The first six weeks of pregnancy can feel like the longest waiting game of your life. Heck, those two weeks after you have sex may as well be a year!! Even once you’ve got the positive test, and your body is already shifting, that first prenatal appointment still doesn’t happen for weeks. Cue: late-night Googling, second-guessing every cramp or craving, and wondering what’s actually normal.

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on those early weeks. From my own experiences (yes, even as a birth educator, I was up at 3 a.m. searching symptoms 🙋‍♀️) to what I see with my doula clients, I want you to feel seen, supported, and not alone in this in-between stage.

Show Notes here: https://www.myessentialbirth.com/blog/episode-313-am-i-pregnant-answers-for-the-first-6-weeks

Links Mentioned:

• 3 Exercises to Help Prepare for Your Best Birth (https://www.myessentialbirth.com/3-exercises)
• Click here for a list To Ask Your Doctor/OB Provider (https://www.myessentialbirth.com/OB)
• Click here for a list To Ask Your Midwife (https://www.myessentialbirth.com/midwife)
• Join the My Essential Birth Course for step-by-step pregnancy and birth prep (https://www.myessentialbirth.com/getstarted)

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Four years of infertility.
Two failed IUIs.
A spot on the IVF waitlist.

And then… six months after shifting her food and lifestyle with PrimalBod (use code MEB100 for $100 off if you want to try it!), Dominique’s story took a turn she’ll never forget: two pink lines in an Airbnb, before a wedding, shoving the test in her husband’s face while he was still scrolling his phone. (ICONIC.)

This conversation is part raw honesty, part “wait, why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?”, and fully a reminder that your body is powerful when you give it what it actually needs.

Dominique doesn’t hold back about the tears, the supplements, the trial-and-error, and the eventual breakthrough. And she shares the exact shifts that cleared her brain fog, steadied her energy, reduced pain, and ultimately supported fertility.

This episode is a love letter to women in the thick of the fertility journey.

Show Notes Here

✨ Links Mentioned

• Episode 268: Prenatal Nutrition: The Lies & The Truth, with Candi Frazier
  
  
• PrimalBod Program: Save $100 with code MEB100
  
  
• DM me on Instagram @myessentialbirth

And mama… If nutrition is how you build your baby, birth education is how you protect the experience of bringing them earthside. Inside The My Essential Birth Course, you’ll find evidence-based tools, confidence-building strategies, and even guidance around food + fuel for pregnancy and postpartum.

Learn more and enroll today.

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Reach out at any time to hello@myessentialbirth.com. We love hearing from you!

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What happens when your due date collides with a snowstorm in Georgia?

When I first connected with Abby, I knew her birth story was going to be special, but GAH!! It’s so good and I just know it’s going to inspire every mama listening. As a first-time mom, she navigated early bloody show, a surprise snowstorm, and nearly three days of labor with an amazing, calm, grounded intuition that’s absolutely contagious.

From the nausea that knocked her off her feet in the first trimester to the “crunchy-meets-medical” compromise she and her husband made for a hospital birth with a doula, we walked through the nitty gritty of pregnancy and labor, the most common issues every couples deal with for pregnancy & birth, and the incredible birth story she gets to share with all of you. You’ll hear:

• The physical prep (yes, we’re talking deep squats in the shower and red raspberry leaf tea) and the mental prep that helped her stay strong through every stage.
  
  
• Why breaking her water (something she didn’t plan to do) ended up being the right call.
  
  
• How her husband and doula worked together with a “third-party consent” rule that kept her fully in control.
  
  
• That unforgettable moment she reached down and felt her baby’s head for the first time.
  
  
• Why she believes her unmedicated birth shaped her beautiful postpartum experience and lasting confidence as a mom.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Fresh Test For 20% OFF use Coupon Code: MYESSENTIALBIRTH
• My Essential Birth Course
• My Essential Birth Postpartum Course
• My Essential Birth Instagram
• Three exercises to help prepare you for your BEST birth

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