Between Contractions

Amsy Dees + Stephanie Dawson
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Between Contractions is a real, honest space where we talk about the hard stuff—between the hard stuff. Hosted by Amsy Dees, a certified birth and postpartum doula and Stephanie Dawson, a board-certified lactation consultant, this podcast brings together expert insight and real-life experience. Each episode is filled with practical tips, thoughtful conversations, and authentic stories designed to empower families as they navigate pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey.

  1. 6d ago

    #39 -Returning to Work: What Nobody Tells You Until It's Too Late

    Nobody really wants to go back to work after having a baby. But for most families, it's not optional. In this episode, Amsy and Stephanie tackle one of the most stressful transitions in new parenthood — with practical advice on childcare, feeding on the job, bottle introduction, pump breaks, and a few things that didn't make it onto anyone else's list.  Start with childcare — before the baby comes:  Waitlists in Lakeland are running 12 to 15 months. If you haven't gotten on one yet, do it now — while you're still pregnant. The daycare math is brutal: infant rooms have the strictest ratios, which means they're the most expensive and the hardest to get into. A lot of families do the math and realize they're working just to pay the daycare bill. There are no easy answers here, but knowing this early gives you more options.  Protecting your supply when you return:  Know your rights under the PUMP Act — any employer with 50 or more employees is required to provide reasonable break time and a private space (not a bathroom) to pump. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees must apply for an exemption and prove extreme hardship to get out of it, which is a high bar.  Some states — California, New York, Illinois — have even stronger protections. Florida is not one of them, but the federal law is the floor, not the ceiling.  Remote workers have the same protections as in-office employees.  Transportation workers, certain airline crew, pilots, and specific railroad employees are partially or fully excluded — an unfortunate gap in the law.  Schedule a back-to-work lactation appointment:  This one deserves its own bullet. Before you go back, meet with an IBCLC to map out your pumping schedule, talk through your specific job situation, and make sure your supply is protected during the transition. Don't wait until things start to go sideways.  On bottle introduction:  Start earlier than you think — around 3 to 4 weeks is often a good window. Waiting too long is one of the most common reasons babies develop bottle refusal, which becomes a much harder problem to solve than just introducing it early. If you're already dealing with bottle refusal, Rachel O'Brien is a specialist who works virtually and is considered one of the best in this specific area.  Daycare and bottle logistics:  Check your daycare's bottle policy before you fall in love with a particular brand. Many daycares won't accept glass bottles — but a stainless steel alternative with the right collar and nipple combination can often be a workable solution. Work this out before your first day back, not during it.  On accidentally leaving a baby in a car:  This section of the episode is important. It happens to loving, well-meaning, sleep-deprived parents who are simply on autopilot. It is not a sign of bad parenting — it's a sign of a routine disruption during a period of extreme sleep deprivation. Build a system: a daycare app that sends drop-off notifications, putting your shoe or bag in the backseat, anything that forces a pause. Build the habit now, before you're running on four hours of sleep and a cold cup of coffee.  Check out the blog from Rachel O’Brien, an IBCLC that Stephanie recommends for trainings: https://www.rachelobrienibclc.com/blog/    Follow Our Socials Facebook: Between Contractions Podcast  Instagram: Between Contractions Podcast  Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠    DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #39 -Returning to Work: What Nobody Tells You Until It's Too Late

  2. Sep 17

    #38 - Destiny's Story: A Birth Center Birth, a Hurricane, and Learning to Ask for Support 

