Pregnancy Unpacked Weeks 14-16: Building Your Birth Team & Trusting Your Gut | 172

Pregnancy Unpacked Weeks 14-16: Building Your Birth Team & Trusting Your Gut | 172

Author: Trish Ware, RN May 28, 2025 Duration: 13:01

Hey mama! Welcome back to Pregnancy Unpacked, where Trish is guiding you through the transformative weeks of 14 to 16 of pregnancy. Learn how to build a supportive birth team, why trusting your gut is crucial, and the significant physical and emotional changes happening right now.

This is where you stop hoping, and start preparing. Your action steps for weeks 14-16 are to start a birth team vision list! 

Remember, you are the leader of your birth team. Your dream birth team could consist of:

  • Your Provider
  • A Doula
  • Pelvic floor Physical Therapist
  • Webster Certified Chiropractor 
  • Birth Class Educator

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Your team will shape your labor more than your birth plan ever could.

Ask yourself these questions to know who’s right for your birth team:

  • Do you fell calm in their presence? 
  • Do you feel safe asking questions? 
  • Do you trust them with your vulnerability? 

If any of these questions leave you leaning “no”- then they’re not the right fit for you. 

Your body is amazing, your voice is important, and your birth deserves thoughtful prep. Tune in every Wednesday for more Pregnancy Unpacked!

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Helpful Timestamps

  • 00:59 The Moment Everything Clicks
  • 01:28 Unpacking Weeks 14 to 16
  • 01:41 Building Your Birth Team
  • 01:50 Understanding Your Baby's Development
  • 03:44 Choosing the Right Provider
  • 05:14 The Role of a Doula
  • 06:14 Additional Support Team Members
  • 06:55 The Importance of Birth Education
  • 08:40 Action Steps for Weeks 14 to 16

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Next Steps with LNM:

If you are ready to invest in your pregnancy & postpartum journey, you are in the right place. I would love to take your hand and support you in your virtual labor room!

If you are ready to dive into a birth class and have your best and most powerful birth story, then Calm Labor Confident Birth or The VBAC Lab is your next step.

If you have a scheduled cesarean, take our Belly Birth Masterclass and own that experience.

If you are a newly pregnant mama or just had the babe, you want to join our private pregnancy and postpartum membership, Calm Mama Society.

Remember, my advice is not medical advice. Always discuss what you learn with your team. See my Disclaimer here! Also, We make a small commission from some of the links (you don’t pay any more for using our links); however some of the recommendations, we do not earn anything; we love ’em and want you to know about them.


Ever find yourself scrolling through endless forums late at night, wondering about the real, unfiltered details of childbirth that no one seems to talk about plainly? The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama is here to change that. Hosted by Trish Ware, RN, this podcast draws directly from her years in the delivery room, where she’s helped bring thousands of newborns into the world. She knows the questions that keep you up at night, from the logistical-like how to effectively push or what Pitocin actually does-to the vulnerable fears about epidurals, VBACs, or those embarrassing but totally normal moments. Trish moves beyond clinical jargon to offer honest, compassionate, and evidence-based insights that feel like a conversation with a trusted friend who’s seen it all. Each episode tackles a specific aspect of pregnancy, labor, and early parenting, like navigating breastfeeding challenges or figuring out newborn care, with the goal of replacing anxiety with practical knowledge. Tuning into this podcast means getting a seasoned labor nurse’s perspective delivered with warmth and a deep understanding of what you’re going through, helping you feel more prepared and empowered for your own journey.
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