Lo & Behold | Pregnancy, Birth, Motherhood

Join YBYB:  www.thelabormama.com/birth  & use the code PODCAST to save 20% In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Megan Nix, a mother of five and the author of 'Remedies for Sorrow.' Together, we dive into the beautiful, complex duality of motherhood - how it’s both the most rewarding and challenging journey we’ll ever walk. What’s inside this episode: Megan bravely shares her jo...

Join YBYB:  www.thelabormama.com/birth  & use the code PODCAST to save 20% I’m so excited to share this heartfelt episode with you, where I sit down with Mackenzie DeClark, a labor and delivery nurse, future midwife, and mama of three behind the Mackenzie on Motherhood platform. Mackenzie opens up about her three unique birth stories, each one a beautiful mix of raw emotion, unexpect...

Join YBYB: www.thelabormama.com/birth & use the code PODCAST to save 20% Today we’re diving into the raw, real, and sometimes controversial topic of labor pain. As a mama of four, former labor and postpartum RN, I’m sharing my heart and experience to unpack the complexities of labor pain - both the physical and emotional sides. In this episode, I explore the fear-tension-pain cycle and whether...

Join The Breastfeeding Blueprint: www.thelabormama.com/breastfeed ing & use the code PODCAST to save 20% Today I’m chatting with my friend Amber Ginn, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and founder of The Latch Link, on how to set yourself up for breastfeeding success before baby arrives. Amber’s got a no-fluff, straight-talking style and a passion for helping moms...

Join YBYB:  www.thelabormama.com/birth  & use the code PODCAST to save 20% I’m so excited to share this heartfelt episode with you. Today, I’m sitting down with Kaylaa, a labor and delivery nurse, mama of two (soon to be three!), and co-founder of Dreamy Peach Co. She’s opening up about her two very different birth experiences - one ending in a C-section and the other a triumphant VB...

Join The Breastfeeding Blueprint: www.thelabormama.com/breastfeed ing & use the code PODCAST to save 20% The Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER) is a physiological breastfeeding condition. This chemical, hormonal response to the moments of milk let down, is an important topic we need to discuss and bring awareness to, as it can affect as many as 1 in 10 mamas. In this episode of the Lo and...

Join YBYB:  www.thelabormama.com/birth  & use the code PODCAST to save 20% Get ready for an empowering and educational conversation with Dr. Sara Reardon, also known as The Vagina Whisperer. As a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist, mom of two, and author of Floored: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health At Every Stage and Age , Sara brings her expertise and approachable...

Join YBYB:  www.thelabormama.com/birth  & use the code PODCAST to save 20% Today is a family-centered episode as I welcome my older sister, Jenn, to the show. She shares the fast and emotional birth of her daughter Reese—my first niece and the baby who kicked off my nursing career. From the initial feelings of transitioning from a couple to a family, to an unexpected fast labor and t...

Join YBYB:  www.thelabormama.com/birth  & use the code PODCAST to save 20% Listen in as I get vulnerable and raw, going all the way back to those first time mama feels, and share my own first birth story. Our birth stories may not tell us who we are, but for so many of us, they are the very beginning of the motherhood story we are writing.  From finding out I was pregnant, to na...

What if your best motherhood choices aren’t my best motherhood choices? Each week on Lo & Behold , we’re leaning into that real, messy, necessary question as we navigate all the choices you’ll find yourself making in pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding , and modern motherhood . Hosted by Lo Mansfield — former labor and postpartum nurse, certified lactation counsel...