    In this episode, Amsy and Stephanie sit down with their friend and fellow doula Destiny Perez for a conversation that covers nearly a decade of perspective — from a surprise pregnancy she wasn't ready for, to a birth center birth during a hurricane, to the postpartum season that changed the entire trajectory of her life.  Destiny is a birth doula, childbirth educator, and Lakeland local who knew from age 17 — after hearing a friend talk about midwifery care — that she wanted an out-of-hospital birth. When the time came with her daughter, now almost nine, she made it happen. Getting her husband on board was a slower process. The tour of the birth center helped. Watching The Business of Being Born sealed it.  The pregnancy: Destiny is refreshingly honest: she didn't enjoy being pregnant. She was sick for most of it, had back pain early on, and called her midwives constantly with questions she now laughs about. She also ate an alarming number of raw s'mores — graham cracker, chocolate, marshmallow, no heat source required. Penny still loves marshmallows and chocolate. The data checks out.  The birth: Destiny went into labor during a hurricane — which, as she points out, is not something most first-time moms think to plan for. The timing question alone was stressful: leave too early and you're sitting in a birth center while the storm builds; leave too late and you're driving through it. She reflects on how differently things might have gone in a hospital setting, where a 4am water break would likely have meant pitocin and a delivery by afternoon — versus the step-by-step, patient process she experienced with her midwifery team.  Labor itself was long, intense, and transformative. Destiny leaned into the support of her team, and came out the other side with a clarity about birth and about herself that led her directly into doula work.  Postpartum: Beautiful and hard in equal measure. She loved nursing — deeply, genuinely. And five weeks in, sitting on the couch with her husband, they made the decision she hadn't planned on: she wasn't going back to work. She stayed home with her daughter for as long as they could make it work. It was a sacrifice. She doesn't regret it.  What she wishes she'd had: Destiny's advice to first-time parents is simple and specific: invest in your support instead of your stuff. Prenatal lactation appointments. A doula — and she didn't know sliding scale was an option, so she never even looked into it. Therapy. Pelvic floor PT. All the things she now helps other families access, she didn't know to ask for herself. The nursery got used less than the couch. The crib collected dust. The support would have mattered.  Check out the Business Of Being Born Documentary HERE! Listen to our hurricane prep episode!  Spotify  Apple  Find Destiny Perez  Instagram: @destinyperezdoula  Follow Our Socials  Facebook: Between Contractions Podcast  Instagram: Between Contractions Podcast  Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #38 - Destiny's Story: A Birth Center Birth, a Hurricane, and Learning to Ask for Support 

  3. Sep 10

    #37 - What to Actually Pack in Your Hospital Bag

    Every doula gets asked the same question by every client: what do I actually need in my hospital bag? The online lists exist, but they leave everyone wondering what's missing, what's overkill, and what they'll actually use. So Amsy sat down to go through it — category by category — so you can send this episode to your pregnant friend instead of typing it all out again.  Documents & essentials: ID, insurance card, phone, extra long charger, and two printed copies of your birth plan. Pro tip: have your partner memorize the intake questions ahead of time. Nobody wants to answer the same questions four times while contracting. Labor comfort: Battery-operated candles, a TENS unit, spiky balls, an eye mask or sunglasses (bright lights are a hormone disrupter), earplugs, lip balm, hair ties with no metal, massage tools, essential oils, and your own pillows and blankets. Clothes: Skip the hospital gown — bring your own. Pack a robe, slippers, shower shoes, loose pajamas, nursing-friendly tops, and a going-home outfit. Bring more than you think you need. Snacks — their own category, as they should be: You are allowed to eat in labor. Pack granola bars, electrolyte packets, peanut butter pouches, honey sticks, and gum. Even if you don't touch anything during labor, you'll be glad you have snacks at 3am. Postpartum: Your own toiletries, your own nipple balm (skip the lanolin), and any medications including Tums — it takes forever for the hospital to bring them. For your partner: Layers, their own toiletries, charger, snacks, and their own pillow — they are not getting yours. Baby: Car seat installed, going-home outfit, your own baby soap. Less clothing than you think — newborns spend most of their time skin-to-skin or in just a diaper. Leave at home: A suitcase of baby clothes, multiple swaddles, your giant diaper box, and books. (Card game only if it's a long induction.) C-section bonus: High-waisted underwear, loose pants, slip-on shoes, and a pillow for the ride home. Final word: Have your partner pack the bag so they know where everything is. Leave the boppy and pump supplies in the car. And remember — it's not prison. You can have things delivered if you forget something. The most important things you'll bring are your support team and your flexibility. Download Stephanie's Breastfeeding Survival Guide HERE! Download the Labor & Delivery Admission Guide from Jen Hamilton at https://www.jenhamilton.co/resources  Follow Our Socials! ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #37 - What to Actually Pack in Your Hospital Bag

