
038: Your Questions Answered (Part Two): Sleep, Fertility and Nutrition
10/12/22 • 45 min
Infant immunity & supplements, boosting sperm & egg quality, toddler nutrition, baby proofing, optimizing your thyroid, and so much more.
The answers continue to your amazing questions in this part two episode.
Highlights from this episode:
- Tips for managing toddler naps while caring for a newborn
- Did I breastfeed Sarelle & Hayden to sleep?
- Baby proofing Hayden’s room
- Transitioning from co-sleeping to a floor bed
- My favourite book recommendations for introducing solids
- How to boost your infant's immune system
- Why we avoid refined sugar in Sarelle’s diet + alternatives we use
- Foods we avoid feeding our baby & toddler
- The best advice for guidelines on feeding solids to your baby
- An update on Hayden’s solid food journey
- Trying to conceive: our preconception planning supplements
- How to optimize your thyroid after pregnancy to conceive again
- Balancing motherhood and self-care
- Deciding on having more than one child
- The challenges of transitioning to two kids
- Put your toddler in daycare/preschool
- The best activities for newborn development
Show sponsor:
Related links:
Follow @marniwasserman and @ultimatehealthpodcast on Instagram for Sarelle & Hayden updates
Listen to TUB episode 037: Your Questions Answered (Part One): Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Postpartum
Listen to episode 035: Floor Beds, Toddler Naps, and Baby Sleep
Luka McCabe, Carley Mendes - Milk to Meals (book)
The BabyNut Cookbook - use the code Marni15 at checkout
Listen to TUB episode 034: Creating An Adventurous Eater Right From The Start with Nikole Goncalves
Katherine Erlich, Kelly Genzlinger - Super Nutrition for Babies (book)
Sally Fallon, Thomas Cowan - The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care (book)
Genevieve Howland - The Mama Natural Baby-Led Weaning E-Cookbook
Listen to TUB episode 007: Genevieve Howland aka Mama Natural - Navigating Life with a Newborn
Happy Healthy Eaters - Save 15% off when you use the code ultimatebaby
St. Francis Herb Farm - Deep Immune for Children
St. Francis Herb Farm - Echinseal Echinacea Combo
SURO - Organic Elderberry Syrup for Kids
A Real Treat e-book - Natural Gummy recipe
Listen to TUB episode 003: Natural Preconception Planning
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Infant immunity & supplements, boosting sperm & egg quality, toddler nutrition, baby proofing, optimizing your thyroid, and so much more.
The answers continue to your amazing questions in this part two episode.
Highlights from this episode:
- Tips for managing toddler naps while caring for a newborn
- Did I breastfeed Sarelle & Hayden to sleep?
- Baby proofing Hayden’s room
- Transitioning from co-sleeping to a floor bed
- My favourite book recommendations for introducing solids
- How to boost your infant's immune system
- Why we avoid refined sugar in Sarelle’s diet + alternatives we use
- Foods we avoid feeding our baby & toddler
- The best advice for guidelines on feeding solids to your baby
- An update on Hayden’s solid food journey
- Trying to conceive: our preconception planning supplements
- How to optimize your thyroid after pregnancy to conceive again
- Balancing motherhood and self-care
- Deciding on having more than one child
- The challenges of transitioning to two kids
- Put your toddler in daycare/preschool
- The best activities for newborn development
Show sponsor:
Related links:
Follow @marniwasserman and @ultimatehealthpodcast on Instagram for Sarelle & Hayden updates
Listen to TUB episode 037: Your Questions Answered (Part One): Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Postpartum
Listen to episode 035: Floor Beds, Toddler Naps, and Baby Sleep
Luka McCabe, Carley Mendes - Milk to Meals (book)
The BabyNut Cookbook - use the code Marni15 at checkout
Listen to TUB episode 034: Creating An Adventurous Eater Right From The Start with Nikole Goncalves
Katherine Erlich, Kelly Genzlinger - Super Nutrition for Babies (book)
Sally Fallon, Thomas Cowan - The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care (book)
Genevieve Howland - The Mama Natural Baby-Led Weaning E-Cookbook
Listen to TUB episode 007: Genevieve Howland aka Mama Natural - Navigating Life with a Newborn
Happy Healthy Eaters - Save 15% off when you use the code ultimatebaby
St. Francis Herb Farm - Deep Immune for Children
St. Francis Herb Farm - Echinseal Echinacea Combo
SURO - Organic Elderberry Syrup for Kids
A Real Treat e-book - Natural Gummy recipe
Listen to TUB episode 003: Natural Preconception Planning
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Previous Episode

037: Your Questions Answered (Part One): Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Postpartum
Pregnancy and caffeine, the witching hour, breastfeeding supplements, postpartum hair loss solutions, and more.
