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The Happy Birthway Podcast

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Unpopular opinion: A healthy mom and healthy baby are NOT enough. Why don’t we pay attention to a mother’s experience and perceptions of her birth enough?

I’m an L&D nurse revealing insider secrets that you won’t learn in your standard childbirth ed class. We explore every facet (from opposite extremes) of not just birth, but the experience of womanhood and childbearing. Along with women sharing their experiences vulnerably, a slew of experts gift us with knowledge we never thought we needed. I throw in an extra layer to the discussion by exploring the implications of Judaism and Jewish culture on the reproductive experience. This show spans way beyond pregnancy and birth, with topics on sex, birth control, birth trauma, perinatal mental health, postpartum realities, breastfeeding, sleep training, diet culture, infertility, realities of our healthcare system, Jewish law, and so much more.

The information here is not intended to give you medical advice or replace the care of a qualified healthcare provider.

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49. Pregnancy On Social Media & Internet Lies Jun 30, 2022

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Social media can be extremely deceiving and it opens a whole new slew of challenges when one gets pregnant. Rivky of @impact.fashion.nyc reveals why she chose not to share her pregnancy with her large following, how she navigates it now that she gave birth and all the ways that social media and how the internet lies to mothers.

Rivky's apparel line: https://impactfashionnyc.com/

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Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag!

Use Happi Tummi's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order.

Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription.

Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery.

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48. Overnight Camp Health & Safety: w/ me - a camp nurse! Jun 23, 2022

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You might not know that besides for my regular L&D job, I'm a camp nurse in the summer. I draw upon all of my experiences to reveal the important things that every parent sending their kid to overnight camp should know. Among other topics, I talk about meds, constipation, dehydration, contagious diseases, allergies and bedwetting.

Get 20% off of your purchase at EmeTrem anti-nausea wristband with code HAPPYBIRTHWAY. Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. Use code SUMMER for 20% off. Expires on June 30th, 2022.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

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47. Is Home Birth Safe? Part 2 w/ Dr. Judy Ribner Jun 14, 2022

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Judy continues the conversation on home birth, diving deeper into the risks and benefits.

Judy's website: http://www.judyribner.com/

Judy's email: office@holisticmidwiferyny.com

Judy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holisticmidwiferyny/

Get 20% off of your purchase at EmeTrem anti-nausea wristband with code HAPPYBIRTHWAY. Get 20% off of the SNOO bassinet and other products through this link. Expires on June 17th, 2022. Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

46. Is Home Birth Safe? Part 1 w/ Dr. Judy Ribner Jun 12, 2022

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If you think that home birth in the US is unsafe, this conversation will challenge your assumptions. Judy is a midwife doctor who completed her midwifery education at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice at NYU. Her research demonstrates how increased access to homebirth and midwifery care will improve health outcomes in the US. Professionally, she has attended births both in hospital and at home. Her practice is focused on reducing unnecessary medical interventions in order to facilitate gentle birth. Judy supports informed decision-making regarding the choice of birth setting. Through public speaking, interviews, and private consultations she has shared the research and professional guidelines on planned home birth, birthing centers, and hospitals in the US. As a professional and mother, Judy cherishes peaceful birth as a transformative, critical life event. Get 20% off of the SNOO bassinet and other products through this link. Expires on June 17th, 2022. Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

45. Millie's Birth Story: Part 2 May 27, 2022

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If you thought that Part 1 of Millie's birth story was entertaining, just wait until you hear Part 2!

Use code SUMMER for a limited time to get 20% off my After The Birth online course. Discount good until June 30th, 2022.

Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or an extra 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice. Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

44. Millie's Birth Story: Part 1 w/ Millie Schweky DPT May 23, 2022

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Millie is a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor disorders. In her entertaining way, she tells us the story of her birth, from before she got pregnant all through postpartum. We talk perinatal mental health, preparing your body for birth, prenatal testing, Covid restrictions and Jewish traditions in birth. Millie's Instagram: @milliedpt

Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

43. Does Abortion Have A Place In Judaism? w/ Reb. Avital Chizhik Goldschmidt May 09, 2022

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Avital Chizik Goldschmidt, a journalist and Rebbitzen, talks about her up-close encounters with religious Jewish women who faced the difficult decision of having an abortion. In addition to the pain of undergoing an abortion, she talks about the isolation that they feel due to the popular misconception among Jews and often the politicization of abortion being prohibited in Judaism. Avital's Instagram: @avitalrachel

Read Avital's article, " 'My dark secret': Orthodox women reveal their abortion stories"

Sign up for Nishmat's Health and Halacha Virtual Conference here.

Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

42. Birth in The UK: Part 2 - Tanya Ohana's birth story May 06, 2022

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Continue listening to Tanya's account of her birth in the UK. Her emphasis on self-advocacy throughout is very inspiring! Click on this link to get a FREE diaper bag with your Dyper subscription. Cancel at any time and still keep the bag! Check out the Pelvic Pro and other pregnancy and postpartum support braces made by Braceability. Get 15% off your order by clicking on this lin k and entering code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout. Use Happi Tummi 's comforting waistband to instantly calm your baby's crying. Use their adult waistbands to soothe your own tummy cramps. Use code HAPPYBIRTHWAY at checkout for 10% off of your entire order. Explore all of KiwiCo's crate collections. You will love Panda Crate's 3-pack for your newborn. Enter code LEARN30 at checkout for 30% off of your first month's subscription. Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

41. Birth in The UK: Part 1 - Tanya Ohana's birth story Apr 26, 2022

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We know that babies come out of the same place in every part of the world, but maternal healthcare can vastly differ between countries. Since many countries have much better maternal/child health outcomes than the US, we have lots to learn from them. In Part 1 of Tanya Ohana's birth story, you will hear her experience of maternity care in the UK.

Tanya's Instagram: @garlic.and.ganache

Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

40. How Childbirth Education Will Impact Your Birth w/ Lauren Seidman, Lamaze Childbirth Educator Mar 30, 2022

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Childbirth education can make a powerful difference in your birth outcome and how you feel about it. Lauren Seidman is a childbirth educator that dives deep into how.

Lauren's website: https://bebirthpositive.com/

Lauren's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/birth_positive/

Learn about Yoledet Community here. Sign up for my After the Birth course to learn how to thrive during your postpartum recovery. New: Want a gift? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to get either 90 days of free YC membership or 20% off my After the Birth online course. Just take a screenshot and email it to chanie@yoledetacademy.com with your gift choice.

To continue the conversation, and learn more about similar topics, check out the Yoledet Academy Instagram community.

Check out the Yoledet Picks Amazon Storefront to find any of the products mentioned in this episode, and discover Chanie's other favorites.

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