In this episode, we have Anne Margolis as a guest: a certified nurse midwife (CNM) and holistic practitioner with 30+ years of experience, and the creator of the Love Your Birth online course.

Anne brings both deep clinical expertise and an unshakeable belief in the body's natural capacity to birth — and this conversation is exactly the kind of honest, empowering, evidence-based guidance that every pregnant woman deserves to hear long before she walks into a delivery room.

Whether you're planning a home birth, a hospital birth, hoping for natural labor, or open to an epidural — this episode is for you.

From the shocking gap between US maternity outcomes and the rest of the developed world, to spinning babies, the resting phase of labor, coached vs instinctual pushing, fear work, doulas, and the gentle C-section — Anne and Annabella cover everything the system rarely takes the time to explain.

Find Anne at @homesweethomebirth on Instagram. Her book Natural Birth Secrets and the Love Your Birth online course are available at homesweethomebirth.com.

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Boobs, Bottles & Everything In Between

This episode is sponsored by Lola & Lykke. Visit lolalykke.com to find out more.

Feeding your baby is one of the most talked-about topics in early parenthood — and somehow still one of the least well-supported. In this episode, we have Olivia Hinge as a guest: a certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) and NHS midwife, mother of three and an author.

Olivia brings both clinical expertise and hard-won personal experience to every question — and this conversation is exactly the kind of honest, practical, non-judgmental support that so many new parents are desperately searching for.

Whether you're breastfeeding, formula feeding, combination feeding, or still figuring it out, this episode is for you.

Find Olivia at @olivia_lactation_consultant on Instagram. Her book A Judgment-Free Guide to Feeding Your Baby: Boobs, Bottles and All is available now.

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Registered dietician Lily Nichols joins The Tiny Big Joys to challenge the pregnancy nutrition advice most women are still receiving — food safety rules, gestational diabetes, prenatal vitamins, iron, and why egg yolks matter more than anyone tells you. She covers what conventional guidelines get wrong, what to actually eat, and the three things every pregnant woman should start doing today. Evidence-based and reassuring.

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