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Anyone else experience pregnancy hormones drawing you away from your partner instead of closer? You're not alone! This important time in your life may shed light on communication skills that could use a little improvement. So, we've given you tons of examples and incredible tips and exercises to keep your communication strong and open. The best part is all of this will transfer into how you communicate and lean on your partner during birth.

 

[2:00] Marriage + Pregnancy & Parenthood = time to level up your communication skills

[2:25] How does poor communication show up in labor and birth?

[7:50] The most important step in building communication

[8:48] We discuss The Five Love Languages

[10:35] Our first communication exercise for you!

[10:45] It's important to recognize that pregnancy affects both people

[15:12] Two more communication exercises for you!

[16:43] The sandwich method

[20:27] The magic of creating a check-in time

[22:09] The importance of studying birth tog...

With cesarean rates higher than ever in the U.S., we realize there is a major lack of education about why and how to avoid an unnecessary one, until now. This two-part podcast covers all things cesarean birth: from the history behind cesarean birth, where it developed, why the cesarean birth rate has not gone down (even though it should have), why a provider may recommend one - including which reasons are legitimate and which can be avoided, what you can expect if you have one, and most importantly how to PREVENT an unnecessary cesarean birth! This episode (Part 2) covers everything from what to expect during a cesarean birth, emotions that go along with one, and a quick overview for recovery. Spoiler alert: be gentle with yourself!

 

[1:13] What to expect during a cesarean birth

[7:10] Gentle cesareans

[11:12] Stephanie's cesarean birth experience

[14:20] Emotions that come along with cesarean birth

[16:45] Processing our birth stories

[17:48] What partners can do during ...

If you've ever wondered what all the hype is about postpartum belly binding, or even if you've never heard of it before, we get into the what and why women choose to purchase one or have a professional belly binder come wrap them!

 

[1:15] Meme of the week!

[2:46] Stephanie discovered belly binding with her third baby

[4:25] Belly binding is like a big hug that helps pull everything back in after having a baby

[5:32] Will belly binding help me get back to my pre-pregnant shape?

[6:14] Two different kinds of belly binds (Velcro & Malaysian Bengkung Bind)

[9:08] How long after having a baby does it work?

[10:29] It is great for posture

[12:00] Bengkung bind moves around so it could be a great idea to use a velcro bind as you get more active.

[14:27] How a professional belly binder works with mama and partner

[15:48] How often a mama wears a bind

[17:47] We summarize the benefits

[18:20] Diastasis recti

[19:24] Cesarean birth and binds

[21:12] How to find someone who ...

Let us take you just a little deeper into the things people probably aren't telling you about the postpartum period. Don't worry, we laughed our way through this episode and we hope you will too! And as gross or frustrating as some of this info may be...it's simply part of the beautiful, messy, "wouldn't-trade-it" experience we call motherhood.

 

[1:19] If we could have a subtitle for this episode, it would be; "The 3 B's: Boobs, Blood, & Bodily Fluids" 

[2:55] We talk about blood flow postpartum, what to expect, and when to wear adult diapers.

[6:13] We talk about "gettin' it on" postpartum. ow ow!

[7:14] The stinks and the sweats. What is up with that postpartum BO?!

[10:03] We get into all the things boob-related. Rock hard boobs when baby has a nice long stretch of sleep during the night, the joy of bigger boobs (for us tiny-boobed people) and the sadness of watching them go away even when you're nursing all the time, the size of nipples & areolas, the different directi...