Quick & Dirty: Midwife Life

Jen shares what really grinds her gears about social media fantasizing birth and sparks a conversation about what's missing. It's not all beautiful water births and sweet newborn snuggles. Our Quickie goes into pregnancy fetishes.

Andi surprises Jen by asking her what the weirdest thing is about working as a midwife. Apparently there are more than one, two, three…..Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Today we're talking big babies and if the size of your little one truly matters when it comes to birth. And yes, if you haven't guessed already, our Quickie this week will cover the topic of genital size. Have a listen and find out if you agree with what we have to say.. or not. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

History holds some strange myths and legit factual happenings surrounding pregnancy and birth. The Q&D team giggle their way through some of them on this week's episode. There's even a new segment for inquisitive minds. Check it out!!Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

In celebration of our 50th episode, we've compiled some of our most immature and funny clips thus far. Thank you to all of our listeners who have stuck around and had a great time with us!  Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

In case you haven't gotten your fill of Richie's family yet we have a real treat for ya this week. Mama Jan joins the team to chat about her births from the 80s. Andi slips in a Quickie about sexy seniors getting it on.Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Andi and Richie have someone near and dear to them both on the show this week. Come hang out and listen to Angela share about her midwife assisted births. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

The Q&D crew have the lovely doula/child birth educator/sex therapist, Shannon Lawton O'Boyle, in the studio to discuss sex in the postpartum and more! Links:https://www.embracesexualwellness.com/shannonOfficial Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

These midwives don't pick favorites…but if they did, these would be a few of their most fave birth experiences. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Today we're talking about the first visit to the home where we get the lay of the land prior to the home birth. We discuss its importance in preparing for the big day. For a quickie, we talk about the top OnlyFans earners and share a bit of our opinions on the subject. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

 Andi pops the question about our first experiences on the job.Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

The Q&D gang chat with chiropractor and fellow home birther, Dr. Mackenzie McNamara, about the spiritual aspect of her work in their most magickal episode to date. Dr. McNamara shares about her home births, life and what she loves about her work. Our quickie this week is about the pleasure of tantra

CPM, CNM, CM….so many to choose from. Jen and Andi discuss all the types of midwives and what the letters behind their names mean. The Quickie sticks with the  letters theme as Andi quizzes the team with acronyms from the bedroom. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

The Q&D gang get real with it this week as they discuss the experiences in life and work that have humbled them the most. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Hang with the Q and D crew as Andi and Jen unpack what it's like to work with a midwife in the postpartum *and* stick around for how to navigate sex in the postpartum. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Curious about what goes down at a regular prenatal visit with a home birth midwife? Jen and Andi dive into what visits look like in their care and how they help their families prepare for an amazing birth experience. The Quickie sticks with the scheduling vibe as the team chats about scheduling sexy time. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Andi is at it again with another brain buster. Today she wants to know what other career options are out there for someone with the many acquired skills of a midwife. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Join the midwives as they discuss the best ways to set up your fertility journey for success! Diet, lifestyle and sex tips all included. Stick around as the team busts some silly fertility myths.Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Hang with the Quick and Dirty crew as they hilariously unpack the history of contraceptive devices and do a deep dive into the myriad of family planning choices we have today. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

The Q&D midwives have a new type of episode to share. Listen in as Andi throws an impromptu question Jen's way. What made you the midwife you are today?Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

The Q&D Crew chat with Christina, the fabulous Hoo-Ha Healer. Buckle up - it's a fun one! Andi hosts a game show style Quickie and puts Christina on the spot.www.tightenyourtinkler.comhttps://www.instagram.com/tighten.your.tinkler/https://www.tightenyourtinkler.com/backandhipreliefhttps://www.youtube.com/@tightenyourtinklerOfficial Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

This week Richie and Andi get deep in the feels of becoming a parent from a dad's perspective. The duo discuss what it's like to watch your partner grow your baby, birth your baby and the fatherly bond that follows. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

How the hell do you pay for a home birth anyway? Do you have to sell the farm and your firstborn? Why do midwives charge what they do for a homebirth? What does it even cost to have your baby in the hospital by comparison? Hang out with the crew while we discuss ways you can be creative with paying for your homebirth. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Warning!  This episode is non-vegan friendly, as it contains all the sausage. The title says it all here. We're talking about the male member, including a bunch of random “facts” and also some tips on how you should treat the meat. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Quite easily the team's dirtiest episode yet. Help us celebrate our 30th episode with an extra loooong quickie all about, you guessed it, sex.  Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Happy V-Day, all you lovers. The Q&D team talk the 5 love languages in life, in labor and.... in bed. 

