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Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy
Birth is amazing, beautiful, wonderful . . . and it can throw you for a loop! Despite our very best birth “plans,” we can find ourselves taking some twist and turns during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum that we don’t expect. Enter the Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy Podcast!
Hey mama! My name is Stephanie, and I’m a mom of three boys, and two girls, a professional doula, childbirth educator, and the creator of the Online Birth Course - My Essential Birth www.myessentialbirth.com.
I love to help mothers just like you feel empowered and confident during pregnancy, birth, and into motherhood by taking my years of knowledge and personal/professional experience in the birth world and breaking down complex birth topics to make preparing for labor & birth a breeze!
Every week, you’ll hear from myself & other women ready to share their knowledge with other pregnant moms about pregnancy and birth topics that will have you feeling knowledgeable and in the driver’s seat of your best birth experience.
Your best birth starts here >>>> www.myessentialbirth.com/getstarted
Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy
Tylenol, Vaccines & Autism: What Every Pregnant Mom Needs to Know with Dr. Ari Calhoun
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Is Tylenol really safe during pregnancy? Does it cause Autism? What about vaccines? And are you getting the nutrients your baby's brain actually needs?
What if the most important health decisions you make during pregnancy are the ones nobody told you to think about?
In this incredible & informational episode, I sit down with Dr. Ari Calhoun, naturopathic doctor, mama of two, and founder of Wholesome Brain Medicine.
We're diving into the hot topics moms are actively Googling but rarely getting straight answers on: the Tylenol and autism connection, vaccines during pregnancy, and the specific nutrients that shape your baby's developing brain from the very beginning.
Dr. Ari has a gift for giving you the real information without the fear spiral, and I think you're going to walk away from this episode feeling informed, empowered (and a little relieved!).
Here's some highlights from the episode:
- The Tylenol and autism connection — what the current research actually shows and why some babies may be more vulnerable than others
- How to think through pregnancy vaccines (Tdap, RSV, and flu) individually instead of treating it as a simple yes or no decision
- The prenatal nutrients most providers aren't talking about, and why the form matters just as much as the dose
- Why your microbiome during pregnancy could shape your child's long-term health in ways that might surprise you
- The golden window around birth that most moms don't know exists and how to protect it
- SSRIs, antibiotics, and birth plans through the lens of neurodevelopment
- How to hold risk and peace at the same time, and make confident decisions even when there's no perfect answer
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting advice, dismissed by a provider, or just wanted someone to talk to you like an informed adult, this is that episode.
Dr. Ari reminds us that you don't have to know everything to do right by your baby.
You just have to care enough to ask the questions. And if you're listening to this? You already do.
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