IF MAMA AIN’T HEALTHY (AIN’T NOBODY HEALTHY) - Christian Wellness, Metabolic Health, Functional Health, Christian Women’s Functional Health Coaching - formerly YOUR BIRTH, GOD’S WAY

SHOW NOTES: Should you take your healthy baby to well child or well baby visits?  Are there thing you can do to encourage health so these visits aren’t as important? Are pediatricians the only option for getting care for your well child?  Does a well child even need care?  This is what we’re going to talk about in this episode!   Growth Charts   The Portable Pediatrician   How to Raise a Healthy C...

Today's episode is an interview with a mom & listener named Lauren who tells us about her decision to switch from an OB and conventional pregnancy care to a home birth midwife past 20 weeks gestation.  She shares with us the events that led up to this big decision, obstacles she faced while making the switch, and the beautiful birth that followed.  I often tell you that it's never too late to...

Today I’m sharing part 3 of the recording of a presentation I did back in February called "Sharpen Your Health".  This presentation was given to a group of Christian homeschoolers, so it is NOT a pregnant crowd.  In other words, this episode with have a lot of information that is applicable to EVERYONE, not just pregnant moms.  This will be split up into 3 episodes because it is a LOT of informati...

Today I’m sharing part 2 of the recording of a presentation I did back in February called "Sharpen Your Health".  This presentation was given to a group of Christian homeschoolers, so it is NOT a pregnant crowd.  In other words, this episode with have a lot of information that is applicable to EVERYONE, not just pregnant moms.  This will be split up into 3 episodes because it is a LOT of informati...

I have been dealing with a case of laryngitis and my voice is not back to 100%, plus I have travel coming up that will make it hard to get episodes ready for you so I've decided to share with you the recording of a presentation I did back in February called "Sharpen Your Health".  This presentation was given to a group of Christian homeschoolers, so it is NOT a pregnant crowd.  In other words, thi...

God made breastfeeding as the best way to feed a newborn baby, but in our currently world and culture, many people choose other routes to feed their babies.  How we choose to feed our babies has consequences and one of those consequences is the time commitment of how long each way will take out of your day.  This is a side of the topic I don't see discussed much, so I wanted to break down the real...

I get a lot of questions about doulas and whether you need one for your birth at the hospital, home, or in a birth center, so today I’m going to take a few minutes to explain what a doula is, what they do, and whether you need one for your birth based on where you plan to have your baby.   Helpful Links:   3 WAYS TO WORK WITH LORI:   --> Sign up HERE for the Your Birth, God's Way Online Christi...

This is the ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE!!! I'm so excited to hit this milestone with you! Today I'm sharing with you 100 things.....but you'll have to listen to know what that means!   If you listened to the end.....go to the bottom :-)   Helpful Links:   HOME BIRTH PREP COURSE is still available HERE !   2 MORE WAYS TO WORK WITH LORI:   --> Sign up HERE for the Your Birth, God's Way Online Christian...

If you're worried about what you'll do if you change your mind in the middle of labor and decide you want to go to the hospital, this episode is for you.  Transfers seem very scary when you're planning a home birth or a free birth, so demystifying what a transfer looks like can help decrease anxiety and worry, so that's what we're doing in this episode!   Sign up for the Home Birth Prep Course NOW...

Show Notes: We’ve touched on this before in another episode, but with our focus this past month on home birth, I wanted to spend some time looking more in depth at what comes with the global fee most midwives charge so you can appreciate the immense value that a home birth midwife brings.  I also wanted to look at potential long term costs that will far exceed the midwife’s fee.   If you need help...

SHOW NOTES: I've been seeing a lot about free birth on social media and I've had moms ask me what my opinion is about whether it is a safe option or something to be avoided, so I decided it was time to do an episode on it.  It is a very interesting topic and it is certainly not new. We look at the reality of unattended birth in this episode and think about whether it might be a good option for you...

Last week we took a look at home birth together.  Today, we’ll look at hospital birth together.  Not much more to say than that, other than to say if you haven’t listened to episode 95 yet, go do that first, then come back and listen to this episode so you can get the background. As a midwife who has worked in the hospital and out of the hospital to attend births, and earlier as a labor & deli...

