The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama

Join me on this week's episode, as I talk with Liz, one of our Calm Labor students shares her empowering birth story with us. Listen in as we laugh through the various unexpected surprises! Resources: Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Join our FREE 5 Days to A Fearless Birth E...

Today's guest, Taylor Mckay, is our team doula over here at Labor Nurse Mama, and we adore her. Of course, we talk about her birth experience and why her birth led to her dream of becoming a doula. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! According to AmericanPregnancy.org , a doula...

One of the biggest questions you might ask yourself before you have your baby, is this: "How will I handle the pain of labor?". You have choices. That is the first thing I want you to focus on. After that I want you to be educated on what causes the pain and how you can lean into it, prior to utilizing your pain management plan. Labor pain is not a pain that you should fear, it is a pain that is n...

You have many decisions to make when you are having a baby. One of the first and most powerful decisions is to decide what kind of health care provider you want for your pregnancy care and the birth of your baby. Today is a shortie episode packed with punch. We cover choosing a care provider that aligns with you and what you want for your birth. This is also good if you are thinking about switchin...

Skin to skin is a buzzword when it comes to childbirth.  But it is not just your time with the baby. I mean this is important. But there are some powerful reasons why skin-to-skin with mom should not be interrupted. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Benefits of skin to sk...

I was a yes girl and part of me, and have to fight against that side of you. There's going to be the yes girl, I got to do this for other people! When you're pregnant, you'll start Noticing, how you feel. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! And things like: I don't like when the...

Today's guest is Bailey Knight. Bailey is one of my students inside Calm Labor Confident Birth Class who joined our class in hope of having a more knowledgeable & empowered second birth. Baliey's labor begins in the midst of a string of tornadoes that wreak havoc on the east coast. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram usern...

Today's guest is Hilary Erickson. Hilary teaches families how to simplify the labor room, their homes, and their families. We talk about life as a labor nurse and what it is like to have a baby when you know all the things we know about birth. Not fun! Resources: Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win...

Today we are breaking down getting induced. We talk about medical and elective induction. You have a choice mama. You do not have to be induced if there is not medical indication. Being past due is not legit unless there is something else going on that makes out safer than in. I am all about you making choices for your plan of care. Do not make emotional choices. Ask for time to think, and unless...

In today's episode, we are going to talk about pain tolerance and pain threshold. Many women go into their birth journey thinking that they need a stellar pain tolerance track record to be able to rock birth. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! If you are a wimp at the dentist,...

What are your thoughts about a male labor nurse? I hope it is one of acceptance as this guy is rocking it as compassionate and forward-thinking labor and delivery RN. You can find Aj over on TikTok as NursedudeAj spicing things up with fun labor and delivery videos. Aj and I talk about the role of your labor and delivery nurse, and how he is empowering women to push how they want. Resources: Join...

Prenatal yoga tones your body, especially the pelvic floor, hip, and abdominal core muscles, which are all needed for a powerful birth. "A woman in birth is at once her most powerful, and most vulnerable. But any woman who has birthed unhindered understands that we are stronger than we know." ~Marcie Macari Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and i...

Constipated baby? No Problem. Gassy, screaming baby? no problem. Infant massage is the game-changer. "It is through our hands that we speak to the child. That we communicate. Touch is the child's first language, understanding comes long after feeling." Fredrick Leboyer Elina Furman, Certified Infant Massage Instructor & founder of Kahlmi is on the show today. We are talking about all things ba...

Who's afraid of vaginal tearing during birth? Um...none of us want to tear our lady bits! We hear this all the time over on IG. We know this fear is filling your brain right now. So Trish is breaking it down today. Vaginas are made to stretch and accommodate your baby. A vaginal tear is your body's natural response to a need for more room for the baby your body built. I want to help you arm yourse...

This podcast will be straight talk about things you gotta know about pregnancy, birth, and this new adventure called motherhood. Real talk, straight from a long-time labor and delivery nurse (That's me, Trish Ware, RN) and mama of seven. Hit subscribe now because we are launching on March 1 and will be talking about pregnancy and birth topics that you do not want to miss. In the meantime, head ove...