A yoga teacher & clinical nutritionist shares her firstborn's birth story. Jennifer had hoped to have a peaceful, unmedicated birth with a midwfie, but the fact that she developed HELLP syndrome in late pregnancy required an emergency induction. When presented with what felt like an unrealistic deadline to give birth vaginally, she and baby defeat the odds and successfully accomplish just that.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 61 - A Lesbian Couple's Overlapping IVF pregnancies
A lesbian couple shares their challenging road to both conceiving via IVF, with overlapping pregnancies, with the same anonymous sperm donor for both so their 2 children will be biological half-siblings.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 60 - The Fifth Vital Sign: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on Fertility Awareness
Fertility Coach, host of the FERTILITY FRIDAY podcast, and author of THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, shares her expertise on the fertility awareness method as it pertains to folks who are trying to conceive as well as for those who've recently given birth.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 59 - Reframing a Challenging Vaginal Birth
Manhattan couple Jen & Zach share their son’s birth story. Desperate to avoid induction, having sex seems to do the trick and Jen’s water breaks. When they show up to the hospital hoping to just confirm the water broke and go home, they get checked into the hospital. While Jen does get to have the vaginal birth she hoped for, most of her other birth preferences require adjustment — including getting a different OB and doula than planned as well as several interventions she had hoped to avoid being used. As a Jewish couple, they’ll also describe their son’s bris.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 58 - Fertility Warrior Jasmine Katatikarn on The Artist Mindset to the Fertility Journey
Fertility warrior Jasmine Katatikarn, who struggled to have a child for six years, shares her fertility journeys. After multiple IUIs and her 2nd IVF, she was told that she had a less than 1% chance of having a baby and to stop trying. However, Jasmine didn’t give up.
Using her background as an artist, she applied an artist’s mindset to overcome her roadblocks and design a life that gave control of her fertility journey and life moving forward. Using her designer point of view and tools, Jasmine shows you how to take control of your own fertility journey as well.
As a result, she became pregnant within months of being told she had less than a 1% chance. Jasmine now has two kids, both through IVF. Today, you’ll hear details about her fertility journey, what led her into encouraging others along similar paths, and she’ll share a bit about the work she does to support parents who are on the TTC journey.
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