Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo, co-founder of the socially impactful Fourth Phase aftercare boxes, shares how her expectations of when and how she should bond with her baby tarnished her otherwise wonderfully supported and respected birth experience. She tells Adriana how this hyperfocus on bonding impacted her postpartum, and how her mom helped her shift things with lots of wisdom and laughter.

If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on What Actually Happens After Giving Birth, Physically and Emotionally, and our episode on How to Time Your Pain Relief Options.

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Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks with Adriana Lozada about how vital it is to establish shared-decision making with your care provider and the problem with the prevailing fear-based approach in perinatal care. Plus: why no one should ever roll their eyes at your birth plan.

If you liked this episode, listen to our interview titled Know What You're Up Against When Giving Birth at a Hospital, and our episode on Family-Centered Cesareans.

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After having three hospital births–that included inductions, vaginal births, and a cesarean–Mariah Robinson couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing from her experiences. She shares –with Adriana how she searched far and wide for a collaborative care provider who would support her wishes for an unmedicated vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and the trust and confidence she built with her body to get through an unplanned homebirth without fear.

If you liked this episode, listen to our episode on “The Purpose of Childbirth Pain,” with Rhea Dempsey and our interview about “The Induction Process,” with Toni Golen.

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Finding the care provider that’s right for you is a critical first step toward having a great birth experience. Dr. Robin Elise Weiss talks with Adriana about the different types of prenatal care providers and how their varying philosophies can impact the care you receive. She also shares how to go about finding the care provider that’s right for you, and what you can do if you decide they are no longer a good fit.

If you liked this episode, listen to our episode on “Informed Consent in Childbirth” and our interview on “The Induction Process.”

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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.

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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.

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!

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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+ episodes.

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.

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After birthing quite a large baby and experiencing shoulder dystocia, Jessica Bower went on a quest to figure out why she had grown a baby that size. She shares with Adriana how gaining control of her sugar levels really helped with her “Mission: Make a Small Baby” for her third birth. This nutritional connection with her body was key in her decision to have an induction for her fourth birth after developing gestational diabetes, leading to the waterbirth she so desired.

If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Gestational Diabetes, or our episode titled Big Babies and Shoulder Dystocia.

Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. 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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Adriana Lozada offers practical advice on how to deal with whatever level of nausea you are experiencing. She also lays out how hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is not just a bad case of morning sickness, but a severe and debilitating condition.

If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Eating to Grow a Healthy Baby Brain, or our episode on How to Tap Into the Nourishing Power of Herbs During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

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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.

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