In this episode, Sam sits down with athlete, creator, podcaster, and activist Taylor Rae Roman, who recently went viral on TikTok for her series "What No One Tells You About Pregnancy." They discuss preconception health, TTC (trying to conceive), pregnancy, unmedicated birth, postpartum, and more, all while it's still fresh. Like...8 weeks fresh. Listen to this episode if you want children someday, if you're TTC/pregnant and have no idea where to begin, or if you're interested in a positive birth story mixed in with lots of laughs (and even some happy tears). Key moments: 00:00:47 Guest intro 00:02:49 How this episode came about 00:08:14 How Taylor knew she wanted a child 00:10:50 The only thing people hate more than a woman who doesn’t want kids is a woman who only wants one 00:14:31 Where does one even start with researching pregnancy topics? 00:16:15 Preconception health and TTC (trying to conceive) 00:21:55 Preconception health for men 00:28:34 What is the first thing you do when you find out you’re pregnant??? 00:33:58 What inspired “what no one tells you about pregnancy?” 00:38:26 What no one tells you about pregnancy (we cried during this lol) 00:41:33 Labor interventions to be aware of (and informed consent) 00:44:09 After-birth contractions 00:45:59 Unmedicated birth 00:47:31 The cascade of interventions (during labor and delivery) 00:48:27 Making a birth plan ahead of labor and delivery 00:51:33 What it’s actually like to give birth 00:57:34 Navigating your body changing throughout pregnancy and postpartum 01:00:45 Rapid fire Q+A 01:00:59 Best investment during pregnancy 01:01:20 Worst investment during pregnancy 01:02:20 Biggest pregnancy craving 01:02:41 Biggest food turnoff 01:02:59 Most unhinged thing someone said to you while pregnant 01:04:26 Best way to support your pregnant friend 01:05:07 What is something people do that makes your life harder 01:06:44 Best (and worst) pregnancy advice you got 01:07:40 The best thing your partner did for you during pregnancy/labor/delivery/postpartum Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FunctionHealth.com/CAPSLOCK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thanks for listening! New episodes are released every Sunday at 8 AM ET, so if you liked this episode, subscribe or follow to get notified about the next one. And please leave me a rating or review, so I can continue to improve the show. Talk soon! Follow along: Instagram: www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock Threads: www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices