make sure that you are focusing on good nutrition. Your nutrition is just as important now as when

you were pregnant and possibly more so because you've got to make sure it's good for you and you've got

to make sure that it's good for your breastfeeding baby. But you have to take care of yourself.

So high protein, nutrient dense stuff, lots of water, continue to take your prenatal vitamin,

get outside every day, move your body. And that's how we start to hopefully see a shift.

And if those things, if you're actually doing those things, and if you need help, somebody

needs to, like, force you to do those things in the beginning.

But you're doing those things and it's not getting better.

Then it's time to reach out to somebody for help.

Gaynexie. getting better, then it's time to reach out to somebody for help. Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to

experience in this life. The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically

searching for all the best information, which is why you're here today.

I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator,

doula and lover of all things, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, I'm here to make preparing for your birth enjoyable, empowering, and totally easy. Each week I'll cover different topics, interview professionals,

and get into the nitty-gritty birth stories from mamas just like you. And when you're ready for more,

you can join me in the My Essential Birth course at myessentialbirth.com, where I take you step by step

through exactly how to prepare your mind, body, spirit, and partner for a

birth you love.

So let's get started.

All right.

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amazing unmedicated birth experience. Education is key to an amazing birth experience, and this

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