007: Navigating Life With A Newborn with Genevieve Howland aka Mama Natural
09/02/20 • 91 min
Life with a newborn is beautiful, but it's not easy. There will be so many new adjustments to your life as a new mom and it can be overwhelming. Even though every situation is unique, you want to be prepared with some helpful and practical information to care for yourself and your baby. Genevieve Howland (aka Mama Natural), has so much to share for new moms who want the very best for themselves and their little ones during the fourth trimester.
Highlights from this episode:
- Sarelle's 26-week milestones
- Adjusting to life with a newborn during the 4th trimester
- The challenges of breastfeeding and finding a proper latch
- Why you need to hire a lactation consultant
- Is your baby getting enough breastmilk?
- How to find donor milk if you aren’t producing enough breastmilk
- The top 3 formula recommendations
- Goat vs. cow milk for babies
- When to introduce the bottle so there is no nipple confusion
- Your baby’s poop will tell you a lot about their digestion
- Understanding foremilk & hindmilk
- Tips for dealing with a fussy baby during breastfeeding
- Crying is the way your baby communicates
- The key to wake windows
- How do you know if your baby is colicky?
- Dairy in your diet could lead to a gassy baby
- Babywearing helps reduce crying
- The 4 month sleep regression
- Setting up a healthy night routine for baby
- Get your baby to learn how to self soothe
- Video baby monitors emit high levels of EMFs
- The benefit of music for babies
- Afternoon sunlight helps babies sleep at night
- Naps are important for mom & baby
- Postpartum mom’s need to rest & recover for 4-6 weeks after childbirth
- Eating oatmeal is great for breast milk production
- Magnesium citrate helps prevent constipation
- How a sitz bath helps with postpartum healing
- Moms... make sure to take care of yourself
- It’s important to sleep when the baby sleeps
- Let go of your expectations and enjoy the ride
Related links:
Follow Marni Wasserman on Instagram
Follow Mama Natural on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Mama Natural The Week By Week Guide To Pregnancy & Childbirth by Genevieve Howland
Mama Natural - Baby Milestones Chart: Is Your Baby On Track (article)
Mama Natural - What Is The Best Baby Formula? (article)
Mama Natural - Which Are The Best Bottles For Breastfed Babies (article)
Mama Natural - Baby Poop-What's Normal & What Ain't (article)
Life with a newborn is beautiful, but it's not easy. There will be so many new adjustments to your life as a new mom and it can be overwhelming. Even though every situation is unique, you want to be prepared with some helpful and practical information to care for yourself and your baby. Genevieve Howland (aka Mama Natural), has so much to share for new moms who want the very best for themselves and their little ones during the fourth trimester.
Highlights from this episode:
- Sarelle's 26-week milestones
- Adjusting to life with a newborn during the 4th trimester
- The challenges of breastfeeding and finding a proper latch
- Why you need to hire a lactation consultant
- Is your baby getting enough breastmilk?
- How to find donor milk if you aren’t producing enough breastmilk
- The top 3 formula recommendations
- Goat vs. cow milk for babies
- When to introduce the bottle so there is no nipple confusion
- Your baby’s poop will tell you a lot about their digestion
- Understanding foremilk & hindmilk
- Tips for dealing with a fussy baby during breastfeeding
- Crying is the way your baby communicates
- The key to wake windows
- How do you know if your baby is colicky?
- Dairy in your diet could lead to a gassy baby
- Babywearing helps reduce crying
- The 4 month sleep regression
- Setting up a healthy night routine for baby
- Get your baby to learn how to self soothe
- Video baby monitors emit high levels of EMFs
- The benefit of music for babies
- Afternoon sunlight helps babies sleep at night
- Naps are important for mom & baby
- Postpartum mom’s need to rest & recover for 4-6 weeks after childbirth
- Eating oatmeal is great for breast milk production
- Magnesium citrate helps prevent constipation
- How a sitz bath helps with postpartum healing
- Moms... make sure to take care of yourself
- It’s important to sleep when the baby sleeps
- Let go of your expectations and enjoy the ride
Related links:
Follow Marni Wasserman on Instagram
Follow Mama Natural on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Mama Natural The Week By Week Guide To Pregnancy & Childbirth by Genevieve Howland
Mama Natural - Baby Milestones Chart: Is Your Baby On Track (article)
Mama Natural - What Is The Best Baby Formula? (article)
Mama Natural - Which Are The Best Bottles For Breastfed Babies (article)
Mama Natural - Baby Poop-What's Normal & What Ain't (article)
Previous Episode
006: What To Eat And What Not To Eat During Pregnancy
It's vital to eat well when you are pregnant. However just note, you are not eating for two, but rather you are nourishing for two!
