Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Amanda Kloots is a celebrity fitness trainer and creator of the famed workouts AK! Her workouts include jump rope, dance, body and baby bump. The former Radio City Rockette is now a mom! Amanda chats about growing her pregnancy and birth and her newest workout programs for new and expectant parents.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nationally certified massage therapist Deanza Dominguez specializes in pregnancy and postnatal massage and other soft tissue modalities. In this episode Deanza discusses some of the benefits of massage during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum as well as the specialized techniques and equipment used to provide comfortable, safe and effective bodywork during this special time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie Menkes, a certified pediatric sleep consultant and applied developmental psychologist, has been helping little ones and their families with sleep since 2012. We talk about 'sleep training' definitions, various stages and techniques and potential benefits for kids and parents alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah's 'Trial of Labor After Cesarean' begins with a week of extended prodromal labor. Tune in to hear the full labor, birth and postpartum journey and how Sarah's experiences have motivated her to become a volunteer helping to improve postpartum mental health for others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of our interview with Kat Von D and Leafar Seyer is a candid talk about their relationship, pregnancy, and planning for labor, birth and beyond. Co-Host: Nicole Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sponsored by WONDER MOTHER. Wonder Mother has developed a dietary supplement designed especially for mothers containing nutrients formulated to meet their specific nutritional needs. It dissolves in water to form a refreshing drink! Obstetrician Dr. Jennifer Lang stops by the podcast to discuss her new book The Whole 9 Months and prenatal nutrition. She explores different topics related to cesarean birth, hypnobirthing and the importance of getting the right nutrition for yourself and your baby.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Love Coach Bianca White discusses intimacy during and after pregnancy. ​Topics: ​What is a sex coach? - Balancing Partners Sexual Desires - Fertility and the “Mechanical Love Life” - How Pregnancy Changes Sex - Vaginal Steaming - The Femininity of Pregnancy - Sex After Baby - Dr. B’s 1st Doula Experience  ​​​​​co-hosts: Kira Soltanovich Nicole Sessions Note: This episode contains mature content.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilary Duff shares details about the last few days of pregnancy and what it was like to experience labor and delivery at home. Spoiler alert: She's a total G. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah is expecting her second baby and hoping for a different birth experience this time around. Together with her doula Katharine, Sarah talks us through her first pregnancy, plans for non-interventive birth and her labor experience ending in an unexpected cesarean birth. Sarah candidly discusses her physical and emotional postpartum struggles that followed. Tune in to find out what she learned from the experience and what she is planning for her upcoming birth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress and producer Marianna Burelli talks about her unusual upbringing, meeting her husband on-set and her inspiring, magical, and empowered hospital birth story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holistic Health Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Bente Kaiser discusses selecting the right OBGYN for you, establishing trust with your pregnancy and birth provider, and patient advocacy.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen returns to share her labor and birth journey starting with her water breaking during a routine obstetric checkup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Gabriela Sheets is a biologist whose research on the early development of infant gut microbiome has earned prestigious awards and grants. She joins the podcast to talk all things bacteria, fungi, protozoa and virus that live in and around our bodies and how we pass along (or don't pass along) the good, the bad and the neutral to our babies.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After deciding late in pregnancy to switch from hospital birth to homebirth Pallavi is ready and waiting...and waiting..and waiting. One week after her estimated due date Pallavi tries several natural efforts to get the birth ball rolling. A few days later she begins to feel contractions and her labor journey is under way.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen McLellan is a birth professional, speaker, blogger, founder of Plus Size Birth and host of the popular Plus Mommy Podcast. Jen joins us for an informative conversation regarding misconceptions about plus size birth, and shares valuable tips for women of size to have a healthy and empowered pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning fashion designer and interior designer Erin Fetherston joins the podcast to share her two distinctly unique pregnancy and birth stories. Erin explains how she recovered from a physically traumatic first birth and found the healing and confidence to do it again, leading to a wild and unique second birth experience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrity stylist, mompreneur and fellow podcaster Ali Levine gets REAL about motherhood, sharing her personal experiences in pregnancy, childbirth, and her struggle with Postpartum Depression.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With so many important health decisions to make for their little ones, new parents typically research available options and make informed choices together with their medical providers. But, when it comes to childhood vaccination it has become practically taboo to look into risks and benefits or to consider options. Dr. Bob Sears, a practicing pediatrician and author stops by for respectful conversation to help explain what vaccines are, how they work and some of the pros and cons of the options available today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A midwife is your primary care provider during your pregnancy and birth, a doula is a non-medical labor support person, and a monitrice is an interesting blend of these two roles. Midwife (and monitrice!) Abby Vidikan joins the podcast to explain and discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ilana Muhlstein, M.S., R.D.N., is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Wellness Enthusiast and Educator, and has become one of the most sought-after weight loss experts and influencers around the world. Tune in as she gives us the tips and tricks to losing weight, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and eating healthy throughout pregnancy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices