Podcasts about mama coach

This episode is for you if you are a mommy business owner who feels tired and weary lately from all you have to do every day.You're balancing mom life, relationships, business, clients, content, and so much more on your never-ending to do list.But what if I told you that you are MORE than capable to handle everything on your plate while feeling joy and peace? What if I told you it wasn't actually the work making you tired - it was the constant worry about the work.Worrying you're not doing enoughWorrying what everyone else is doingWorrying it isn't happening "fast enough"Worrying that you'll failWorrying what people thinkIn this episode I share a Bible verse and an "aha" moment I had listening to a sermon, that I know will serve you too in this season.Living in a state of constant worry is exhausting, it's time release that worry so you can renew your energy and spirit, and find joy in your day to day to-do list again.Want to connect with me?Follow me on Instagram @bossladyhaileyJoin my membership The Business Mama INSIDER to get coaching, community and access to strategy you need to scale as a momReady to go ALL IN on your coaching business and reach your big goals while prioritizing life as a mom? Apply for The MAMA Coach!

In this podcast episode you will learn how to create the perfect freebie that attracts dream clients into your world (and CONVERTS into your paid offers. Inside I cover..The purpose of a free offerYour freebie check listHow to choose the best format to deliver your freebieExamples in different nichesCommon mistakesWant direct feedback from me on your freebie that you created from this episode? Send me a DM on Instagram @bossladyhailey and mention that you heard it on the podcast and I'll give you feedback so you can deliver the best possible freebie to your audience with CONFIDENCE.Want to work with Hailey?Click here to learn more about The Business Mama INSIDER membershipApply for The MAMA Coach to go ALL in on making 2025 your year in business

In this episode I share my story to where I am today! I talk about the many different jobs I have had over the years, how I started online, investments that I have made, and the full journey of what led me to be a business coach for moms.I also share the ways that I can support you in 2025 and the TWO programs that I have open currently, and how to know what's the best fit for you (your business, budget, and goals).Want to connect with Hailey?Click here to learn more and join The Business Mama INSIDERClick here to learn about my ALL in program The MAMA Coach and apply to join us!Not sure what the best fit is? Send me a DM on Instagram @bossladyhailey and let's chat!

You've been waiting for months (or years), for the “right time”..It's time for a little tough love Mama, because truly - I want you to succeed.And sitting back waiting for something to magically change in your circumstances to make it the “right time” is going to keep you stuck.In this episode I talk about the decisions and moves I made when it wasn't the "right time", that paid off for me and how the "right time" actually has nothing to do with outside circumstances, and everything to do with us taking action.Connect with Hailey!Apply to join The MAMA Coach! Get your application in before April 1st to lock in current investment before it goes up by $2,800.Connect on Instagram!

In dieser Folge zeige ich dir, wie du als Coach für Mütter bis zu 70% deiner Coaching-Arbeit automatisierst – und dabei bessere Ergebnisse für deine Kundinnen erzielst.Du erfährst:✅ Die 8 Tools, die ich selbst nutze✅ Wie du Aufgaben, Nachbereitung und Alltagsfragen automatisierst✅ Was dich das alles kostet und wie du direkt starten kannst

In this episode I show you what is possible for you when you join my program The MAMA Coach with client stories of CURRENT clients inside.I talk about how moms are launching their business and going full time in 5 months, how they are making back their investment + profit in 2.5 months, how they are making more than their husbands, how they are building business that support HOLISTIC success and all of their priorities in life, how they are making more while working less than ever before, and how you can do it too.Want to learn more about The MAMA Coach and apply to join us? Click here!Want to connect with me directly and chat more to see how I can serve you? Head over to Instagram @bossladyhailey and send me a DM.

In this episode I am announcing my BIGGEST event ever, MAMA Coach MADNESS!You've heard of March Madness

In this episode I threw away the usual plan and the step by step tangible strategy that I follow each week (and LOVE giving you), and decided to just have a real chat with you.Chat about the real behind the scenes of mom life and business.Think of this as a diary entry episode where we talk all things: My back injury, the little moments, why I'm here, giving yourself credit, remembering why you're here, and more.Let's connect! Connect with Hailey on Instagram @bossladyhailey Join my membership The Business Mama INSIDER for more behind the scenes like this, weekly coaching from me and strategies that work for mom life. Apply to join us inside The MAMA Coach to get the long term mentorship, strategy, a mom boss community, 1:1 support and more so you can build and scale your business to full time as a mom!

In today's episode I am going to give you a sneak peak into my coaching containers and share some great questions, conversations and coaching moments that I have had with my clients this week. We'll be covering how to utilize Threads, what to do when no one claims a prize/scholarship, how many DMs to send per week, how to gather feedback from clients, when is the best time to post on IG and more! This episode is a GREAT look into what it is like to have coach Hailey in your pocket for guidance, answers and support whenever you need it in your business. Want to come into my world to learn from me with trainings, get access to a community of other mommy coaches and have access to me for feedback and guidance? Now is the BEST time to get started because we have special end of year promos for my signature 1:1 and group hybrid program The MAMA Coach, and my membership The Business Mama INSIDER. Learn more about the different ways to work with me here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themamamethodpodcast/support

In this episode I talk about the importance of having a signature group coaching program in your business (especially as a mom). Building a signature group coaching program will change EVERYTHING in your business. It will allow you to scale your business while working less It will allow you to serve MORE clients It will allow you to serve your clients at a HIGH level while prioritizing your life It will support your life as a mom And it will be the biggest representation of YOU as a coach and your unique coaching method which will elevate your business and entire product suite to the next level and make you the no-brainer coach to work with for your ideal client. My signature program The MAMA Coach is what helped me scale to 6 figures and multi 6 figures while working 15 hours a week and being home full time to homeschool my girls. Here's the best part: I created a 3 day workshop to teach you how to design, build and market your high level signature group coaching program step by step. And you can get INSTANT life time access right now for only $197 (if you join us by December 2nd). Click here to learn more and get yours! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themamamethodpodcast/support

In this episode I am breaking down the 4 things you need to build a full time coaching business. This is my speciality - helping moms build and scale their coaching businesses to full time and beyond. So in this episode I really break down each step, why you need it, how to apply it and the role it plays in your success. You will not go full time by winging it or hoping that it happens. Going full time takes intentional action, real strategy and a plan. If your goal is to go full time in your coaching business in 2024-2025, this is the episode you need. Want to work with me directly to build and scale your coaching business to full time in a way that supports your life as a mom? Click here to apply for The MAMA Coach! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themamamethodpodcast/support

This is day 2 of my new live training series How To Go Full Time With Your Coaching Business As A Mom! Inside day 2 you'll learn how to reverse engineer your full time income goals down to the exact steps and programs you need with some money math (the best kind of math! lol). I'll help you make the mindset shifts you need so you can step into WHO you need to be to run a successful full time business as a mom. Want to watch the video version of this training? Click here for instant access! Ready to go ALL in and get every strategy and long term support you need to go full time in your coaching business as a mom? Click here to learn more about The MAMA Coach. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themamamethodpodcast/support

Inside this episode I break down 11 reasons why you should join us inside my signature program The MAMA Coach. This program was built specifically for you, the mommy coach, to teach you the exact step by step plan to going full time in your coaching business in a way that supports your life as a mom. There are so many reasons why THIS is the program that you need right now, and in this episode we are going to cover a few of them. Click here to learn more about The MAMA Coach and apply to join us! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themamamethodpodcast/support

In today's episode, I am pulling back the curtain and showing you the behind-the-scenes of what is happening inside Boss Lady Hailey Coaching LLC in 2024. I have pivoted and adjusted my business multiple times over the years that I have run my business, some big and some small. Every single one of those pivots have been so important on my journey and brought me to where I am today. Today we are going to talk about those pivots that I have made, the mindset blocks so many coaches experience when they feel the pull to pivot, how to know when it's time for you to make a big pivot or change in your business and a big announcement for how I am pivoting this year (and how it will help you!). Want to join us in The MAMA Coach!? Click here to learn more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themamamethodpodcast/support

Eaton Financial Group's motto is to live well, work hard and give generously. The firm specializes in helping women who handle household financial planning by acting in a fiduciary capacity – meaning your best interests are their first priority. For a relaxed and no-obligation cup of coffee and transparent information about creating a financial portfolio – live or virtually – visit eatonfinancialgroup.com to set an appointment. Tell them The Motherhood Village sent you.  Learn more about joining The Motherhood Village community as a member! Brief summary of show: In this episode of the Motherhood Village podcast, I speak with special guest Ashli Daley, a renowned mama coach and registered nurse with NICU experience, on the challenges of parenthood, especially around sleep and feeding.  Ashli, who specializes in judgment-free infant feeding support and holistic baby and toddler sleep coaching, offers personalized guidance to parents, aiming to help them navigate these challenges with confidence and grace. She emphasizes the importance of flexibility and understanding that difficulties in baby sleep are normal and not indicative of parental failure.  She also highlights common misconceptions around baby sleep and stresses the significance of setting realistic expectations based on a baby's unique needs. Additionally, she briefly touches on the impact of podcasts like Mel Robbins and the Mindset Mentor on her personal growth and coaching approach. The conversation pivots to practical tips for establishing effective sleep routines, addressing feeding issues, and the importance of parental instinct in decision-making. Ashley's approach is deeply rooted in feeding optimization, sleep science, and nurturing parent-child connections without succumbing to societal pressures or unfounded standards. We talk about: 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 01:01 Podcast recommendation 07:34 Why she chose to focus on sleep training + bottle feeding 13:50 Misconceptions + myths about baby's sleep and "sleep training" 21:16 Tips on how to address those that have a difference of opinion on how your baby sleeps 22:49 Her holistic way of coaching vs. traditional baby sleep methods 28:22 The importance of having a sleep routine + how to eliminate unrealistic expectations 34:11 Final thoughts to the podcast community Resources Mel Robbins Podcast: https://www.melrobbins.com/podcast Mindset Mentor Podcast: https://robdial.com/podcast/ Connect with Ashli Facebook: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ashlithemamacoach/ https://ashli-daley.themamacoach.com/ Connect with Nicole  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.motherhood.village1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Motherhood.Village1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolegcumberbatch/ https://www.themotherhoodvillage.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNzy4b2WHCxvP1k8lL0dvIA   

Laura ist Mama-Coach, selbst Mutter von drei Kindern und erzählt in dieser Folge von den wunderschönen Seiten, wenn ein Geschwisterkind in die Familie kommt. Und für Sarah wird es ganz plötzlich überraschend emotional... Infos zum Mama-Coach Laura Ackermann unter https://mamiszeit.de

Gibt es den perfekten Altersunterschied zwischen Geschwisterkindern? Wie begleite ich mein erstes Kind, wenn plötzlich das zweite da ist und wie bereite ich es auf das neue Baby vor? Laura Ackermann ist Mama-Coach für Eltern mit Kleinkindern und Geschwisterkindern und steht in dieser Folge bei all diesen Fragen Rede und Antwort. Und ja, den perfekten Altersunterschied gibt es eben doch :) Infos zum Mama-Coach Laura Ackermann unter https://mamiszeit.de

In this episode, Chelsea McMann, a Registered Nurse and Child Development Expert, shares her journey into becoming a Mama Coach. She focuses on holistic sleep support, focusing on toddler sleep. Chelsea emphasizes the importance of connection, communication, and consistency in addressing toddler sleep issues. Mamas can implement practical strategies from her approach to tackle rough bedtimes and middle-of-the-night wake-ups. The process of working with Chelsea involves building a personalized plan tailored to each family's needs. Tune into this episode and see what tidbits you can add to your routine or share with a friend.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelseamcmann.themamacoach/Learn more about Chelsea's services & bookUse code: "Resilient" for 50% off!Book your free 30-minute discovery call to chat about your goals and ways I can support you!Thank you so much for checking out this The Resilient Body Podcast episode. If you haven't done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! If you have a suggestion on something you want to learn, feel free to email: drarneka@resilientspine.com

Every mother knows that there are moments in motherhood that bring out the worst in us.  We can feel overwhelmed and triggered, and these feelings may result in angry outbursts toward those we love most.  If any of this resonates with you, this episode with Natalie (the Angry Mama Coach) is a must-listen.  Natalie shares her history with anger in motherhood and coaches us on recognizing triggers, dealing with anger in a healthy way, shifting your mindset, and more.  May this conversation be an encouragement to you no matter where you are in your motherhood journey. In this episode, we cover: Natalie's story of overcoming destructive anger in her early years of motherhood A simple acronym to help you pause when you feel anger rising How do you know if your anger is destructive or normal? Healthy ways to express anger Recognizing your triggers and taking proactive steps to avoid overwhelm How hormones play a role in our feelings of anger and overwhelm Where to begin shifting your mindset if you find yourself not enjoying motherhood Avoiding the comparison trap in your parenting Not allowing even good things in life to steal your peace View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you to our sponsors! Simple Sourdough | Visit bit.ly/farmhousesourdoughcourse to enroll today! Free 5 Day Blog Challenge | Visit bit.ly/5dayblogchallenge RESOURCES MENTIONED Natalie is offering the Simple Farmhouse Life audience access to her Trigger Tracker as a first step to overcome destructive anger in order to be the fun, present and joyful wife and mom you want to be. The Trigger Tracker will help you identify your triggers, create awareness around them, and support you in changing your mindset around these triggers: www.nataliehixson.com/SimpleFarmhouseLife. CONNECT Natalie Hixson the Angry Mama Coach | Website | Instagram | Pinterest Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Join us in the Simple Farmhouse Life Facebook community!

