The Women's Village

In this episode we answer a handful of the questions that you have sent in. Trish and I are on instagram here ⁠@TrishBaird⁠ and here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@embro_wellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure to follow the podcast and the village as well! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillage_⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks to Jives for our music and Hailey Gafa Art for our beautiful alb...

While reflecting on her first birthing experience and preparing for her second, Miri realized her first c section may have not been necessary and decided to take matters into her hands for her next time around. Miri did a lot of preparing and was able to have a successful VBAC! Listen to this episode to hear all about it! Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Natalie Nelson shares with us a very sweet story of how she went from having two wonderful "normal" hospital births and experiences to deciding she wanted to have her third baby at home and how that changed her whole life! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click this link to get 10% off of Tubby Todd products!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirt...

Deborah Abner has been working in birth since the 1990s and we are so lucky to have her practicing in Southern Utah VERY soon! Learn more about her and contact her on her website here: aravahmidwifery.com Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillage_⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks to Jives for our music and Hailey Gafa Art for our beautiful album co...

We decided to have a little fun for Halloween and read your submissions for things you find spooky about pregnancy, birth, and motherhood! We had some fun with this and we hope you will too! ⁠⁠⁠Click this link to get 10% off of Tubby Todd products!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find me on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@embro_wellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or send me an email, hello.embro@gmail.com Find Trish on instagram @TrishBaird Follow...

Jen Atkisson is an amazing example of an empowered woman! Trisha met her at the AWHONN conference and really hit it off! We knew we needed to have her come on and talk to all of you. In this episode we talked about a book called "Transformed By Birth" by Britta Brushnell, PHD. Definitely go check that one out! Jen also taught us about asking for an ethics consult if you feel you are bein...

Trish recently had the chance to attend and speak at the AWHONN conference in Salt Lake! Now we get the privilege of hearing all about her experience. If you don't know, AWHONN is The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, and is the foremost nursing authority that advances the health care of women and newborns through advocacy, research and the creation of high qual...

Kesley Shumway is a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and in this episode she tells us all about what a huge impact pelvic floor health can have on our lives! She has such a caring energy and the best smile! To get scheduled with or to contact Kelsey, check out her website- shiftphysicaltherapy.us or text/call (435)767-1252. Check out their socials here: Shift Physical Therapy on Facebook and Shift....

We've had TONS of requests from you guys to talk about "how to convince your husband to have a homebirth" (and other similar requests). This is..... not necessarily that episode. Everyone's situation is going to be SO different that it would be impossible to perfectly execute that request. It also brings up the issue of whether or not it is appropriate to "convince" you...

Laura Tritle is a FUN, powerhouse of a woman and I am so glad you guys get the chance to meet her in this episode. She shares a lot of wonderful things with us in this episode. Her empowerment is infectious! Come meet some doulas from the area at the Date The Doulas Event! Learn more about Mother's Blessings and Ashley's services at ⁠www.embracingbirthandbeyond.com ⁠Click this link to get...

In this episode Lexi tells us her two birth stories! Her oldest children are twin girls and we get to hear the differences between that pregnancy and birth and that of her brand new baby boy. Learn more about Mother's Blessings and Ashley's services at www.embracingbirthandbeyond.com Click this link to get 10% off of Tubby Todd products!⁠⁠ Be sure to check out their amazing All Over Ointme...

Chloe Gonzalez is a Birth and Postpartum Doula as well as a Registered Nurse. Today Chloe and I go over what you should expect when you are heading into a postpartum journey so that you're not left in the dark after you actually birth your baby! Postpartum can be a hard time and it can also be a beautiful time. The key is making sure you prepare yourself as much as you can through education an...

Cherish Payne is a joy to be around, so of course she made it so fun to listen to her birth stories!! Proving that every birth is very unique, Cherish shares the different births of all three of her babies! One medicated hospital birth, one unmedicated hospital birth, and one homebirth! Cherish is a co-host of another podcast that you should definitely check out! @minivanmamas Or you can check out...