What do birth professionals mean when they say that they hold space with their clients? What does it look like when a midwife has to hold space? Are there ways to do it better? Is it possible to suck at it? Hang out while Andi and Jen hold space for holding the space. Last but not least, stick around to hear about some more intimate spaces for holding things.

A home birth gone sideways is inevitably a part of the midwife job description. What do we do? How is it handled? Can it be done well? Join the midwives as they share some statistics on homebirth transfer, and some stories of transports they've been involved in. Hang on tight for the Quickie with Andi as she goes to the nether region of anal play gone wrong.Links:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmwh.12172Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Lotus birth sounds so beautiful. What is it? Why do people even wanna? What do the midwives think? Join us as we discuss the ups and downs of this act of non-violence. Stay tuned for the Quickie with Andi: the Lotus sex position!Links/references:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_birthhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/lotus-birth-advocates-argue-against-cutting-umbilical-cord/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423128/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28882580/https://www.mamanatural.com/lotus-birth/http://www.unfoldinglotus.com/lotus-birth.htmlhttps://www.verywellhealth.com/lotus-birth-5182471https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/lotus-birthOfficial Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

What makes a perfect business partner for a midwife? How do we choose who to trust? Can we hang out socially and still make a great birth team? See what makes the magic happen for Andi and Jen. Can you guess what we discuss on this week's quickie? Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Is your child a rebel before they even leave the womb? Need some natural tips on how to coax that stubborn little demon into the world? Allow Andi and Jen to be your exorcists. Come along and learn some handy labor encouragement tips and then stick around as we discuss some methods for making the adults come

Andi and Jen discuss how they prep their bodies & minds for births. The gang chat about their sexy time pregame with some foreplay talk. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Do you have what it takes to love on a midwife? Jen shares her top rules for dating birth workers then Andi shares with us what we've been missing as she reads aloud some intriguing and totally real dating profiles in this week's quickie. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

How is the EDD determined? What do Jen and Andi do with due dates in their practices? With the holidays quickly approaching the Q&D team discuss dates and letting babies do their thing.Links: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/why-are-so-many-babies-born-around-8-00-a-m/Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

That's right! The midwives dish on positions for sex and birth this week. Andi dives deeper with crowd faves in between the sheets.Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Can you even use sex toys while pregnant? We'll give you our opinions on which toys to use and how to safely use them. Let the Q&D crew tell you how to love yourself and maybe learn a thing or two about us along the way. Links:https://mysecretluxury.com/blog/10-best-pregnancy-sex-toys-pregnancy-vibrators-sex-while-pregnant/Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

WTF is a doula anyway? Hang out with midwives Andi and Jen along with one of their favorite doulas, Katie Mack, while they explore the ins and outs of being a doula and birth work. Be sure to stick around til the end for another adventurous quickie. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Wanna pamper your bits? We sure want to share with you how to do it.  Join Andi, Jen and Richie as we get really silly and explore the ancient healing art of Yoni steaming. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Aunt Flo.  Andi says she's a sexy bitch. This week we're getting messy, moist and metaphorical with myths, facts, methods and the many magical terms surrounding the monthly metamorphosis that is the menstrual cycle.  Links/references:https://www.totm.com/history-menstruation-5-interesting-facts/Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

