Holistic Pregnancy

Dr. Laura Brayton is a holistic chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner with more than 20 years of experience helping women optimize fertility, pregnancy, and maternal health through root-cause medicine and holistic lifestyle practices. She's the host of the Well-Adjusted Mama podcast and creator of the documentary Conscious Conception: An Empowered Pregnancy + Birthing Story.
In this episode, we talk about what conscious conception actually means and why it starts well before a positive pregnancy test. Dr. Brayton breaks down how the nervous system affects fertility, why stress can signal the body that it isn't safe to conceive, and how epigenetics means both partners' health, not just the mother's, shapes the pregnancy to come. She also gets into the toxin load hiding in everyday products, the gut-fertility connection, and why she has couples do a preconception cleanse together.
In this episode, we cover:
What conscious conception means, and why it's relevant even if you're years away from trying
How a stressed, sympathetic nervous system can work against fertility and conception
Why 50 percent of baby's genetics and toxin exposure come from the partner, and what that means for preconception prep
The environmental toxins worth addressing first, and where to find better product alternatives
How gut health and food sensitivities tie into hormone balance and fertility
Practical ways to get a reluctant partner on board with preconception changes
Connect with Dr. Brayton at https://www.drlaurabrayton.com or on Instagram at @drlaurabrayton. You can also listen to Well-Adjusted Mama!
Ready to prep for pregnancy? Check out Real Food Prenatal!
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Third trimester comes with a lot of decisions, all at once. This episode is a full, evidence-based rundown of everything worth doing before baby arrives — GBS testing, pelvic floor prep beyond kegels, finalizing your birth preferences, choosing a pediatrician, and lining up your support team, so nothing gets missed.
In this episode:
The 12 things to focus on this trimester, and the "why" behind each one
Pelvic floor prep that goes beyond kegels
The questions to ask your pediatrician and birth provider
Building your birth preferences as a decision framework
Setting up your support team and preparing emotionally, not just physically
Resources mentioned:
GBS testing handout: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GBS-Handout.pdf
The Miles Circuit: https://www.milescircuit.com/
Download the third trimester checklist!
Want more holistic postpartum prep resources? Check out Blood Bone + Broth! 
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>> Postpartum cookbooks
 
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The 5-5-5 rule — 5 days in bed, 5 days on the bed, 5 days around the bed — is one of the better postpartum recovery frameworks out there. This episode walks through what's physiologically happening in your body and mind during each phase, what's normal, and what's not.
In this episode:
What the 5-5-5 rule is and where it comes from
What's physically happening in each phase — bleeding, healing, hormones, feeding
Normal vs. concerning signs at each stage
Why protecting this time matters more than anything else
💡 Want more holistic postpartum prep resources? Check out our postpartum prep course!
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Most hospital bag lists are overpacked with things you'll never open. This episode breaks down what's truly worth bringing and organized in helpful categories!
In this episode, we cover:
What you need for labor (and what hospitals already provide)
Creating a physiologic birth environment: lighting, sound, scent, and comfort
Coping tools that support labor, and why a doula is worth considering
What you need for postpartum recovery, baby, and your support person in the first day or two after birth
Paperwork and documents to have ready
What to leave at home (aka things you do not actually need)
📚 Download the free hospital bag checklist
💡 Check out Unshakeable Birth for holistic resources and birth prep!
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>> FREE nutrition guide
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After a summer away, I'm back and using this episode to catch you up on where I've been, what's changing about the show, and where it's headed this season!
In this episode:
Recap of my summer (I left Instagram!)
The shifts I'm making for the show
NEW! Topic suggestion form 
NEW! Guest application form
A few sneak peeks at what's coming this season
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>> FREE nutrition guide
>> Postpartum cookbooks
 
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