Crystal Nightingale from The Mama Coach joined us a few months ago and is back again today diving deeper into postpartum and breastfeeding than we've ever gone before!Did you know that new research is showing that cold compresses are more effective in helping clogged ducts than warm compresses or showers?Crystal shares her valuable insight gained as a registered nurse and IBCLC of over 10 years. Meagan and Crystal discuss everything from appropriate newborn weight loss to all types of infant feeding to how to have a successful breastfeeding journey starting even before birth. As we kick off 2024, we promise to bring new topics, deeper discussions, and exciting changes that will empower you even more to continue to have better birth AND postpartum experiences.  Additional LinksCrystal's WebsiteThe Mama CoachThe Lactation NetworkHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details Meagan: Hello, hello you guys. It's 2024. I cannot believe that 2023 went so stinking fast and we're already here. I think the new year is super fun because I think about all of the exciting things that we want to do for the year and we have this extra motivation. Today, we're actually going to be talking about something that we don't talk about a lot on the podcast. This is going to be postpartum. I'm excited to talk about postpartum because, with The VBAC Link, we are all Women of Strength. You are all preparing for birth. You're all preparing for pregnancy sometimes. We're so focused on the birth, but we forget about what comes after the birth. So we have our friend, our dear, dear friend, Crystal. Hello, Crystal. Crystal: Hello, good morning. Happy New Year. Meagan: Good morning. I am so excited to have you on today. Crystal: I'm excited. Thank you. Meagan: Yes. You are a registered nurse, an international board-certified lactation consultant which is an IBCLC and for everyone who has never seen an IBCLC, you guys, I have three babies and I breastfed with all three of them. I've seen an IBCLC with each baby because I've found that each baby is so different. Crystal: Yes. Meagan: If you haven't seen an IBCLC before, I would highly suggest it. They can help so much. But Crystal is from The Mama Coach and she is going to be talking with us today about postpartum and mood stuff and breastfeeding and so many powerful things. So hold on tight. We're going to do a review and dive right in. Review of the WeekThis review is from– I don't even know how to say it– miralamb04 on Apple Podcasts and it says, “A Must Resource During Pregnancy.” It says, “The VBAC Link was most helpful and encouraging during my TOLAC (trial of labor after Cesarean) preparation. I used all of the episodes to everyone's different expectations and outcomes to help me prepare for my VBAC. Finding out I was pregnant six months postpartum after a planned C-section due to a breech baby was frightening at first.”We have talked a lot about this close duration. It says, “I knew immediately I wanted to VBAC and started doing my research. The VBAC Link was constant during my stroller walks with my baby and helped me mentally prepare for my second pregnancy. I used the resources provided to help open up conversation during my prenatal appointments and ultimately advocate for myself and my baby for a planned, hospital TOLAC. I successfully had my second baby via VBAC a few days ago and I'm so happy that I did. Everything I could have wanted and so much more. Thank you, Julie and Meagan.” I love that so much. You guys, this is what this platform is for. It's for you to have the education, the information, and the empowerment to go on and make the best decision for you no matter how that is and what your birth outcome looks like. I love how she said, “To advocate for me and my baby.” Right? Crystal: Yes. Love it. Meagan: I love it. That is so cool.Crystal: Very, very. Meagan: Thank you so much for that review. They touch me from the bottom of my heart and if you haven't, please drop us a comment. Drop us a review. Let us know what you think about The VBAC Link. Crystal Nightingale Meagan: Okay, cute Crystal. Welcome, welcome. Crystal: Hi. Thank you for having me. Meagan: Absolutely. I'm so honored that you are here and taking the time out of your very busy day to talk more about that topic that we just don't talk about. It's not even that we don't talk about it. I think it's just that we don't think about it. Crystal: Yeah, yeah. Meagan: It's so far over there because we have such an event to get through. Birth is an event. Crystal: Yeah, it's huge. Meagan: It's such an event to get through that we can't think about what we're doing here or over here because we are right here in this moment preparing for this event. Crystal: Yeah. Yeah. Meagan: I mean, I have ridden tons of bike rides, races, long distances, and ran half marathons. I'm telling you that at mile 10, the only thing I was thinking about was where that finish line was, not where the next starting line was or that next experience. So I'm excited that you are here with us to talk more about this next journey because it is a whole other journey that leads us down a path through life in general and it can impact us for our next birth. Right? Crystal: Yes. Right. Meagan: It's a circle. It all goes together. Let's talk about it a little more. Let's talk about your professional background. What got you into this? What got you into your passion for postpartum and serving moms and babies through postpartum and through breastfeeding? Crystal: Yeah, so I always knew that I wanted to work as a nurse or in the nursing field. I was just fascinated with labor and delivery and women's health. Of course, being a woman and all of the amazing things that we can do. I had my oldest children younger so I was very naive. After I became a nurse, I really got into postpartum and mother and baby and just seeing new babies come into the world and helping the parents, the whole family, with breastfeeding and helping them take care of their newborn baby and just all of that fascinates me. It's just incredible to me. I've been working with mothers and children as a nurse for a little over 10 years now and you know, just through my time in the hospital and the clinic, I have seen a trend. A lot of parents have the best intentions. They want to breastfeed and they want to do this, but then there is not a lot of support. The WHO, World Health Organization, and CDC all recommend breastfeeding for at least six months, but what? Then parents go back to work at six to eight weeks maybe? Some even sooner. I've seen some moms who have to go back to work within two or three weeks. So just seeing that lack of support postpartum for families just triggered, “Okay.” It's very frustrating to be in a hospital or a large health organization setting and not be able to do as much as I want to because of all of the policies and regulations and things like that. So I teamed up with The Mama Coach to start my own private practice and being part of The Mama Coach has been awesome. We are a group of registered nurses and some nurse practitioners all around the world helping parents to make parenting easier through education, evidence-informed solutions, support, assessment, individualized plans, and all of the stuff to help support parents from the prenatal period to postpartum to feeding and starting solids, all the way up to five years of age with sleep and CPR and things like that. So yeah. That's a little bit of my background. I have four kids and I did not get to breastfeed my older two because again, I was young and naive. I didn't know anything. I “tried” to breastfeed not knowing that cluster feeding was normal. I just thought, “Oh no. I need to give formula because they sent me home with formula.” Then all of a sudden, my milk dried up and I was like, “Oh well. I guess I'll just formula feed.” That wasn't what I wanted to do. I just didn't know how to continue the breastfeeding journey. Meagan: Yeah. This isn't like anything that we talked about, but I kind of am wondering if you know the answer to this. We are talking about how all of these organizations– big organizations– encourage breastfeeding. We talk about how we don't necessarily have the support but not only do we not have the support, but we have the alternatives given to us so easily which I think is great. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but it makes it easier or if we don't know. Like with cluster feeding, you think you're baby is starving. You think, “I'm not giving my baby enough. They are always hungry, always hungry and I have to supplement with formula,” when that's not necessarily the case. Why do you think these companies are providing so much formula right out of the gate?Crystal: You know, I'm not sure. I can say it probably is because they are not thinking of the long-term effects of starting formula. If it's needed, how I always was taught especially working in the hospital is that really, formula should be used and treated as a medication. Use if absolutely needed. But, when some staff or doctors or whatever see that a mother is struggling maybe, they don't automatically think, “Let's support her and see how we can help her reach her goal. Let's just feed the baby and deal with it later,” not knowing that that can negatively impact the breastfeeding relationship down the road. You know, like you said, that is there for a reason, and if a baby really needs it, of course, use it. I think the organizations are getting better, but they can still be better. Meagan: Yeah. Do you know what I would like to see more? I know that this can be tricky because of all of the things that are put into our bodies and in this world, but I would love to see milk bank donations more. Crystal: Yes. Meagan: There are certain countries that are literally like Winder Dairy and they bring breastmilk to your porch for people who are struggling. It's so awesome and there are parents out there. There are moms out there who have an insane overproduction, but their baby isn't necessarily using it and it could go to a preemie baby or to a mom that may have a little bit of a rough start or have had a Cesarean under general anesthesia and isn't able to really even be present in that moment. I would love to see that happen more. I don't even know. There are all of the things out there. There are all of the apples off of the tree that I would like to grab and make happen. Crystal: That would be so amazing. Meagan: But they are out there too. So if you are struggling in your breastfeeding journey, it doesn't hurt to ask, “Hey, is there a breastmilk donation in our area or in this hospital?” because there are situations where some hospitals– it's not talked about and it's not big enough yet, but there are banks where people who donate. And because of the craziness in this world, they are really, really strict on who can donate. My cousin did one and you have to check a million boxes to be able to donate. So anyway. Crystal: It makes sense. Meagan: It could be weird to people like, “Someone else's milk, what?” Crystal: I've definitely encountered that before. Everyone has their feelings, beliefs, and opinions, so it's like, “Well, it's there.” I am seeing more hospitals in my area up in northern California have donor breastmilk available in the hospital, but the problem with that is they give the donor milk in the hospital, but when they go home, there is still not that support or continuation of care because now, mom's milk maybe is not quite sufficient yet and how do we help them when they go home? Meagan: Right. Crystal: That's another thing that we're seeing too. Meagan: Okay. So that is a question right there even. We can go home, but I'm going to go back and talk about breastfeeding with that. What do we need to not forget about the postpartum journey during the birth preparation? What are some things that people who are pregnant, preparing for birth, and preparing for their birth– they are so excited. They are figuring out if birth is right for them. What do we need to focus on and not forget about during that pregnancy journey? Crystal: Yeah, so of course, like we were saying earlier, getting ready for birth and preparing for birth is a huge event. We prepare for that and all of that, but then we don't think about like we were saying, the postpartum. Think that postpartum can last a year or two years, sometimes even longer depending on how long you breastfeed if you plan to breastfeed. It takes 9-10 months for your hormones to increase and grow this baby and things like that, then of course, it can take– to me, this is my thinking– at least nine months for it to go back down to somewhat normal levels. If you're breastfeeding, you've still got all kinds of hormones going on. So think about that. Babies have to be fed, so how are we going to feed them? Are you going to breastfeed? Do you know what to expect? Do you know what kind of bottles and what kind of formula to use? Do we know what to expect with just newborns in general and newborn care and diapers? Because babies' poops look funky. They are different from ours, so it's like, okay. All of these things, I feel like if parents are a little bit more prepared, then they will have less anxiousness for one because it's a whole new thing whether you are a first-time parent or even if it's your third or fourth baby– even with me for my fourth baby, I was like, “Wait. Is this normal?” I'm a nurse and I work in the field, but it's so different when you're on the other side. So just to be prepared for that so that way you have the expectations and you know, “Okay, what's normal? What's not normal?” Have somewhat of an idea of how to manage some things and know that there is support out there when you need the support. Meagan: Absolutely. Something that I– with my first baby, I ended up going back to work at 12 weeks postpartum. I already wasn't prepared for a Cesarean, so then I was recovering from that, but when it came to feeding my baby and even my emotional status, I really wasn't prepared for all that was happening in such a short period of time and then to shift. As soon as I started feeling like I was kind of getting the hang of it and things were in control or I had a routine, it was like my feet got swooshed underneath me and it was changing again. I was all of a sudden in a back storage room pumping every three hours. I was storing my milk in a fridge where everyone stored their lunch and then trying to figure out that and trying to get enough production for my baby while they were with the babysitter. It was so much. Crystal: It's a lot, yeah. Definitely, going back to work after having a baby, no matter how soon whether it's six weeks or six months is definitely a big change as well. That's something that a lot of parents aren't really thinking about or prepared for which is totally fine. There is so much more going on at the moment, but knowing that, “Okay. I need to prepare and be ready before I go back to work so I know what to expect.” And like I said, getting some support on how to manage that. Get a plan together. Get a schedule together. Meagan: Yeah. So as a doula, I work a lot with my clients right before pregnancy and sometimes they are a little caught off guard when I'm like, “What's your postpartum plan?” They're like, “Huh? Aren't you a birth doula?” I'm like, “Yeah. I am a birth doula, but I know a lot about postpartum and I didn't plan for it either. Let's talk about it. How are you going to eat so you can feed your baby? How are you going to get sleep?” because just like you were talking about before, a lot of moms have to go back 12 or so weeks after. Some of them two weeks after. We also have an issue with our paternity leave– Crystal: Paternity leave for the fathers or the partners. Meagan: Yeah. We have one week. Especially if you have multiple kids, we have one week a lot of the time and then they're gone and we're like, “What are we going to do?” Get your meal trains. Get your support. Rally up together. Have your birth team. Have your postpartum team. Have a plan. We know plans change no matter what– birth, postpartum, everyday life. I sometimes plan to go to Costco and then I don't go to Costco that day because something happened. Plans change, but if we can have a baseline of an idea, I will be like, “Okay.” I have a friend who gets mastitis with every baby. Crystal: Oh gosh. Meagan: With her third baby, she was like, “I'm going to do everything.” She had her IBCLC to go to the hospital on day one to get a good, established latch. She met with her as soon as she left the hospital. By day four, she was meeting with her again to make sure. You guys, she was on sunflower lecithin. I don't know how you feel about that, but that helped her personally to not be so sticky. She was like, “I have got to get this under control. I have two other kids. I cannot be sick with mastitis.” Then she would end up getting thrush after that so she took a probiotic. Crystal: Oh my gosh. Meagan: There are things we can do and it's really hard to focus on that in the pregnancy stage. Crystal: Yeah, yeah. Meagan: But there are things. We can get on those probiotics. We can contact those IBCLCs. We can have a plan in place so we are not just thrown into the fire. Especially in my case, where I did have a Cesarean and a repeat Cesarean, those were just things that were unexpected so prepare the best you can. I love that. I love your advice. This is so important and get that support. Crystal: Yeah, for sure. I just thought of something because I talked a lot about breastfeeding and feeding your baby, but you brought up a good point. As mothers, we for sure neglect ourselves all of the time so like you were talking about with eating, make sure you eat and hydrate. Moms are recovering too from birth so whether it's vaginal or a Cesarean, planned or an emergency Cesarean, your body is doing a lot postpartum. It's just crazy. Meagan: We're amazing. We are amazing human beings. We are incredible.Crystal: Yes. We are. We are. We so are, but then we have to remember to take care of ourselves as much as possible. That's where the support and village come in because you can't do it all yourself. I guess you could. I'm sure some women have, but you shouldn't have to do it by yourself. Meagan: No, and I think like you are saying, we shouldn't have to but for some reason, we do. Crystal: Yeah. I know. I know. Meagan: We don't ask for help. We struggle asking for support. We struggle spending money on ourselves. We struggle getting postpartum doulas or going to an IBCLC because it costs so much and insurance doesn't cover it. You guys, you are worth it. You are worth it. You are amazing. You grew a human. You birthed a human. You are now taking care of a human. You are feeding a human. There is so much to it. It's okay to get that support and give back to yourself. Crystal: Totally, totally. I 1000% agree. Meagan: Yes and sometimes, that is finding a coach and just getting some advice or talking to someone and just being heard. Maybe you don't physically need anything, you just need to be heard. Crystal: Yeah, yeah. Meagan: Yes. Okay, so now we've had our baby and everything. What can we look for in the first few weeks to know that maybe we need to ask for more help or get more resources or take care of ourselves? What are some things that we can look for in those first few weeks with nursing and postpartum just in general? Crystal: Yeah, yeah. So for moms, I have spoken to a lot of moms who weren't aware that there would still be bleeding afterward so there is that. Meagan: That is a thing. Crystal: Yes, that is a thing. You are still bleeding. That is normal, but obviously, from a nursing standpoint, if there is excessive blood or you are filling a pad every hour, then for sure, you want to reach out. A lot of women tend to swell postpartum. Some are like, “No, I didn't have any swelling during the pregnancy,” then all of a sudden postpartum, you just blow up. Your feet are swollen and things like that. That could be due to some IV fluids or other stuff going on, but for sure, you want to reach out to your provider with that. Contractions and cramping afterward are still a thing, especially with breastfeeding. Some women are just like, “Oh my gosh. I did not know about this.” Some women feel great after delivering. They are like, “Yeah. I don't need to take my meds. I'm feeling okay,” but once they start breastfeeding and they start feeling these contractions, it's like, “I'm in labor again.” That is normal. I know it's uncomfortable, but that is definitely normal. If you still feel that when you're not breastfeeding or it's not relieved with pain meds, then for sure, I would highly recommend reaching out to the provider. Meagan: That can also get worse with each baby, right? Crystal: Yes. Yes, it can get stronger. Meagan: It can last a little longer and be a little bit more intense, yeah. Crystal: I know which is like, “Why? We already went through this. Why do we have to make it worse?” Meagan: Our uteruses have to shrink down. Crystal: I know. It's a good thing. The cramping is a good thing. It's a normal thing. We want that. It controls bleeding. It gets the uterus back down to the normal size and all of that. Engorgement. Even if a mom is not breastfeeding, the body's natural, physiological response is to bring in milk. With the delivery of the placenta, your hormones drop and that triggers, “Oh, okay. Baby has been born. Let's make milk.” Meagan: We have to feed it. Crystal: Yes. So whether you breastfeed or not, if you don't breastfeed, you may not get as much engorgement, but there is still stuff going on there. If you are breastfeeding, you will almost 100% get engorged in the first few days anywhere from day three to five. Sometimes it is a little bit longer, but around there, your breasts will feel really full. Some women say their breast sizes double or triple. Meagan: Mhmm. Crystal: They can get really rock hard. That's pretty normal because your milk is coming in. Getting support with latching well so the baby can empty it or if you need to, maybe you have to pump