Mom Friends
Laura Gimbert & Remi Ishizuka
Two long-time friends; Laura, a pregnancy and postpartum doula and mom of two, and Remi, a first-time mom-to-be, get together to discuss the journey from preconception, through pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Raw conversations with educative content as well as relatable struggles and challenges on how this life-changing event impacts all areas of live!
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We continue the sleep 0-6 topic with tons of other issues:
- Night routines for newborns and babies 3to6 months
- Sleep training: our thoughts, if we do it or will do it, experiences and why
- Swaddling cons, pros, and transitioning
And many questions from you like:
- Breastfeeding to sleep
- If we should wake newborns up
- Environments
- Sleeping through the night
- Handling multiple kids at night when husband is out of town
- Nighttime routine with multiple kids when husband is out of town
- Pumping at night if baby keeps sleeping
- etc
Tune in and let us know if you'd like us to bring a sleep expert to chat further than our experiences and opinions.
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Red lightLauren holistic sleep consultant
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This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
We get Nate back on the pod to now answer some pregnancy questions including:
- Have you always wanted kids?
- How did you feel about choosing the gender through IVF process, did you have a preference at first?
- What are you most excited about having a girl?
- What's your greatest fear of being a girl dad?
- What challenges you think you'll face?
- Did you have any anxiety during the first trimester?
- In a perfect world how many kids would you want to have?
- As you both prepare to be mom and dad, what's the most challenging thing you have experienced?
- What's your plan for taking care of farm while sleep deprived or with a baby? Will you hire help for the farm?
- Who takes care of the farm when you leave town and does this mean you will never travel with Remi and baby girl?
- How has the pregnancy affected you?
- Have you been snacking more because of her pregnancy?
- Will you share baby duties?
- Anything you are both doing to prep for parenting?
- How did you guys feel about telling friends about doing IVF? Did you tell right away through every step of the process?
- How is your family, are they excited as well?
- Are you guys planning on having both families over as soon as she is born?
Tune in and find out!
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And remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of our episodes, out every Tuesday!
This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
Ep 19. Q&A: Our parenting styles, Where to find a doula, Minimizing diastasis recti & more
Mom Friends
01/23/24 • 43 min
Another Q&A episode answering all of your personal, doula and journey questions including:
How did Remi and Nate meet
- Where to find a doula
- Best type of belly wrap support for postpartum
- Tips for transitioning back to work after 12 weeks maternity leave
- How to prevent or minimize diastasis recti
- When did Remi know it was time to do IVF
- What does Laura recommend for the first trimester
- When to strategically do acupuncture when TTC if budget is an issue
- Remi's baby nursery's aesthetic design vision
- What does Remi think her parenting style will be
- Are we planning on having our partners on the podcast as guests
- How is Nate doing through the IVF process
Products mentioned in this episode:
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Bellybinding wrap with a discount included
Regular postpartum belly wrap option instead
Doula match website is this one
To hire Laura Gimbert as your doula:
- 1h sessions online when needed, book here
- In person doula in SoCal only, book here
- On-demand online courses for full spectrum doula support book here
Hope you enjoy this episode and if you want to submit your questions for the next Q&A, or want to submit spirit baby questions for epiosde 20, go to our Instagram @momfriendspod and submit them on stories question box, DM us, or email us at [email protected]
Thanks for listening!
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This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
Ep. 9: Remi's first egg retrieval, embryo transfer, and results. Surrendering the mind through IVF
Mom Friends
11/14/23 • 32 min
In this episode we cover Remi's first egg retrieval experience, her results, and first embryo transfer experience.
We also discuss how to surrender the mind, and provide some tips for the two week wait.
Tune in to catch up. Let's go!
Products recommended in this episode:
Mom's Complete Multivitamin: code MOMFRIENDS for 25% off
Foot bath soak
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This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
09/14/23 • 26 min
In this episode you will get to know us, how we met, how our friendship evolved through the years, and why we are here today starting this podcast.
You will also find out why Remi is embarking in this motherhood journey, and how Laura can help on a professional and personal level.
Hit play and catch up!
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This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
10/22/24 • 30 min
In this weeks episode we focus on Remi's newborn routine and all of the things that have helped her:
- When did she start implementing a night routine and what is it like?
- Current day to day schedule at 8 weeks?
- Most used baby product essentials?
- How does she soothe Opie when she's crying?
- When is she going back to regular work and what is the plan for Opie?
- How has Nate been helping?
- Does Opie have colic?
- Does Opie spit or vomit a lot?
- How to deal with baby acne and has Opie had it?
Tune in and catch up!
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- unscented baby bath soap
- all terrain stroller
- burp cloths
- bassinet
- lounger
- newborn bath
- leaking pads
- playmat
- carrier
- bw cards
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This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
This is a very different type of episode but, we thought it would be so helpful for those who are going into labor to prepare their mind for a calm, confident, empowering birth experience and to help them visualize the birth they aim for.
Skip to minute 4:40 to jump directly into the guided meditation.
TIP: Best to listen when relaxed, laying down, closing your eyes, even when you're falling asleep. You can play it as many times as you need, recommended throughout the third trimester.
Let us know if you want more episodes like these with different intentions, sprinkled through, sometimes.
Enjoy and happy empowered birthing!
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You can also follow us on our personal accounts @rrayyme & @laura.gimbert
And remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of our episodes, out every Tuesday!
This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
Ep. 24: Remi is pregnant!
Mom Friends
02/27/24 • 38 min
YES. REMI IS PREGNANT!
In this episode we update you from week 4 to 8. We go through the BETA pregnancy test blood work results, and first handful of baby scans confirming the pregnancy was progressing properly, and Remi provides all of her pregnancy updates including symptoms, feelings and much more.
Laura also provides some basic initial pregnancy tips and nausea relief tips for that very common first trimester sickness!
Products mentioned in this episode:
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- Starts March 13th
- For due dates June-October 2024
- 10 live group classes for full journey doula support and education
- Limited availability
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And remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of our episodes, out every Tuesday!
This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
Ep. 54: Different type of postpartum support, costs & how to find it, Postpartum red flags & more.
Mom Friends
10/08/24 • 44 min
We continue to explore Remi's first 6 weeks postpartums with more like, how she's feeling with her phyiscal recovery, the help she has, more symptoms she's experienced, if she's meditating through postpartum and how her parent's visit was. And Laura shares some postpartum red flags to keep an eye out for. Another great early postpartum conversation!
Products recommended:
- multivitamin code LAURA
- Glucose test reel & alternatives
- Postpartum doula / nanny websites to research from:
doulamatch.net
care.com
ahma.com
hellomeela.com
bornbir.com
Follow us on Instagram for more updates, bts and ask us episode questions @momfriendspod
You can also follow us on our personal accounts @rrayyme & @laura.gimbert
And remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of our episodes, out every Tuesday!
This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
07/09/24 • 44 min
Laura goes through all of the postpartum mom care essentials we need to recover physically, as well as all of the activities and habits we can consider for the postpartum stage to take care of our body, mind and soul.
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- Red light mask code LAURAG
- Sauna blanket 20% directly applied
Follow us on Instagram for more updates, bts and ask us episode questions @momfriendspod
You can also follow us on our personal accounts @rrayyme & @laura.gimbert
And remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of our episodes, out every Tuesday!
This podcast does not provide any medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Mom Friends have?
Mom Friends currently has 73 episodes available.
What topics does Mom Friends cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Parenting, Kids & Family, Motherhood, Ivf, Pregnancy, Doula, Friendship, Podcasts and Relationships.
What is the most popular episode on Mom Friends?
The episode title 'Ep. 43: Postpartum Mom Care Prep Tips. Feel at your best physically & emotionally to take care of your newborn' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Mom Friends?
The average episode length on Mom Friends is 40 minutes.
How often are episodes of Mom Friends released?
Episodes of Mom Friends are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Mom Friends?
The first episode of Mom Friends was released on Sep 14, 2023.
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