Our first guest is Madison Forrest, a licensed doula out of Los Angeles, CA. She brings the HEAT (and by heat, we mean knowledge) today on the pod, leaving Steven and Jake speechless (but maybe not for the reason you think, see 20:37).

Madison shares with the HE boys how she found herself in the world of post-partum doula-ing. Steven and Jake then give their best attempt at describing what a doula is (and is not), and then Madison gives a crash course on her work as a doula, and how it intersects with a parent's baby-journey post-partum.

Madison covers it all: hormones, colostrum, what to expect on day-3 post-partum, and all the fluids and feelings that come along with. It's a crash course that Steven and Jake are still gushing about.

Get active and leave those comments, share with Steven all of your wisdom, because God only knows he ain't reading.

TODAY'S QUESTION: Did you use a doula when you had your kid(s)? Why or why not? And what was your post-partum experience like?? Let us knooooooooow.

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Half Expecting is an interview podcast that brings levity to the daunting preparation of first-time fatherhood. Steven Busby (the expecting father) teams up with Jake Cuddemi (just a guy?), to bring on friends, pros, and experts in every possible field imaginable that could somewhat be related to parenting, in hopes of preparing Steven to be a DAD!

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