Top 5 Pregnancy Myths - Debunked!

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ever heard someone say you're “eating for two”? Or that once you’ve had a cesarean, you’ll always have to? Let’s set the record straight, friend! In this episode, I’m breaking down five of the most common pregnancy myths that are still floating around out there—and giving you the real, evidence-based truth (with a side of tough love and encouragement, of course). ✨ You don’t need to follow all the advice being thrown your way. You just need good information and a whole lot of trust in your in...

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0:00.0	It's actually our babies that give the signal that tell us when it's time.
0:03.7	And so leaving Mother Nature alone and trusting the process is just part of it.
0:09.4	Now, I can give you guys all the things to do to prep your body and to prep your cervix and all that stuff.
0:14.3	But even if you did none of those things, you would still go into labor.
0:18.5	So it's just really, really important to trust the process.
0:26.9	Getting pregnant and giving birth are two of the most exciting things you can ever hope to
0:32.0	experience in this life. The moment you think you could be pregnant, you're frantically
0:36.1	searching for all the best information, which is why you're here today.
0:40.1	I'm Stephanie King and with my many years of experience as a professional childbirth educator, doula, and lover of all things, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, I'm here to make preparing for your birth enjoyable, empowering, and totally easy. Each week, I'll cover different
0:56.2	topics, interview professionals, and get into the nitty-gritty birth stories from Mamas just like you.
1:02.3	And when you're ready for more, you can join me in the My Essential Birth course at MyEessentialbirth.com,
1:08.0	where I take you step by step through exactly how to prepare your mind,
1:12.3	body, spirit, and partner for a birth you love. So let's get started.
1:20.9	Hello, and welcome back to the Pregnancy and Birth made easy podcast. This week's topic is pretty
1:29.3	exciting. I think it's something that every mom needs to hear about. And that is the top five
1:34.9	pregnancy myths. Now, if you are here with me and you have not downloaded the three exercise
1:40.2	guide, I need you to do that right now. It is the thing that's going to prepare you to have an
1:44.5	easier and more comfortable birth. So I'll put a link below, but you can head to myessentialbirth.com
1:49.6	forward slash three dash exercises. Download the guide. You get a whole week of freebies,
1:55.0	videos, audio stuff, all kinds of things that are going to help you prepare for your very best
1:58.9	birth yet. But let's get into today's episode
2:01.9	topic because I think it's a good one. And I think it's something that all of you guys are
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