Mommy Labor Nurse

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I had the chance to interview the amazing Dr. Jennifer Lincoln! Jen is a board-certified OB/GYN that works as an OB hospitalist, and she is also an IBCLC.  In addition to her bedside work, Jen is a total TikTok Doc celebrity with 2.8 million followers where, in her words, she makes educational videos that are "the health class you wish you had in high sch...

This week on  The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast , I am joined by fellow mom, Gabby. Gabby reached out to share her difficult birth story with us and to hopefully inspire others to advocate for their care if they are not being treated right. When Gabby got in touch with us, she explained that her appearance caused an inattentive and hostile labor process in which she had to advocate for her care. You'l...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast we're talking all about group B strep and how it might affect your birth. Here we're going to learn the details about this infection, how GBS disease can impact your baby, and how your provider will screen for GBS. Lastly, we'll take a look at what it means for birth if you're GBS positive.   If you do have group B strep, your birth will be a little bit d...

This week on  The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast  we are talking about perinatal mental health – a topic that is near and dear to my heart. My guest, Dr. Nichelle Haynes is a Clinical Psychiatrist who specializes in perinatal mental health. There's not a lot of psychiatrists who specialize in the pregnant and postpartum population. So Dr. Haynes and I talk about a day in her life, what sort of patients...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast , I chatted with Sally about the birth of her first son, Bodey.  Sally and her husband Ash are a queer couple that conceived at home with donor sperm from a good friend of theirs! Once pregnant, Sally discussed navigating hyperemesis gravidarum, switching care providers later in her pregnancy, and a pretty scary event that disrupted Bodey's entrance into...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I'm coming at you with a good old ask me anything style episode. For this episode, I pulled some questions I didn't get to and addressed them here! There's a good mix of questions in this episode covering epidurals, sex in pregnancy, water birth, milk supply, and more! Anxious about packing for the hospital? Grab the FREE Hospital Bag Checklist created by...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I am so excited to share my interview with internationally celebrated Peloton yoga teacher and scholar, Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts. As some of you may know, Chelsea is currently pregnant with her first child and during today's interview, we talked all about the ways pregnancy has impacted her own yoga and meditation practice, and her teaching.  We touche...

This week on  The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast  I have a birth story to share with you. I want to give a content warning for this episode because we do talk about child loss. If this subject could trigger you, please skip this episode and tune in next week. Shea's daughter was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, which was found at a genetic screening in the first trimester. Trisomy 13 is a genetic disorder ca...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I'm joined by my sister and MLN team member, Jenna, for a fun get-to-know-me style episode. Usually, I'm the one interviewing other people, but this week Jenna is going to interview me so that you can get to know me better, professionally and personally! You'll hear about how I got started in L&D, my L&D superpower, what I'd be doing if I wasn't a...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcas t I am joined by speech and language experts, Brooke and Bridget who you probably know better as The Speech Sisters on Instagram! Brooke and Bridget are Certified Speech Therapists, and have an incredible platform dedicated to getting your child talking.  Inside the episode you'll hear us talk about key things moms can do right from birth, the role of baby...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I am airin g a special episode in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day , which is observed on October 15th every year. For our special episode, I had the chance to chat with Danielle Lampman. She shared the birth story of her daughter, Rosie Noelle, with me.  Rosie was stillborn in December of 2021 when Danielle was 37.5 weeks gestation - it...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I'm going to share tips for choosing a pediatrician. Because as you're working your way through ( your seemingly endless ) to-do list before birth, one important task is choosing a provider for your newborn. In this episode, I'll share a list of considerations for choosing a pediatrician, questions to ask a pediatrician before deciding, and even a little...

This week, I have a cute little episode for you about meal prepping and postpartum. My guest, Talia is the founder of a program called workweek lunch – a blog and digital meal plan subscription that has helped 1000s of people all over the world master the art of meal prep. She is also the author of The Workweek Lunch Cookbook, which includes 60 approachable and delicious recipes that are designed...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I have Jordan joining me to talk about her birth story! Jordan is a black woman & first-time mom who had a fairly uneventful pregnancy but unfortunately dealt with some traumatic events that occurred during the birth of her son. Jordan tells me in the episode that while pregnant, she had educated herself about the racial disparities that unfortunately...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast we're going to talk all about birthing without an epidural, and answer a question I get all the time - "How do I have a natural birth?" And while there is no secret formula…I definitely have some insight into what you can do to set yourself up for success. And be sure to follow @mommy.labornurse on Instagram to join our community of over half a million fo...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast , I had the opportunity to interview Erica Campbell, who is a mom of two, registered nurse, and international board-certified lactation consultant! Erica is also the face behind the growing Instagram platform @themilkmanual, where she aims to make lactation education chill and attainable for all. In the episode, you'll learn more about Erica and her platf...

On this episode, Carly talks about her journey to motherhood. Carly is a part of a two-mom family, and she's actually now pregnant with her 3rd baby! She and her wife used the same sperm donor for all three of their babies, but the way Carly got pregnant was different all three times. It's a very interesting, and heartfelt story that you don't want to miss! Overwhelmed by the amount of pregnancy i...

Are you wondering what to do while waiting for baby to arrive? I get it, when your due date countdown goes from weeks to days, time can start to feel extra slow. We've all heard the joke about the last month of pregnancy lasting 5,654,213 days, right?? Well, this week I'm going to share some ways to help you pass that time and get you a little more prepared mentally, physically, and sentimentally...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I was joined by my good friend and fellow Instagram educator, Dr. Ashurina Ream - you may know her as @psychedmommy on Instagram. Ashurina is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with certification in perinatal mental health.  I put out a call for questions on my Instagram story for this one, and we were able to group questions into three categories to help k...

I am so excited to share this birth story with you guys. Cathryn struggled with secondary infertility with the birth of her daughter. It was actually a full 18 months of going through rounds of Clomid, IUI, and IVF before conceiving. It was really tremendous to hear the whole process, have her explain how she was feeling throughout it, and just everything that goes along with infertility because t...

This week on the podcast, I had my sister Jenna come on the show for a fun and light hearted episode that I'm really excited to share with you guys. Jenna and I watched some birth videos - but not the kind of birth videos that you're thinking of! - and react to them live on the episode. I thought it'd be interesting coming from me as a labor and delivery nurse and from Jenna, who you know has neve...

For today's episode, we spoke specifically about flipping the narrative on working mom guilt and Sarah weighed in with her brain expertise to share why being a working mom benefits children and their development! You'll hear as discuss what working mom guilt typically looks like, research-backed reasons why being a working mom can benefit your children, discuss the pros and cons of daycare vs. nan...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I have a birth story to share with you guys from Bryce Reddy who you probably know as @mombrain.therapist over on Instagram. You'll hear Bryce open up about her struggles, what it was like to navigate this unexpected pregnancy and the amazing birth story of her third little kiddo. Want to erase anxiety and actually feel excited about birth? Get instant ac...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I had my sister, Jenna, come on the show to help me do an "ask me anything about labor and delivery" episode! I haven't done an episode like this in a while, and it was very fun to bring it back! These questions came straight from the MLN community, and when you listen you'll hear me talk about inductions, the big baby myth, epidural side effects, partner...

This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I was joined by psychologist and couples therapist, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish to talk all about preparing your relationship for baby before they're here! Inside of the episode, you'll learn actionable tips and systems you can put into place now, hear about common pitfalls and obstacles that couples often have so that you can prepare for them, and so much more!...