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Ep 297: Can’t Sleep During Pregnancy or Postpartum? Here’s What Actually Helps with Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist Dr. Daniella Marchetti

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🤰Pregnant mamas: I see you. You're doing a gre 🤰Pregnant mamas: I see you.
You're doing a great job.
Here's a little pep talk to start your 2025 off right!
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✨ The Year’s Greatest Hits! 🎧 It’s that ✨ The Year’s Greatest Hits! 🎧
It’s that time of year again! I’m recapping the most downloaded episodes of 2024 – a playlist of crowd favorites and an ideal starting point if you’re new to the podcast.
Remember: older episodes have more downloads simply because they’ve been around longer, but that doesn’t make the newer ones any less valuable!
🎉 This year, we’ve reached incredible milestones together:
Over 435,000 downloads in 2024 alone
A lifetime total of 2.6 million downloads
I’m endlessly grateful to every single one of you who invites me into your life, whether during your commute, walks, or quiet moments. Thank you for trusting me to support your pregnancy and birth journey! 
In this episode, we cover topics like:
✅ Knowing when it’s time to head to the hospital
✅ Postpartum body changes
✅ Can you have a period while pregnant?
✅ Conditions screened for in prenatal tests
✅ The importance of colostrum
✅ Planning for a safer childbirth experience
✅ Mental health conditions during pregnancy
✅ How feeding patterns affect baby sleep
✅ Making a hospital birth joyful and relaxing
✅ The difference between pain and suffering during labor
✅ What a VBAC is and how to prepare
✅ Caffeine safety during pregnancy
✅ How pregnancy can affect intimacy
Whether you’re here for guidance, reassurance, or a sense of community, this is your space. 
Comment “287” and I’ll send you the links! 
#PregnancyPodcast #BirthJourney #PregnancyTips #Motherhood #TopEpisodes2024
It was a little challenging for me to do a 2024 re It was a little challenging for me to do a 2024 recap. It was a rough year navigating my dad's declining health, hospitalizations, transition to hospice (who are angels) and his passing in September. I'm a daddy's girl through and through and I miss him dearly ❤️. 
But I'm so glad I looked back at 2024 because I'm reminded of the many beautiful life moments I experienced this past year.
I turned 50!!! And I am in good health 🙏🏼 
I took the girls on a train trip to NY and we had an absolute ball
I celebrated 19 years of marriage to @falconrankins 🖤
I flew a plane🛩
I went on a 50th birthday trip to St. Lucia with my day 1 girlfriends 🥰
I drove Porsches REALLY FAST at the Porsche Driving Experience in Alabama 🏎
I did several local news segments on maternal health
I lobbied for maternal health at the VA State Capitol
I published 78 episodes of my podcast All About Pregnancy & Birth (it was downloaded over 440,000 times in 2024)
I helped bring 98 babies into this world 🤰🏼👶💜 (wishing peace to the families whose babies were stillborn 💔) 
Grateful for 2024 and SO EXCITED for 2025. I have some great things on the horizon so stay tuned!

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