Favorite Prenatal Workout Programs:

  • Birthfit

  • Madeline Moves

  • Melissa Wood Health

  • Evlo Fitness

  • Momday

Favorite Books for Pregnancy/Birth/Postpartum:

  • Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition by Lily Nichols

  • Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

  • Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin

  • Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds by Cynthia Gabriel

  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer

  • Latch: A Handbook for Breastfeeding with Confidence at Every Stage by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC

  • The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother by Amely Greevan, Heng Ou, and Marisa Belger

  • The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson

  • Vax Facts: What to Consider Before Vaccinating at All Ages & Stages of Life by Dr. Paul Thomas

  • The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decisions for Your Child by Dr. Robert Sears

Favorite Podcasts:

  • Down to Birth Podcast

  • The Birth Hour Podcast (listening to birth stories is the best way to educate yourself on your options!)

  • My Essential Birth Podcast

  • Birthing Instincts

  • Evidence Based Birth Podcast

  • Culture Apothecary

Favorite Websites:

  • spinningbabies.com (excellent resource if your baby is breech, transverse, or posterior positons)

  • bodyreadymethod.com

  • gilligansguide.com

  • evidencebasedbirth.com

  • leapfroggroup.org (look up the cesarean rate, episiotomy rate etc. of your hospital)

  • cesareanrates.org

Prepare & Educate yourself mama!

I like to look at birth as though you are training for a marathon. All of the hours you put into preparing your body and mind, will help you have an easier birth and a healthier baby. Moving and nourishing your body will prepare your body for labor and help get your baby in the optimal position.