The Birth Lounge Podcast

The Birth Lounge Podcast

Hosted by: HeHe Stewart

We're exploring option from conception to childhood to help women take control of their fertility, birth experience, postpartum healing, and motherhood journey! This is a safe space for all parents to hear what the...

Episodes

Ep. 206: Benefits of Chiropractic Care

Episode #205

How young is too young? The benefits of chiro care, babywearing, the impacts of vaginal vs c section delivery on musculoskeletal structure and development, oral ties and tethers, and how to find a pediatric...
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Ep. 205: Pushing Effectively with Melissa Chappell, LDEM, CPM

Episode #204

Melissa Chappell, LDEM, CPM is a midwife and owner of two birth centers in Utah, as well as a doula trainer of over 20 years. She is passionate about women’s health from a holistic and nourishing perspective, and...
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Ep: 204: Are Cervical Checks Important?

Episode #203

Melissa Chappell, LDEM, CPM is a midwife and owner of two birth centers in Utah, as well as a doula trainer of over 20 years. She is passionate about women’s health from a holistic and nourishing perspective, and...
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Ep. 203: The Know Your Rights Map (Obstetrical Violence)

Episode #202

A former communications strategist at a top public affairs firm in Baltimore, Maryland, Cristen Pascucci is the founder of Birth Monopoly and Birth Monopoly's Doula Power group, co-creator of the Exposing the Silence...
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Ep: 202: Carseat Safety with Dahlia Rizk

Episode #201

As fall and winter weather approaches and we all begin reaching for those coats we are re-sharing our episode about carseat safety with Dahlia Rizk of Buckle Me Baby Coats. About Dahlia: My 3 kids, 2 cats, dog and I...
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Ep. 201: Boob Proof Your Birth Plan with Andrea Haskins

Episode #200

HeHe interviews Andrea Haskins of Instinctual Mothering. Andrea is a mom of two and a breastfeeding peer counselor and lactation counselor (certified with Childbirth International) with a focus on mother-baby-led...
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Ep. 200: 5 Scripts to Help You Navigate Hospital Policy during Labor

Episode #199

THIS IS OUR 200TH EPISODE!! I can not believe that we have had 200 hang outs, 200 conversations about your rights and 200 times that you prioritized yourself and your birth so you can have a better birth! This is the...
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Ep. 199: Gestational Diabetes with Leslee Flannery

Episode #198

Leslee is a registered dietitian who specializes in gestational diabetes. She has been working with pregnant moms for eight years and is passionate about women advocating for their health. Lesley founded the better...
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Ep. 198: A Vaginal Breech Birth Story

Episode #197

HeHe sits down with Cassidy Piney to share Cassidy's breech birth story. Cassidy is a mother of two daughters, a 2 year old and a 1 year old. Her first baby was born at home with midwives. Her second baby was breech...
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Ep. 197: Carseat Safety with Dahlia Rizk

Episode #196

HeHe is sharing carseat safety with Dahlia Rizk of Buckle Me Baby Coats. About Dahlia: My 3 kids, 2 cats, dog and I live in New Hampshire where winter is long and cold and like you our lives are super busy. I want my...
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Ep. 196: Cannabis in Motherhood with Bianca Snyder

Episode #195

Bianca Snyder, Founder of High Society Mama and Society's Plant High Society Mama inspires CannaMoms to feel comfortable and confident in their choice to use plant medicine, while also laughing and having fun in the...
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Ep. 195: An OBGYN and His Wife’s Birth Experience Outside of the System

Episode #194

Today's guest, Dr. Nathan Riley, The Holistic Obgyn shares with us the birth story of his second child during the pandemic. Nathan shares with us his thoughts on holistic women’s healthcare and what that journey has...
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