a little bit, but like I said, of course. Reach out for lactation support because depending on the situation or what's going on, the lactation consultant can further guide you on how to manage that. But lumps, you may feel little lumps in the breast. That is pretty normal. Those are just basically milk ducts that are swollen or filling with milk because of the postpartum period with increased swelling and things like that. After engorgement, I'm thinking of the progression of things, a lot of parents see clogged ducts, but now we know that it's called ductile narrowing instead of clogged ducts. Meagan: Oh. Crystal: Yes. Before, we thought that the milk was getting clogged. Meagan: Getting sticky. Crystal: Yes, then we had to somehow remove this milk plug, but the new research by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is saying that it's not that. It's inflammation and swelling of the milk duct itself that causes the narrowing of the channel or the passageway that milk goes through and that makes it back up. It backs up the milk. Management for that beforehand was warm compresses and massage, massage, massage, dangle feeding or something like that. Now, they are saying that we should be using cold compresses. Meagan: Oh, okay to reduce inflammation. Crystal: Exactly, to reduce inflammation. I always tell parents that if we have a swollen ankle and the breasts are swollen, we wouldn't put a hot or a warm compress on it. Meagan: No. Okay, I'm noting it. Crystal: You would do the ice or the cold compress to reduce the inflammation and when we reduce the inflammation in those milk ducts, now that passageway opens up, everything can calm down, and milk can flow a little bit easier. Meagan: Mind blown!! Crystal: I know. Meagan: That is amazing. That would have been nice to know a long time ago. Crystal: I know. When I see moms say, “Oh my gosh, I have this lump and my breasts don't feel empty even with breastfeeding or pumping. I've been doing hot showers and massaging it.” I'm like, “No. Try cold.” Almost always, it helps. Meagan: I am totally adding this to my doula toolbox. Crystal: Yes. Yes. Meagan: This is really good information. Crystal: It is. It's so amazing when parents come back and they are like, “Oh my gosh. It worked. I can't believe it.” Also, breast tissue is very delicate. It's soft tissue. Some moms are just aggressively massaging their breasts like, “Oh my god. I have to get this out.” You don't want to do that because you can further damage and cause trauma to the breast tissues. Meagan: More inflammation. Crystal: Yes, more inflammation, exactly. Light massage. If you need to, cold compresses for that. For moms, I'm going on and on right now. This episode is going to be forever. It's going to be hours long. That's kind of the basics of the immediate thing that we need to look for in mom physically. Emotionally and mentally, parents are sleep-deprived so we definitely want to make sure, like you said, have those meal trains. I even suggest adding this to the baby registry when you are pregnant like meal cards, Door Dash cards, a postpartum doula even. It's like, “Whoa. Instead of giving me all of this, this is what I'm going to need help with in the first couple of weeks.” I know for me, I guess I'm thinking of myself and my baby, but I'm also thinking of everything else in the house that I need to do like, “Oh my gosh, I need to do the laundry. Oh my gosh. The other kids need to get rides to school,” or what have you. If there is anything, you know how friends and family are always saying, “Let me know if I can do anything to help,” please ask for help because moms and parents need sleep definitely. That helps because, for one, sleep is just a human need. Two, for sanity, and three, because the more rest that we can get as mothers, as a breastfeeding and lactating parent, the better our milk supply will be too. Meagan: Yeah, 100%. Like we were talking about, we are not thinking of drinking and that helps our breast supply. That helps our healing physically and keeps us in our minds. On that topic, Be Her Village– I'm sure you've heard us talk about it. Check out Be Her Village. You guys can create a registry just like Crystal is describing where you can go and register for a doula or childbirth education or money for an IBCLC or pelvic floor health or mental health. All of these things, if this is your registry– Crystal: Pelvic floor health, oh my gosh, is another thing. We don't know about that. Most mothers are just– not that we don't care, we just don't know. There are just so many things going on down there that for sure you need some kind of pelvic floor rehabilitation afterwards even if you have a C-section. Meagan: 100%. It's aggravating. I'm not going to spiral off on this tangent. It's aggravating to me that so many insurance companies do not cover this as a standard part of postpartum. But they're not covering postpartum pelvic floor issues. They're not covering this. Crystal: Yeah. Meagan: I went and it was $250 per visit and as a new mom, especially if we invested in a doula and an IBCLC and a photographer or whatever. Crystal: All of those things, yeah. Meagan: It's like, “Oh, whatever,” and now we have a newborn that has to have diapers at $50/box. It's really hard. Crystal: Right and that's where we neglect ourselves again. Not that we want to, but I don't even know who to blame. Healthcare or insurance or whatever is preventing us from getting the proper care or support. I did the same thing. I just wanted to touch on that. I did the same thing. I was having issues holding my bladder and I asked for a referral from my doctor for pelvic floor health because doing our own research, we're like, “Okay. I think I need to see a pelvic floor therapist.” They did not. They were like, “Well, normally we don't do that.” I'm like, “Why?”I did the same thing. I tried to look into it myself to pay out of pocket and it was expensive and I just kind of gave up and was just like, “Okay. I'll just do my own research and find out some exercises on my own and just do it on my own,” which is sad. We shouldn't have to do that. Meagan: I agree. I agree. Crystal: But okay, so on to what to expect because there are still a couple of other things. There is so much, but I just want to touch on the emotional and the mood disorders because that is very, very important and huge. I always recommend that when moms take classes prenatally they have a partner or a birth partner or something that is along for the ride with them who comes to the classes and things like that. I really recommend that postpartum too. Any time of postpartum class, newborn class, or breastfeeding class, the partner or caregiver should definitely be involved as well as the birthing parent because as moms, we don't initially see that there is something more going on with us for postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, and things like that. It's usually a close family member who notices things going on first. Definitely, I feel like the whole family should be involved in that and if parents are just struggling with coping and with new life as a parent breastfeeding and all of the things, then definitely reach out for support because that can definitely happen with all of the hormones going on and the stress. Meagan: Lack of support. Crystal: Lack of support. Meagan: Lack of sleep. Crystal: Lack of sleep, yes. That's definitely something big. Meagan: I want to talk just slightly about this. It's really hard as a new mom to and I hope this isn't triggering, pass your baby to someone so you can take care of yourself. We had a client years ago that was really struggling. She had a series of things and was really struggling. One of the things that we ended up coming up with was for her to go to her mom's for the night. We came up with a good plan and had help with dad and the kids for baby. She ended up pumping and coming up with a supply and for one night– she did wake up engorged– she slept all night. All night. She went to bed at 8:30. She pumped before and went to bed. She woke up. I think she said it was at 6:30 which is still early, but 8:30 to 6:30 is a good stretch. She was probably so engorged that she had to wake up, but you guys, she was a new person. She said that. She was like, “Whoa. It's like my funk was just sucked out of me just by getting that sleep.” That was really hard for her to do that. Crystal: Of course, I'm sure. Meagan: It was really hard for her to be like, “I'm giving up my baby who is four days old overnight.” It's not ideal. It wasn't ideal, but she spiraled quickly and she got to a place where that's ultimately what she thought was going to be best. Anyway, it was amazing. She still had trials to get through because the next night, she had lack of sleep but she was able to build up that foundation a little bit more by getting a good night's rest. Crystal: Of course. Exactly. Meagan: Her mom seriously had all of these broths and all of this high-protein food and all of these amazing things to fill her being with all of the good things. Crystal: Yeah, because as mom, we are filling everybody else's cup usually, but we aren't filling up our cup. Meagan: Yeah. You don't have to leave your baby with anyone overnight, but going back to that, have someone fill your cup. Have someone fill your cup. Food, all of those things. Crystal: Everything. I've heard of some parents when they finally get three or four hours of sleep straight, they're like, “Oh my gosh. That was amazing.” Same thing. “I feel like a new person.” Just because sleep is a human need, so we need that and if we're just constantly days upon days upon days of getting only 1-2 hours at a time of sleep, that's definitely not sustainable and not enough. Meagan: Yeah. Yeah. She started resenting her baby. Crystal: Yeah. Yeah. I've heard of that too. Meagan: She started having anxiety at nighttime. Crystal: Yeah. Yeah. I could definitely see how that can come about for sure especially if you're breastfeeding, especially with that. We all know that of course, breast is best. Breastmilk is best, but we also have to think of the whole picture. I always tell this to all of my clients and patients that I work with. Mental and sleep health is very important. Very. I know breastmilk is too, but you do the best that you can. Meagan: It's like when we're on the airplane and they talk about if we're in an emergency and the masks fall down, prepare your mask on you first before you help someone else. Crystal: Yes. Meagan: It's a similar concept to me where if we cannot fuel ourselves with the oxygen and the sleep and these things, we cannot 100% take care of this baby. Crystal: Right, yeah. Meagan: We can't make milk. Crystal: Right. Meagan: Because our body is going to protect us and sometimes we will see a milk dip with stresses and things like that. I have clients who are nursing really, really well and then a stressful event happens in their life and they're like, “I'm losing my milk. I'm losing my milk. Is my baby not eating enough?” It's crazy how just mentally our body can do that. It can stop making as much milk. Have you seen that?Crystal: Yeah. I have. I have actually. A stressful event or if mom starts a new medication, especially birth control. They don't know. They just don't know. When I talk to my doula consultation, I say, “Any new medications?” They say, “Well, I just started taking birth control but my doctor said it should be fine and won't affect my milk supply.” I'm like, anything new can. It can. Meagan: Hormones. Crystal: It's not to say that we can't get the milk supply back up, but at least being aware of it. Okay, this is why. It's not because of something else or whatever. So yeah. I've seen that. Meagan: Yeah. Crystal: Periods, too. Moms starting their period again, it can–Meagan: Throw it off. Crystal: Every month during your cycle, yeah. It throws it off. Lots of different things that could happen and will happen, so just something to have in the back of your mind like, “Okay. This is what I remember Crystal, The Mama Coach, saying or whoever saying that this can happen, but there are ways to work around it.” Meagan: This next question is a did-you-know. I feel like this is something actually that a lot of people do not know and that is that babies lose weight in the first few days. They can lose even more than the recommended loss if there was an induction, or a lot of fluids, or a surgery. Can we talk about that? Crystal: Yes. Yes. Correct. Meagan: Can we talk about what is normal? Because I feel like again, mentally, there is so much stress on feeding the baby, getting enough, cluster feeding, and all of these things, then we have this baby that weighed in at 7lb, 12 oz and is now weighing in at 6lb, 15oz, and we are like, “Whoa. This is a big loss.” We've got providers freaking out about it, suggesting supplements, and things like that. What's normal? What is the average loss just without induction and things like that? Can we talk a little bit about that so we can offer some comfort to these mamas who might have a baby that's losing weight? Crystal: Yeah, yeah. So babies can lose up to 10% of their birth weight within the first three to four days or so. Normal weight loss is about 2-3% per day. So with that being said, when babies are in the womb, they are swallowing amniotic fluid. They are swallowing, swallowing, swallowing, so technically, they are born full and their first stool is that sticky, black, tarry meconium that is just getting rid of all of that amniotic fluid that they were swallowing while they were in the womb. So that's some weight loss because they are probably pooping five or six times within the first one or two days and it's super sticky. Then, like you said, if mom was inducted or induced or got a lot of IV fluids, antibiotics, and a Cesarean, then they got extra fluids. Anything that mom gets during labor, baby gets some of it too. Really, some providers are saying that a newborn's true weight can be seen 24 hours after birth versus one or two hours right after birth. That weight loss takes into account that. Fluids, getting rid of the meconium, and things like that, and then anything more than 10%, then we get kind of concerned. Like you said, some providers are like, “Oh my gosh. Let's do all of this.” Me, as the lactation consultant, I am less freaked out because I know that especially if a mom is breastfeeding, babies'– we're getting to probably one of our next questions– bellies are really small, so in the first couple of days, they are only taking 2-10 milliliters per feeding which is less than half of a teaspoon up to two teaspoons per feeding. That is the colostrum that they are receiving from mom, that yellow, thick, first milk that is expressed from mom's breast and although it's smaller in volume, it's really packed with a lot of nutrients and antibodies and things like that. It is nutritionally–Meagan: I say dense. Crystal: Dense, yeah. Nutritionally dense. So baby is getting what they need, it's just a smaller volume because it makes up for the fact that it takes a couple of days for mom's milk to increase and increase in volume and things like that. Babies are losing all of this excess fluids, pooping out all of this meconium, and then they're just getting smaller, frequent amounts of colostrum. All of that are factors in weight loss. And then when mom's milk starts to increase around day three to seven, they start taking in more volume and then we start to see some weight gain there. Now of course, as a lactation consultant, we look at the whole picture. What happened with the mom's labor and delivery experience? Is this baby number one or two or multiple for them? Do they have any medical background that might be a factor in milk increasing or milk coming in? All things like that and when I look at that, I'm like, “Okay. Maybe we need to supplement just a little bit if we need to.”And then I will tell moms, “Let's maybe have you pump or hand express. Any extra colostrum or transitional milk that you can express, give that to baby first and we will see how that goes,” especially if they are not wanting to start formula. Every baby and family is different so I look at the whole picture, look at their goals, and see how best I can help them. But obviously, if a baby loses a significant amount of weight like 13-15%, then we are like, “Yes. We probably need to supplement.” So like I said in the beginning, formula is used when we need it if we need it, not just automatically, “Oh my gosh. Baby is at 9 or 10% weight loss. We need to give formula.” I definitely disagree with that. And it's all the parent's choice as well. I give them the options and they decide what they want to do and then I support them in whatever they decide. Meagan: Right. So as we are kind of working on getting our milk to come in and recovering and things like that, we talked about sleep, mental health, food, water, and things like that. That's all going to help our breastmilk. But are there other things that we could be doing or should be doing to help our milk to come in quicker or once it comes in, to help it be more– savory comes to my mind, but really rich for the baby? You just talked about how some babies do lose up to 13% and then I guess a side question is, do we know why some babies lose a little bit more? Is there a reason or is there something that we as parents could do or should we just be like, supply and demand? Nurse your baby. Your milk will come in. Your milk is great. Just because your baby is not gaining as much weight doesn't mean you should shame yourself or your milk is not good enough, because there is a lot of that too. Is there anything you would give us tip-wise to help milk come in? There are a lot of questions within this one question so I'm just going to turn the time over. Crystal: Okay. So yes. The best thing we can do is early hand expression. Typically, after birth, during the first 24 hours, babies are super sleepy. Super sleepy that it's hard to get them to latch or want to nurse frequently. Thinking about how breastmilk supply works, the more you demand on the breast or remove milk, the more milk you will make. So if the baby is sleeping the first 24 hours, the baby is not expressing as much milk and that is where hand expression is important. Frequently, newborns tend to eat at least 8-12 times in a 24-hour period, so if we break it down by hours, it is just so much easier. Every 2-3 hours or so, attempt to put baby to the breast. Do what you can. If the baby is too sleepy or not latching well, then hand express. Hand expression and get out that colostrum. You can spoon-feed that to baby or cup-feed or syringe-feed that to baby, and then you're still stimulating your supply. Sometimes, I hear parents say, “Oh my gosh, the first day or two, my baby was just so good and slept for four hours.” I'm like, “Did you hand express or pump at that time?” We just don't know. They were like, “No, I didn't. I slept too.” I'm like, “I'm glad you got sleep,” but to help your milk supply increase for baby, it is very, very important to express milk every few hours whether it's hand-expressed, latching, or pumping. I'm trying to think what was the other question you had. Oh, how we can make it more savory. I always recommend doing breast massage prior to any breastfeeding or pumping or expressing session. That's just because especially in the first couple of days, colostrum is very thick, so by massaging– and light massage. Not too hard, not too aggressively. You're basically unsticking or loosening up that milk so that way it can be expressed and you can collect that good, sticky, fatty, colostrum or milk. That's for even at any time. You might have heard of a foremilk and a hindmilk type of thing. That's basically when you express, you see a little fat layer in the bottle or in the milk and to increase that, some researchers say that you can't do anything to increase that, but we can help it to come out a little bit more. That's by hand-expressing or doing what we call a breastmilk shake. I've done this myself with my last baby is just doing the breast massage before breastfeeding or nursing. I have seen a thicker fat layer on the milk, so you can do that. Meagan: That's really good to know. With my son, he was kind of small to begin with, but when I would pump, I was like, “Oh my gosh. There is this much fat in this milk.” All of it separated and I had someone kind of suggest that, but it was a warm compress, not a cold compress. It was a warm compress, slight massage, and then nurse or even hand-express for just a second, and then nurse. Crystal: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. You can do that too. You can breastfeed or even hand-express a little bit too just to help that milk supply especially if baby didn't have a good feeding or wasn't quite latched very well just to ensure we stimulate the breast properly to give that signal of, “Okay, make the milk. Bring the milk in,” and things like that. I just wanted to say as a side note, all breastmilk is beneficial for baby whether you have a thin fat layer or not. Meagan: Good to know. Crystal: Your body still tailors and makes the breastmilk to your baby's needs. Meagan: Awesome. So hand-expressing during pregnancy, we were talking about postpartum, but is it suggested to do a little bit during pregnancy? Crystal: You can, but you have to be considered at least term which is about 37-38 weeks or so, and of course, check with the OB provider because it depends on what risk factors you have. Meagan: Yeah, because it can stimulate. Crystal: It can stimulate because it does with the hand expression, the same hormone is released when you are having a contraction which is oxytocin so it can cause some cramping or contractions so you definitely want to get cleared by the OB first before just starting the hand expression, but yes. Once you get cleared, you can start antenatal hand expression and start collecting. It may be nothing or you might get drops. I've actually tried it on myself before and I didn't get anything. I was kind of discouraged, but