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Finding out you’re pregnant is one of the most exciting times in your life — but once the reality of what it means settles in, chances are you have questions. A lot of questions. Pregnancy stories are as varied as women and moms themselves — no two are exactly alike. But there’s a benefit to listening to the pregnancy community of the moms who have gone before you and they’re easier than ever to find in pregnancy podcasts.
Pregnancy and mental health
Your mental health during pregnancy needs to be a top priority. Pregnancy anxiety and even depression during this vulnerable time are not uncommon, but so many expecting women keep quiet if they’re feeling less-than-overjoyed during their pregnancy and beyond.
1. Mom & Mind
This podcast for “pregnancy and postpartum mental health” is hosted by Katayune Kaeni, better known as “Dr. Kat” and tackles such topics as how having a difficult upbringing can impact your transition to motherhood and how Black women may experience birth as a result of systemic racism. Mom & Mind addresses the realities of the journey to motherhood.
2. Yoga Birth Babies
How will your enneagram type prepare you for birth? Can releasing control during pregnancy actually help you avpoid depression and anxiety? Will past body image or disordered eating issues going to negatively affect your pregnancy? All these questions and more are answered in the podcast hosted by Deb Flashenberg, founder of the Prenatal Yoga Center.
Been there: Pregnancy stories
Pregnancy stories: Seems like every mom and mom-to-be has one. What will yours be? It’s impossible to predict what your parenting journey will look like, but there’s a benefit to hearing the tales of women who have gone before.
3. Big Fat Positive
Two best friends find out they’re pregnant at the same time and start a podcast that follows their experiences week-by-week. Hosts Shanna Micko and Laura Birek don’t stop there: the podcast also follows their journey to new motherhood and the mom — and baby — milestones that come next.
4. The Birth Hour
It’s a little like a reality show in podcast form. Real moms share their birth stories — from unmedicated twin birth to C-section to water birth and every other kind you can think of. Stories come from around the world and shine a light on the differences and similarities moms experience during this momentous moment.
5. Birth Kweens
Funny and honest, Birth Kweens is hosted by the pros: Karly Nuttall, a licensed midwife of 15 years, and Ali Feroah, a birth and postpartum doula of 7 years. They share the birth stories they’ve witnessed and offer advice on birth, postpartum and the journey to motherhood.
Health tips for pregnant women
Staying healthy during pregnancy is far more important than the weight gain that may be foremost on your mind. Eating right and staying active is important, though it may feel impossible especially during the first trimester when you’re more likely to feel tired and nausous. These podcasts will help you keep your committment to a healthy pregnancy a reality.
6. The Strong Moms Fitness Prenatal and Postnatal Podcast with Daisy Bravo
Pregnancy and Postnatal Fitness Coach Daisy Andrea Bravo interviews the most trusted experts in health & fitness to dole out adice on how to keep strong, fit, and safe during pregnancy and after baby. From nutrition tips to weight lifting to plevic floor therapy, Bravo is well on her way to covering every pregnancy fitness question under the sun in her weekly podcast that launched in January 2021.
7. The FitNest Mama Podcast
There are four common mistakes pregnant women make while working out and Kath Baquie, a physiotherapist and mom of three, shares those, plus many other tips for staying healthy while pregnant and post-baby in her FitNest Mama podcast.