So many juicy topics that I haven’t covered yet on this podcast will be shared in this episode. I love taking the time to answer the questions you want to ask.
Highlights from this episode:
- What causes the sweet taste in your mouth? + Natural remedies for nausea
- The best advice for tackling fatigue
- The truth about pregnancy & caffeine
- What I did to avoid the baby blues
- How castor oil treatments work for hair loss
- The biggest challenge weaning a toddler
- How to make breastfeeding as successful as possible
- Simple tips to help manage the witching hour
- The reality of toddler sleep challenges
- The benefits of Montessori for your child’s development
- Managing daycare colds + recommendations to boost immunity
- A typical day in the life with a baby & toddler
- The evolution of nap time
- My thoughts on sleep training
- How to encourage better sleep for you & your baby
Show sponsor:
Related links:
Follow @marniwasserman and @ultimatehealthpodcast on Instagram for Sarelle & Hayden updates
Listen to TUB episode 022: Your Questions Answered (Part One)
Listen to TUB episode 023: Your Questions Answered (Part Two)
Listen to TUB episode 005: Nausea, Cravings, and Aversions
Listen to TUB episode 026: My Breastfeeding Journey & What I Wish I Knew Before
Ina May Gaskin - Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding (book)
Chalice Spice - The Ultimate Breastmilk Loose Leaf Herbal Tea (spend $75 get free shipping)
Simone Davies - The Montessori Baby (book)
Simone Davies - The Montessori Toddler (book)
Metagenics MetaKids - Baby Probiotic
Listen to TUB episode 032: The First Six Months with Two Kids
Subscribe to TUBP in Apple Podcasts and Spotify
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039: Revamp Your Child’s Immune System and Prevent Chronic Disease with Dr. Ana-Maria Temple
In this episode, I am chatting with Dr. Ana-Maria Temple, a holistic pediatrician, best-selling author, mother of 3, and award-winning speaker.
We discuss many incredible ways to help your child’s immune system flourish, whether you have a baby, toddler or teen there are core things you can start doing today. You as a mama have the power to do this, so listen and learn something new.
We had so much to talk about that we ran out of time so I will have her back on for round two.
Highlights from this episode:
- How Dr. Ana became passionate about raising healthier kids
- The root cause of children’s health issues
- Grocery stores in the United States are filled with processed foods
- Common ailments Dr. Ana sees in her practice
- 1 in 2 children have chronic illness
- Indoor humidity is linked to illnesses
- What happens with your child’s cold?
- Uncommon contributing factors of eczema
- Proper mindset is the key to making changes
- If you can’t read it, don’t eat it
- Start introducing fruit and vegetables
- Learn why toddlers aren’t picky eaters
- Stop parenting with fear
- Tastebuds develop based on what we eat
- Advice for tackling Halloween treats
- Simple ways to boost your kid's immune system
Show sponsor:
Needed: Stress Support - Save 20% off when you use the code ultimatebaby at checkout
Related links:
Follow @marniwasserman and @ultimatehealthpodcast on Instagram for Sarelle & Hayden updates
Dr. Ana-Maria Temple - Healthy Kids In An Unhealthy World (book)
Dr. Ana-Maria Temple's website
Follow Dr. Ana-Maria Temple on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
Organifi - Red Juice (Save 20% off Organifi when you use the code ultimatehealth at checkout)
Dark Chocolate Baking Chips by Lily's
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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