I was like, “No, knowing what I know, it's fine,” but it's good practice, too for hand expression postpartum. So practice, collect drops, and then you can freeze it and then bring it to the hospital if for some reason baby needs to be supplemented if they have low blood sugar or jaundice or whatever, so yeah. Meagan: So good to know. Okay, and then last but not least, we have different types of feeding. Bottles, paced bottle feeding, we talked a lot about breastfeeding. Can we talk about all of the different types of feeding?Crystal: Yeah, yeah. So of course, you can do exclusive breastfeeding and that's just feeding baby at the breast, or you can do breastfeeding and pumping so feeding breastmilk in some type of vessel whether it's a bottle or syringe. I typically see bottle and syringe usually especially when the milk volume increases or you could do combo feeding which is breastfeeding, pumping, and formula feeding so you can do a combination of all three. Some moms do exclusively pumping. They don't put baby to the breast at all for whatever reason. It could be their own preference or they were just struggling with latch and it just was not working out for them, or sometimes it takes a long time to breastfeed, 30-45 minutes, so some moms feel like that works better for them to just pump for 15-20 minutes and bottlefeed. Or some, whether it's their own personal preference or medical reasons, exclusively formula feed. With that, when you do any type of feeding other than breastfeeding and you bottlefeed, you want to pace bottlefeed. We do that for several reasons. For one, sometimes, newborns don't really know how to pace themselves and they will just take that whole bottle. Meagan: Chow it down. Crystal: Chow it down in one minute flat and we don't want that because I always tell parents to think about how we eat. We don't just shove food in our mouths. Meagan: Chew your food. Crystal: Yes, chew your food and things like that. One, it can help baby learn how to slow down their feeding and then learn their own hunger cues like signs of fullness which in turn can help in the longer term as they get older knowing their hunger cues and knowing when they're full and not overeat. Then three, it can help with digestive issues. Gulping too much too fast or drinking too fast, they can take in more air which means they will be more gassy and more fussy and then we are like, “What's going on? Why is my baby so fussy?” It's because they are gassy most of the time. A lot of the time, babies are just not very comfortable when they have gas and they definitely express it and communicate that they are uncomfortable, so we want to prevent that. By pace bottle-feeding, we help to remedy that. Meagan: That makes total sense. Sometimes, I feel like when they are gasping all of that air, then they spit up a lot. This is not really one of the questions we talked about, but when a baby spits up, a lot of the time we see it, and it looks like a lot and we are like, “I can't believe I just fed my baby and it's right here on this blanket or all over myself.” Is there a rule of thumb to be like, “Okay, really, that is true. Every little ounce of that just came out?” Or is it like, “Okay, your baby still got quite a bit.” Crystal: That's kind of hard to say because like you said, it does visually look more than it is which is why pace bottle-feeding is important because we want to take frequent breaks, little, quick breaks of a couple of minutes or so to burp, let that move down their belly, and get that excess air out, and then continue feeding. I always recommend that if your baby spits up and it looks like a lot, see how they're doing and go by their cues. If it seems like they are looking for food again, try and give a little but maybe a smaller amount just to see how it goes. Meagan: Mhmm. That's a good rule of thumb. Crystal: Keeping babies upright after feeding, if you can,  will help to lessen the chance of spit-up, but then again, sometimes babies spit up out of nowhere an hour after feeding. Parents are like, “I don't know what's going on. He spit up.” If that happens and you are burping your baby and keeping them upright after feedings, I would definitely talk to a provider because sometimes it can be the formula if they are drinking formula or something to that effect. Meagan: Mhmm. Yeah. Awesome. We've gone over so much. Crystal: I know. Meagan: I want to just end on The Mama Coach. How can people find you? What do you guys offer? How does The Mama Coach? I mean, I know how. It's in amazing ways and who is a good, qualifier to go and find a Mama Coach?Crystal: Yeah, like I mentioned earlier, The Mama Coach is a group of registered nurses all over the world. I am the owner here in Vacaville, California which is in Northern California. Our goal is just to help make parenting easier. Like I mentioned, we do have prenatal services. We have postpartum services and newborn services, helping with any type of feeding even if you are not breastfeeding. Meagan: Sleep?Crystal: Sleep, yes. We have sleep. We help with newborn sleep, toddler sleep, potty training, CPR and choking classes, starting solids as well as one-on-one services here. For me, locally, I do home visits and home lactation visits. I can do any of the workshops one-on-one in home or virtually. My niche is breastfeeding– prenatal breastfeeding education and consultations as well as postpartum of course, newborn care, and sleep because those are all important things. Meagan: Very, very important things. Crystal: Very important. Meagan: You guys make it really, so easy. You just go to themamacoach.com. There is a “Find a Mama Coach”. You can search what you are looking for or you can type in your zip code and you can pull up all of the Mama Coaches near you and go over all of their services. I don't think there is a single one that only does one thing. Crystal: No, we all pretty much do a lot. Yes, correct. Yep. For sure. If you are a new or expecting parent or even a parent of a three-year-old– any parent that is struggling and your baby is five years old or under, we can help you. I am on Instagram. My Instagram is crystal.night.themamacoach. We also have a website like you were saying. The main website is themamacoach.com. We each have our own individual sites as well and I'm sure we'll post that information somewhere, but yeah. Reach out to any one of us and myself if you are in Northern California in the Vacaville area. We, like I said, almost all do virtual and then also locally in person too. I do ongoing workshops and that's always posted on my website in the classes or on my Instagram. Meagan: So amazing. You guys are doing so much. You even have a blog where you can look specifically at pregnancy, newborn, sleep schedules, and parenting in general. I mean, these guys have amazing things so make sure to go follow. We'll make sure to tag you today on our Instagram and our Facebook so you can go and find it. We're going to have the website in the show notes. We'll have all of the things we have talked about and seriously, thank you so much for helping our community because like I said, we don't talk about postpartum as much. We don't focus on it as much. We don't focus on feeding and all of the things, so thank you so much for kicking off the 2024 season with a new type of topic. Crystal: Yes. Yes. Awesome. I was so happy to be on here. Thank you. ClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? Tell us about your experience at thevbaclink.com/share. For more information on all things VBAC including online and in-person VBAC classes, The VBAC Link blog, and Meagan's bio, head over to thevbaclink.com. 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Crystal Nightingale is The Mama Coach. Her mission is “to guide families through every stage of their parenting journey by providing evidence-informed education infused with nonjudgmental support, compassion, and empathy.” Crystal chats with Meagan today about some of the many resources available to women who are in the postpartum stages of motherhood. While we spend a lot of time preparing for our births, we sometimes don't know how to really prepare for postpartum. Crystal talks about how to recognize postpartum depression, preparing for going back to work, tips on birth control after a baby, and lactation advice. We are so thankful for the work Crystal does to help families thrive with their new babies!Additional LinksCrystal's Website - The Mama CoachPostpartum Support InternationalThe Lactation NetworkNeeded WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details Meagan: Hello, hello you guys. You are listening to The VBAC Link and I am with my friend today, Crystal. Crystal Nightingale is with The Mama Coach. Right? I'm saying that correctly. She's amazing. I feel like we connected on social media and I just madly fell in love with her. I feel like I could talk to her for hours postpartum and just the journey of what things look like after we have our babies. It's a topic that we don't talk about enough in today's world and honestly, it's a topic that isn't focused on. It's not only not talked about, but it's not focused on, in my opinion, enough. We have babies and are told to come back six weeks later but a whole load of things happen in that six-week period. There are things from recovering from birth and sometimes we have different types of birth. Maybe we had an easy birth and that's super great, but sometimes we have a C-section or a vaginal or an assisted vaginal and we have extra tearing. Maybe we're having a really hard lactation journey and feeding our babies emotionally. There is so much that is packed into postpartum and we just don't put enough focus on it, in my opinion, in the medical world. So today's episode is with Crystal and she's going to be talking more about postpartum. What does it look like? What to expect? All of the things. We're diving deep into it. We're going to be talking about baby blues and postpartum and mood disorders and hormonal dips and lactation and when it's okay to not be okay and when it's okay to ask for help. Just all of the things, so stick with us today. It's going to be a really, really great episode learning more about what to expect in that postpartum experience. Review of the WeekWe have a Review of the Week as usual. Just a reminder if you guys have not had a chance to leave a review, we would love for you to do so. You can do that on Apple Podcasts. You can do that– I actually don't know if you can do it on Spotify but we are on Spotify. You can do it on Google. Just Google “The VBAC Link”. Find us and leave a review there. Wherever you leave a review, we would just love it and you never know, it might be read next on the podcast. Today's review is actually from Google and it's from Elizabeth Garcia. She says, “As a birth doula and mom, I am always referring clients for information to The VBAC Link. For incredible VBAC stories to lift my VBAC clients up and make them know that there are others who have successfully VBAC'd and for advice, information, and statistics, I always turn to The VBAC Link.”Thank you, Elizabeth or Beth, if you go by Beth, for your sweet review. Again, as always, we love your reviews and would appreciate them on any platform that you want to leave them on. Crystal NightingaleMeagan: Okay, cute Crystal. Hi. Welcome to the show. Crystal: Hi Meagan. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. Meagan: Oh my gosh. I'm excited for you to be here. Like I was saying in the intro, you probably know more than I do. We don't talk about this. There are so many things that I didn't even know about in postpartum, how our hormones shift and what to look for and I've had three kids. Truly, I have not even been informed and I have had three kids so I'm really excited to dive into this with you today. Crystal: Yes, awesome. I know. Like you said, we have all of this attention during the pregnancy and we have all of these appointments and all of this kind of stuff, all of this information and resources, but then when you have your baby, it's like, “Okay, bye. Take care of yourself and your baby. Make sure you sleep.” Meagan: Yeah. Make sure you sleep. You're like, “How do I do that again when I have a baby waking up every 2-4 hours?” Crystal: Yeah and then most women don't have their first postpartum appointment until six weeks and it's like, oh my gosh. Where is the support for those first six weeks or even beyond? Because postpartum doesn't last just six weeks. I've read somewhere– I can't state the source because I don't remember, but it can last up to a year after giving birth. The way I look at it is, okay. You've been pregnant for about 9-10 months or so and all of that time, your hormones were increasing and your body was changing. In my opinion, it will take at least that long to fully recover as well. Meagan: Absolutely. It's kind of interesting that you say that because with my first, my oldest daughter who just turned 12. I'm thinking of when this episode is coming out. She'll be 12 in a week. Crystal: Oh my gosh. Meagan: I know. It's so crazy to me. But I was 11 months postpartum with her. I had gone back to work when she was 3 months old. I had been working and things were pretty good, then I had some struggle with my lactation with my supply and was doing things to try and get it back. I just felt a shift in my whole self. I went in at 11 months postop because my husband was like, “I think you should talk to somebody.” I didn't really know anyone to talk to so I just went to my OB. My OB said, “You have postpartum depression.” I said, “No, I don't. I am really far out from postpartum now,” because, in my head, almost a year was really far out. He said, “No. You have postpartum depression. This is postpartum depression.” I literally looked at him and my jaw opened and I said, “I think you're crazy.” He said, “Nope. This is postpartum depression.” We talked about it and I was like, “What?” So I called my husband and I said, “Hon, even though I am almost a year, he said I could still have this. I have this. These are the things we talked about on how to work through it.” I just could not in my mind believe him. I really could not believe that I had postpartum depression. I think one, I didn't want to admit it. We have a negative stigma around the word “depression”.Crystal: There's a stigma, yeah. Meagan: With just depression, it's like, “No, no. I'm not depressed. Don't say that. Don't put that diagnosis on me.” Truly, I was scared of that and didn't want to admit it, but then I was like, “No. I am not a few months after birth. I am almost a year out.” So it's interesting that you just said that because I was actually told that at 11 months postpartum. Crystal: Yeah. It's crazy. Like I said, with all of the hormones running rampant during pregnancy, then it's the same afterward. There's a hormonal shift right after delivery, during breastfeeding, and if you stop breastfeeding, there's a hormonal shift as well. Then going back to work has all of these different emotions. It's just an emotional rollercoaster. Meagan: It really is. I think that is what was happening. I was shifting a little bit within my milk and then I was maybe deciding on not working, then there was a lot of pressure on where my daughter was. There was so much going on. I had those hormonal shifts, but I didn't realize they were happening. I didn't recognize them. So yeah. Let's just dive into that. Postpartum– things to expect as a postpartum mom both physically and emotionally. What are things that we could just automatically expect to happen? Crystal: All the emotions. Meagan: All the emotions. Crystal: There is a big drop of estrogen after you deliver and that increases prolactin hormones which help with milk supply and then there is just the initial recovery. So if you delivered vaginally, you may or may not have had any tears and there are different degrees of tears. I know you are more familiar with that kind of stuff and how to prevent it with perineal massage and things like that. It's funny because some people think, “Oh, I'm going to have a big baby,” or whatever they tell you that your baby is going to be big or small, but there is a misconception that if your baby is big, then you're going to tear. You're just going to tear, but some women don't tear and they have 10 pounds but other women tear and they have a 6-pound baby. Meagan: Yep. Crystal: It can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter how big or small your baby is. That's the immediate recovery from any tears. Of course, you want to to sitz baths. They have the dermaplast spray to help with pain and things like that. Bleeding, if you had a C-section, you will still bleed. Maybe not as long as a vaginal delivery, but bleeding can last anywhere from a few weeks up to 8 weeks so that's totally normal. Some women are like, “Oh my gosh. Why am I bleeding still?” It's totally normal for all of that. Meagan: Yeah. The wound of our placenta, we have that on our uterus so we can bleed. We can bleed shorter sometimes or longer sometimes. Crystal: Right. Yeah, and it is a wound which is why it's not recommended to have any sexual intercourse until at least six weeks. Even when your doctor “clears you”, you still may not be ready. You're exhausted. You feel touched out, so it's totally okay to be open with your partner on how you're feeling in regards to that, but you definitely want to wait at least six weeks for sexual intercourse. And then of course, have a plan for birth control because you are most likely more fertile right after you've given birth. Speaking of breastfeeding, there is a family planning method called Lactational Amenorrhea Method and there are three criteria to this. You should be less than six months postpartum. You should be exclusively breastfeeding and not have started your period. With those three combined, you can usually use exclusive breastfeeding as a type of birth control. It's just crazy. You do have to be exclusively breastfeeding though. That's the really big key thing. If you're giving bottles here and there, I believe the CDC I think it was said, “If you're exclusively breastfeeding and not going more than four hours in between feedings, it's a good family planning method.”Meagan: I've never even heard of this. When I saw it on the list, I was like, “What is that?” I had no idea. Crystal: Yeah. Yeah, it's crazy. It's just because while you're breastfeeding, a particular hormone is lower than usual. It suppresses ovulation and that's why a lot of women who are exclusively breastfeeding don't even have their periods until months down the line. Meagan: Yeah, we had a question like that on one of the Thursday questions. When is it normal for people to have their period return? I'm like, “It really just depends. It totally depends.” Crystal: Yeah. Yeah. It could be a couple of months after birth, or like I said, if you are exclusively breastfeeding, it could take a little bit longer. Meagan: Yeah, so talking about hormones and all of this, I have been blown away to see recently that we have providers– if you're in Utah anyway, this is happening– that literally right after birth, they are saying, “Hey, we can put your Mirena IUD in right now.” Crystal: Oh my gosh. Meagan: What?! My mind was blown. I was like, “Hold on.” They left and I was like, “Let's talk about this. Let's talk about placing a Mirena IUD the second you have your baby.” Crystal: I know. Meagan: What? No. I mean, for me, I was passionate about it because my IUD was actually placed too early with my second. My cervix hadn't completely “hardened”. It hadn't recovered completely and so it was too soft. It ended up floating up and protruding through my uterus going towards my lung. Crystal: Oh my gosh. Meagan: I was specifically told, “It's because you got it too early.” I'm like, okay. So that was one thing. But hormonally, why are we giving birth control hours and days after we have a baby? So that is something that is happening. Have you ever seen that? Crystal: That is so crazy to me too, yeah. I have. I have. Meagan: Like what? Crystal: Yeah. Literally right after the placenta is expelled–Meagan: “Well, let's place your IUD right now.” Crystal: Yeah, we'll just place it. I'm like, first of all, that's a big wound. Why are you putting something in there? It needs to recover and two, like you said, the hormone stuff. I mean, yes. Mirena or progestin-only birth control is the recommended birth control to use if you are breastfeeding, but still, this is a very vulnerable time. Meagan: Very. Crystal: I say, if you can, wait until you establish your milk supply so that way you have an abundant, well-established supply because you may experience a dip in your milk supply with any type of birth control. It will be easier to bounce back if your milk supply is established. Make sure you are knowledgeable and know what to do and you are informed and educated on it, but yes. I have seen that many, many, many times. I cringe when I see it. I'm like, “Oh my gosh.” But you know, what can you do? The OB offers it. Moms feel like, “Oh yeah. Let's just do it. Might as well,” but they are not given all of the facts and are not informed. It's so crazy.Meagan: I know. I just couldn't believe it. I could not believe it when I saw that. Also too, we want to know who we are and where we are. We're already dealing with so many hormonal shifts emotionally and then getting breastfeeding established and things like that. Why are we adding? I don't know. It wasn't my thing, but I was just shocked to see that. I was shocked to see that that was happening. Like you said, it can impact the milk supply. By the way, listeners, Crystal is also with The Lactation Network, our sponsor, which is super exciting to find out about. She is really skilled in lactation and things like that. Is that something that can impact our milk before we even establish our milk?Crystal: Yeah, it can. I can't say always, right? But yes. I've definitely seen it impacted. It can take a little bit longer for milk supply to be established if you've got the Mirena or started