Omaha Birth & Babies Podcast

From C-sections to VBAC to a solo doula practice to a thriving partnership agency, listen to Shannon interview Andrea on her why she decided to start her doula career. 

Sit down with Andrea has she interview's Shannon journey to becoming a postpartum doula; Omaha's very first full time postpartum doula.  Shannon's journey to becoming a postpartum doula set the pace for  Postpartum Doula support becoming such a popular service in the Omaha metro area.  

It is safe to exercise when pregnant? When can you return to working out? What about Diastasis Recti? Come along with us to listen to Shea Markley discuss all these questions and more!

All babies cry, but some cry more than others and can be called "fussy", "high needs" or even "colicky". 
When a family has a baby that cries more than they were expecting, it can also bring up some extra postpartum anxiety as well. 
We are here to be real with you and share our  life experience on living through a fussy baby and postpartum anxiety and seeing the light on the other side. 

Andrea is one of the co owners of Omaha Birth & Babies. Today she is sharing all the details of her VBAC journey and her birth experience with her third kiddo. It is her son's 7th birthday today and she felt she wanted to tell the story of the birth that lead her to be a doula!

What is Gestational Diabetes? Why do some get it and others don't? What are the risk factors of GD? What can you do if you find yourself diagnosed with GD? What does that mean for your pregnancy and labor? So many questions and we chat with Amanda Lura about all of these answers. 

Nothing is off limits in this podcast. We discuss sex before, during and after pregnancy. Plus some wild and crazy old wives tells that may or may not be actually true! Get ready to laugh, be shocked, and have a fun and interesting time. Let talk abooooout sex, let's talk about sex! 

Did someone mention sleep???? Sleep is one thing that every mother and father of a newborn can agree they don't get enough of. But what if there was a highly trained and certified individual that came into your home, took care of  your baby, feed baby, taught baby healthy, gentle, and natural sleeping habits, helped with breastfeeding, helped with baby laundry and pumping parts dishes and gave you the best night of sleep you had in a looooooong time? That's the magic of overnight sleep doula support. Check out this episode if you are curious why this service is by far our number one requested and sought after service. It's like Mary Poppins for newborns - AH-Mazing

VBAC or Vaginal Birth After a Cesarean is still very unknown and not really too common for mothers that have had a C-section birth for one  or two of their children. During this podcast we talk, what are VBAC, TOLACS, risks, benefits, statistics, birth stores and more with Mid City Midwife Amanda Lura. She is a two time cesarean mother herself and huge advocate for giving mothers the freedom and confidence to TOLAC (Try to labor to achieve your Vaginal Birth after a previous cesarean birth) if they desire. If you have ever thought about or desire a VBAC you absolutely need to listen to this podcast. 

Have you ever heard the word doula, but have zero knowledge of what that even is or means? Or maybe you have a rough idea of what it is, but not sure how a doula is different from a midwife. We will dive deep into exactly what a doula is, why they are called "doula", the different types of doulas and much more in this episode! 

This is the first episode of many to come from the Omaha Birth  & Babies Owners (Shannon and Andrea) where they will be offering education for expecting parents and parents of new little ones. Give our Podcast a try!