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Episodes
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
A Prenatal Meditation
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
This is a guided meditation for any pregnant woman to use, daily if she wants. A doula can also share it with the women she supports. It helps you relax, energize, and connect with your baby.
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Meet the Placenta
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
In the first of our Mini-Series on the placenta, we chat with Patricia Edmonds, a longtime midwife and placenta expert. She takes us on a journey to explore the placenta, its relationship to the mother, and how it keeps baby alive during the months of pregnancy.
Want to know more about this magical organ? Listen up!
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Lotus Birth
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
What is Lotus Birth? Baby Magic chats with two women who decided to keep their baby's placenta attached to the umbilical cord until it falls off (3-9 days after birth).
And here is an article written by a mother of two: Elizabeth Adams describes her home birth and Lotus Birth.
Yes, it might not be for everyone. Is it dangerous? Scientists weigh in here, in the Journal of Clinical Pediatrics.
Did you have a Lotus birth? Send us a message, we'd love to chat!
***a word of advice: this podcast tells stories, explores realities, and is a platform for women's opinions about their bodies.
It is NOT a place where you can come for medical advice. Do not use this podcast as a guide for treatment, or as a substitute for qualified professional advice and care.
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Placental Encapsulation? Placentophagy!
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Part three of the Placenta Miniseries presents business partners Emma Mogg and Shelby Duggan, from Toowoomba (Australia).
Eating the placenta does have the Ew factor.... but if you get it dried and encapsulated, you have a ready-made product that can ease postpartum blues, increase milk production, and more. Have a listen!