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Today we are speaking with Christine Roberts, the founder and CEO of Nurturing Pathways which is a series of dance and movement classes for babies- 4 year olds here in Seattle. Christine is an Infant Developmental Movement Educator through Body-Mind Centering and Certified Infant Massage Educator. She has over 30 years experience teaching dance, she […]

Recipe to homemade belly salve: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/us-hospitals-use-eye-ointment-newborns/ Gotu Kola Oil for stretch marks possibly?

This week we are talking about breast pumps and how to get them for FREE, finding out (or not) the gender of your baby and Shosh shares an amazing pregnancy chai tea recipe she came up with. Shosh’s Amazing Pregnancy Chai For chai mix: In a mortar and pestle, grind ¼ cup black pepper to make it super fine Put it in a container with a lid Add 2 Tb and 2 tsp ground ginger 2 Tb ground cinnamon 2 Tb ground cardamom 1 ½ tsp ground cloves 1 ½ tsp ground nutmeg Shake to combine Brew a very strong cup of red raspberry leaf tea, leave room for milk. ½ cup tea, ½ cup milk of choice, and ½ tsp of the chai mix and sweetener of your choice. Red Raspberry Leaf Tea

Whether it's the size of a tomato, a mango, zucchini or a banana, your little baby is getting bigger and bigger each day! This week we're talking vernix, UTIs and prolactin - the stuff that loosens your pregnant body's joints. We also discuss flying while pregnant and planning baby-moons!

Today we are talking with Samantha Dorsey, online fitness coach and founder of ProACTIVE Pregnancy Fitness (formerly Rebel Mama Fitness). Samantha touches on the social faux pas of working out in public while pregnant, some problems with our health care system as it relates to pregnant women and why it's important for women to be active before, during and after pregnancies. She also talks a bit about when a good time for women to get back into their workout is after pregnancies and encourages us to feel comfortable and confident about exercising our bodies.  https://www.proactivepregnancyfitness.com/

Sweet little sweet potato (or if you want to get really fancy- a croissant!)  This week we're talking about planning date nights with your husband for after baby comes and a not so romantic topic - hemorrhoids...

Talking about maternity leave this week! Also, thoughts about doulas and highs and lows for the week!

Licensed psychologist, Dr. Sarah Griess joins us to talk about toddler discipline and how our young ones can understand concept and tone, parenting multiples and raising emotionally aware children. Listen in to hear what she has to say about the following: -Is my baby to young to understand or respond to discipline? -Do you have any parenting advice for parenting child #2 versus child #1? Is it different? -How can I not screw up my child when it comes to birth order complexes? -How do I raise my child to become emotionally aware? Her website: http://risinghopene.com

Mentioned in this episode: Mama Natural's take on tests How to Avoid GBS naturally

Mentioned in this episode: Shosh's gelatin Shosh's collagen protein powder Bug's favorite maternity jeans Amazing pumpkin spice apple dip

Mentioned in this episode: Red Raspberry Leaf Tea Mama Natural's book

The last week of your first trimester!! You are a third of the way through! This week we talk about a pregnancy specific food plan: The Brewer Diet, along with discussing different child birthing classes and how and why to get your car seat installation checked. Mentioned in this episode: The Brewer Diet Childbirth classes- 5 different types Parenting courses (breastfeeding and baby safety) Car seat check

No deli meats, jacuzzis or X-rays? Is sleeping on a certain side bad for the baby? And can I please have sushi?! Dr. Havilah DeBell joins us today to talk about the reasons behind certain restrictions in pregnancy and uncovers that lots of pregnancy no-nos are actually just fine.

Mentioned in this episode: Delicious recipe for homemade Labor Aide Pattern for making your own pregnancy pillow Shosh's pregnancy pillow Kegel exercises

Baby is the size of a lime! Can you believe the first trimester is already almost over? In this episode, Shosh and Bug talk about what is going on developmentally with baby this week as well as common symptoms for mom. They talk about the importance of iron, some alternatives to traditional iron supplements and stretch marks. Mentioned in this episode: One study on stretch marks Iron Fish Shosh's iron pill: Blood Builder Iron Pill 30 minute Stovetop lasagna