Best Adriana Lozada Podcasts (2024)

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Insider Tips From a Labor and Delivery Nurse, with Mandy Irby 1:03:34

4h ago1:03:34

1:03:34

Even though you may not have met them before, labor and delivery nurses are an essential part of your hospital birth team. In this episode, Registered L&D Nurse Mandy Irby talks with Adriana about why nurses may love and hate birth plans, how to navigate triage, the difference between hospital rules and body rules, why IV sticks can be so tricky, t…

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[Birth Stories] When the Curveballs Come Before and After the Birth, with Mandy Alexander 53:07

6d ago53:07

53:07

Mandy Alexander got pregnant at 40, having had bariatric surgery 7 years before that. During what she describes as her ‘bariatric-geriatric’ pregnancy, she worked through her fear of childbirth and ended up with the unmedicated and collaborative birth experience she was looking for. However, breastfeeding was a whole other beast. Mandy was prepared…

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How Will You Show Up At Your Birth?, with Shalome Stone 54:53

15d ago54:53

54:53

Here’s the thing about preparing for birth: you can read all the books, take all the classes, listen to all the podcasts, set up a dream birth team, but no amount of preparation will get the birthing done for you. Shalome Stone tells Adriana why pregnancy is the ideal time for doing the inner work that will allow you to step up and own your birth a…

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[Birth Stories] The Power of Having A Strong Advocate When Her Plans Derailed, Tara Langsdorf 1:10:42

22d ago1:10:42

1:10:42

What does a self-described Type A do when her birth plan derails? Tara Langsdorf (who finished her second master’s degree and took a promotion managing a team of 25 while pregnant!) shares with Adriana how leaning on the structures and support she’d set up during pregnancy allowed her to go deep into her labor process, despite her starting to devel…

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How Your Birth Plan Impacts Your Birth Experience, with Stephanie Mitchell 37:17

27d ago37:17

37:17

Certified Nurse-Midwife Dr. Stephanie Mitchell shares with Adriana a few tools from her step-by-step guide to building a birth plan, and discusses why getting your plan together—and onboarding everyone on your birth team—can help ensure you are respected and heard during your birth experience. Sponsor offers - TIME SENSITIVE! NEEDED - Get 20% off a…

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[Birth Stories] How She Prepared Differently to Avoid Another Managed Birth, with Danielle Ford 55:13

1M ago55:13

55:13

Danielle Ford has had two very distinct births, with her first happening with minimal preparation and many interventions. It wasn’t until getting pregnant 10 years later that she realized she carried a lot of trauma from birth number one. She shares with Adriana how taking a deep dive into her birth options, and intentionally preparing to have a mo…

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Birth Principles: Enhance Your Birth Plan!, with Jessie Harrold 50:24

1M ago50:24

50:24

Today we’re going beyond the birth plan to talk about birth principles! Although a well-crafted birth plan can be a powerful tool, more often than not they're formulaic, and outcome-focused nature can give a false illusion of control, and even elicit eye rolls from jaded caregivers. Jessie Harrold shares with Adriana how your efforts may be better …

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How to Set Up Your Childcare Options to Include Community Care, with Leslie Borrell 45:50

2M ago45:50

45:50

Great childcare— so, a solution that you can afford, has availability, works with your schedule, and can provide loving and safe care for your child— can be hard to find! Most often than not, you will have to concede some trade-offs. Leslie Borrell explains the different childcare options out there, the reality behind economic subsidy programs, and…

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How to Have a Great Hospital Birth, with Adriana Lozada 11:06

2M ago11:06

11:06

You can have a fabulous birth experience at a hospital, but it requires thoughtful preparation. Adriana Lozada helps simplify this process by going through some of the best practices to get you there. Get the most out of this episode by checking out the resources, transcript, and links listed on its show notes page. If you liked this episode, liste…

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Milk Your Lactation Benefits!, with Adriana Lozada 16:44

2M ago16:44

16:44

Some people say that nursing your baby is "free” — and while there certainly are unique cost savings associated with feeding human milk, there can be expenses associated with it, too. How can you maximize your lactation-related benefits? And what does the law have to say? Adriana shares practical tips about the financial side of infant feeding. Get…

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How to Organize Truly Helpful Postpartum Support From Your Friends and Family, with Michelle Peterson 37:52

