What's Missing in Your Plan for a Healthy Pregnancy After Loss or Preterm Birth
"What am I missing?" You know you want to TTC. You know your partner is ready. But your Type A, loves-to-plan brain is replaying your...
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Protecting Your Pregnancy After Loss or Preterm Birth
"I refuse to go through another rollercoaster in my next pregnancy," I heard her say on the phone as she sniffed back tears. "I refuse to...
Your Lived Reality Must Lead Your Care Plan
I developed an autoimmune disease after my son came home from the NICU & thankfully I was able to start treatment very quickly. "The...
When Your Health Feels Like a Bingo Game
Ever feel like your health feels like a bingo card? You just keep racking up more diagnoses, more problems. Just as quickly, you're...
Thoughts Are Too Slow to Be Reliable
If you've ever thought to yourself: "How do I calm down?" "How do I be more positive?" "What do I do when my thoughts run wild?" This is...
When Trauma Affects Hormones
I had been working with her for a few weeks, long enough to be able to hear her voice when I read her emails. "I've literally never in my...
Birthing After Birth Trauma
We have received so many messages and emails from so many of you who wanted to know if we would do a Birth After Trauma workshop (that...
How Do We Reduce the Prematurity Rate in the United States?
More than 1 in 10 babies are born before 37 weeks in the United States. That statistic of preterm births costs the United States $26...
When the Second Trimester in Pregnancy is Not the "Easy" Trimester
The other day I was scrolling through my Instagram feed & saw a version of the typical "pregnancy by trimester" post you may have seen:...
Red Flags for Preeclampsia
A history of preeclampsia is 1 of 2 most common reasons Path to Baby clients work with me. What is preeclampsia? According to...
Long Term Impact for Baby Born With Low Birth Weight
It's still NICU Awareness Month and one of the questions I get frequently from NICU moms is "What's the long term effect for my child...
The Connection Between Pregnancy, Inflammation, Stress, and Preterm Delivery
When you become pregnant, one of your body's immediate responses is to turn down your immune system so your body doesn't reject the...
What Functional Medicine Doctors Are Getting Wrong About Stress
Ok, I know it's not all functional medicine doctors, nor is it all doctors in general. But, when I saw a prominent functional medicine...
Should You TTC During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Amidst the global pandemic of COVID-19, the ASRM came out with a recommendation to cancel or delay all fertility treatment cycles. This,...
Depression During a High-Risk Pregnancy or in the NICU May Not Be Depression At All
We know that women experiencing a high-risk pregnancy are at higher risk for antepartum depression than women experiencing a low-risk...
130: How to Prepare for a Preterm Delivery
November is Prematurity Awareness Month, so it’s a good time for us to discuss the basics. In today’s show, we’re talking about risk...
Why Trauma Release is Essential for a Healthy Pregnancy
Whether you are officially diagnosed with PTSD or not, a traumatic experience affects all of us on a physical level. Without adequate...
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