Join us as Trisha Baird and I wrap up the awesome month we have had celebrating Breastfeeding Awareness Month! Sign up for Trisha's Doula Training on Sept 15th and 16th here: ⁠empoweredbirthwithtrisha.com⁠ or check out her instagram to ask any questions! ⁠@trishbaird⁠ Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebirthvillagepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@so.ut_birth.village⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ or me, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Bree Hoyt is a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist and joins us today to share some really cool facts about breastfeeding and how amazing it is! We talk about some of the history of feeding babies and just how truly incredible breast milk is. Bree also happens to be one of our sponsors for this episode! Check out her instagram here: @nursingbabies⁠ Sign up for Trisha's Doula Training on Sept 15...

Emily went from having some extremely crazy difficulties with breastfeeding to loving it. And when I say extremely crazy.... I mean it. Emily is a doula in our Southern Utah Birth Village and we adore her! She is knowledgeable and confident in what she does and it makes her great at it! Check out her instagram here: @blissful.embrace.doula You can still purchase tickets to watch the zoom recording...

I could literally not say enough good things about Dr. Paul Thomas and DeeDee Hoover. Dr. Paul was one of our keynote speakers at the Birth Expo and he agreed to join us for an episode on the podcast and we feel SO honored that he would come on our podcast and spend the time with us! Their biographies are read in the introduction to the episode, but if you want to get an idea of who they are and w...

Megan joins us again, this time to tell us about the speedy and magical birth of her newest son Jet! (Isn't that name so fitting?? HA) Megan recounts her previous birth experiences and lets us in on the journey of building her trust and relationship with birth to prepare herself. Megan WILL be at the expo and is actually one of our speakers!!! Check out her instagram here: @simplystrongbirth C...

Before meeting Mandy in this episode, I had heard that Foot Zoning was amazing, but I really had no idea of just how beneficial it could be! Now I am anxious to schedule my appointment with Mandy and reap all the benefits of her wonderful talents in energy work, specifically in Foot Zoning, Facial Reflexology, and as a Women's Relationship Coach!! Check Mandy out at @soleconnection.ms on insta...

Lucky for us Katie Gubler heard that we were eager to get to know her and was happy to come introduce herself here on the pod. Katie works at the hospital here in St. George, UT as a Certified Nurse Midwife and she is so sweet and amazing at what she does! We are so grateful to have been able to introduce her. Check out our website thebirthvillage.org to purchase tickets to the expo or just to che...

What is Gestational Diabetes? Who is at risk for it? What happens if you get it? In this episode, Dr. Kati Smith teaches us valuable information about Gestational Diabetes! Kati is a chiropractor here in Southern Utah at ⁠Crux Sport and Spine⁠ and can be found on instagram ⁠ @the.mom.chiro⁠ Check out "Real Food For Pregnancy" and "Real Food For Gestational Diabetes" both by Lil...

We are so grateful to have had the chance to introduce Dr. Landon Staley, DC. He tells us about the benefits of chiropractic care and specifically what to expect when you go into his office. Dr. Staley is incredibly knowledgable but also personable in a way that will make you feel very comfortable receiving care in his office. After all, it's easier to raise healthy children than fix broken ad...

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there, this one is for you. If you've listened to a few of our episodes you might know that we like a theme around here. So having a voicemail request for an episode for the guys lined up TOO perfectly with Father's Day to miss the opportunity! Thank you for the submission! If anyone else feels inclined to send us a voicemail, we would LOVE to hea...

We wanted to hear from you guys, and you really delivered!! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions to make this Q&A episode possible! If you have any questions or want to send us voice memos or voicemails we would still love to hear from you! Call us at (424)444-1BVP or (424)444-1287 to leave us a voicemail! Or send us a DM on instagram (: Contact @the.mom.chiro on instagram for more info...

We wanted to hear from you guys, and you really delivered!! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions to make this Q&A episode possible! If you have any questions or want to send us voice memos or voicemails we would still love to hear from you! Call us at (424)444-1BVP or (424)444-1287 to leave us a voicemail! Or send us a DM on instagram (: Don't forget to check out ⁠www.mindfullyprepa...