Of Brains & Babies

First things first... I had a cute little baby guest with me on today's episode so enjoy the cute baby sounds in the background. It’s a quick little episode to breeze through.
This episode is a (very) basic and broad overview of primitive/infant reflexes. I'll be breaking these down and talking about these more in depth over the next few weeks. Reflexes are the foundation for so much of our development, yet they're hardly ever talked about it. So let's talk about them!
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One of the first things to do when you find out you're expecting is to call the doctor, right?
But HOLD THE PHONE! I mean literally, hold it and call your local OB (or three), and then also call a couple of midwives, a birth center, and maybe even a doula or two! Give them a good interview and take the time to find the best provider for the birth and care that you want (and deserve).
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Katie Tall, an educator and mom to three littles shares her tips for fostering a love of reading in your kids, how to encourage reluctant readers, and how reading impacts the development of our children. Katie is one of the kindest and most genuine people I know-- and an expert on reading to top it off!
She describes creating a print-rich environment and even shares her tips for finding good books at the library and some of her favorite children's book authors. And of course... no episode would be complete without a little plug for minimizing the technology in our lives. Katie shared: "Just as much as our children, we as adults need to continue to read and research and dig into text outside of our screens."
You can find Katie on Instagram: @bridge_the_gap_books
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I somehow managed to get my husband in the hot seat again to share Olivia's birth story. It was so different than Beckham's (and I feel like their little personalities are reflected in their births) but absolutely beautiful. She is seriously a little angel baby and we are so grateful to have her here, safely earth side, with us.
We had Amy of Epoch Films there to capture it all and it is a video I will cherish forever.
The video is linked here.
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Did I get on my soapbox a little bit for this episode? Maybe?
But then is that also what it always feel like when I do solo episodes? Yes.
Informed consent is SO important (and our legal right as patients!) yet not always given. I love seeing the narrative around this start to shift and I think it is important to keep talking about it. We often have to be our own advocates and advocates for our children so this episode is dedicated to understanding what informed consent is and isn't.
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