  4. Sep 3

    #36 - People Pleasing Is Ruining Your Birth Experience

    What if one of the biggest threats to your birth experience isn't your due date, your hospital, or your provider — but your inability to say no?  Amsy and Stephanie are back this week with an episode that is going to hit close to home for a lot of people. People pleasing isn't just a personality quirk. In pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, it can cost you your experience, your confidence, your feeding goals, and your sense of self. And the worst part? Most of us don't even realize we're doing it.  What is people pleasing, really? It's doing something you don't want to do — or not doing something you do want to do — because you're afraid of what someone else will think. It's self-abandonment dressed up as niceness. And from the moment we start going to pediatrician appointments as kids, we are trained to trust authority over our own instincts. By the time we're pregnant, that pattern is deeply grooved.  Where it shows up in pregnancy:  Saying yes to every event and every visitor even when your body is screaming no  Letting people touch your belly when you hate it  Choosing your OB, midwife, or hospital because your mom or sister or best friend wants you to — not because it's the right fit for you  Allowing people into your prenatal appointments when you'd rather go alone  Not asking the questions you actually have because the provider seems rushed and you don't want to be difficult  Ignoring your gut when something feels off because the doctor said it's fine  Where it shows up postpartum and in feeding:  Quitting breastfeeding because a relative is uncomfortable with it  Adding formula because a well-meaning grandma insists the baby is still hungry  Continuing to breastfeed long past when you're emotionally done — because someone else wants you to  Changing your entire feeding plan because your partner is uncomfortable with public nursing  A note on partners: People pleasing can happen even within a relationship you trust. When there's a disagreement about birth or feeding decisions, the hosts are clear: the person carrying the baby gets to make the call. Partners' fears and preferences matter and deserve respect — but ultimately it is her body, her birth, and she is the one who lives with the outcome.  Practical tools to start practicing:  Pause before you answer. Instead of an automatic "I'm fine" or "no we're good," take two seconds to actually assess. Start at the restaurant. Build from there.  Ask yourself three questions: Do I actually want this? Does it support my values? Am I just afraid to disappoint someone?  Remember: someone being disappointed does not mean you did something wrong. You will disappoint people as a parent. That is not a failure.  Start small: Decline one invitation. Say no to one visitor. Ask one extra question at your next appointment. Set one boundary in pregnancy, birth, or feeding. Repeat until it's second nature.  This episode pairs well with Episode 8 (the BRAIN acronym) and Episode 26 (building psychological capital) — go back and listen if you haven't.  Follow Our Socials! ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #36 - People Pleasing Is Ruining Your Birth Experience

  5. Aug 27

    #35 - Shane's Turn: A Dad's Perspective on Loss, Birth & Showing Up

    We've heard Carlee's story across two episodes. Now it's Shane's turn.  Shane Castro — husband, dad, and business development director — sits down with Amsy and Stephanie to share what the last two years have looked like from his side of the room. The losses, the C-section he never saw coming, the tongue tie journey, and what it actually means to show up for your partner when you don't always have the words.  This one is for the partners. And honestly, it's for anyone who has ever watched someone they love go through something hard and felt completely helpless.  On loss — from a dad's perspective: Shane is candid about something that doesn't get nearly enough airtime: grief looks different for partners, and that doesn't mean they're feeling it less. Watching Carlee go through the physical, mental, and emotional pain of miscarriage was in some ways harder than his own grief — because he couldn't fix it. And calling ten people to tell them the same devastating news over and over again after each loss? One of the hardest things he's ever done.  On celebrating in small steps: After multiple losses, Shane says he no longer celebrates a pregnancy announcement the way he used to. Now they celebrate each milestone: a heartbeat, a fetal pole, the NIPT results. Each step forward is its own small win. It's a reframe that's both heartbreaking and genuinely wise.  On the C-section: Shane was opposed to it — until he wasn't. The shift came with information. Once he understood that transverse meant a vaginal birth simply wasn't an option, and once he saw how the team showed up, his only goal became: get Carlee and Elias here safely. He still carries a quiet grief that she didn't get to experience labor the way she'd hoped. He names it plainly: he feels like she was robbed of that experience.  On being a support person: Shane had never been in a delivery room before. He didn't know what to expect, what to do, or how to help. He credits the Swann Collaborative team — Amsy, Stephanie, and the network they built around the Castros — with being the voice of reason throughout. He uses the word "turnkey" and means it: one referral led to the next, and suddenly they had a chiropractor, a pediatric dentist, a therapist, and a lactation consultant who all talked to each other.  On watching Carlee become a mom: This is where Shane gets quiet and then just — says something beautiful. There's the love you have for your partner, he says. And then there's a completely different kind of love for something you created together. Watching her care for their son, he says, is one of the things he is most grateful for in his life.  And yes — baby girl is on the way. Baby Castro is 13 weeks along. They're going in with their full team already assembled, a birth plan in progress, and the hard-won knowledge that even when things don't go to plan, you can still have a good experience.  Follow Our Socials! ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #35 - Shane's Turn: A Dad's Perspective on Loss, Birth & Showing Up

