The sister duo, Amy and Krystle, are back on the Expecting and Empowered podcast to bust one of the biggest birth myths out there — that you have to give birth on your back! This common misconception, often fueled by TV and movie portrayals of labor, doesn’t reflect what’s truly best for many birthing moms. In this episode, Amy and Krystle break down why pushing on your back might not be the most ideal position and dive into the science and strategy behind movement during labor. Krystle, a wo...
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The sister duo, Amy and Krystle, are back on the Expecting and Empowered podcast to bust one of the biggest birth myths out there — that you have to give birth on your back! This common misconception, often fueled by TV and movie portrayals of labor, doesn’t reflect what’s truly best for many birthing moms. In this episode, Amy and Krystle break down why pushing on your back might not be the most ideal position and dive into the science and strategy behind movement during labor. Krystle, a wo...
85. C-Section Awareness Month Special: Everything You Need to Know the First Two Weeks After a C-section
The Expecting and Empowered Podcast
33 minutes
7 months ago
85. C-Section Awareness Month Special: Everything You Need to Know the First Two Weeks After a C-section
One-third of babies in the United States are delivered via c-section. In honor of C-Section Awareness Month, we thought it would be a great opportunity to revisit one of our earliest episodes about everything you need to know during the first two weeks after a c-section. Here at Expecting and Empowered we celebrate all births whether they are vaginal births like Amy’s, or c-sections like Krystle’s. We will link Krystle’s c-section birth story about her breech baby, Brooke, down below! Our hop...
The Expecting and Empowered Podcast
The sister duo, Amy and Krystle, are back on the Expecting and Empowered podcast to bust one of the biggest birth myths out there — that you have to give birth on your back! This common misconception, often fueled by TV and movie portrayals of labor, doesn’t reflect what’s truly best for many birthing moms. In this episode, Amy and Krystle break down why pushing on your back might not be the most ideal position and dive into the science and strategy behind movement during labor. Krystle, a wo...
