Pregnancy Unpacked Weeks 14-16: Building Your Birth Team & Trusting Your Gut | 172

Hey mama! Welcome back to Pregnancy Unpacked, where Trish is guiding you through the transformative weeks of 14 to 16 of pregnancy. Learn how to build a supportive birth team, why trusting your gut is crucial, and the significant physical and emotional changes happening right now.

This is where you stop hoping, and start preparing. Your action steps for weeks 14-16 are to start a birth team vision list! 

Remember, you are the leader of your birth team. Your dream birth team could consist of:

• Your Provider
• A Doula
• Pelvic floor Physical Therapist
• Webster Certified Chiropractor 
• Birth Class Educator

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Your team will shape your labor more than your birth plan ever could.

Ask yourself these questions to know who’s right for your birth team:

• Do you fell calm in their presence? 
• Do you feel safe asking questions? 
• Do you trust them with your vulnerability? 

If any of these questions leave you leaning “no”- then they’re not the right fit for you. 

Your body is amazing, your voice is important, and your birth deserves thoughtful prep. Tune in every Wednesday for more Pregnancy Unpacked!

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Helpful Timestamps

• 00:59 The Moment Everything Clicks
• 01:28 Unpacking Weeks 14 to 16
• 01:41 Building Your Birth Team
• 01:50 Understanding Your Baby's Development
• 03:44 Choosing the Right Provider
• 05:14 The Role of a Doula
• 06:14 Additional Support Team Members
• 06:55 The Importance of Birth Education
• 08:40 Action Steps for Weeks 14 to 16

Resources:

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Next Steps with LNM:

If you are ready to invest in your pregnancy & postpartum journey, you are in the right place. I would love to take your hand and support you in your virtual labor room!

If you are ready to dive into a birth class and have your best and most powerful birth story, then Calm Labor Confident Birth or The VBAC Lab is your next step.

If you have a scheduled cesarean, take our Belly Birth Masterclass and own that experience.

If you are a newly pregnant mama or just had the babe, you want to join our private pregnancy and postpartum membership, Calm Mama Society.

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