  6. Aug 20

    #34 - Carlee's Story: The Clipboard, the Comeback & Baby Number Two (Part 2)

    Carlee Castro is back for Part 2, and this one goes even deeper. What started as a birth story becomes something bigger: a conversation about postpartum anxiety, the pressure to track and control everything, the power of couples therapy, advocating for yourself in a waiting room with no underwear and a doctor who's already reaching for the prescription pad — and a baby who almost wasn't.  The clipboard: After coming home from the hospital, Carlee was documenting everything — every poop, every pee, every ounce pumped, every ounce consumed, down to the minute. The hospital had handed her a clipboard and told her to write it all down, and she did, because that's what you do when you're in survival mode and someone in authority tells you to. It took Stephanie quietly asking the right questions — and eventually telling her she could put it down — to break the cycle. Not everyone has someone to do that. And that, Carlee says, is exactly how postpartum mood disorders grow unchecked.  On postpartum care and what's missing: The six-week OB visit wasn't asking how she was coping. Nobody was asking about her mental health tools or mechanisms. It wasn't until she found her team — one referral leading to the next — that she started to feel held. Now she says she'll scream it from the rooftops for the rest of her life: find your village before you need it, and if you think you can't afford it, ask — because there are providers who accept Medicaid, take insurance, or can connect you with programs like Healthy Start.  On couples therapy: Carlee and Shane are in couples therapy — not because their marriage is in trouble, but because they became parents at the same time and had completely different experiences of the exact same events. The way Shane experienced her C-section and recovery is different from how she lived it. Therapy gave them language for that. Without it, she says, they would have lived the rest of their lives not knowing how the other person felt.  The story that stops everything: At some point during this pregnancy, Carlee started bleeding. Shane was out of state. She called an ambulance and sat alone in an ER waiting room for hours — no clothes, just a sheet — before a doctor told her it was an inevitable miscarriage and moved to give her medication. But Carlee stopped her. She asked: is there still a heartbeat? The answer was yes — 117 bpm, up from 110 earlier that day. She refused the medication. That baby is now 14 weeks along.  "Had I not gone through those terrible and gut-wrenching experiences, I would have trusted the doctor because they are a doctor and just gone with it. I wonder how many women out there would benefit from hearing someone talk about this. I think it could be lifesaving, literally."  And yes — baby number two is on the way. Officially announced on Carlee's birthday, August 9th. They're doing it again, this time with their full team already in place.  Find Carlee Castro Instagram: _carleecastro Follow Our Socials! ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #34 - Carlee's Story: The Clipboard, the Comeback & Baby Number Two (Part 2)

  7. Aug 13

    #33 - Carlee's Story — Breech, Unexpected Labor & Learning to Ask for Help (Part 1)

    This episode, Amsy and Stephanie sit down with Carlee Castro for the first of a two-part conversation about her journey through pregnancy loss, a breech baby, a scheduled C-section that didn't go as planned, and the postpartum experience that taught her more about herself than she ever expected.  Carlee and her husband Shane had a five-year plan. House, stable cars, babies. They moved fast — and by 2023 were trying to start their family. What followed were two pregnancy losses before their son arrived: one at eight weeks with a heartbeat that came in at 75, and one chemical pregnancy that was gone before she even made it to the doctor. By the time her son was born, Carlee had already learned things about grief, advocacy, and resilience that most people don't encounter until much later.  The pregnancy: Beautiful, by her own account — especially with the perspective that comes from loss. She was large from the beginning (her son was nearly 23 inches at birth), rarely sick, and genuinely loved being pregnant. Until 36 weeks, when he was found to be transverse. The scheduled C-section conversation began — and Carlee was angry.  "I said, I do not want a C-section. That was the very last thing I'd ever want."  She spent weeks doing handstands in the pool, trying spinning babies techniques, willing him to move. He didn't. And with time, she made peace with it.  The birth: Just as the C-section was scheduled and the plan was in place — she went into labor. What followed was a cascade of unexpected events including pre-eclampsia, magnesium treatment that left her unable to open her eyes without the room spinning, and one of the hardest nights of her life: alone in the hospital, on mag, unable to see, having dropped her call light and her phone, hearing other moms give birth next door, trying to dial an extension she couldn't read to reach a nurse who didn't come for two hours.  "I would have sat there in silence until my husband got there the next day."  It was also — unexpectedly — the beginning of learning to ask for help.  On building a care team: One of the most meaningful threads of this episode is Carlee's reflection on what she wishes she'd had in place before birth — therapy, chiropractic care, lactation support — and how finding the Swan Collaborative after the fact changed everything. The difference between Googling at 2am while pumping every two hours, and already having a trusted team who knows who to refer you to.  Tune in next week for Part 2 — breastfeeding challenges, partnering through the hard stuff.    Follow Our Socials! ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #33 - Carlee's Story — Breech, Unexpected Labor & Learning to Ask for Help (Part 1)

