Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC

After genetic counseling, IVF, and embryo testing, Jennifer Veatch welcomes her first baby and tells the story of the birth. Listen here: bit.ly/3UJpo2v

Military spouse and stay-at-home mom Mackenzie Hyduke discusses her three pregnancy and birth experiences including learning to advocate for yourself, building your village, and learning adaptability when very little in life stays put. Listen here: bit.ly/4i1235d

After witnessing her first births while shadowing an obstetrician, Dr. Estefania Magallanes came away thinking she may not want to have children at all. She joins the podcast to discuss her path to caring for pregnant patients, babies, and families as a chiropractor in Los Angeles. Listen here: bit.ly/3WbOvLz

After her own experience with hypermesis gravidarum, clinical professor and leading researcher Marlena Fejzo discusses her own pregnancies and how she built on her own background in genetics and women's studies to find out what causes the condition and how it may be prevented. Listen here: bit.ly/4yGXBOY

Kelly Meehan grew up as a highly sensitive child in a household shaped by caregiving and uncertainty. After surviving one traumatic birth, she found healing through a second birth and now works to help people connect deeply with their babies on an intuitional and spiritual level. Listen here: shorturl.at/U6XI8

In part two of her story, Parul Somani returns to discuss how her life changed dramatically after giving birth for the second time, after a seemingly perfect Cesarean birth. bit.ly/3QuSjVK

With an elite education and a high powered career, careful planner Parul Somani discusses pregnancy, motherhood, and what happens when control slips out of reach. bit.ly/4ehuQk9

Former nurse Lia Butler found herself fighting to be heard in her own journey to motherhood. She discusses learning a powerful lesson about trusting instincts and advocating for oneself during pregnancy. Listen here: bit.ly/4uSHk7N

Growing with HeHe, episode 28: HeHe navigates the emotional highs and lows of late pregnancy, from tears over Instagram posts and missing comfort foods to intense pelvic and urethral pressure that feels like something is pressing on her urethra. Braxton Hicks contractions are increasing day and night, with magnesium offering limited relief. Amid the intensity, practical progress continues: her full birth team completed a dry run, her birth tub has been ordered, and she’s begun push prep with her pelvic floor physical therapist. Thoughtful postpartum planning is also underway, including meal services and visitor boundaries, making the approaching arrival feel very real. Watch here: bit.ly/4egJAzx

Growing with Garrett, episode 41: In the series finale of Growing with Garrett, Garrett reflects on life one month postpartum with her daughter Summer and how different this experience has been from her first. While her previous postpartum was physically and emotionally overwhelming, this time she describes feeling supported, grounded, and deeply grateful despite a complex birth and early challenges like intense feeding contractions and neurological-type pains. With strong support systems in place including family help, lactation consulting, and postpartum services, she moves through early motherhood with more ease, flexibility, and self-trust, letting go of rigid recovery expectations. Watch here: bit.ly/49trxDK

What if the biggest threat to your health didn’t come with a warning? Mother of two Zuleyma Santos had a pregnancy and postpartum journey that suddenly turned life altering, testing her strength and instincts. Listen here: bit.ly/4dVcl3B

Growing with HeHe, episode 27: HeHe moves firmly into the birth window, sharing the mix of excitement and physical discomfort that marks late pregnancy. With her belly dropped, she experiences heavy vaginal and rectal pressure, though overall feels well. As maternity leave continues, she focuses on gentle labor prep with red raspberry leaf tea, dates, and other rituals. Conversations with Dr. Berlin cover intimacy in late pregnancy, finishing the nursery, and early colostrum collection. She highlights how a belly band eases pelvic pressure and reflects on savoring quiet “just us” moments with her husband before the baby arrives. The episode captures a calm, grounded anticipation, the reflective pause before everything changes. Watch here: bit.ly/3REkWzW

Growing with Garrett, episode 40: Garrett shares the full birth story of her daughter, Summer, beginning with an unexpected admission at 41 weeks after a failed BPP and unclear communication. What follows is a long induction with misoprostol, intense contractions, and minimal progress, leading to exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, and ultimately an epidural. After hours of labor with little change, everything shifts suddenly: she reaches 10 centimeters late that night and delivers Summer shortly after 1:30 AM. In this raw account, Garrett reflects on a physically and emotionally intense birth that ultimately ended in deep gratitude and awe. Watch here: bit.ly/4d7NYR1

Growing with HeHe, episode 26: HeHe reflects on the transition into maternity leave while navigating the final weeks of pregnancy amid home construction chaos. She shares the mental challenge of “trust falling” from her business and adjusting to the unusual quiet of not working around the clock. Physically, she experiences her baby’s hiccups, increasing heartburn, and early Braxton Hicks contractions, with relief found through magnesium, her husband’s Italian “brisky” remedy, kinesio taping, and weekly acupuncture for balance and rest. She also discusses minimal prenatal care with her midwives, staying calm amid dust and disarray, and celebrating her baby shower with friends and family as she approaches 36 weeks, embracing both preparation and anticipation. Watch here: bit.ly/4tXN6nV

Growing with Garrett, episode 39: Garrett discusses pregnancy from 40 to 41 weeks, navigating daily monitoring and growing pressure to induce due to IVF despite reassuring tests. Exhausted but intent on avoiding intervention, she follows her intuition when something feels off at 41 weeks. After a final BPP leads to unexpected findings and a long, emotionally charged day in triage, she learns she won’t be going home. This episode reflects on the liminal space of waiting in late pregnancy, and the clarity that can come from trusting intuition even when clinical data appears normal. Watch here: bit.ly/48Q7qiE

Growing with HeHe, episode 25: HeHe shares meaningful milestones and major transitions. Baby experiences hiccups for the first time. After finally trying bright pink KT tape, she’s surprised by how much it eases her back pain and heartburn, making sleep far more comfortable. This week also marks her final full week of work before maternity leave, as she reflects on shifting from “caretaker HeHe” to “mama HeHe,” trusting her team, and carving out space for meditation, birth prep, and nesting. With others noticing her belly dropping lower and strangers warmly connecting over her pregnancy, she embraces the love and community around her. Watch here: bit.ly/4uDCuL2

Growing with Garrett, episode 38: At 39 weeks, Garrett feels strong but faces pressure to induce due to IVF despite reassuring testing and a closed cervix. She reflects on informed consent and advocating for her preferences. She focuses on gentle movement, bodywork, and wrapping up life and work while navigating late-pregnancy aches. Trusting her intuition, she’s hoping for spontaneous labor with a backup induction plan at 41 weeks. Watch here: bit.ly/4uwVtGV