the birth control early on. Like I said, the recommended hormonal birth control is something with progestin-only or progesterone only and no estrogen. But I have seen some women's milk supply impacted by the recommended one. I always say, of course, birth control, yes, is there and it's good but if you do plan to breastfeed, at least know that it may be impacted. Be educated on how you can, I guess, counteract that dip. Frequent and effective removal of milk, staying hydrated, having good nutrition, and eating lots of leafy greens and protein and iron are going to help with that. Meagan: I agree. If we can't get it in through food and nutrients, it's okay to supplement and get vitamins and things like that. We highly suggest Needed but getting the nutrients your body needs and understanding that you're going through a lot so if you can't eat that, supplement with that so your body can still have those nutrients. Crystal: Yeah, for sure. I mean, we are recovering ourselves as well as trying to take care of a new baby and maybe even breastfeeding that baby if you're planning to breastfeed so for sure. You lose some blood during delivery whether it's vaginal or C-section and you know, maybe there's even a complication where you hemorrhaged so now you've lost a lot of blood and you need some iron supplements. So a prenatal vitamin for sure especially if you're breastfeeding and then like you said, if you're unable to eat– most of us, at least I can speak for myself, don't get all of the nutrients that I need through food. Meagan: We don't. We don't. It's so hard. Crystal: It is. It's very hard. Either you're on one side of the spectrum. You're either famished because you're breastfeeding and you want to eat all of the time or you have a lack of appetite. I always recommend for moms if they have a loss of appetite, maybe do a smoothie or a protein shake or something like that. Little snacks throughout the day or a protein bar, nuts, seeds, and things like that. A lack of appetite is a sign of postpartum depression or a postpartum mood disorder. Baby blues versus postpartum depression is pretty similar. Baby blues is basically a temporary, short feeling of that initial postpartum period where you're exhausted. You're stressed. You're anxious. “Am I doing this right for my baby? Is my baby getting enough? I'm tired. Oh my gosh. We've got a new routine going on.” Those are baby blues. It's short, maybe a week or two and you're able to move on. But if it lasts longer than that and includes other signs such as a lack of appetite, excessive worrying, lack of sleep– I mean, of course. New mothers are already sleep-deprived but if you are just so–Meagan: Really unable. Crystal: Unable and you can't sleep even when the baby is sleeping, then those are definitely signs of postpartum depression and you for sure want to reach out to your OB at the least or whatever psychiatric resources your insurance plan has, you want to reach out to them. Of course, online there is a lot of stuff and resources for that. Like you said, it can show up at 11 months postpartum so always be aware of that. And then for the partners, just make sure that they are aware of those things because they may see it first before you realize it yourself. Meagan: Yeah. Exactly. That's what I was just going to say. Yeah, at 11 months is when I really willingly addressed it and recognized it deeper myself, but looking back, I think that it started way further. It just kept getting deeper so going back to baby blues, maybe I was like, “Oh, these are baby blues.” Nursing was really hard for me. I didn't have the opportunity to have as skilled of an IBCLC. As we know, insurance doesn't cover that a lot. We were young and didn't have the best jobs in the world so we didn't really have things like The Lactation Network to work with our insurance and support. Crystal: Right. Right. You couldn't afford it.Meagan: So it was really just trying to figure it out. I had the IBCLC in the hospital and things like that, but not on a deeper level so that was really hard for me. Then it was the stress of work and the thought of how I was going to juggle it all. Then it was back to work. Then I was really struggling when my mother-in-law accidentally spilled over my hard-work-pumped milk for my baby for that day. If I look back at all of the things, I actually had a lot of these signs, but I didn't really chalk it up to anything other than, “I'm a new mom.” I think that's where we can go wrong. There are so many times where it's like, “Of course I'm tired. I have a baby that wakes up every couple of hours. Of course I'm sore. It's because I just had a C-section. Of course I'm this. Of course I'm stressed,” but like you said, if this is continuing, that's where we need to reach out. Crystal: Yeah, and there are a lot of resources out there. Like I said, the first thing would be to reach out to your own provider whether it's your general practitioner or your OB. Someone who can point you in the right direction or give you some of the resources for that. Yeah, so speaking of that, our own maternal struggles, also the partner struggles. I talk to dads and a lot of the time, they're like, “Oh my god, I feel bad. She's trying so hard and I'm trying to do what I can.” It's stressful for the partners as well. Meagan: Absolutely. Crystal: Seeing your other half struggle because they really want to breastfeed or struggling with postpartum depression. Partners will ask me, “How can I help?” so I give them tips like, okay. If mom is breastfeeding or doing newborn care or anything like that, try to make the meal for her. Help with the other kids or say, “Hey, why don't you go take a bath?” because as moms, we just neglect ourselves. I always say, “Make sure she has snacks.” Of course, water and food are probably the biggest things especially immediately postpartum for recovery for ourselves and to nourish our body so we can nourish the baby. But yeah, we should acknowledge that and like I said, obviously, I can't speak for all moms, but for me, I didn't realize and acknowledge all of the things that my partner was doing. The partners can also experience some postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression. Meagan: They really can. I was just going to say that I didn't have the mental space to recognize what my husband was and wasn't doing and where he was emotionally. It wasn't until I wanted to VBAC with my second, my VBAC after two C-sections, that I realized that he had some trauma and some things that he had been dealing with based on things that he had said. It was like, “Oh, okay.” So it's kind of interesting, but I wasn't in that space because I was so focused on my baby that I couldn't even focus on myself or my husband. Crystal: Of course. Right, yeah. Yeah. As mothers, it's instinctual. Of course, we have our baby. We have to protect it and we have to do everything for it but then also we neglect ourselves and inadvertently everyone else around us. But it's good to acknowledge and even just a “thank you” to the partner like, “Hey, I'm so sorry. I'm just really tired. Blah blah blah. Thank you for what you're doing and supporting our family.” Meagan: And coming up with a plan. I think communication is really big and it's really hard for us to say, “I'm not okay,” but it's okay to not be okay or feel okay. There would be times where I would just be tearful. I didn't even know why. He would be like, “What's wrong?” I would be like, “I don't know. I don't know. I don't have anything where I can say this or that.” It got to the point where you have to communicate and say, “I'm not okay” or “I need help today” or “What can I do for you today? I'm feeling really good. You seem like you're stressed. What can I do for you today?” Right? It's hard because again, we're not in that space. We're already taking care of a baby. We can't take care of another human, but they are taking care of the other kids and the dinners and they're still trying to help so sometimes just asking, “Hey, I'm doing good today. I'm just doing a quick check-in. How are you? If you're not okay, how can I help you?” or “Hey, “I'm not doing well today. Is there any way I can get help with this?” Or if they can't do it because they are tapped out, talk about it. Come up with a plan. Maybe it's lactation help. Maybe it's going to a therapist. Maybe it's having a cleaner come in and clean your house because looking at it is creating anxiety for everything that's going on. We don't want a dirty house with a new baby and all of these things. So communicating and really having that full openness is going to impact our postpartum and the way things are with our spouse and our loved ones. Crystal: Yes. I totally agree. Communication is key. I really believe that preparing for the postpartum period before we get there is key too. Meagan: 100%. Crystal: Yes. That well-known saying, “It takes a village,” I say, try to start forming your village before you deliver. Look up different mom groups if you don't have family. Of course, family and friends that are near you will be the best because you feel more comfortable asking. It's pretty hard for us to ask for help. Meagan: It is. Crystal: But it should hopefully be easier with family and close friends so if you can establish that village beforehand before it gets really bad, then you have those resources already. Or, like I said, if you don't have family or friends close by– like for me, I was in the military and I had my second baby while I was away from all of my family– try to find resources in your county or your community or even online mom groups like The VBAC Link and support groups like that where you can even just vent and type out, “I'm so tired.” Whatever you are feeling, there are just so many supportive women, not only women but supportive people out there who are willing to be an ear or try to put you in the right direction or even point out things like, “Hey, it sounds like you maybe need to reach out to somebody. Please do,” and this kind of stuff. Meagan: Absolutely. We've been talking about that a lot lately how we're doing so much to prep for the birth and during pregnancy and all of these things, but then we do forget about the postpartum and really, during our prep for birth, we also need to be prepping for that postpartum period. Crystal: For sure. Meagan: That includes finding your village and getting a meal train organized. Truly, meal trains are amazing. If you want to breastfeed or whatever, I would think even if you are not planning on breastfeeding, it's good to talk to a lactation consultant. Get in touch with The Lactation Network beforehand. Understand your resources and your groups. PSI, postpartum support international, is really great. Resources as well– being familiar with those pages, going and looking at those professionals, understanding, and having a relationship so it doesn't come to five weeks postpartum and think you need help but now it feels really overwhelming to find that village. Crystal: Yes. Right, right. Meagan: Right? It's very overwhelming so if we can just have our village in play, then they're available. We have them on our list. “Oh, here's my lactation help. Here's my postpartum help. Here's my favorite group to vent and get it out because I know I'm going to be validated and feel love in this group.” Crystal: Yes.Meagan: Whatever it may be, do it beforehand. Do it before. Crystal: Yes, yes. I wish I did that before too with my older kids because like you were saying earlier, we were young. I didn't know. I was naive. I was 20 and I'm just like, “Okay. I don't know what I'm doing.”Meagan: I'm just going to have a baby. That's what people do. They show up and have babies then they go off. They know how to nurse and they know how to help. They understand what is going on with their body and how to recover and get those nutrients and fuel our brains. No. Guess what? I didn't know any of that, you guys. Crystal: I didn't either. I did not either. Meagan: I wish I did. I wish I did and that's why we're here talking to you today. Even if it's baby number two and you didn't do it with your first, it's not too late to create your village beforehand for birth and postpartum. Crystal: Totally. Meagan: Those might be two different villages, just fyi. Crystal: True. That's a good point. Yeah. Yeah, for sure. Speaking of postpartum, parents need to also keep in mind that things can change. We have our birth plan. Okay, we're going to breastfeed. We're just going to pump or however you choose to feed your baby but unfortunately, things can happen that are unexpected things. Complications or issues with milk supply or baby not even wanting to take a bottle, having a bottle refusal or breast strike so just being flexible and like you said, knowing where you can turn to for help like, “Okay. I'm having this issue. I'm going to reach out to my lactation consultant” or “I need some extra help with meals or cleaning.” Like you said, now that I know everything that I know, I wish somebody would have told me– you know how we do our birth registry– that we don't need a lot of those things that we put on there. What we need are meal trains and if you have family or friends, someone who can take turns once a week to come in and cool a meal for you or just help you clean up or even a postpartum doula. Meagan: Yes. Crystal: Money for that would be great. Way back when, we didn't have all of this different equipment for the babies and we did just fine without it. Meagan: Yep. Yep. Yeah. There are so many details to figure out. If you really think about it, it's why it makes so much sense to do it beforehand because we're tired. We're sore. We're recovering. We're overwhelmed already. You guys, I don't know. This is my personality. If I'm overwhelmed, I'll just ignore it. I'm like, “I'll just get to it later.” Then it never happens and I suffer because I never did it. Crystal: Yep, exactly. Meagan: Honestly, you guys, if it's overwhelming– say that right now you're listening and you're 3 months postpartum and you're like, “Oh gosh. Yep. Everything these guys are saying, I need help,” delegate. That's okay. Tell someone. Tell your mom or your friend, “Hey. I need help. This is where I'm at. Is there any way you can help me find these resources?” In the show notes below, we are going to have some resources. We'll have The Mama Coach. We'll have The Lactation Network. We're going to have PSI. We're going to make it easy for you right here too, but it's okay to delegate and say, “Hey, I'm not in a space that I can find this.” Wish you woulda, shoulda, coulda, you can't go back and dwell on it. Let's get help now. Delegate someone to find you or even send them this resource and say, “Can you reach out to these links?” Crystal: Yeah, because that's a lot of time too going through these different resources and contacting them or navigating their websites to find the specific information you need. It takes a lot of time and the next thing you know, an hour goes by and you're like, “Oh my gosh, I could have taken a nap. Now the baby's up.”Meagan: Exactly, yeah. Send them this podcast. There will be all of the links in the show notes for all of the things that we are talking about including nutrients that your body needs and resources so we can hopefully try to make it easier for you. Crystal: Yes, for sure. Yes. As a Mama Coach, we have Mama Coaches all around the U.S. and even all around the world. Most of us do provide postpartum hourly care similar to a postpartum doula. We could do it even virtually, virtual postpartum care. If you need help with how to birth your newborn or just with help around the house. If you need someone to watch your baby while you take a nap, the Mama Coach has a lot of services as well. Like you said, it will be in the show notes but definitely reach out. If I can't help you, I can definitely point you in the right direction or connect you with another Mama Coach or resource, whatever that can hopefully help support you. Meagan: Yeah. Do you know what I wish I had you for? Helping me know how to return to work. Crystal: Ah, yes. That's a big one. Meagan: It was a really big, daunting task. I remember just trying to look online, how to figure out, what a good schedule is, if I wanted to pump, what a good schedule for pumping was based off of my specific work schedule, and things like that. Crystal: Yeah. Meagan: I know you guys can help with that. Just a few tips that you can give our listeners if they are planning on returning to work. Crystal: Yes. I always say to try to start planning for your return to work at least a month before you plan to return to work. If you are breastfeeding, say you are postpartum and going along, you are exclusively breastfeeding and now you're going back to work, if you're going to be bottle feeding, don't wait until the last minute to introduce a bottle. There have been a lot of babies who have refused the bottle and just want the breast so for sure, you don't have to give them a bottle every time, but I always say that at least once a week or so starting off a month prior to going back to work, start to introduce it if you haven't already. Yes, definitely you need a plan because there is that separation anxiety too. You've just been home with your baby for 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months. You've been home taking care of your baby and now you have to pass him or her off to either a daycare provider or a family member or your husband. The husbands do a lot of stuff, but of course, as a mother, we just are that nurturing type and it's like, “Okay. Are you going to take care of the baby as well as I do?” Meagan: Yeah. I wanted to micromanage my husband. I was like, “I know you're going to do it great.” I kind of was that way with everyone. “I know you're going to do a really good job, but you're not me.” It's so hard. Crystal: Exactly. It's just different. It's definitely hard. There is that separation anxiety so prepare mentally too. Like you said, open communication with whoever is going to be the caregiver while you are away for work whether it's your partner, a family member, a friend, or a daycare provider, be open with them. “Hey, I am breastfeeding and bottle feeding. Paced bottle feeding. Can we talk about that? If you don't know how to do it, I can send you a video on how to do it.” If they are starting solids, what kinds of foods? There are a lot of different things so you definitely need to come up with a plan. I think that the biggest thing is coming up with a plan and being flexible because you just never know what your baby is going to want to take. Meagan: I know. Crystal: I've heard of babies not even eating while they are away from their mom and then they are nursing all throughout the night and now moms are tired and they have to go to work tired. It is a lot so I mean, I think the few tips I have is to get prepared at least a month in advance and open communication with whoever the caregiver is going to be. Reach out for help. Meagan: And reach out for help. Absolutely. Women of Strength, it's okay to reach out for help. It's okay to feel like you need help. We don't want you to have to feel like you need help. We want you to be prepared and feel confident along the way, but it's more likely to need help than to not need help so know that if you do need help, you're not alone. There are a ton of amazing resources that just want to do nothing but help you. Crystal: Yes, definitely. Meagan: Awesome. Well, thank you so much. We'll definitely have to have you on again. I know that we have just brushed the surface. Crystal: Yes. No, I would love to be on here again. Thank you for having me. I love this platform. You guys give a great amount of information and resources and things like that, so thank you for having this platform. Meagan: Yes, thank you. ClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? Tell us about your experience at thevbaclink.com/share. For more information on all things VBAC including online and in-person VBAC classes, The VBAC Link blog, and Meagan's bio, head over to thevbaclink.com. Congratulations on starting your journey of learning and discovery with The VBAC Link.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vbac-link/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Trigger warning: Suicide ideation mentioned briefly. Aizah Ashraf is a US Certified Conscious Parenting & Mindset Master Coach with several years of corporate & neuroscience based coaching experience. As the Beta Mama, she has helped parents and educators gain valuable self-awareness, heal from trauma and become emotionally-safe individuals and caregivers. Listen to Learn: • how Aizah overcame a dark place • parenting is for parents, THEN kids • what is Khud Agahi? • on being a Muslim parenting coach • Aizah's one piece of advice • Discussion Timecode: 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Aizah's origin story 02:41 - She felt alone and had thoughts of suicide 04:34 - Looking for a better connection with God 06:56 - Better parenting is for the parents first, and then the kids 07:50 - What is the concept of Khud Agahi? 15:30 - On being a Muslim parenting coach 18:00 - Why Aizah is so passionate about what she does 22:07 - Aizah's process of parenting coaching 26:54 - Aizah's one piece of advice to parents 28:31 - Goodbye #khudagahi #betamama #emotionalsafety #iseeme #selfawareness #healing #ibelongtome #childhoodwounds #authenticself #selfhealing #mindsetcoach #itstopswithme #cyclebreaker #generationalpatterns #trauma #neuroscience #attachmentscience #brainscience #childhoodtrauma #emotionalwellbeing #feelings #permissiontofeel #emotionaltrauma #motherwound #attachmenttrauma #belonging #empathy #selfregulation #emotionalregulation #consciousparenting #mindfulparenting #peacefulparenting #yesican #consciousparent #parentcoach #empoweredparenting #holisticparenting #awakenedparent #emotions #coregulation #brainscience #breakingpatterns #mindfulness #consciousness #perspectiveshift --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandwichparenting/message