2M ago37:52

37:52

Michelle Peterson shares with Adriana a fantastic framework for setting up your postpartum village of support that spreads the responsibility over many people (seven to be exact) so that you are well-resourced beyond the first few weeks of postpartum. She explains how to prepare and why you’ll need a team leader to coordinate it all to make sure yo…

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[Birth Stories] Leaning Into Peer Support After Her Unplanned Surgical Birth, with Dr. Amber Thornton 51:54

2M ago51:54

51:54

Dr. Amber Thornton worked hard for a healthy pregnancy and an unmedicated vaginal birth, but she didn’t expect her water to release before 39 weeks. Despite an early hospital admission, labor progressed right along… until it didn’t. She shares with Adriana the fears she had to contend with while having an unplanned surgical birth, and how having in…

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Why You Deserve Professional Postpartum Support (And How to Afford It!), with Kaitlin McGreyes 48:22

3M ago48:22

48:22

When it comes to postpartum, EVERYONE needs support. And even after accepting that you WILL need the help, it can be tricky figuring out how to ask for it, especially when most of our friends and family members don’t really know how to help (nor have the time!). Kaitlin McGreyes talks with Adriana about how combining community help with professiona…

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[Postpartum Stories] When Anxiety and Panic Come Out of Nowhere, Kayla Sanmiguel 50:03

3M ago50:03

50:03

Having had two flawless postpartum periods under her belt, Kayla Sanmiguel didn’t know how to cope when postpartum anxiety and severe panic disorder came out of nowhere after her third birth. She shares with Adriana how being blindsided by the experience compelled her to bolster her future postpartum plans, and approach the birth of her fourth baby…

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Working with HR to Maximize Your Employee Benefits for Postpartum, Katy Dahl 42:57

3M ago42:57

42:57

Understanding your parental leave benefits —with all its overwhelming fine print— can be a daunting task! To make the process easier, human resource professional extraordinaire Katy Dahl shares with Adriana how to approach the process so that you can not only maximize your benefits, but also understand if your time off will impact your health insur…

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[Birth Stories] Fast Birth, Hard Postpartum 50:28

3M ago50:28

50:28

Ivy shares with Adriana the overwhelming challenges of her postpartum experience after being overjoyed by her fast and furious unmedicated hospital birth. She explains the lactation issues that lead her to exclusively pump and the difficulties in healing her pelvic floor, as well as why she recommends everyone have a Pelvic PT assessment and be fam…

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What You Need To Plan Your Parental Leave, with Arianna Taboada 55:26

4M ago55:26

55:26

Perinatal health consultant Arianna Taboada goes through the ins and outs of paid and unpaid parental leave in the United States. She shares with Adriana Lozada how to be realistic about your options for the best possible return to work for you and your family, while lessening the overwhelm. To read up on state-by-state paid parental and medical le…

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Insider Tips From a Labor and Delivery Nurse, with Mandy Irby 1:03:34

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[Birth Stories] When the Curveballs Come Before and After the Birth, with Mandy Alexander 53:07

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How Will You Show Up At Your Birth?, with Shalome Stone 54:53

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[Birth Stories] The Power of Having A Strong Advocate When Her Plans Derailed, Tara Langsdorf 1:10:42

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How Your Birth Plan Impacts Your Birth Experience, with Stephanie Mitchell 37:17

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[Birth Stories] How She Prepared Differently to Avoid Another Managed Birth, with Danielle Ford 55:13

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Birth Principles: Enhance Your Birth Plan!, with Jessie Harrold 50:24

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How to Set Up Your Childcare Options to Include Community Care, with Leslie Borrell 45:50

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How to Have a Great Hospital Birth, with Adriana Lozada 11:06

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Milk Your Lactation Benefits!, with Adriana Lozada 16:44

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How to Organize Truly Helpful Postpartum Support From Your Friends and Family, with Michelle Peterson 37:52

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[Birth Stories] Leaning Into Peer Support After Her Unplanned Surgical Birth, with Dr. Amber Thornton 51:54

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Why You Deserve Professional Postpartum Support (And How to Afford It!), with Kaitlin McGreyes 48:22

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[Postpartum Stories] When Anxiety and Panic Come Out of Nowhere, Kayla Sanmiguel 50:03

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Working with HR to Maximize Your Employee Benefits for Postpartum, Katy Dahl 42:57

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[Birth Stories] Fast Birth, Hard Postpartum 50:28

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What You Need To Plan Your Parental Leave, with Arianna Taboada 55:26

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