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- Jan 8, 20251h 4m
9 Most Badass Birth Moments (From Adriana’s Doula Career)
Adriana celebrates a decade of podcasting by sharing some of the most badass moments she’s witnessed as a doula, including an unassisted waterbirth at the hospital, a uniquely calm and undisturbed physiological birth (in the hospital lobby!), and more moments where her clients embraced their roles as protagonists of their labors, leaned into what they needed, and asked their teams to step up, even if that meant going outside of how things "are usually done." Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - IXL LEARNING - Get 20% off a membership at ixl.com/TODAY If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Big Babies and Shoulder Dystocia and our episode on 10 Unforgettable Doula Moments. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Dec 18, 202459 min
[Birth Stories] Triumphant Vaginal Birth of Twins Despite Preeclampsia and Triggering Interventions, with Michelle Rose
Michelle Rose describes her birth as that of her dreams, despite having a two-and-a-half-day-long induction for preeclampsia with a low platelet count, enduring a magnesium drip, a non-working epidural, a horrific vaginal check, hemorrhaging badly enough to require a blood infusion, and feeling like her body was in trauma response during the whole time she was at the hospital… all of that on top of a difficult IVF journey with four miscarriages! She shares with Adriana how EMDR trauma therapy has been key for her healing journey, and how her experience increased her determination to work through the challenges, drawing power from knowing that she did it. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Preeclampsia and our episode on How to Stand Up for Your Birth Rights. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Dec 11, 202457 min
[Birth Stories] Four Days After Her Water Broke and Still No Labor – Now What?!, with Sivan Dirks
What do you do when your water breaks and FOUR days later, there’s little sign of labor? For Sivan Dirks this meant almost drinking a castor oil smoothie! Instead, she leaned into the holistic and intuitive tools she’d gathered over her previous -and varied!- birth experiences, to have her most connected and physiologic birth yet. She shares with Adriana her three experiences which include a belly-birth breech preemie and two fast VBACs. They also talk about the importance of being intentional in your birth preparation to strike a balance between informed choices and a heart-centered approach. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - OAK ESSENTIALS - Get 15% off at OakEssentials.com with code BIRTHFUL15 If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on The Purpose of Childbirth Pain and our episode on The Baby's Birth Experience. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Dec 4, 202439 min
[Birth Stories] Celebrating Our 10 Years With Adriana’s Birth Story!
What better way to celebrate this incredible 10-year milestone than by having Adriana share her own birth story? But there’s a twist… actually more than one! First, it’s Adriana’s daughter, Persephone (Seph), doing the interviewing. They’ll be sharing the evolving tradition Adriana started when Seph was one of telling her birth story on her birthday, and how impactful that has been in normalizing birth for her (and how Adriana found out that Seph had started to listen to the podcast!). And finally, by dusting off this episode (originally published to celebrate our 100th episode), Adriana gets to reflect on how doing the podcast for a decade has helped transform her work as a doula and educator, and announce the end of an era. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - OAK ESSENTIALS - Get 15% off at OakEssentials.com with code BIRTHFUL15 If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Rethinking the Pushing Stage and our episode on A Quick Guide to Triage. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Nov 27, 20241h 11m
[Birth Stories] Weaving Together Four Unmedicated Births to Reveal Her Authentic Self, with Ujarak Appadoo
One of the biggest surprises for Ujarak Appadoo when she first got pregnant was that she would need to prepare or adjust for living in a pregnant body and giving birth. She’d figure she’d just carry on doing life as she’d seen her peers do, and that everything would unfold without much fuss. So began her long journey of transformation through four births, which included having to accept not being able to birth with midwives in her location of choice due to lack of access; experiencing, birthing, and grieving the 19-week pregnancy loss of her third daughter; and ultimately discovering she needs ample space for birth and postpartum, so she can stand in her power, and lovingly care for herself and her family, in community. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - OAK ESSENTIALS - Get 15% off at OakEssentials.com with code BIRTHFUL15 If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Going into Birth Intuitively and our episode on Why A Midwife Might Be Just What You Need. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Nov 20, 202447 min
[Birth Stories] A Scheduled Surgical Birth and a Home VBAC: Both Based on Her Intuition, with Jessica Pinney
Even though 5 doctors had cleared Jessica Pinney for a vaginal delivery with her rare placental conditions of vasa previa and velamentous cord insertion, she listened to her intuition and decided to have a planned surgical birth for her first child. For her next pregnancy, listening to her intuition led her to have a homebirth. She shares with Adriana how these different circumstances led to very different models of care, how they impacted her postpartum experiences, and how much her confidence and knowledge have grown because of it. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - OAK ESSENTIALS - Get 15% off at OakEssentials.com with code BIRTHFUL15 If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Family Centered Cesareans and our episode titled Let’s Tackle Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Nov 13, 202454 min
[Birth Stories] Knowing All Was Well Despite Seven Hours of Pushing, with Tabitha DeLorio
Even though Tabitha DeLorio had a long pushing stage (and we’re talking 6 to 7 hours long!) at no point was she discouraged that something was wrong. She shares with Adriana how the trust she had in her body and her team, their loving support, and constant reassurance (as well as her baby showing no signs of distress) allowed her to power through despite her baby’s head being tilted to one side with a hand in front of their face. Tabitha also shares the cozy sweet times her family had after the birth, soaking in all the love and help from those around them. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - OAK ESSENTIALS - Get 15% off at OakEssentials.com with code BIRTHFUL15 If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on How To Know If You And Your Provider Are Truly A Good Fit and our episode on Why Optimal Baby Oral Function Matters. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
- Nov 6, 202457 min
[Birth Stories] Getting Baby to Flip From Breech With an ECV for a Flowing Vaginal Birth, with Kaitlin Moore
What happens when a baby suddenly turns breech at 36 weeks? For Kaitlin Moore, this meant a hard pivot and lots of research to weigh her options between trying to get her baby to flip back or having a surgical birth. She shares the difficulties of finding the right provider to do an External Cephalic Version (ECV), and how elated she was when the ECV was successful and she could wait until her (now head-down) baby was ready to be born, to ultimately have the mostly unmedicated vaginal birth she had hoped for (despite it starting with an induction for early rupture of her waters)! Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! - NEEDED - Get 20% off at ThisIsNeeded.com with code BIRTHFUL - HONEYLOVE - Get 20% off at HoneyLove.com/Birthful - AQUATRU - Get 20% off at AquaTru.com with code BIRTHFUL - IXL LEARNING - Get 20% off a membership at ixl.com/TODAY If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on What You Need to Know About Obstetricians (OBs) and our episode on Why A Midwife Might Be Just What You Need. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links on this episode’s show notes page at Birthful.com. While you’re there, download Birthful's Postpartum Plan FREE when you sign up for our weekly newsletter! You can also sign up for Adriana’s Own Your Birth online BIRTH preparation classes and her Thrive with Your Newborn online POSTPARTUM preparation course at BirthfulCourses.com. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast on Instagram or email us at podcast@Birthful.com. Follow us on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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About Birthful
On Birthful, working doula and former journalist Adriana Lozada talks pregnancy, birth and postpartum with top experts and new parents. Every episode distills the overload of pregnancy information down to the most relevant and useful stuff. Adriana Lozada is a mom, author, speaker, birth doula, postpartum educator, and healthy-sleep consultant. Visit Birthful.com.Please note: Adriana has years of experience but she's not a doctor, and does not expect anyone to treat the show like medical advice. Please always consult with your care provider. This show does not dispense medical advice.
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