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Aromatherapy works by stimulating the part of your brain responsible for emotions and memories. This includes the part responsible for anxiety and fear.

In this episode, I share how aromatherapy can help lower pain during labor, and the best types of essential oils to use.


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How can light touch massage help relieve pain during labor?

Did you know that light touch massage can release endorphins? Endorphins help us cope with pain.

In today's special episode, I share how to have your support person do a light touch massage on you during labor.

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What is counterpressure and how can it help relieve pain during contractions?

In this episode, I talk about what counterpressure is and how it can be used during labor for pain relief. I also share about the different types of counterpressure and explain how to do one.

3 Types of Counterpressure

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What is Hypnobirthing? How can it help you have a better birth? What's the difference between Hypnobirthing and meditation?

In this special episode, I share a little about how hypnobirthing, meditation, and various breathing techniques can help you cope with pain during labor. I also share some of the differences between them, and the most important thing to keep in mind when using any of them.

The Mongan Method
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The Ice Cube Exercise

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Have you ever heard of birth affirmations before? How do birth affirmations work?  What are some good birth affirmations?

In this special episode, I share about how birth affirmations affect our mindset and our belief in our body's capabilities. I go over how affirmations helped me achieve my VBAC, and I also share some of my favorite birth affirmations.

In episode 12, Anum shared about the power of having a positive mindset, and of speaking to ourselves in a positive way. 

If you missed Anum's episode on having a positive mindset, check it out here!


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Do you take a hot shower at the end of a long day to help you relax?

Water can be a great tool to use for pain relief during labor. In this episode, I share my experience with using a shower during my second labor. I also share what might exclude you from being able to use the tub or shower at the hospital.



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How can movement help you cope with pain during labor?

Welcome to the First Day of Christmas special episode! In this short episode, I share how movement can be helpful in progressing labor, and what that movement might look like. I also share how moving can help you manage pain during a natural birth.

Stick around! There's 11 more days to go!


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Jennifer is a certified life coach who specializes in pregnancy loss recovery coaching. She is also the creator and host of the Navigating Baby Loss podcast.

Jennifer's third pregnancy ended in the stillbirth of her twin daughters, weeks before they were to be born. She had two young sons she was caring for, and didn't process her grief until much later. She suffered from physical ailments as a result, and eventually had a hysterectomy at the age of 40.

Jennifer had a subsequent pregnancy and healthy birth after the stillbirth of her twin daughters. She expected it to be a healing, redeeming birth, but it didn't help the grief that Jennifer still felt.  She found she couldn't look beyond a few days to a week at a time. She couldn't imagine a future months, or even years in advance.

When she met with a life coach at her work, that's when things began to change for Jennifer. She got the help that she needed, and began to heal.

Jennifer now works as a life coach who specializes in pregnancy loss recovery. She helps her clients navigate topics such as blame, guilt, isolation, depression, anxiety, marriage/ relationship issues, body shame, jealousy, returning to work after and facing others’ comments, as well as fear of another pregnancy following a loss.

She works with women and their families re-designing a future that looks different than when it did while they were pregnant, and showing them that life after loss can still be beautiful in a way that honors their baby and themselves.

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During Krista's fourth pregnancy, she had difficulty finding a provider and the care that she needed. She wanted to birth with a midwife, but there wasn't one accessible in her area.  She ended up planning to deliver at a hospital that was pretty far from her house. She had recently moved and didn't have family nearby, and worried about what to do with her other children when she went into labor.

Throughout her pregnancy, Krista had this vision of having her daughter on her bedroom floor. It wasn't something she was planning, but she could see it happening very clearly. She had a history of short labors, and the hospital was not right around the corner.

Krista prepared to have her daughter at the hospital, but consulted a few midwives who helped her in the event that she gave birth at home.

Krista went into labor in the middle of the night. Her labor was quick, and her husband barely had time to shower and get the car ready before she had her baby at home, on the floor of her bedroom, just as she had envisioned.

In this episode, Krista talks about the difficulty of finding the right care for her, and feeling supported while giving birth. She also shares how empowered she felt after the birth of her daughter, and how it felt right to just trust her body and go with the vision she saw.

Krista's website: Motherhood Simplified 

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Eir got pregnant unexpectedly after years of suffering from endometriosis. During her pregnancy, she had two partial placental abruptions and was put on bed rest.

At about six months pregnant, Eir began to have severe pain in her abdomen. She tried multiple times to call her doctor, but was written off as a first-time mom who was experiencing ligament pain.

Even with her history of TWO partial abruptions, her pain was not taken seriously.

When Eir went into labor, her water broke first. Contractions never started, even with Pitocin. But the pain in her abdomen got worse. When they checked her baby's heart rate, they knew something was wrong.

Eir was rushed to the OR for an emergency c-section, where they discovered she had a severe infection. She went septic, clinically died, and was brought back. Due to hospital negligence, her daughter almost died as well.

Eir shares how crucial it is to stand up for yourself and your baby, even to medical professionals who think they know your body better than you do. She stresses the importance of having a great support team to help advocate for you, and how you can still create a life that you will love, despite past trauma.

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