What's hippier than home birth?? Free birth! Come fall down the rabbit hole as we explore the wildest hippies in our birthing community.a.      https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a36620650/free-birth-society/b.      https://www.stephiehoward.com/wild-woman-interviews/emilees-firewalk-my-biggest-blind-spot-was-revealed-in-my-52-hoursc.      https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/what-is-freebirthd.      https://www.freebirthsociety.com/e.      https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60023618f.       https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/giving-birth/unassisted-home-births-are-on-the-rise-and-parents-need-to-know-the-risks/g.      https://indiebirth.org/abouth.      https://iro.uiowa.edu/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Born-free-unassisted-childbirth-In-North/9983777384702771i.        https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1510&context=mlrj.        https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinekee/freebirth-infant-death-unassisted-childbirthk.      https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2021.603744/fullOfficial Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Wanna be a homebirth midwife? We feel the need to share with you some of the finer points of the job. Laugh and cry with us about some of the "perks".  Richie educates the midwives on wet dreams in this exclusive Meatman Quickie!Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! We love this holiday so much that we've decided to invite a special guest and drop you a super fun surprise bonus episode where we share some of our personal paranormal experiences as well as some of our favorite horror movies and characters. Tune in and decide for yourself whether our stories seem legit or if we're just a group of delusional wack-jobs. Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Spells, familiars and the Malleus Maleficarum. Join the Q&D team for a Halloween themed show all about the history of witches and their relation to midwives. Jen brings it this week with a magical Midwife Quickie.References/Links:Book - "Witches, Midwives and Nurses" by Barbara Ehrenreich & Dierdre Englishhttps://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-pagan-rituals/jessica-spinellihttps://people.howstuffworks.com/witchcraft7.htmhttps://viraluck.com/14-fascinating-truths-pagan-viral-sex-rituals/Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

In case you think midwives learn by helping great auntie Moon Beam birth new members of the commune, then roll up to your birth in a VW Bus dressed in bohemian garb smelling of nag champa , this one's for you. What DOES it take to be a midwife? Links/references:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742137/https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3263https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jmwh.12172Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

Greasy food, loads of water, naps...birth hangovers sound pretty similar to a good ol' night out. Jen and Andi chat about what their after birth experiences are like and how they cope after the more difficult ones. The midwives talk about sexy time on substances for a fun little Quickie.References/Links:https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/alcohol/physical-health/alcohols-effect-on-the-body/sex-life-and-fertility.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/well/live/marijuana-sex.htmlhttps://www.marijuanamoment.net/women-who-use-marijuana-more-often-have-better-sex-study-says/https://www.drmicheleross.com/sex-on-magic-mushrooms/Official Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com visit for episodes, social links and other infoEmail us at: Quickanddirtypod@gmail.com

That's right. We are letting our freak flag fly. Andi and Jen share all the weird things that we do and experience with home birth. Things get weird when Andi digs in with some strange kinks for the Midwife Quickie.Website:quickanddirtymidwifelife.com

For real tho, what if you tear when you give birth at home? And can a midwife prevent that? Does the midwife use a dirty needle and some thread? Andi and Jen discuss how to protect your taint and what happens when you tear at home. The Quickie this week heads down south to brown town.References:https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-birthing-positions-and-tried-and-true-midwifery-practices-for-protecting-the-perineum/Website:quickanddirtymidwifelife.com

Do you love a luscious set of lady lumps?? Yeah, we know. So do we. Follow us on a fantastic funbag filled adventure where we nurse our immaturity and discuss shapes, sizes, types and why we love breasts. We'll get to the "point" with a playful and pleasing quickie (we're talking about nipples). Website: quickanddirtymidwifelife.com

You have options when choosing prenatal care and how to deliver your baby. This week we compare and contrast care between midwives and obstetricians. Come learn a little bit about what we have to offer. Come find out which badass bitch in history is credited with creating the first vibrator in our Midwife Quickie.References/Links:https://womenshealthkc.com/6-things-didnt-know-history-obstetrics/https://www.bustle.com/articles/124640-6-bizarre-childbirth-myths-from-ancient-historyWebsite:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com

Is there anything better than getting off? The answer is no. Join us as we discuss the benefits of orgasms, how they happen, the different types you can enjoy and a quickie all about.... you guessed it, the big O.Website: Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com

Part 2 of water birth. Apparently we can't shut up about this topic. Our Quickie keeps things moist! Cum and learn about jizz with us.References/links:https://evidencebasedbirth.com/waterbirth/https://evidencebasedbirth.com/waterbirth/Podcast Website:Quickanddirtymidwifelife.com