What is Lying-in? A Plan for Postpartum Recovery and Support – Podcast Ep 18
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What is Lying-in? A Plan for Postpartum Recovery and Support – Podcast Ep 18

This podcast episode shares how to create a plan for lying-in and tips on how to make the most out of your postpartum period.

Sponsored by: Earth Mama Organics logo featuring the brand name in gray lowercase letters with a stylized heart-shaped flower above and the word 'Organics' below in green uppercase letters, evoking a sense of calm akin to lying-in after childbirth.
Published October 1, 2019

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick® | Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Baby Planner
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It’s common for expecting parents to prepare for pregnancy and childbirth, but what happens after the baby is born? The postpartum period, traditionally referred to as “lying-in,” is a time to bond with your newborn and establish a connection that will last a lifetime. It’s also a time to rest and let your body heal.

In today’s episode, we’ve partnered with our friends at Earth Mama, and we’re discussing how to create a plan for lying-in and tips on how to make the most out of your postpartum period.

Earth Mama Organics is a company we know and recommend to all expecting and new families. They harness nature’s herbal remedies to effectively support the common indignities of the entire pregnancy journey, postpartum period, breastfeeding, and baby care.

By combining generations of women’s wisdom with traditional plant medicine, Earth Mama offers certified organic herbal teas, soaps, balms, lotions, soothing sprays, and the first Non-GMO Project Verified nipple butter, including a vegan nipple butter!

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Hospitals have even selected their products for the most fragile newborns in the NICU. We love that. They have also safely nurtured women, their babies, and their families for over a decade. We are thrilled to discuss this important topic, which we believe more families need to prepare for.

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Nina Spears is The Baby Chick® and the Founder and CEO of Baby Chick®. She began her career supporting families in 2011 after earning her baby planning certification and attending her first births that same year. Since then, she has earned her birth and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her perinatal nutrition expert certification through The Professional Perinatal Nutrition Program, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among others.

Early in her career, one of Nina’s birth doula clients affectionately referred to her as “the baby chick — the ‘chick’ who works with moms and babies.” The nickname stuck and later inspired the creation of Baby Chick, which has grown…

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