Wine About Birth Podcast

Today Jess and Kim discuss expecting the unexpected...in birth and in life. Meredith had to unexpectedly leave town to care for her grandma and we had a crazy weekend and a recording without her. We miss her. But when life hands you lemons...you squeeze them and add tequila. Cheers!

We see so many moms prepare for their births and feel totally unprepared for postpartum. Here is real advice from other moms and us. What do we wish we knew before we had our babies! Cheers!

Getting the Advanced Maternal Age Diagnosis can be stressful and worrisome. Today we discuss how this diagnosis can make pregnant women feel, the stress of focusing on negative outcomes, and some of the actual numbers so that mommas can be given true informed consent. Cheers!!

Sex is an important part of pregnancy, birth, postpartum and life! Sometimes embarrassing to talk about. Let's lose the stigma and talk about this very normal part of life. You will laugh, you may learn and you will probably feel validated in your experiences. Cheers!!

Birth... it's not all glitter and rainbows. We as birth workers need to process birth, especially when it is more shit than giggles. These are our thoughts on how we do that so that we can continue to support our clients in a healthy way. Cheers!

Today we talk about breastfeeding. Not really the science or even ways to succeed, but our thoughts and experiences. For all you nursing mommas out there...you are not in this alone. Cheers!!

Even after many years of birth work, there are still those births that make us gasp in awe. Today we discuss some of our favorite births from our perspective. Cheers!!

What is Strep B and why are pregnant woman advised to get antibiotics in labor if they have it? Today we dive into these questions as well as weighing the risks and benefits of antibiotics. Informed consent is important...do your research. Cheers!

Our babies are routinely offered a few interventions at the time of birth. Here at Wine About Birth we feel strongly about informed consent and doing your research. Today we discuss 3 common newborn interventions...erythromycin eye ointment, vitamin k shots and hepatitis b vaccines. Knowledge is power. Cheers!

Birth Work is a job and a passion. It can be difficult to make a livable wage while doing what we love. Listen in to some of the things that make birth work and making money at the same time a little difficult.