5.38 : OB vs Midwife: What Nobody Tells You Before You Choose Your Birth Provider

5:43 Labour & Delivery Tips, Birth Stories & the Parts Nobody Warns You About.

Amanda's back, and she's no longer pregnant. This week we're getting into everything labour and delivery: Amanda's third birth at 36 weeks and 6 days, two weeks of daily triage, the moment she refused to leave the hospital, a NICU detour, skin-to-skin, and why advocating for yourself in that room is everything. Plus Jessie revisits her natural birth story, including the part where she pooped on her midwife. We break down our best tips for labour no matter how you're planning to do it: music, gut instincts, when to trust your doctors and when to push back. If you're pregnant, postpartum, or just love a raw birth story, this one's for you. 👶 New here? Baby Then What is the podcast for moms in the stage after the newborn bubble, when everyone stops checking on you but things somehow get harder.  🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode!  🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow ⁠@baby.then.what⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff.  💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. ⁠Amazon Faves⁠ [https://www.amazon.ca/shop/baby.then.what?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_2F8R9R0YSYYZ7SZDFZ72]  Instagram: ⁠@baby.then.what⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/]  YouTube: ⁠Baby Then What⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@babythenwhat]  Resources & Free Guides: ⁠www.babythenwhat.com⁠ [https://www.babythenwhat.com/]  More Shopping Fun: ⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat [https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat]

5:42 My Postpartum Hormones Were Wrecked: What the Testing Found & What Finally Fixed It (Part 2)

Part 2 is here and this is where it gets real. After a year of heavy periods, depleted iron, and being told everything was normal, Jessie finally has answers. She walks through the exact protocol her functional medicine doctor put her on, what it actually did, and what happened after one month. Spoiler: her first normal period in years. She also breaks down the new protocol based on her Gut Zoomer results - parasites, mold in her gut, leaky gut, low butyrate and why functional medicine keeps changing the plan (and why that's actually the point). Plus the non-toxic swaps she's made at home: laundry, cookware, water, skincare, sun protection, coffee makers; not sponsored, not affiliated, just what she actually uses and what her own testing confirmed is working. This one's for the mom who's been told she's fine and knows she's not. This episode covers: * Functional medicine protocol for postpartum hormones * Gut Zoomer testing & what it actually found * Parasites, mold & leaky gut, what bloodwork missed * The supplements that finally moved the needle * Her first normal period in years (and what it took to get there) * Non-toxic swaps for laundry, cookware, water & skincare * Why "normal range" doesn't mean optimal for you * The Mira device & tracking your own hormone data * Endocrine disruptors, plastics & hormone health * What functional medicine actually looks like in practice Products Mentioned Testing & Devices * Mira Device — at-home hormone tracking * Gut Zoomer — comprehensive stool/urine testing Supplements — April Protocol * Citrus Pectin Binder - Brand: Pectasol  * Biotoxin Binder - Brand: Cellcore * Hemevite (ferrous fumarate iron) - recommended but did not take  * Beef Liver/Spleen — food-based iron alternative - Brand: Codeage  * FemGuard + Balance - Brand: Designs for Health  * LV-GB (liver & gallbladder support) - Brand: Designs for Health  * Castor oil pack * Magnesium Glycinate - Brand: CanPrev Supplements — May/June Protocol * HMET Binder - Brand: Cellcore * Para 1 - Brand: Cellcore * Para 3 - Brand: Cellcore  * Tributyrin-X - post biotic for gut healing  * Advanced Probiotic (strain-specific per Gut Zoomer results) Non-Toxic Swaps * Laundry detergent & cleaning products: Truly Free  * Beef Tallow: F-Balm  * Castor oil: anything glass bottle, hexane free  * Mouth Tape: TapeHer * Reverse osmosis water filter: Sorso (what I use in Toronto)  * Minerals: Quinton Isotonic  * Kids' cups, plates, bottles: Elk and Friends  * Stovetop coffee maker: Bialetti  👶 New here? Baby Then What is the podcast for moms in the stage after the newborn bubble, when everyone stops checking on you but things somehow get harder.  🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode!  🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow @baby.then.what [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff.  💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Amazon Faves [https://www.amazon.ca/shop/baby.then.what?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_2F8R9R0YSYYZ7SZDFZ72]  Instagram: @baby.then.what [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/]  YouTube: Baby Then What [https://www.youtube.com/@babythenwhat]  Resources & Free Guides: www.babythenwhat.com [https://www.babythenwhat.com/]  More Shopping Fun: https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat [https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat] #postpartum #hormones #postpartumrecovery #functionalmedicine #guthealth #parasitecleanse #nontoxicliving #heavyperiods #womenshealth #postpartumbody #babythenwhat

