PUSHING IT

All characters and events depicted in this show are entirely fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

We all know how it starts, a dramatic splash of water breaking, blood curdling screams and suddenly a baby's head emerges. TV birth is drama filled and action packed. Normal and safe makes for boring television but it's what real birth typically looks like.

Show Notes

 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 lot of drama. There’s so much about television birth that leaves us uniformed about the realities of birth. Jen and Alise pick apart TV birth and discuss the hazards of relying on the messages we receive through tv and film. Find out other ways to replace that information with facts and prepare for real birth.

Don’t miss hearing Alise and Jen bring there amazing acting skills to the show as they act out TV birth. Alise goes into fake labor into the grocery store! Jen races her to hospital just as the baby is crowning. Soon after, a 4 month old baby is born without an umbilical cord, just like on TV! You definitely  don’t want to miss a minute of this.

What is PUSHING IT?

Pushing It 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 Professionals who believe there is no "right" way to birth or parent. Jen and Alise have your back because 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.