  8. Aug 6

    #32 - Our Dream Hospital: A Wishlist from Two People Who've Seen Too Many That Fall Short

    There's a new hospital opening locally, and everyone wants to know: does it have tubs? Does it have showers? Is it actually going to be different? Amsy and Stephanie took that energy and ran with it — building out their full dream hospital wishlist, room by room, from labor and delivery all the way to the doula lounge they desperately need someone to build.  Some of this is realistic. Some of it is aspirational. All of it is overdue.  Labor & Delivery rooms:  Built-in soaking tubs in every room — large, comfortable, with a place to lean, a seat, and yes, a cup holder  Walk-in showers big enough to sit in with a birth ball, with multiple shower heads including a rain shower  Adjustable dimmable lighting, twinkle lights, and Galaxy projectors — or full LED projection ceilings showing stars, oceans, or fields of flowers (the technology exists, people)  Plus-size friendly beds that are actually long enough, because the current ones are not  Yoga mats, birth balls, peanut balls, birth stools, and birthing stools in every single room — not one shared set for the whole unit that may or may not be inflated  Mounted labor support bars and rebozo hooks for squatting, hanging, and leaning  Wireless fetal monitors that actually work, with a real option for intermittent monitoring for those who want it (continuous fetal monitoring is associated with increased C-section rates)  Soundproofed rooms — because hearing someone else's labor or a baby crying when you're just starting out or recovering from a C-section without your baby is genuinely harmful  Staffing & culture:  Midwifery-led units for low-risk laboring people, which is how most uncomplicated births should be managed  Spinning Babies trained nurses — or at minimum, some kind of physiological birth training so staff know how to use positioning to get babies into optimal alignment  C-section experience:  Maternal-assisted C-sections available for those who want them — where mom scrubs in, puts on sterile gloves, and delivers her own baby out of her abdomen. Not for everyone, but for those who want it, it can completely transform the experience  Clear drapes as an option for those who want to see without being fully hands-on  Skin-to-skin as the default, not something you have to ask for  The newborn exam done where mom can actually see it — not behind a drape or in a separate room with a window  Partners and doulas in the OR the entire time, including during the spinal placement  Postpartum:  Lactation support that doesn't disappear when you go home — in-hospital IBCLCs are great, but what happens at day five when you're on your own?  A culture that genuinely treats doulas as collaborative members of the birth team, per ACOG's own recommendations  For doulas specifically (Amsy's personal wishlist):  Badge access so she's not waiting in a security line when someone is crowning  A dedicated doula lounge with a bed and a massage chair for those long overnight labors when mom is sleeping but she can't leave  A 24-hour cafeteria that delivers, because the current situation of everything closing at 2am and reopening at 6am leaves a significant gap during the exact hours when most babies are born  A comfort cart stocked with coping tools — wooden combs, twinkle candles, a Galaxy projector, essential oils — for families who don't have a doula bringing those supplies  Amsy is drafting the email to hospital administrators. We'll keep you posted.  Follow Our Socials! ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ Find Amsy Dees  Website: ⁠amsydeesdoula.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@amsydees.doula⁠  Find Stephanie Dawson  Website: ⁠growlakeland.com⁠  Instagram: ⁠@grow.lakeland⁠   DISCLAMER: The views shared on this podcast are our own and do not represent any specific organization. This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider for guidance specific to your care.

    #32 - Our Dream Hospital: A Wishlist from Two People Who've Seen Too Many That Fall Short
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Between Contractions is a real, honest space where we talk about the hard stuff—between the hard stuff. Hosted by Amsy Dees, a certified birth and postpartum doula and Stephanie Dawson, a board-certified lactation consultant, this podcast brings together expert insight and real-life experience. Each episode is filled with practical tips, thoughtful conversations, and authentic stories designed to empower families as they navigate pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey.

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  • Creator
    Amsy Dees + Stephanie Dawson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Amsy Dees + Stephanie Dawson
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