Today Jess and Meredith record without Kim. We talk about how our friendship started and has grown into what it is today, all of the things that we love about each other and our experiences of birth together. We also share a birth story of the week. Cheers!!

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Episode 79- Jess And Merediths Friendship In Birth And Real Life

We have been super busy this summer. Today we share some of the fun and adventures we have been on recently as well as share 2 birth stories of the week. Enjoy and Cheers!

Episode 78- Summertime Fun

It is said that 1 in 4 women have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime. It's not a fun subject, but it affects so many people. Being a survivor of sexual assault can alter the way we experience birth and birth can very often trigger trauma. Today we interview Chelsea, a mom of 3 and sexual assault survivor. We hope to help other survivors to have the best birth possible for them. We also want to try and bring some education to other providers about how they can be supportive to survivors. Cheers to healing and healthy births!

Episode 77- When Sexual Assault Survivors Give Birth

We are back at it today talking about postpartum. It is hard and messy and moms need a lot of support. In our me first world many people focus on their rights surrounding your baby before thinking about what mom needs the most. Setting boundaries can help you get the support you need while removing some of the drama you don't. Cheers!!

Episode 76- Postpartum Boundaries

Birth gets weird sometimes. Things happen during birth that would be very abnormal in any other setting. Today we chat about some of the things other people think are gross, weird or disturbing that we get excited about at a birth. Cheers!!

Episode 75- Weird Things We Get Excited About At Births

So this week we are all off call... and I'm not gonna lie, we did not feel like recording. So this episode is basically us shooting the shit for an hour and talking about random stories as well as all of the things we are accomplishing during our off call time. There is also a birth story of the week thrown in there. So if that sounds exciting, this is the episode for you. Grab a tall glass of vino and join us. Cheers!!

Episode 74- Off Call Self Care

Transitions are hard! Today we talk about some of our life transitions we are going through, and how we have tried to balance our businesses and friendship while having major changes and stresses in our lives. We have learned it really does take a village! The support of a few loving people makes all the difference in the world, especially when we are not at our best. Cheers!!

Episode 73 - Life Transitions

It's a question we get all the time... how will my older kids do at the birth? Should we include them in the birth process? Today we discuss some of our experiences with children at births, as well as some of our suggestions for if you want to include your older children in your birth process. Happy Birthing and Cheers!!

Episode 72- Siblings At Birth

We have had a crazy month of births over here at Wine About Birth. In this episode we discuss some of the births we attended this month and the lessons we learned. Cheers!

Episode 71- This Months Births

Today we interview Jess's mom. She is a childbirth educator a doula and we can see where Jess gets it from. Listen in as she shares her journey into birth work right along side Jess. As well as her journey into learning that birth can be different. Cheers!

Episode 70- 2 Generations Of Birth Workers..Interview With Jess's Mom

Kim is a second generation midwife. Her mom is a CNM and Kim is a CPM. Today we interview Kim and her mom about their similarities and their differences and their experiences working together at a birth center in Haiti. Cheers!!

Episode 69- 2 Generations Of Midwives...Interview With Kims Mom

Today we finish out our series on loss by interviewing Olivia as she discusses her still birth followed by the birth of her rainbow baby.

Episode 68- Stillbirth...and A Rainbow Baby

When people lose babies late in pregnancy or shortly after birth, it can seem impossible to cope. It also can feel impossible to support someone through their grief. In this episode we interview Gina about the loss of her daughter Phoebe and discuss some considerations to take into account when there is a loss late in pregnancy.

Episode 67- Coping With Late Loss And Stillbirth

Grief and loss are so hard. So many people go through pregnancy loss everyday, but the subject can tend to be very hush hush. This sometimes leaves the people going through it feeling very isolated. In this first episode in a series of loss, we shed some light on miscarriage to help create a community of support for those experiencing this grief. Cheers!

Episode 66- Miscarriage Coping And Support

Sometimes births are really long. Staying up for days at a time is challenging, to say the least. In this episode we talk about some of our long labors and tips and tricks we use to cope when we just have to keep on keeping on. Cheers!!

Episode 65- Long Labors And How We Cope

We are 3 birth workers...and best friends...talking about what it is really like to live in the world of birth! As we like to say, ït is more shit than giggles." Raise your glass and join us as we Wine About Birth! CHEERS!

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