5:41 My Postpartum Hormones Were Wrecked: Parasites, Heavy Periods & Why My Doctors Kept Ignoring Me

After having kids, Jessie started experiencing extreme postpartum hormone issues that nobody could explain. Heavy periods lasting weeks, exhaustion, brain fog, anemia, hormone imbalances, parasites, detoxing, functional medicine, and feeling completely dismissed by doctors. In this solo episode of Baby Then What, Jessie opens up about the postpartum health journey she’s been quietly dealing with behind the scenes, including the terrifying symptoms she ignored for too long, the parasite cleanse that changed everything, and why she stopped accepting “this is normal postpartum” as an answer. This episode covers: * Postpartum hormone imbalance symptoms * Heavy postpartum periods & anemia * Parasite cleanse experience (yes… actual parasites) * Functional medicine vs traditional doctors * Brain fog, exhaustion & low iron * Endocrine disruptors & toxins * Plastic, BPA & hormone health * Gut health & postpartum recovery * Why moms feel dismissed medically * The truth about postpartum health after kids If you’ve been feeling exhausted, off, hormonal, anxious, depleted, or like your body hasn’t felt the same since having kids, this episode will make you feel a lot less alone. 👶 New here? Baby Then What is the podcast for moms in the stage after the newborn bubble  when everyone stops checking on you but things somehow get harder. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode! 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.ca/shop/baby.then.what?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_2F8R9R0YSYYZ7SZDFZ72%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@babythenwhat] Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stan.store/babythenwhat] More Shopping Fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat] #postpartum #hormones #postpartumrecovery #momlife #parasitecleanse #functionalmedicine #heavyperiods #womenshealth #postpartumbody #babythenwhat

5:40 The Brutally Honest Q&A Part 2: Pregnancy, Toddler Chaos & The Stuff Nobody Says Out Loud

We're back. And this one is chaotic. If Part 1 was the emotional one, Part 2 is the real-life, no-filter, how-are-we-surviving-this one. Amanda and Jessie are back answering more of your questions, the messy, funny, and brutally honest ones that every toddler mom and new mom is thinking but nobody answers honestly. This mom podcast episode covers: * Toddler tips for weaning off the bottle at bedtime * Getting your dog to actually like your baby * Surviving the first trimester with a toddler at home * Pregnancy tips for your second time around * Sex in the third trimester (you said no limits ) * How to get your toddler to listen & stop the tantrums * Leaving the house with kids without losing your mind * Screen time for toddlers — how much is too much? * How to stop breastfeeding mom guilt * Is a night nurse worth it? * Best postpartum life hacks, jeans & advice for partners * When to ditch the sleep sack No doctors. No perfect answers. Just two moms in it with you. If this episode made you feel seen, send it to a mom who needs it. 🤍 Follow Baby Then What so you don't miss Part 3 and keep sending your questions. Nothing is off limits here. 👶 New here? Baby Then What is the podcast for moms in the stage after the newborn bubble  when everyone stops checking on you but things somehow get harder. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode! 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.ca/shop/baby.then.what?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_2F8R9R0YSYYZ7SZDFZ72%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@babythenwhat] Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stan.store/babythenwhat] More Shopping Fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat]

5:39 Mom Advice Q&A: Emotional Struggles No One Talks About

Mom Advice Q&A: Emotional Struggles No One Talks About You asked. We answered. And honestly? You did not hold back. This week on Baby Then What, Amanda and Jessie are answering the real questions moms are afraid to ask, the ones you think but never say out loud. This mom podcast episode covers: * Mom guilt & the "am I a bad mom?" spiral * Losing your identity in motherhood * Marriage resentment after having a baby * Mom overstimulation & burnout * Postpartum emotions & sex drive * Pregnancy anxiety the second time around * New mom advice on daycare guilt, work decisions & when motherhood gets easier We got so many questions from moms that this had to be split into multiple episodes, so this is Part 1, and it's the emotional one. No doctors. No perfect answers. Just two moms in it with you. If this episode made you feel a little less alone, send it to a mom who needs to hear it. Follow Baby Then What so you don't miss Part 2, and keep sending your questions. Clearly nothing is off limits here. 👶 New here? Baby Then What is the podcast for moms in the stage after the newborn bubble  when everyone stops checking on you but things somehow get harder. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode! 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.ca/shop/baby.then.what?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_2F8R9R0YSYYZ7SZDFZ72%E2%81%A0] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/baby.then.what/] YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@babythenwhat] Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://stan.store/babythenwhat] More Shopping Fun⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat]