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PUSHINGit
by Alise McAllister
The PUSHINGit Podcast is here to help you bring your "F" word (AKA flexibility) to birth, find courage, and gain a sense of humor. Jen and Alise get honest and real about pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby. Finally, a podcast for everyone else having a baby that wants the down and dirty truth from pros who believe there is no "right" way to birth or parent. Jen and Alise have your back. If you can't laugh without peeing yourself, you might as well laugh at yourself while doing it. Birth is never boring, learning about shouldn't be either.
Episodes
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Fear and Trust in Birth: It doesn't have to be one or the other
You didn't try to make your baby to grow, you simply trusted that all of their organs would develop week by week. While there's much we can do to prepare, we discuss whether it's necessary to banish all fear in regard to birth.
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What Your Friends or the Movies Didn't Tell You About Birth
Jen & Alise are back to being your friends again and giving you all the information you need to know to give birth. You can’t will your cervix into a juicy pear or into a dilated cervix and they will tell you why. This week they are giving you tons of information on how to navigate labor and how…
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Tips and Tricks for the Holidays
How to survive the holidays while pregnant Find comfortable clothes for holiday parties. - can rewear in labor! Fun mocktails (especially if you aren’t sharing your pregnancy yet) https://coleycooks.com/cran-clem/...
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Talking Breastfeeding with Goldilacts
In a world full of "Breast is Best" we are constantly surrounded by stories of breastfeeding struggles and challenges. Candice of Goldilacts joins Jen and Alise this week to bring balance and inspiration to those feeling defeated before even starting. She's full of great ideas on ways to prepare...
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I'm at the Hospital, now what?
This week we're talking about: That car ride could be pretty challenging. If it’s not, you’re probably going to soon Drop and roll or park and waddle? We're discussing the benefits of walking together into the hospital or dropping the laboring person at the front door and parking the car. If you...
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Unapologetically unedited musings from the minivan. This week: expectations.
Unapologetically unedited musings from the minivan. This week: expectations.
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Mini Van Mini #6
Make new friends but keep the old
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Having ANOTHER Baby!
Wondering how you’ll ever survive adding a second? This week Jen and Alise are covering everything from common worries to life hacks to get you through. We’ve packed this episode full of confidence building and tried and true tips to help you not just survive, but thrive when your second (or…
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Mini Van Mini #5: Sex During Pregnancy
We are talking about sex in pregnancy in the minivan today. We promise to not get too graphic but enough to make us blush.
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The Moment After Birth
On television, the baby comes up to mom, the soft sounds of the harp comes from the background and mom expresses how her life is now complete. This week Jen and Alise discuss what those moments after birth really look like. Sometimes they are filled with tears, sometimes with exhaustion, laughter...
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Mini Van Mini #4: The First Trimester
This week we are discussing the secret trimester. The first trimester might be a little secret that you are keeping to yourself or sharing with only a few people. It may be a time of exhaustion or nausea. We are covering all of the possibilities and some of our own experiences. Don't miss Jen's...
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Baby Brains, Development, and Toys!
Jessica, of Lovevery is our guest this week and talking about baby development. We are covering everything from what toys are helpful in the early days and months, to the importance of playing with pots and pans. We love her judgment-free approach to parenting and choosing what works for you....
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Minivan Mini #3
No show notes, but great content!
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How to Support Your Partner: The One Growing the Baby
It’s okay to listen too but this week we are talking to the sweetie in your life. Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s helpful and how to prepare. We’ve got a solid list of things that will make your honey feel more prepared to support you and support themselves physically and emotionally through...
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Minivan Mini: Episode 2
Jen’s got issues with “natural” birth.
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Hilariously Infertile with Karen Jefferies
Karen is a teacher by day and finding the funny in infertility by night. This week she tells Jen and Alise how she finds humor where so many find heartbreak, as well as wisdom for getting through the journey. Everyone will certainly relate to awkward stories of doctor's visits but what happens…
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Minivan Mini: episode 1
We're trying something out- musing about life.... from the minivan. Unscripted, unedited, just as we are!
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Not JUST Another Pregnancy To-Do List
Pick your birth team. Seriously, not the team your mother in law wants. The one you want! Do you want a doula? Get one. Finalize your provider (Midwife or OB). It’s not too late to switch if you feel like it's not the best fit (until the final weeks). You don’t owe it to your provider to see…
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All The Feels
We know that you can always count on your girlfriends for a good cry. So here we are this week, ready to shed a few tears, complain a little, swear a lot and commiserate about how rough it is to create human life. We can also promise you a few good laughs and to change your grocery shopping...
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Things Your Friends Didn't Tell You About Pregnancy
When it comes to hearing the juicy details, we can rely on our friends for a lot of things, but the truth about pregnancy isn’t one of them. Sure, your friends told you about swollen ankles and morning sickness but they probably never told you about finding foods that really worked with morning...
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Finding Your Power In Labor
You've got the power! In fact, it's been there all along my dear, and we will help you find it. Maybe you need a cape, some red lipstick or a really solid birth plan. No matter what calls to you or what type of birth you want, you can always find your power. Jen and Alise offer useful tips for...
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Birth Porn... So good we brought it back!
The "birth" version of porn is only showing the world large breasts with large nipples and “perfect” bodies. This is a realistic view but only a snapshot. This isn’t a big picture view. This is another form of mom guilt. How do you live in the moment and stay authentic to who you are and what you...
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Whoa, Did That Just Come Out Of Me?
Alise and Jen are soaking up the final weeks of summer here in Seattle so we are revisiting their favorite past episodes. 10 things that will come out of your body during labor and birth that will make you say, "whoa, did that just come out of me". Birth, like parenthood, can be messy. Don't get...
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Postpartum Rules To Live By
The words "bounce back" are like nails down a chalkboard to Jen and Alise. It took a lot of time, restless legs, pickles and ice cream and big changes to grow a baby. You can't expect to bounce back to where you started overnight. You're best shot at healing is front loading your rest and…
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Labor Pain: Caution, This Might Hurt
We all have that friend who has a cousin who had a pain-free birth and the baby just "fell out". But is that how it really works? Why does it have to hurt? Jen and Alise have the answers this week. They are discussing the variations in pain and your options for managing pain. They are talking…
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Choosing what matters to YOU in birth.
What other people give a f*ck about doesn’t matter! Your birth doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s birth. Hear about Alise’s mind altering experience - She felt equal amounts of internal pressure to look a certain way. You may not feel connected to your body all through birth, you can rock…
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Special Guest: The Uterus
Alise sits down for a very important interview with a cranky uterus. If you think your job is hard, wait until you hear what she's expected to do- grow, share space with several neighbors, contract at appropriate times, behave, shrink... The expectations are high! This week, Jen is out and Alise...
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What YOU need during pregnancy ('cause there's plenty of marketing for your baby)
Get a water bottle! Save the earth and save your uterus from non-progressing contractions in the 3rd trimester! You need some thick skin otherwise known as resilience.- folks are gonna have opinions but actually they may just wanna engage. Compassion.... Self-compassion. Your lifestyle is gonna…
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Summer Survival Guide
Ahh, the sounds of summer. The clink of the ice in the endless glasses of water that you're drinking,
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Our Parenting Confessions
Warning: No children were permanently harmed in the making of this episode. No harm was done but Jen and Alise have been part of some poison control calls, fire pit vomit, bumps to the head, water to the face and a whole lot of tears for all. In spite of it all, they are here and mostly okay with...
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How To Birth Like A Badass
Alise got a not so mysterious text telling her how brilliant her idea was. For that moment, she felt amazing, heard, supported and down right badass. That's when she realized that every birthing person needs to have all of these things in birth to. So this week, Jen and Alise to the recipe for...
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Induction: Get.Out. Baby!
Jen and Alise have you covered if you're in need of a baby eviction, aka induction. If only babies would just do what we told them! We are covering everything from what to pack to what to ask your provider when the topic comes up. This week, pull out your pad of paper and take some notes. You may...
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A Postpartum Journey with Aly Thayer
This week's powerful episode features our guest, Aly Thayer. Aly shares her powerful story of how she suffered from postpartum depression after her daughter was born. In her interview, Aly openly shares about the struggles she faced and ultimately overcame. Her experience was the root of her...
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Self Care: It's Time To Show Yourself Some Love
Jen is feeling extra sleepy this week and it looks like she forgot to care for herself. Learn to no t put yourself last on the list of people to care for. We know that not everyday can be a spa day. Learn new ways to learn self care, from tea on porch or going to bed early, we've got ideas to fit...
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Weird and Amazing Babies
Sometimes the things that makes babies so amazing are also the things that makes babies so weird. Alise and Jen have a list of the top 10 weirdest baby features. Everything from, how they get their cone heads to how the figure out how to nurse, is on the list. You're sure to be amazed and a…
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Getting Real with Jamie Otis.
Jamie Otis is more than a celebrity that lives a life we all want to live. She's a real life, kick-ass woman who we should all want to have as our BFF. She's on a mission to normalize the conversation around life after baby, searching for balance, fertility and even opening up about hemorrhoids....
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Packing a Hospital Bag: Kitchen sink needed?
Jen is certain that it okay to be a minimalist and offers up her list of the bare essentials for your hospital bag. Alise prefers to always pack as though she's going to travel internationally for a few weeks. After all, you never know when you're going to need twinkle lights, an essential oil...
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Modesty Revealed
Alise and Jen are breaking birth modesty down into three tiers, or rather, three clubs. 3 tiers of modesty Staying dressed and with a lap cover Staying dressed but not giving a damn once we start pushing The naked stage of labor begins in early labor Everyone has their own comfort zone when it...
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Questions You Were Too Afraid To Ask In Pregnancy
Have you wanted to know if you were really going to poop in labor and how that would all go down? We bet you did but you never wanted to ask. That certainly isn't at the top of the list in your short prenatal visit. But back, far back in your mind, you might be wondering. Wonder no more our...
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The "Right" episode ('Cause Jen is human): 10 things NOT to do in Labor
Jen and Alise are feeling rebellious. They've decided they are sick and tired of everyone handing out advice. This week, they stayed up past their bedtime, drank caffeine after 3 pm, gave the side eye to annoying people who drive with attitude and decided to bring that rebellious streak to...
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10 Things NOT To Do In Labor
Jen and Alise are feeling rebellious. They've decided they are sick and tired of everyone handing out advice. This week, they stayed up past their bedtime, drank caffeine after 3pm, gave the side eye to annoying people who drive with attitude and decided to bring that rebellious streak to...
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Real Facts About Real Food With Lily Nichols
At the first signs of pregnancy, many parents are quickly gathering the newest research on car seats, finding the best pediatricians and perfecting their birth plans. Few pause to ask if what we've told year after year about pregnancy nutrition is really the best. This week we have author Real…
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Your Amazing Cervix - Magic School Bus Style!
A quick anatomy lesson went haywire when Jen and Alise realized that most women don't have down their basic anatomy before they give birth. There are far too many women walking the streets believing that we pee out of the vagina. To stop that rumor here, the ladies do a simple and humorous…
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How To Be A Kick Ass Birth Partner After The Baby Arrives
Partners, this episode is for you. We see you and we know your job is big here. It can be hard t find balance between your own sleep, recovery from your experience with the birth and meeting your needs. We know the your new role also means taking care of the birth mom, the baby and the household....
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How To Be A Kick Ass Birth Partner
The first rule of being a kick ass birth partner is, be yourself! Don’t try to be someone else. Show up as your yourself. No superhero capes! Just your best self. Compassion and empathy goes a long way. Just like she had no idea what this would feel like, you can’t imagine it either. Labor can…
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TV Birth: All Events Depicted In This Show Are Fictitious. Any Similarity Is Purely Coincidental
Fast, loud, out of control and always an emergency. If you’ve left your knowledge of birth up to television and film, these are the things you’ll believe are true about birth. Real birth just doesn’t work for a sitcom or a rom-com. It’s long, uneventful often and typically doesn’t involve a whole...
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Fear and Trust in Birth
You didn't try to make your baby to grow, you simply trusted that all of their organs would develop week by week. While there's much we can do to prepare, we discuss whether it's necessary to banish all fear in reagard to birth.
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That's Not What Friends Are For
We think your BFF is just the best too. Alise might even agree that your that your BFF is better than most cupcakes. We want your BFF to be your BFF and your partner to be your partner at your birth and not have the pressure having to tell you to sit on the toilet so that baby can move down....
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WTF Just Happened To My Body: Postpartum
The "WTF just happened to my body" stage is your mom friends' best kept secret. It's the stuff nobody tells you about, celebrities don't seem to experience and everyone else has to go through after bringing a tiny person out o their body. This week's episode is the top 10 WTFs you can expect.…
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Identity: Becoming Mom and Losing yourself
Becoming a mom doesn't mean that you will live a lifetime of mom pants, unflattering nursing bras and only hang out in mommy and me groups. Today's episode is a remind that this is a time of shifting and change. Your body and identity is changing quickly and you maybe begin to wonder who you are....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The PUSHINGit Podcast is here to help you bring your "F" word (AKA flexibility) to birth, find courage, and gain a sense of humor. Jen and Alise get honest and real about pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby. Finally, a podcast for everyone else having a baby that wants the down and dirty truth from pros who believe there is no "right" way to birth or parent. Jen and Alise have your back. If you can't laugh without peeing yourself, you might as well laugh at yourself while doing it. Birth is never boring, learning about shouldn't be either.
HOSTED BY
Alise McAllister
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The PUSHINGit Podcast is here to help you bring your "F" word (AKA flexibility) to birth, find courage, and gain a sense of humor. Jen and Alise get honest and real about pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby. Finally, a podcast for everyone else having a baby that wants the down and dirty truth...
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PUSHINGit is created and hosted by Alise McAllister.
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