#22 - Pet Peeves: Things That Drive Us Crazy (Part 1)

Between Contractions · May 28, 2026 · 23m

Amsy and Stephanie had so many pet peeves to get through that this episode turned into a two-parter. In Part 1, they dig into some of the most common misconceptions, misleading narratives, and outdated practices in birth and postpartum care that they wish people would stop accepting at face value.

Pet peeves covered in Part 1:

"The cord was around the neck!" — Nuchal cord is extremely common and almost never the problem it's made out to be. Babies don't breathe through their necks until they're fully born, and the cord continues delivering oxygen even when wrapped around the neck. The…