We are back from our winter break and we are ready to catch you up on everything happening in our lives. Today Kim and Jess discuss births, life, and getting older. Grab your favorite beverage and join us. Cheers!
There are so many systemic issues in our culture that make postpartum difficult for moms today. In this episode we interview Jessie Johnson, postpartumm doula. We discuss some of these systemic barriers that make it difficult for families to get the support they need, and also solutions to try and become part of the change. Cheers!
Today Kim and Jess discuss some of the things they find helpful when preparing for birth. And some things that are not so helpful. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy! Cheers!
Today Kim and Jess reminisce on their long friendship and how they have evolved as birth workers over the years. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we wine about birth! Cheers
Today we whine a bit about how sometimes birth work is similar to politics.. Everyone has different opinions and we very often let those opinions divide us instead of working together for a common good. So grab a glass of whine and join us as we delve into this controversial topic. Cheers!
There are some big differences between hospital birth and out of hospital birth. There are also good providers and bad providers in both of those spaces. Today we whine about some of the crazy things we have seen while in the hospital. This isnt to bash on the hospital, but to draw awareness to how everyone deserves respectful care no matter where they choose to give birth. Cheers!
Here at Wine About Birth, we have been friends for quite some time. We have also been through alot of changes. Throughout those changes our friendships had to change and grow. This sparked a conversation about grieving friendships that change or end through our life changes. Grab a glass of wine and listen as we explore this subject with our guest Lisa. Cheers!
We threw in the towel and then realized we miss you guys! So after much self searching, we are back again. Thanks for all your support. We cant wait for all the fun episodes we have lined up. Cheers!
It has been 3 years since we last interviewed our kids and we wanted an update. Today we interview all the girls. Join us as we discuss everything from birth work to periods and body positivity with our little women. Cheers!
We always say that births come in sets of 3. We were proved very right in this rule when we had 3 babies in 1 day, on the full moon. It was an exciting day and an exciting month. Today we tell the tales of those 3 births, including an exciting unexpected face presentation. Grab a glass of your favorite drink and join us as we wine about birth. We know we need a glass. Cheers!
Oh the joys and hardships of birth in the winter. We have had a completely full schedule this month as well as several snow storms. Today we talk about some of those births and the special challenges that come with the cold, snow and ice. Grab a beer in front of your fireplace and join us as we wine about winter. Cheers!!
The Unconscious Bias Bill...what is it? And why is it so important for the future of birth? We have always recognized a vast difference in regards to birthing outcomes within different cultures and non-white communities across our country. The Unconscious Bias Bill, if passed, is a huge step in filling those gaps within the state of Virginia. Today we interview Kathryn Haines and Kenda Sutton-El, who have been working tirelessly to pass this bill to help improve birthing outcomes for all people....
Triage...the time between the heads up that a client thinks labor is starting and the decision to head to the birth space. It is a tricky time as labor can sometimes fool us all. Today we discuss some of the ways we each handle this time period and some of the tools we use. Cheers!
Sexual education is so important for our growing children. We have found that the sexual education in our country is sorely lacking in efficacy. It isn't lowering teen pregnancy or sti transmission, and it isn't working well to teach our youth about healthy sexual relationships and boundaries. Today we talk about our opinions on the current state of sex ed. Cheers!!
Today we were delighted to sit down for an interview with Ivana Lombardo. Ivana is a hypnobirthing instructor and mother of two. She shared so much with us all about what hynobirthing is and how it can help mommas no matter what their birth plan is. We even found out it can help you in parenting and life in general. Grab a glass of your favorite vino and learn with us. Cheers!
Kim recently had the privilege of attending the birth of a 5 time repeat client. Our repeat clients are so special to us, so we thought we would make an episode all about what it is like getting to attend these births. We don't always fight over who catches a baby, but when we do its probably because it is one of our special repeats. Cheers and Enjoy!
During our years of birth work we have supported many people who became pregnant through IVF. Its not an easy journey. Today we interview one couple about their experiences with IVF from the beginning to the birth. Its a long one so grab your favorite beverage, sit back and relax and enjoy. Cheers!!
We have been gone for a long time...didnt know if we were coming back. But lo and behold we realized we miss you guys and also our time processing births together. So we are back. Cheers and Enjoy!!
Linden Tree Midwifery hosted a skills and drills weekend. We had a blast! Today we share highlights from that weekend, as well as the baby storm that followed. Cheers!
Today Meredith and Jess had the rare privilege of recording on our own. We also recently had a marathon of births. Today we share the three births we had the privilege to attend together. 2 birth center births and a home birth. Enjoy and Cheers
As our midwifery practice grows, we have taken on some new people to help us thrive in the busyness. Today we introduce you to some of our new village members and share some of our birth stories from recent births. Enjoy and Cheers!
Today we have 2 guests on to talk about continuity of care. Katie Black is Linden Tree's resident RN, birth assistant and student midwife. Nicole is our client, friend and Katie's first continuity of care in her midwifery training. Hear all about Nicole's birth with her rainbow baby and how continuity of care helped her through her pregnancies and births. Cheers!
Today we look back on our 2022 successes... as well as failures...and talk about our plans to rise up like a fire phoenix in 2023. We also share the stories of some of our December births. Cheers!
Kim spent 10 days at the Midwifery Wisdom Conference in Texas. Today we talk about some of the things she learned and the lessons we are trying to incorporate into our practice and lives. Cheers!
As out of hospital providers, we work with low risk clients. There are some gray areas to what is considered low risk and what is considered high risk. Today we discuss some of those factors and how difficult it can be to make the call that someone is too high risk for our care.
Listen in as we interview 2 OBGYN's in a nearby hospital practice. We discuss how much the experience of our clients improves when we collaborate and have mutual respect. A shift needs to happen in the US. This conversation is our way of trying to improve the culture between midwives and OB's and we also had a blast. Cheers!
We are back from our long break and our space is finally up and running. Today we talk about our grand opening, what we have been up to during our break and several birth stories of the week. Cheers!!
Certified Midwives In Virginia are trained to possess and administer medications for birth. Our law in Virginia prohibits midwives from doing this. Midwives In all states but 2 legally can use medications to help make birth safer. The Virginia Midwives For Safe Community Births are actively working to change this outdated and dangerous law. Listen to this episode to find out why this law is so absurd and how you can help make changes to make birth safer for everyone in Virginia, regardless of wh...
Today Kim and Jess talk about some of the things they swore they would never ever do...as parents, birth workers and in life in general. As we get older we realize everyone is on their own journey and more support and less judgement is key. So grab a beer and enjoy all the things we have done we swore we never would. Cheers!!
Meredith is back to work after her postpartum period, so we thought this was a fitting time to discuss that transition that so many moms find so tough. We share our experiences going back to work and also the experiences of our listeners who wrote in. Cheers!
