The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama

Join me today as I chat with Kayla, one of my sweet mamas from my Calm Labor Confident Birth class and a member of our Calm Mama Society membership. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Kayla is also someone I consider a dear friend who I adore. She is a warrior navigating hard p...

Join Dr. Kim Tran and me as we break down the incredible ways seeing a chiropractor during pregnancy can make all the difference in the world. At least your world! Dr. Tran is a pregnancy and pediatric Chiropractor from Houston, TX. She also does functional nutrition, focusing on gut health and hormones. She has 4 kids, 3 girls, and a boy. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama....

Diane was born and raised in Verona, Italy, where, starting at an early age, her studies of ballet, theater, and contemporary dance whet her appetite for visual beauty. After completing a BA in Film Studies and a Master’s in Digital Imaging in London, Diane moved to Los Angeles. She began working in the visual effects industry as a visual effects compositor on movies such as Sin City, Memoirs of a...

Top 10 birth fears and How to overcome them is our topic today! I am a huge fan of tackling fear by the ...you know, and throwing it out. Here's What I am talking about today: The unknowns of birth. This is such a common fear. Tearing (I mean, who wants their vagina to tear? No one. Read this article now) LINK TO https://labornursemama.com/prevent-a-vaginal-tear/ Pooping during birth is another to...

My Guest today is also an RN, and she is a lot like me because she is a bit on the crunchier side of town. Today we are going to talk about the importance of preparing your body for pregnancy and postpartum through powerful changes you can make nutritionally and physically. Listen in as Kate shares her top tips and actionable items you can begin to incorporate now! Book mentioned: It Starts With T...

You might be almost ready to have the baby, and you're thinking about a membrane sweep. Our students ask us about them all the time inside our online birth classes. Should I get a membrane sweep? Is it worth it? Do they work? Listen to this episode, and I will explain everything you need to know about getting a membrane sweep and how it works. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursem...

Trish sat down with Naomi Coe, who specializes in creating gorgeous baby nurseries for parents. We also chatted about her new book, which is filled with ideas you can drool over. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Creating a nursery for your baby can be an exciting and fun expe...

A positive birth experience can mean different things to different people. Your birth should be safe, empowering, and fulfilling according to what you feel is safe and empowering. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Here are some key elements that can contribute to a positive bi...

Normal infant development refers to the expected physical, cognitive, and social changes that occur in your little one during their first year of life. Here are some key milestones of normal infant development: Physical development Cognitive development Language development Social and emotional development Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include...

Listen in on this recording from an IG Live where Trish breaks down the four stages of labor. The four stages of labor are: Stage One: This stage is the longest and can last up to 20 hours or more for first-time mothers. During this stage, the cervix gradually opens (dilates) to allow the baby to pass through the birth canal. Stage one has three sub-stages: early labor, active labor, and transitio...

Introducing a baby to a dog can be a delicate process, and it's important to take it slow and ensure both the baby and the dog are comfortable and safe. Today we talk with Dominika here are some tips to help introduce your baby to your dog: Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Ti...

Jessie is a boy mama to two boys - Bobby and Isaac and is one of my VBAC Lab students. We sat down and chatted about her first birth which was her cesarean and then all about this second birth, which was her redemptive VBAC birth. In Jessie's words - "I felt so educated, empowered, and supported by the community of mamas who were going for a VBAC. I love how calm and educated I felt. Even when it...

Today's guest, Charity Spears, is a mom and a massage therapist specializing in cranial facial therapy, CFT. She helps babies and toddlers by "unwinding" the fascia and optimizing their sweet body functions. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! Cranial Facial Therapy is a specifi...

Join me today as I chat with one of my beloved mamas, Quincy, from our birth class, The VBAC Lab. I'll never forget when Quincy opened up during one of our weekly hangouts without students and mama members in the membership. She was transparent and shared her struggle to bond with her first baby. It was such a vulnerable and beautiful conversation, and I am so grateful that Quincy opted to come on...

During childbirth, the second stage of labor is the pushing stage. On this episode of the birth experience, we are chatting all about whether or not you should hold your breath while pushing. (I break down all things pushing in my free pushing class during The Fearless Birth Experience ) Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram use...

Today I am chatting with a new mama who found me at the end of her second pregnancy. Ronnie is married to her high school sweetheart and mama to a son and a daughter. Ronnie had a traumatic cesarean in 2020, leading her to seek a VBAC birth when she was pregnant again. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance...

As I awaited the birth of my seventh child, I found myself reminiscing and reflecting on the births of his siblings, too. Even with all my experience (and let me tell ya — it's pretty extensive), there are always surprises along the way! Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! &nbsp...

Today’s episode is a weighty topic. Emily Pardy of ready Nest Counseling, here in Nashville, joined me to discuss perinatal mental health. We focused on peri-natal considerations for women who have experienced sexual trauma. This is a topic that I am passionate about, but it also hits home hard. Many of my students and members know that I have dealt personally with sexual trauma, and it has affect...

Cassidy from Let's Talk Baby Wearing joins me today, and we had a very candid conversation about sore girl bits after baby, fear of falling while holding your baby and of course, everything babywearing. Babywearing can be a great way to keep your baby close while you get things done around the house or run errands. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review an...

The early postpartum days and hours can be a little bit of a rollercoaster. You're still recovering from the childbirth experience and learning to adjust to your new role as a mother. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! You may not know where to turn when it comes to breastfeedi...

On today's episode, I'm talking to one of my VBAC Lab students, Gina. She is a mom of 2, whose first birth was a cesarean due to a string of events that lead to complications. Join the Calm Mama Membership:   labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! So when she got pregnant with her second baby, Gina wanted the birt...

An intervention involves medical interruption or action taken by your medical team that intervenes with your birth process. In today's episode, we chat about the types of medical interventions used during your labor. I will cover quite a few, but I want to point out the top 5 that many mamas have no idea are interventions and are causing many women to end up with what we refer to as the "cascade o...

Something that I get asked about often from both students and followers is what's the best way to get your body birth ready. So today, I'm sharing ten tips to help your baby engage, thin your cervix, and help you start dilating. I'll walk you through each one of my favorite ways to prep your body for birth, give you information on why it works, and how to do it properly. Join the Calm Mama Members...

Rebecca's birth story is one of self-awareness and some really eye-opening insights on how women feel about labor that some mamas don't fully realize. Rebecca is a mom of 2 girls who are 11 years apart and didn't get the birth that she hoped for with her first, so she was determined to have a VBAC with her second. With the help of the Labor Nurse Mama team, VBAC Lab course, and the Calm Mama Socie...

I am so excited about today's episode with our guest, Kayleigh Summers who is better known as The Birth Trauma Mama. Trigger warning: this podcast episode talks about birth trauma and near-death experience. Kayleigh is a licensed therapist, a mama, and a birth trauma survivor, and we're gonna talk all about birth trauma and why that became such a focus in Kayleigh's life.  Join the Calm Mama...