Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Amanda Kloots is a celebrity fitness trainer and creator of the famed workouts AK! Her workouts include jump rope, dance, body and baby bump. The former Radio City Rockette is now a mom! Amanda chats about growing her pregnancy and birth and her newest workout programs for new and expectant parents.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nationally certified massage therapist Deanza Dominguez specializes in pregnancy and postnatal massage and other soft tissue modalities. In this episode Deanza discusses some of the benefits of massage during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum as well as the specialized techniques and equipment used to provide comfortable, safe and effective bodywork during this special time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie Menkes, a certified pediatric sleep consultant and applied developmental psychologist, has been helping little ones and their families with sleep since 2012. We talk about 'sleep training' definitions, various stages and techniques and potential benefits for kids and parents alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah's 'Trial of Labor After Cesarean' begins with a week of extended prodromal labor. Tune in to hear the full labor, birth and postpartum journey and how Sarah's experiences have motivated her to become a volunteer helping to improve postpartum mental health for others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of our interview with Kat Von D and Leafar Seyer is a candid talk about their relationship, pregnancy, and planning for labor, birth and beyond. Co-Host: Nicole Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Love Coach Bianca White discusses intimacy during and after pregnancy.​Topics: ​What is a sex coach? - Balancing Partners Sexual Desires - Fertility and the “Mechanical Love Life” - How Pregnancy Changes Sex - Vaginal Steaming - The Femininity of Pregnancy - Sex After Baby - Dr. B’s 1st Doula Experience ​​​​​co-hosts:Kira SoltanovichNicole SessionsNote: This episode contains mature content.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilary Duff shares details about the last few days of pregnancy and what it was like to experience labor and delivery at home. Spoiler alert: She's a total G. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jennifer Lang discusses prenatal nutrition.Sponsored by WONDER MOTHER. Wonder Mother has developed a dietary supplement designed especially for mothers containing nutrients formulated to meet their specific nutritional needs. It dissolves in water to form a refreshing drink! Obstetrician Dr. Jennifer Lang stops by the podcast to discuss her new book The Whole 9 Months and prenatal nutrition. She explores different topics related to cesarean birth, hypnobirthing and the importance of getting the right nutrition for yourself and your baby.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah is expecting her second baby and hoping for a different birth experience this time around. Together with her doula Katharine, Sarah talks us through her first pregnancy, plans for non-interventive birth and her labor experience ending in an unexpected cesarean birth. Sarah candidly discusses her physical and emotional postpartum struggles that followed. Tune in to find out what she learned from the experience and what she is planning for her upcoming birth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress and producer Marianna Burelli talks about her unusual upbringing, meeting her husband on-set and her inspiring, magical, and empowered hospital birth story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices