Ep. 43: Postpartum Mom Care Prep Tips. Feel at your best physically & emotionally to take care of your newborn

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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Ep. 42: Postpartum Planning. Outsourcing, Delegating, Setting boundaries, And our personal take

In this episode we go through all of the things you can do to PLAN for postpartum ahead. Because although we know there needs to be flexibility, planning, outsourcing and creating is key for everything to flow as smooth as possible.
We go through a list of ideas inside of each category you can plan for including:

Home cleaning
Home organizing & logistics
Food
Toddler & siblings
Nights
Body: physical and emotional
Partner
Visitors, rules & boundaries

Remi also shares her plans and Laura shares how she planned for her first baby's arrival, something that made her thrive through that first postpartum stage even with no family or nanny around.

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Ep. 44: Newborn Breastfeeding: Colostrum, Frequency, Signs of Hunger, Boosting supply, Mistakes, Challenges & More. With lactation consultant Gina Motsay

We welcome Gina Motsay to chat about breastfeeding preparation and education! She is a private practice lactation consultant with a holistic evidence based approach, providing comprehensive and patient centered care, and a mom of five, including twins.
She answers many amazing questions including:

Benefits of meeting with a lactation consultant BEFORE giving birth
Colostrum production, does everyone produce it through pregnancy? Do we need to collect it before baby is born? If so, how, and how to store it?
How to know if baby is getting colostrum if exclusively breastfeeding?
How do you detect a tongue tie? Do you need to rule it out with a doctor/lactation consultant or are there signs you can see as a mom?
What are let downs?
What are some early signs of newborn hunger?
How frequently should newborns feed during the day, and night?
How long is a typical newborn session and how to know that they are done?
Signs to know your newborn is getting enough milk
Best supply boosting tips and does what mom eat, really affect supply?
How to balance exclusively BF but occasionally pumping so dad can feed?
What is your recommendation when it comes to breast pumps?
What are the most common mistakes new mom's make when it comes to breast feeding? And pumping?
How to prevent breast engorgement, clogged ducts and mastitis? What to do if you do get mastitis?
Can you do Botox while breastfeeding?