This is not the time to go all out and eat whatever you want despite what you have heard.
This is your chance to feed your body and your growing baby the best nutrient-dense foods ever! Of course, you may go through some periods of cravings or be turned off of certain foods. But for the most part, build your diet with the specific nutrients and foods that I discuss in this episode.
Highlights from this episode:
- Sarelle’s 23-week milestones
- Nourishing for two
- Build your body with nutrient-dense foods
- Consuming healthy animal protein sources
- Fermented foods will keep you regular
- Soothing benefits of bone broth
- Gelatin has become a superfood
- Fill your plate with high-quality fats
- Can you drink kombucha during pregnancy?
- Plant-based sources of calcium
- Choline is important for brain development
- Foods high in DHA
- Supplement & food sources of folate
- Importance of iodine
- Absorb iron-rich foods
- Potassium helps relieve leg cramps
- Increase your magnesium by eating leafy greens, avocados, & brown rice
- Take cod liver capsules through pregnancy
- Good sources of Vitamin C
- Make cooking real food at home a habit
- Guidelines for eating raw fish & shellfish
- How much caffeine is safe?
- Be cautious animal proteins are cooked properly
- Should you eat raw sprouts?
- The lowdown on fresh juices
- Be mindful of raw dairy
- Foods to absolutely avoid always
- Replacements for processed foods
- Herbs & medicinal mushrooms to avoid
- Stick to clean, whole foods
Related links:
Follow Marni Wasserman on Instagram
Listen to TUB005: Nausea, Cravings, and Aversions
Seeking Health - Prenatal Vitamins
Real Food Pregnancy by Lily Nichols
Mama Natural The Week By Week Guide To Pregnancy & Childbirth by Genevieve Howland
Watch Marni Wasserman IGTV - Best Nutrient Dense Foods During Pregnancy
Chalice Spice – The Ultimate Baby Tea Collection
Subscribe to TUBP in Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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Next Episode
008: The First Trimester
Get ready to hear all about our first trimester with my husband Jesse. In this episode, you will hear about what we did to improve our chances of fertility and what we did to support a healthy pregnancy from diet to supplements, to healing therapies. We also get into the specifics of what the 1st trimester entailed from nausea, food aversions, cravings, and how we created our ideal birth plan.
Have a listen and join us on our baby journey!
Highlights from this episode:
- Sarelle's 30-week milestones
- Baby TUB (The Ultimate Baby) is arriving in February 2020
- Planning for pregnancy
- Trying to conceive (TTC) with Hashimoto’s disease
- Working with a functional medicine team
- CoQ10 for fertility
- MTHFR explained
- Supplements to consider during pregnancy
- What is a repro reflexologist?
- Tracking basal body temperature (BBT)
- Listen to your body
- Self-care is important
- Cutting down on caffeine
- Avoiding hot showers & saunas
- Thriving on paleo diet during pregnancy
- 1st trimester symptoms
- Marni's pregnancy cravings
- Staying hydrated
- Embrace slowing down
- We're super grateful for the "work" we get to do
- Our pregnancy team
- Our natural birth plan
Related links:
Follow Marni Wasserman on Instagram
The Ultimate Baby aka TUB - The First Trimester (Marni's blog post)
Seeking Health - Prenatal (use code ULTIMATEBABY to save 10%)
Sally Fallon - Nourishing Traditions (book)
Vital Proteins - Grass-Fed Beef Liver Capsules
Eastern Market (Detroit Farmer's Market)
Simple Mills (grain-free products)
Reflexology + Reiki (Sandra Bistany)
Subscribe to TUBP in Apple Podcasts and Spotify
Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won’t cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you!
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