The Birth Nurses

This is a different kind of episode here on the Birth Nurses podcast! Shaina interviews Jeff Pauls and Grace Lee who work for New York Life and want to help new parents prepare financially for parenthood!

Listen to this episode to hear about trends Jeff and Grace have noticed in new parents as they financially prepare (or not) for parenthood. They'll give their top tips for getting ready for baby and setting yourself up for success for the long term.

**Any listener who mentions "The Birth Nurses Podcast" will get a free financial review session with Jeff or Grace!

You can find them at:

Jeff: https://www.newyorklife.com/agent/jopauls

Grace: https://www.newyorklife.com/agent/gelee

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Have you heard of power pumping? This is one of those breastfeeding things that you wouldn't know unless you need to know it! It's a technique for pumping that could help you if you are dealing with low milk supply. Listen to this episode to determine if it's something you'd like to try. Remember, this is not medical advice and you should always discuss your personal health and breastfeeding journey with a lactation consultant or provider who knows your situation.

Go to www.preparented.com/recommended-products to find discount codes for my favorite breastfeeding products!

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

The majority of our episodes are about hospital birth, but what about someone who is planning a home birth or a birth center birth and then has to be transferred to the hospital? Here's a quick episode explaining what that process would be like so that you can be prepared for anything.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Engorged breasts are the most surprising thing about lactation! They're 3x as big, firm, and painful! Listen to this episode to hear some tips and tricks for dealing with engorgement, especially in the early days of breastfeeding. Bonus: find a lactation consultant who accepts your insurance that can meet with you prenatally and postpartum to guide you every step of the way of your breastfeeding journey.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

If you have ever had a newborn, then you probably know about cluster feeding. It's exhausting. It feels like it's going on forever. It makes you doubt your milk supply. It's also natural and helpful for you and your baby! Take a listen to this episode to find out why.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

Liz and Shaina interview Deb Flashenberg from the Prenatal Yoga Center in New York and host of Yoga Birth Babies podcast. She is a prenatal yoga instructor, childbirth educator, and creator of the Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program. Deb explains the benefits of yoga during pregnancy and birth as well as poses and moves to avoid during pregnancy and labor.

Check out her yoga center and podcast here:

https://prenatalyogacenter.com/

https://prenatalyogacenter.com/category/podcast/

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

We want to give you bite-sized information to take with you on your pregnancy and breastfeeding journeys...and we want to make you laugh too!! We are starting a new little series called Birth Bits and Breastfeeding Bits where we're going to share funny stories from our time in the Labor and Delivery unit and lactation visits. To protect our client's privacy, these stories will be as general as possible. We also will share our quick tips and tricks in regards to the topic discussed. This Birth Bit is about funny situations we've encountered during the admission process in Labor and Delivery!

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. We are healthcare professionals, but we are not your primary care provider. Please discuss your personal health with your provider.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/preparented⁠

⁠www.preparented.com⁠

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

⁠instagram.com/birthnurseliz⁠

⁠www.birthandbeyond.net⁠

We want to give you bite-sized information to take with you on your pregnancy and breastfeeding journeys...and we want to make you laugh too!! We are starting a new little series called Birth Bits and Breastfeeding Bits where we're going to share funny stories from our time in the Labor and Delivery unit and lactation visits. To protect our client's privacy, these stories will be as general as possible. We also will share our quick tips and tricks in regards to the topic discussed. This Birth Bit is about funny situations we've encountered during the admission process in Labor and Delivery!

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. We are healthcare professionals, but we are not your primary care provider. Please discuss your personal health with your provider.

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual or in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

Email: [email protected]

instagram.com/preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

Email: [email protected]

instagram.com/birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net

Liz and Shaina discuss this question and the dilemma that they're seeing recently in the hospital. More and more patients are coming into the hospital to have their baby, and they're wanting their experience to have home birth vibes. Why is this happening? Is it realistic in the hospital institution to expect a home-like birth experience? Take a listen to hear what we think and email us to tell us your thoughts!

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

[email protected]

instagram.com/preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

[email protected]

instagram.com/birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net

This is a fun episode! Listen to Liz and Shaina ask questions (from you all!) about birth and breastfeeding. Did you like this episode? Want more like it?

email us and tell us!

We invite you to email us, DM us on instagram, or find some other way to contact us and tell us your thoughts.

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

Shaina--virtual and in person birth and breastfeeding classes, lactation consults in LA

[email protected]

instagram.com/preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz--virtual and in person birth and c-section classes in LA/Santa Monica

instagram.com/birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net