EP303. The Mama Coach aka Carrie Bruno is back for the third time! This episode is so special as we recorded in person! Carrie and I talk about the importance of consistency, creating a system that works for your family, and regressions when it comes to potty training. June is potty-training awareness month and we have partnered with Huggies to bring you an episode jam-packed with valuable information! Don't forget to send this episode to your parenting friends that are thinking about starting potty-training soon! RENEE REINA www.themomroom.com Instagram: @themomroompodcast | @thereneereina TikTok: @thereneereina Facebook Community Youtube: Renee Reina- The Mom Room Podcast CARRIE BRUNO Instagram: @the.mama.coach SPONSORS Hello Fresh. LMNT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calina Keating, RN is a Neonatal Critical Care Registered Nurse and owner of The Mama Coach in Maine. She lives in Biddeford with her husband, Myles, and puppy, Cowboy. Calina graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Montana State University and has worked in several high level Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the country. Calina started her business, The Mama Coach,  in March of 2023 to provide families with the support and education to make parenthood easier. She works with families in the prenatal period through the 4th trimester to provide one-on-one or group education and evidence informed care. She works with families virtually, in-home, and through workshops in the community. Calina offers a variety of services, but specializes in difficult bottle feeding, breastfeeding, and newborn sleep. Her goal is to help you find the evidence informed solutions that work for you and your family!  You will learn about... Calina's individualized prenatal packages including childbirth education, labor preparation, education on unexpected interventions used for delivery, and going over feeding options Calina's comprehensive postpartum packages that always include feeding consults, troubleshooting challenges with newborn sleep or care for your baby, and figuring out root cause of potential feeding issues How to select bottles and correct nipple flows if choosing to bottle feed Assessing if there may be a tongue or lip tie causing barriers to feeding Boosting families' confidence in their new role as parents and empowering them to make informed decisions based on evidence backed solutions and personal preference Resources: THE MAMA COACH - CALINA KEATING INSTAGRAM THE MAMA COACH - CALINA KEATING WEBSITE SIGN UP HERE FOR UPCOMING VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS Connect with Mackenzi: MOMMY AND MAINE INSTAGRAM BOOK A FREE DISCOVERY CALL

Mama Coach Madison Fournier joins the Success Showcase team to talk about the challenges faced by new parents.

"Es gibt kein zurück. Es gibt nur ein WEITER!" Martina Romero (sie/ihr) ist Sozialwissenschafterin & diskriminierungskritische psychosoziale Beraterin und Mama*Coach. Sie unterstütze Mütter*, Frauen* bzw. FLINTA* und BIPoC dabei, ihr Leben bewusst, selbstbestimmt, gelassener und freudvoll zu gestalten. Martinas Glück war es, dass sie "gleich zu Beginn eine Krise hatte". Martina haderte mit der Rolle als Mutter, die ihr so nicht gefiel. Weil sie ihr "übergestülpt wurde". Also definierte sei die Mutter-Rolle neu für sich persönlich und fragte sich dabei: Welche Mutter will ich sein? Welche Frau will ich sein? Was brauche ich dazu? Martina Romero arbeitet in freier Praxis und im Team von VEMINA, Wir sind auch Wien (@wir.sind.auch.wien) und der Schwarzen Frauen Community (@schwarzefrauencommunity)Links zur Folge:https://www.pari-ssima.com/wir-sind-auch-wienhttps://www.schwarzefrauencommunity.at/ https://www.vemina.at/ 

How can we as parents help our children take correction well?  With a “Yes, Mom. Thank you for helping me become the best person I can be” instead of an “O, come on Mom” and rolls of the eyes, stomps of the feet, or full out temper tantrums. Why is there a different attitude when they take correction or instruction from their coach or their teacher than from their Mom? That's what we are talking about in this episode of the Renewed Mama Podcast – helping our children take correction well.  Thanks for joining me.   

