Asking for a Pregnant Friend
Exploring the taboo parenting, pregnancy, and childbirth topics that make many parents blush.
Episodes
Jan 12, 2023
Jan 12, 2023
6 min
Advice for how to navigate the annoyance your pregnant partner might feel for you, and how to make them feel deeply loved and supported.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
7 min
Insight into the many reasons pregnant people sometimes find their partner to be the most irritating person ever.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Jan 8, 2023
Jan 8, 2023
7 min
New Year's resolutions for those hoping to develop a healthy pregnancy in 2023.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
11 min
Two ideas Tibetans utilize to create a more meaningful pregnancy experience.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Nov 24, 2022
Nov 24, 2022
11 min
Discover one of the most effective ways to calm the nervous system during birth.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
9 min
Tips on how to support yourself as you work to develop a bond with your baby.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Nov 17, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
13 min
A go-to checklist to help ensure you have a healthy and healthy home birth.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
30 min
Hear the heartbreaking story of Ashley Bugge who was widowed at the age of 34 when her husband died in a scuba diving accident. At the time, Ashley was 6-months pregnant and had two young children. Ashley has since authored three books, The Ocean Is Calling, Always Coming Back Home, and A Hui Hou, and is a speaker and polar explorer with Sea Women Expeditions.
Learn more about Ashley at ashleybugge.com
Nov 10, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
24 min
A guided meditation to help pregnant people feel calm as an epidural is being placed.
Note: Do not listen to this while driving.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
29 min
A guided meditation to help pregnant people tap into a well of courage to utilize during childbirth.
Note: Do not listen to this while driving.
To receive more support, get your copy of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask about Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
And...
Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
Email me at BaileyGaddis@yahoo.com if you have any questions about pregnancy, childbirth or early motherhood that you would like answered on this podcast :)
About
Are you fascinated by all the parenting, pregnancy, and childbirth stuff few people talk about because they’re too embarrassed? If so, welcome to the motherload of all things taboo, wild and super interesting.
The Asking for a Pregnant Friend podcast is based off the book of the same name and dives into all the parenting, pregnancy, and birthing topics that make many people blush, or scratch their heads.
My hope is that every time you listen you’re relieved to find information about one of the questions you didn’t think other people had, feel more connected to the worldwide community of soon-to-be parents and new parents, and find peace as you become informed about the aspects of your journey most shy away from.
This is like the modern day Dear Abbey for pregnant people and new parents, or just curious people, who want to get straight, yet loving, answers to the parenting, pregnancy, and childbirth questions they’re too afraid to ask.
Many of the episodes are intentionally short so you can listen to the full shebang on the way to a prenatal appointment, or coming home from dropping the kids off at school.
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
Meet Bailey
Podcast host Bailey Gaddis is a mother and author of Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask About Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood and Feng Shui Mommy: Creating Balance and Harmony for Blissful Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood.
She is also a Certified Parenting Coach, Hypnotherapist, Certified Birthing Doula, HypnoBirthing® Practitioner, HypnoMothering® Practitioner, a founding member of the Ojai Valley Birth Collective, past IVF coordinator, and contributor for Working Mother, Fit Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Newborn, Disney’s parenting site Babble, Elephant Journal, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Scary Mommy, Natural Solutions, Natural Mother, Your Tango, American Baby, Green Child, Huffington Post, and more.
Bailey supports families navigating cancer by volunteering her Hypnotherapy services at the cancer resource center, Ojai Cares. In addition, Bailey volunteers for the Parent Care Program at Secure Beginnings where she offers in-home support to parents of newborn babies.
She lives in Ojai, California, with her husband, son + daughter.
BaileyGaddis.com