Everything that is new to you seems scary.  Familiarity is what makes things comfortable and less scary.  This is true for many things and home birth is no different.  I get messages from listeners saying they would love to have a birth at home but their husband isn’t comfortable or maybe they’re scared to do it.  So I want to talk today about whether home birth is scary or if maybe we’re just sca...

When you want to have a homebirth but your husband or family isn't on board, it can be a very stressful and frustrating for everybody involved.  They love you dearly and the lies of the world can have them believing that home birth is dangerous and reckless.  Often with the right information, they will change their perspective, so this episode dives into this topic.  It is easier for me to talk to...

Prenatal nutrition is one of the only things you can truly control during pregnancy.  If you've listened long to my podcast, you know that's something I preach over and over, especially in episodes 23-26 and 88.  In today's episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE, author of three books all about this topic.  You can find the links to the books below as well as links to...

It is only natural that many moms are afraid of tearing "down there" during birth.  Perineal tears (aka perineal lacerations) seem pretty scary, but the best way to deal with fear is by getting the information so you can think about it more rationally.  Yes, tears do happen, but they are rare and the risk that you have one can be reduced by doing some things before and during birth, so today that'...

If you are struggling now or have every struggled with infertility, or if you are currently trying to conceive (TTC), you are going to love this episode.  Even if you haven't struggled, you will learn so much about your body and tracking your cycles which will help you know your body even better, so you are going to love this episode too!  Today, I talk to Bekah Yawn, host of "For the Love of Horm...

SHOW NOTES Kinda like with birth, if you listen to people around you, you probably think that the newborn period is a traumatic time of screaming babies and nobody sleeping much. Babies are either colic or teething or allergic to this or that or won’t sleep at night.  It can sound pretty scary. But what if I told you that all of that is something that is very true to who they are and who they have...

SHOW NOTES: Have you noticed this terminology that pretty much everybody uses about birth?  The doctor said I “had to”.  I asked the nurse if I “could”.  They wouldn’t “let me”.  Do you hear that?  There’s a structure here that puts “THEM” above you…..and yet it’s YOUR birth.  YOU hired THEM to be there.  I wanna talk to you today about how a simple change in your mindset can transform the way you...

SHOW NOTES: Today’s episode is all about nutrition because there isn’t much you can control about pregnancy, but what you eat is one of them and we need to be making sure we do our best to give our bodies and our babies the absolute best we can so we can be healthy and strong throughout pregnancy.  This information is also especially useful to moms who are trying to conceive before conception has...

Information on this family's story on Children's Health Defense website Article on FB This family's VAERs Report My resources to educated and prepare yourself   Helpful Links:   HOW TO WORK WITH LORI:   --> Sign up HERE for the Your Birth, God's Way Online Christian Childbirth Course ! This is a COMPLETE childbirth education course with a God-led foundation taught by a certified nurse-midwife w...

Many of you have struggled since listening to my series on circumcision back in January with knowing how to make sense of the current circumcision situation in our country and how that relates to the Old Testament biblical mandate for circumcision.  I got an email from one of my listeners that shed some new light on the topic that I think will help you, so today I'm sharing with you what she share...

In today's episode, I interview Aly McClain from the Peaceful Homebirth podcast.  Aly shares with us her background as a registered nurse, the story of her traumatic c-section birth with her first baby, her road to healing and recovery, and her beautiful, redeeming home birth she went on to have later.  You will learn about how even those of us in the medical field can fall a victim to the lies an...

SHOW NOTES: Are routine prenatal tests a good idea or are they simply another tool of our medicalized maternity system used to derail our birth plans and get us back in line with the standardized care they prefer?  This episode will look at things like routine STD testing (specifically syphilis testing which is called RPR and TPPA), routine gestational diabetes testing, routine ultrasounds, and ro...

SHOW NOTES: Pregnant women are not sick.  Pregnant women are NORMAL and they should be treated that way.  But 90% of women choose to see obstetricians for their pregnancies.  Obstetricians are trained surgeons. We can't be surprised when surgeons act like surgeons.  This episode dives into the risks women take when they decide to see an OBGYN for their normal pregnancy.   Helpful Links:   HOW TO W...