The Birth Nurses

In this episode, Liz and Shaina interview Nicole Barkhordari--an LMFT/sex therapist in LA County. She specializes in helping couples "Level Up" their relationships, especially after going through major life transitions like having a baby! Before adding a new baby to your family, your relationship with your partner should be set on a firm foundation. During pregnancy, most people focus on the day of labor (which is important), but then they forget about parenthood being for the rest of their lives! How can you establish a strong foundation with your partner so that when you have your baby, you don't lose that "spark" between you two? Listen to this episode to hear Nicole's suggestions and reach out to her if you'd like her help to level up your relationship with your partner while you're in the trenches of new parenthood. 

This is Part 1 of our interview with Nicole mainly focusing on BEFORE baby is born. Part 2 is focused on the postpartum stage. Stay tuned for the release of that episode soon!

You can find Nicole on instagram @nicolecolleencoach or email her nicole@nicolecolleen or visit her website www.choosingtomorrowcounseling.com

She is also offering a free resource! Go to https://nicolecolleen.com/30-daychallenge

Stay tuned and follow her on instagram for access to another free resource "How to Talk to Your Partner About Sex" coming out next week. 

Liz and Shaina are labor and delivery nurses and childbirth educators in Los Angeles. 

To contact us, find us on Instagram, email us, or check out our websites!

Liz Baker Wade: @birthnurseliz

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina Brickner: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

Thank you for your patience as we've been working behind the scenes to record more episodes of The Birth Nurses Podcast. 

Please share this podcast with your friends or family who are pregnant, experiencing new parenthood, or labor and delivery nurses! 

Both Shaina and Liz are labor and delivery nurses and childbirth educators in the community. We teach virtual birth, breastfeeding, and newborn care classes to expecting parents and run this podcast on the side as an additional resource!

To contact us, find us on Instagram, email us, or check out our websites!

Liz: @birthnurseliz 

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

This is an extension of the last episode about your rights as a pregnant and laboring patient. What happens when there is conflict in the labor room? Shaina and Liz discuss the steps that the nurses and the patients can take to resolve that conflict. 

For more information about us and the classes we teach, visit our websites and instagram profiles

Shaina

instagram.com/preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz

instagram.com/birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net

Did you know you have rights as a pregnant person/patient? In this episode, Shaina and Liz discuss the "Pregnant Person's Bill of Labor Rights" as summarized by Baby and Company (2019). This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. A more in depth exploration of these rights and navigating conflict surrounding these rights will be discussed in the next episode. 

For more information about the classes we teach, visit us on our social media platforms and websites. 

Shaina Brickner

www.preparented.com

@preparented

Liz Baker Wade 

www.birthandbeyond.net

@birthnurseliz

In this episode, we're giving you a picture of the postpartum unit and helping you understand postpartum expectations.

Please rate and review us on iTunes!

Find and follow us on Instagram and the web for more information about the birth and breastfeeding classes we teach:

Shaina: @preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz: @birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net

This might feel like a little slap on the wrist to you pregnant ladies! There is a major issue that has been occurring in the labor and delivery units lately and we need to address it. 

Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes!

Find and follow us on Instagram and the web for more information about the birth and breastfeeding classes we teach:

Shaina: @preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz: @birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net

In this episode, Shaina interviews 2 moms about their birth experiences and how their birth plan worked out or didn't work out. 

For more information about the birth nurses Liz and Shaina, you can follow us on our Instagram pages or websites. 

Shaina is on Instagram as @preparented and online at www.preparented.com. 

Liz is on Instagram as @birthnurseliz and online at www.birthandbeyond.net

In this episode, Liz interviews a couple who recently gave birth! 

For more information about the birth nurses Liz and Shaina, you can follow us on our Instagram pages or websites. Shaina is on Instagram as @preparented and online at www.preparented.com. Liz is on Instagram as @birthnurseliz and online at www.birthandbeyond.net

In this episode, Liz and Shaina talk about birth plans and changing the vocabulary to birth preferences or birth wishes. How does having birth preferences affect your labor? Should patients write a birth plan for their hospital birth? Do patients hold on too tightly to their birth plans? Listen to the episode to find out what these two birth nurses think.

To find out more about our birth education services and classes, check us out on instagram and the web.

Shaina is on instagram as @preparented

and online at www.preparented.com

Liz is on instagram as @birthnurseliz

and online at www.birthandbeyond.net