The Birth Lounge Podcast

Happy Friday, villagers! I am sharing my top 10 essential baby items that I couldn't live without. I started with a list of over 20 items that I thought made life easier, smoother, or just a little bit less stressful. I narrowed down the list to 16 items and finally down to ten. From wraps to strollers to breastfeeding/nursing supplies, here's the list of must-have's for any and all parents of a newborn. This list does not include the basics such as crib, carseat, diapers or bottles. Those are items that you need to keep your child alive. This list is a list of items that make life easier for you, not essential to survival. I want to bring the luxurious side of parenting to your home, let's start with how you're supporting your daily life. *Ps. I have a big announcement coming up and I'm letting you in on the surprise in the episode! 

Get the scoop on the BIG surprise tomorrow: https://mailchi.mp/308642a32564/thetranquilitytribe

Blog + Freebie: https://tbhdoula.blogspot.com/2018/11/hehes-top-10-baby-picks.html

Instagram: @tranquilitybyhehe

Part 1: Today's episode is the first half of a very in-depth conversation with Mental Health Therapist, Jess Vanderwier. This episode was broken down from a single interview. Jess and HeHe dive into sticky topics, heavy topics, and downright scary topics. I wanted this mental health discussion to be something that everyone was able to digest. This half is diving into the prevalence of various postpartum mood challenges, hong long it lasts, and how to decipher whether these are temporary thoughts or it's time to seek support. Jess is sharing the symptoms of the 4 most common postpartum mood complications as well as what options you have at this point. Happy Tuesday, yal! 

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Today, I am sharing my experience of teaching with someone who holds opposing views to me in many things, but I chose to teach with her! That's right, I did my research on her and I knew we held opposing views and I still agreed to teach with her. I actually welcomed her to speak up when she didn't agree. I wanted the participants to know they had choices. I'm sharing my three biggest take-aways as well as what experience has to do with anything. Sometimes we will agree and sometimes we will disagree, but we are all working toward the same goal. Happy Friday, yal! 

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Today's episode is THE most requested episode. HeHe is chatting with Shayna Mahoney, Founder of HOPE Products, holistic life coach, and fellow anxiety-fighter! Shayna has a very impression list of credentials that make her more than qualified to coach her clients, but what stands out the most to HeHe is Shayna's incredible journey of self-awareness, personal growth, and battling anxiety through infertility struggles! We are diving into the sticky topics, the uncomfortable feelings and the hard conversations! Shayna is sharing her tips with helping your partner understand what anxiety is, what it feels like, and how they can best support you through this time. HeHe is giving her secrets to shifting your mindset and combating the anxiety that sneaks up when you least expect it! This episode is too good to miss!

Register for the Fourth Trimester Worksop: https://mailchi.mp/1fb9a74623c4/fourthtrimesteronlineworkshop

HeHe's Guide to Mindset Shifts for Everyday Anxiety: https://mailchi.mp/0c5225d401fe/mindsetforparenting

Download her free Hope Meditation to go from feeling Anxious to Calm in only 5 minutes at www.shaynamahoney.com 

The holidays is a time that senses are already heightened and the feeling of love is in the air. However, if you are an expectant parent, the holidays can bring on unwanted comments, unwelcomed belly rubs, and unsolicited advice. Join HeHe in today’s episode as she shares with you solid actions steps you can take to set healthy boundaries with family during this busy season. She is even diving into what to do when someone can’t respect a boundary you have set. If this is your first time being pregnant during the holidays, you will want to hear this episode before the next time that you go to Great Aunt Jo’s house. If you have someone in your life who is having a hard time respecting boundaries, pass this episode along to them as well. HeHe is sharing her thoughts on  “how to interact with pregnant people” just for those…pushy folk. Happy Friday, yal! 

This episode is equal parts terrifying and empowering. HeHe is sitting down with Holy Grigg-Spall, Author of Bestselling book ‘Sweetening The Pill: Or How We Got Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control.” She has been featured in Guardian, Washington Post, NPR and CBC. Vice called her “the poster girl for a movement of women abandoning the pill in favor of contraceptives that don't wreak havoc on their body and mind.” The astonishing history of birth control as well as the disastrous impact it has on the female body. She is also sharing the gruesome truth about what numerous studies have shown and why birth control is a female specific medication. If you are on hormonal birth control (or considering getting on it) you NEED to hear this episode so you can be clear on your options and what’s really happening to your body on the pill. 

Fourth Trimester Workshop: https://mailchi.mp/1fb9a74623c4/fourthtrimesteronlineworkshop

Hormonal Birth Control: https://vimeo.com/129738582

Holly Grigg-Spall: http://www.sweeteningthepill.com

HeHe got the chance to attend an event put on by Smilo, a new company on the market that creates baby bottles and pacifiers. They say their design is based in science and that a pediatric dentist is a core part of their design team so HeHe had to check this out! In this episode, HeHe shares what she learned at the panel and how this information can help change the way we treat pacifiers as parents and caregivers. Dr. Dave Tesini shared some brilliant knowledge and HeHe is relaying it to you! She is also sharing her experience with pacifiers and what she has seen in her experience with hundreds of families, some choosing that #pacifierlife and some not. No judgement here, folks! Happy Friday, yal!

Today’s episode may be one of the most exciting one yet! HeHe got the chance to sit down with January Harshe, Founder of Birth Without Fear, Co-host of The Harshe Podcast, and author. January is here to share the motivated behind the #youdoyouboo movement and the Don’t Forget Dads community. We are diving deep into mental health including January’s walk with mental health and what she did to pull herself out of the darkest moments of her life. We are talking about sticky things like how to be empathetic to bullies, how to protect yourself, and when to set boundaries. We are talking about just how difficult it can be to establish boundaries and the heartache that sometimes follows with cleaning the energy in your life. January and HeHe hold nothing back into today’s episode. There are laughs, there are tears, there will be healing. You’ve been warned! Join the rawest conversation yet! 

The Fourth Trimester Workshop: https://mailchi.mp/1fb9a74623c4/fourthtrimesteronlineworkshop

Mindset in Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Parenthood https://mailchi.mp/0c5225d401fe/mindsetforparenting

January Harshe: http://januaryharshe.com/who-is-january-harshe/

Bring your BRAIN to birth. Today, HeHe is helping you know how to assess the benefits and risks of each step in pregnancy! She’s diving into alternatives that might be available and what to do when your gut instincts kick-in and suddenly you’re conflicted, but not really sure why you feel the way you do. Finally, HeHe will talk about how to communicate this to your healthcare provider including how to deny care or gently tell your doctor you don’t want to do something they have suggested. Happy Friday, yal! Get out there and advocate for yourself! 

Fourth Trimester Workshop: https://mailchi.mp/1fb9a74623c4/fourthtrimesteronlineworkshop

TRIGGER WARNING: Talk of abortion and rape 

Vaginal suppositories, shifting the paradigm of control, and exploring your options, OH MY! Today, HeHe is chatting with Chloe Lubell, also known as The Midwife Is In, on Instagram. We chat about the mental health piece behind birth and how being given choices can create an entirely new way of women’s healthcare. Chloe is helping bring the human aspect back to hospital birth. She shares her perfect ideal birth world if she had a magician wand.. and it includes hospital transfers from home births and pro-epidural viewpoints. We are even chatting about how an epidural might just be the right choice for you based on coping vs. suffering. Chloe tells how sometimes what we do as practitioners, just isn’t enough and where to go from there. This episode is is all about supporting YOU in what you need, no matter what that looks like. You will walk away knowing EXACTLY what you have choices about and what your choices are for each decision that needs to be made.