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I'm Lo. 👋
Stick around and get daily tips and support for birth, baby, and breastfeeding from an L + D & Postpartum RN, CLC, and mama x 4!
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05/04/2026

The chicken lady is also a cat lady…who knew?

In Episode 50 of the with , she and I talk about “Birth vibes” > birth plan - and what that actually means.

How do you approach birth feeling good about it, as opposed to just planning well? And yes, we def talk about why those 2 things aren’t the same - and what that means for you.

Comment E50 for the episode!

We also get into real-life scenarios, decision-making in labor, and how she advocates for patients in the moment.

AND, we got to meet Potato 🐱 - and that’s worth a watch or listen, okay? Just trust me. She made multiple appearances.

Episode 50: Birth Plans vs. Birth Vibes: Real-Life Tips for Hospital Birth That Feels Good with Jen Hamilton
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05/01/2026

👉🏼 Want an epidural… but not right away? (Honestly, this is a SUPER common feeling).

Comment “PREPME” and I’ll send you my most popular guide that walks through all of this with everything I know and have seen from work and experienced in my 4 births —plus what it actually looks like to move through labor before you get an epidural to. This is the approach & education I used with all four of my babies - and it works.

Here’s the thing: you have options. A lot of them. And they matter no matter what your plan is. Because even when you want one…

- What if it feels too early to get the epidural?
- What if labor ramps up fast and there’s no time?
- What if you’re still in the car, 45 minutes from the hospital?
- What if you want to wait until active labor?
- What if your epidural isn’t perfect—and you still need ways to cope?

I am ALL for the epidural when you want it.

And - I also want you walking in knowing other ways to manage contractions, so you’re not stuck or scrambling if things don’t go exactly how you pictured!

(Quick note: some providers prefer you to wait until a certain dilation before placing an epidural. It’s worth talking through ahead of time - but either way, having other tools in your back pocket matters.)

➡️ Tell me—what helped you most in labor? Anything you’d absolutely use again… or skip next time?

Sweatshirt is 🦩

04/30/2026

Here it is ⬇️

It’s fetal positioning exercises.

You can have my dates, my RRLT, my pineapple, my spicy food, and the s*x. You can take all of it, but you can’t have my fetal positioning exercises.

I’m not talking about anything fancy or complicated - hands and knees, upright sitting/tailors sitting, left side lying naps and sleep and movie watching, squats, lunges, figure 8s and hip circles on a birth ball, maybe the miles circuit after 40 weeks. (This is just random stuff so during the day, but daily).

This is what I care about most every time, and what I tell others to care about too.

Want a look at my guide where I’ve put ALL of this (aka all I know, have seen at work, and have experienced my 4 times) and ALL things labor prep, the birth partner, the labor process (options, alternatives, things to know or ask)and pain mgmt, tools and expectations? Comment PREPME (one word!) and I’ll send it to you.

A well positioned baby? It’s just better- every time.

And even if babe isnt in the “perfect” spot, you’re working towards alignment, helping your lower back, keeping things loose in your lower uterine area AND can keep doing all this type of stuff in labor.

So I’ll give up all the other stuff, easy, if I’m still allowed to do the things to get my baby in the best possible position.

04/30/2026

Comment “PREPME” for the guide used and loved by thousands of prepping and planning parents!!

Simple, practical, unbiased, straight-forward is the name of the game in this guide. What might be, what often is, what really happens in the labor room, and all the choices and options you can think through and apply!

04/30/2026

Birth and baby tip no. 31 coming at you!

➡️ Intrauterine Pressure Catheters

There are 2 types of internal monitors, this one inside of the uterus and the fetal scalp electrode!

Both are a choice you SHOULD be involved in, and both have pros and cons depending on what’s going on in your labor and what your hopes for birth are.

My advice? Don’t immediately dismiss either and say you refuse them right now. I’ve seen them help. I’ve seen them not help. Mostly, I just want you to know you can ask what for, why, what’s the benefit, what’s the harm, and/or say “let’s do it.”

For my easy, third trimester pack to help you prep and plan, comment 3PACK and I’ll get that to you.

👉🏼 Or, if you want some much more specific help and education to help you actually decide these things, comment PREPME (one word) and I’ll send you the guide I used in my own births to help me make choices like this!

And if you found this tip helpful (peek at all the birth tips before this one too!) and you want to have a birth that you would legit love and feel confident during, be sure to tap follow 🤍 for all 101 tips for your pregnancy and birth.

04/29/2026

I know that babies don’t need much. They really don’t. But these 9 favs have been loved for a loooooong time in this home, and have honestly made my newborn mom life a lot easier in a lot of small moments.

Now they’ve become some of my fav gifts too.

Just comment TOP9 and I can send you what you see here!!

04/28/2026

It was a speedy one, but a good one ♥️

(Love ya !!!)

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