your birth-prep Questions to Ask during COVID handout.

Visit our Birthful.com/COVID resource page.

Sign-up for my Thrive with Your Newborn online postpartum preparation course

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!

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Infant Sleep Basics May 20, 2020

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There are so many opinions and judgments around how and where infants should sleep, that it can be hard to figure out what would work best for your family. How did we get here? What are an infant’s biological sleep needs? What risk factors should you consider when setting up the sleep environment? Is bed sharing as dangerous as we are led to believe? Dr. James McKenna has answers.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources and links listed on the show notes page at birthful.com/podcast-infant-sleep

Go to birthful.com/simplybreastfeeding and use the code Birthful for 15% off their breastfeeding course.

If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!

Click to grab your birth-prep Questions to Ask during COVID handout.

Check out our Birthful.com/COVID resource page.

Sign-up for my Thrive with Your Newborn online postpartum preparation course

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!

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands