Intro to our new season! We're switching gears a bit and we're going to be talking about nursing in general, and of course we'll add in our experience as labor and delivery nurses too. If you're a new nurse (no matter the department/specialty), you're going to want to listen to this new season!

What drew each of us to nursing? What drew us to labor and delivery? And what is expected of nurses in 2021? We are asking each other these questions and we'll also be interviewing other nurses about their experiences. 

We have a couple soap boxes to stand on in regards to nursing practice and we hope you'll give us your input too. 

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

instagram.com/preparented

www.preparented.com

Liz

instagram.com/birthnurseliz

www.birthandbeyond.net

We interviewed Bre Stuhlmuller PT, DPT about pelvic floor physical therapy, especially as it relates to labor and birth. Bre works at Origin in Brentwood, CA. You can go to their website www.theoriginway.com for in person or virtual appointments that are covered by insurance. You can also check out their instagram page for informational posts!

We answer some important questions in this episode. What is the pelvic floor? How is it involved in the pushing stage of labor? Is peeing yourself normal after you've given birth? Listen to this episode to learn all of these things and more! I encourage everyone to see a pelvic floor therapist if you're currently pregnant, have had a baby already, or you are experiencing abnormal symptoms like incontinence, painful pooping, painful sex, perineal scar or c-section scar sensitivity, sciatica pain, etc. 

You will learn so much!!

Breakdown of the Episode

What is pelvic the pelvic floor? 01:36

What is pelvic floor PT and what can pelvic PT help with? 02:41

What a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy appointment is like 07:31

C-Sections, scars, and the pelvic floor 15:08

perineal stretching vs perineal massage 25:18

Pushing positions 30:30

Bre’s experience in her birth 33:40

How to push correctly in labor and delivery 38:48

When to see a pelvic floor PT?

43:26

Final statement

44:45

Unpacking of the episode:

46:55

Research Article about Perineal Massage/Stretching:

Read ARTICLE Here

As always, we want to hear from you, our listeners! 

To contact us and chat, please 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

Dr. Paula Shulman graciously joined our podcast so that we could interview her about collaborative care--what is it? Who is a part of it? And why is it so important when we're talking about labor and delivery in the hospital setting? 

Listen to this episode and let us know your thoughts! We want to hear from you. Did you experience collaborative care during your labor and delivery experience? Message us on instagram, email us, or fill out a contact form on our website www.podpage.com/the-birth-nurses/. 

We are also looking for nurses (any department) to be guests on our podcast for our new season "Nurses on Nursing." If you are interested, please reach out!

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

www.podpage.com/the-birth-nurses/

Liz: @birthnurseliz

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

We continued our interview with one of Liz's friends Sunny Barach. She lives in Los Angeles and is pregnant with her 4th baby! We wanted to hear from a "real life mom" about how she dealt with the difficult postpartum/newborn period. Listen to this episode and you'll hear her raw, real life experience.

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: @birthnurseliz

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

In this episode, we interviewed one of Liz's friends Sunny Barach. She lives in Los Angeles and is pregnant with her 4th baby! We wanted to hear from a "real life mom" about how she prepared for parenthood, prepared for birth, and how her birth experiences were. 

The first part of the episode, we hear a lot about Sunny's life pre-kids and how she and her husband developed a sweet friendship and love for each other. Once she found out she was pregnant, she and her husband realized they needed to prepare!

The second half of the episode is all about Sunny's fast and furious birth experiences with Liz as her doula and birth coach. 

We hope you enjoy this episode!! 

Please "follow" us, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! It would mean so much to us. 

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

Dr. Phabillia Afflack (Dr. Phabby!) is an OBGYN that is on her way to changing the world of obstetrics through her holistic and family-centered care. She is what's called a "Concierge OB," which means that she makes house calls to do your prenatal appointments! Her goal isn't only to monitor the mother and baby's health through pregnancy; it's to help you transition, trimester by trimester, into the new role of parenthood. Listen to this episode and you will fall in love with Dr. Afflack. She is fun, kind-hearted, and you'll want her on your team for birth! 

You can find Dr. Phabby online at www.phabulouscare.com

or on instagram @phabulouscare

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: @birthnurseliz

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

What an honor to interview Brittany Sharpe McCollum of @blossomingbelliesbirth! She is based in the Philadelphia area and is a doula, childbirth educator, mother of 4, and an expert at pelvic biomechanics--which in lay terms means how the bones and ligaments of the pelvis move. Of course, she relates her knowledge on this subject to labor and birth. Brittany helps us understand ways that the laboring patient as well as the labor and delivery nurse and other support people can help encourage physiologic birth, especially in the hospital setting using these skills of movement and position changes. 

You can find Brittany on instagram @blossomingbelliesbirth and 

Online www.blossomingbelliesbirth.com

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: @birthnurseliz

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

In this episode, Liz and Shaina interview Nicole Barkhordari of @nicolecolleencoach and focus more on the postpartum period. How do you talk to your partner about sex after you have a baby? Nicole brings her expertise as a sex therapist and psychotherapist, as well as her personal experience of being a wife and a mom to the conversation. Her simple techniques and strategies on how to talk to your partner will empower you to reach a deeper level of intimacy with your partner when you are postpartum. 

Nicole would love to connect with you. You can 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.

You can find Nicole on instagram @nicolecolleencoach or email her [email protected]

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: @birthnurseliz

[email protected]

www.birthandbeyond.net

Shaina: @preparented

[email protected]

www.preparented.com

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