In this episode I interviewed Allison Smigiel, RN, IBCLC, The Mama Coach.  Allison shares about her journey to starting a private RN practice as a Mama Coach began because she wanted to find a way to support parents going through the transformational process of pregnancy and parenthood more holistically. She spent the majority of her 16 years as a nurse working in labor & maternity units and frequently observed the limited postpartum support available to families. Allison had a strong desire to provide evidence-based care led her to become board certified for inpatient obstetrics and internationally board certified in lactation.  As a Mama Coach, she is able to utilize science, empathy, and support to help parents meet their goals. She offers in-home & virtual perinatal education classes, feeding consultations, 1:1 postpartum support packages, and infant sleep coaching. A few golden nuggets to expect in this episode: ✨The importance of lactation/breastfeeding support ✨Nutrition requirements for optimal breastfeeding ✨Benefits of breastfeeding ✨Postpartum recovery & newborn tips Where to connect with Allison: Facebook & Instagram @themamacoach.allison allison.smigiel@themamacoach.com Freebies: https://themamacoach.com/coach-link/allison-smigiel/ Are you currently on your TTC or fertility journey?

Welcome back to the Active Atlanta Podcast! This week, we are excited to bring you Certified Pediatric & Newborn Nursery Nurse Practitioner, Brittany Edwards a.k.a. The Mama Coach! Our discussion ranges from how she got her start in pediatrics, Brittany's own experiences of being pregnant within the system, and the frustrations of the current healthcare system. Brittany is a fantastic person on top of being an amazing advocate for more personalized care and attention for pregnant and postpartum women. Enjoy!Reach out to Brittany: Via E-mail: brittany.edwards@themamacoach.comVia Instagram: @britte.themamacoach

Carly the Mama Coach | RN & Certified Breastfeeding Specialist | 332 | thamichaelated Carly joins us tonight as we discuss her extraordinary journey as a Mama Coach and her background as a Registered Nurse in Thunder Bay. Carly drew from her own experience of being a mother and decided to help and raise awareness about breastfeeding among other parents and went on to be a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist. She talks about the numerous advantages of breastfeeding right from immunity building and disease prevention for the baby to the natural science of the body as it keeps changing the composition of the milk depending on the requirements needed by the infant at every growing stage. She also explains the recent Baby Formula shortage in North America and the implications of that on the market currently. Carly also emphasizes the importance of fathers or non-birthing parents being present in her consultations. Carly has been an inspiration for many as she has been able to help and support several parents in their journey of raising children. Tune in to Thamichaelated every Monday and Wednesday at 8:45pm EST for our Livestream on YouTube. Photos and write up by @mohit.ranadive Join us for our livestream at 8:45 PM EST on January Feb 8th 2023! Don't forget to hit that like and subscribe button. Questions are welcome! - Our TEAM: Host: thamichaelated! Livestream Production & Photography by: Mohit - Special thanks to our EPISODE SPONSORS: Eat Local Pizza Best Local Pizza, Thunder Bay https://www.eatlocalpizzapos.com 801 Red River Rd, Thunder Bay, ON 807-767-0000 Youngs Insurance, Thunder Bay 807 344 9999 ask for Jenna https://quickrate.ca save 900 $$$ in 90 seconds! White Macgillivray Lester Lawyer & Law Firm #agentsofgood Local Injury Lawyers in Thunder Bay and NWO 807 344 1000 https://tbayinjurylaw.com/contact/ Raffaele's Tailoring https://www.facebook.com/raffaelestailoring 807-476-0669 Call now! Or stop by now! 3-905 Tungsten Street - - You can support the show here: https://ko-fi.com/thamichaelated https://www.instagram.com/thamichaelated http://www.thamichaelated.com https://www.facebook.com/thamichaelated Please hit that LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more!

In this video, Michelle DeKeyser, Mama Coach & Community Builder, shares her insights on how to make meaningful connections in 2023. As a wife and mother of three, Michelle has experienced the challenges of finding her own passions while balancing the demands of family life. She has participated in various mom groups, run a few, and even joined some book clubs, but still felt something was missing. Through her own journey of self-discovery, Michelle has come to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all program for finding your passion and achieving your goals. Instead, the key is to find connection in a supportive environment. With this in mind, Michelle has made it her mission to help other mamas find their passions while being more present with their families in a supportive, empowering atmosphere of grace. Watch here: https://youtu.be/KWxdUSiApQ4 Listen on top podcast platforms here: https://pod.link/thekajstudio Subscribe to us on YouTube for instant updates on live streams and new episodes. And do tell a few friends if you can! What are your thoughts and opinion on the topic we discussed in this episode? I'd love to hear from you. Got questions? Ping me on LinkedIn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kajmasterclass/message

Heute erzähle ich dir wie im Moment mein Alltag aussieht, und welche Herausforderungen ich mit meinen Kindern aktuell meistere. Denn auch ein Mama Coach macht nicht alles perfekt! Außerdem berichte ich von den Veränderungen die eingetreten sind oder die noch kommen werden. Privat und im Business. Wenn du schon alles probiert hast und einfach alleine nicht weiterkommst, dann ist vielleicht mein 12 wöchiges Coaching etwas für dich. Buche gerne ein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch bei mir: Calendly - Johanna Hörster Wenn du mehr über mich erfahren möchtest, stöber doch mal auf meinem Instagram - Kanal. Dort dreht sich alles um die "Trotzphase". Ich freue mich auch über eine E-Mail von dir. Unter jamamamachich@web.de kannst du mich direkt erreichen. Wenn du mir eine Sprachnachricht senden möchtest, kannst du das hier tun: https://www.speakpipe.com/JaMamaMachIch

EP221. Renee is joined by The Mama Coach, Carrie Bruno, to discuss a parenting topic that needs more honest conversation! This episode will help parents set realistic expectations, choose a method that truly works for them and their family, and not compare their children to others! We are talking about potty training! RENEE REINA Instagram: @themomroompodcast | @reneereina_ The Mom Room Shop TikTok: @reneereina_ Facebook Community Youtube: Renee Reina- The Mom Room Podcast CARRIE BRUNO Instagram: @the.mama.coach SPONSORS Pull-Ups. BetterHelp. Forager Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My love! I am so excited to chat about postpartum empowerment! I have Arielle Martone on the pod who is a Mama Coach, Physical Therapist and Yoga Teacher who helps to empower postpartum women who feel lost and disconnected find their way again to parent confidently, partner passionately and own their new bodies. We dive into honoring the postpartum experience, validating your feelings (all of them!), normalizing how lost we feel as new mamas, asking for and receiving help and HOW we can come back into who we truly are on a deep soul-level. Arielle shares her FIND method with us which is her mind, body and soul FULL approach to postpartum care.  You're going to feel seen, heard and acknowledged in your postpartum journey. Press play to dive in! Connect with Arielle Instagram Website Feeling the pull to join The Postpartum Revolution Program? All details and info to join can be found here!

Sind wir mal ehrlich.. Unser Lebensmittelpunkt hat sich eeetwas verschoben.

Heute habe ich mir meine wunderbare OBU-Teilnehmerin und Kundin Annika Quade in meinen Podcast eingeladen. Annika ist Heilpädagogin und arbeitet als Mama-Coach. Ihre Vision ist es, so viele Mütter wie möglich in ein erfülltes, freies und glückliches Leben zu begleiten. Annika hat erst vor einem Jahr angefangen ihr Business aufzubauen und ist im Rahmen der Online Business University Schritt für Schritt gestartet. Was sie innerhalb von einem Jahr erreicht hat, darüber sprechen wir heute. Viel Spaß mit diesem Interview! In diesem Interview mit OBU-Teilnehmerin Annika Quade erfährst du: Wie sie ihren Businessstart als Mama empfunden hat, warum sie sich für die Teilnahme an der OBU entschieden hat, was ihre persönlichen Highlights waren, wo sie gerade mit ihrem Business steht und was sie anderen Mamas, die auch mit ihrem eigenen Business starten wollen, mit auf den Weg geben möchte. Hier findest du alles über Annika... ... auf ihrer Website https://www.annikaquade.de/ ... auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annikaquade_mama_coach/ Hier findest du alles über mich... ...auf Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kristinwoltmannp ...auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristinwoltmann/ Alles Liebe für dich! Deine Kristin

*********** Buche jetzt Dein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch mit mir: https://www.happylittlesouls.de/angebot/**********+ Diese Folge ist eine Spezialfolge: meine Klientin Ilona hat sich getraut, eine Coaching Session mit mir aufzunehmen und zu veröffentlichen. Danke dafür!! Ilona kam mit dem Thema zu mir, dass sie das Gefühl hat, sich um alles kümmern zu müssen und alles daher zuviel ist. Vielleicht kennst du das? Sie hatte das Gefühl, dass sie allein an alles denken muss und sie aber Schwierigkeiten damit hat, etwas an ihren Mann abzugeben. Wir haben also einen Blick darauf geworfen - wo dieses Gefühl herkommt - wie sie es sortieren kann - was sie tun muss um Aufgaben wirklich loszulassen und abgeben zu können und - welches Bedürfnis wirklich dahinter steckt und wie sie dieses Bedürfnis erfüllen kann. Wir haben außerdem noch mit einer Übung festgestellt, welcher Anteil in ihr es so schwer macht, Dinge abzugeben und haben mit diesem Anteil ein intuitives Gespräch geführt. Dabei konnte sie erkennen, was dieser Anteil wirklich möchte und was das für sie bedeutet. Es ist eine spannende Sitzung geworden, die viel Inspiration erhält. Außerdem erzähle ich eigene Anekdoten aus meinem Leben. Du erlebst in dieser Aufzeichnung wie eine Coaching Session abläuft und mit welchen Resultaten du aus einer Sitzung heraus kommst. Die Erkenntnisse, die Ilona für sich gewinnt, müssen für dich nicht richtig sein, aber vielleicht ist der eine oder andere Gedanke für dich auch ein Impuls. Eine spannende Folge für alle, die schon immer mehr über Coaching wissen wollten. Mehr Infos zu meiner Arbeit findest Du auf meiner Website: http://www.happylittlesouls.de Am meisten von mir erfährst Du über Facebook https://www.facebook.com/susanne.droeber.HLS/ Hol Dir jetzt Dein Gratis Mini-Ebook "5 Wege, um sofort in einen positiven Mama-Zustand zu kommen" https://www.happylittlesouls.de/5wege/ Folge mir auf Instagram @happylittlesouls_de

Hast du dich schon mal gefragt, wie ein Coaching mit mir verläuft und was es dir bringt? Und vor allem, was das Besondere an dem Coaching mit mir ist? Dann darfst du dich über den Bericht von Ilona freuen, die über ihre Reise mit mir erzählt. Ilona ist eine Klientin, die ich über mehrere Monate im letzten Jahr begleiten durfte. Wir hatten eine intensive Zeit, die mit großen Wachstumssprüngen für Ilona verbunden war. Sie berichtet - an welchem Punkt sie stand, als sie den Kontakt zu mir gesucht hat - was sie schon aus unserem Kennenlerngespräch mitgenommen hat - wie unser erstes Coachingtreffen - live in Elmshorn - verlaufen ist und welche Erkenntnisse sie daraus mitgenommen hat - wie sie die THEKI-Sessions erlebt hat - was sie aus dem Coaching vor allem gelernt hat (und welche Stimme sie jetzt immer hört) - und wo sie heute steht. Es ist ein sehr ehrlicher Bericht und am Schluss hat sie mich zu Tränen gerührt. Danke, liebe Ilona . ************>>>>>>>>>>>> Buche jetzt Dein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch mit mir: https://www.happylittlesouls.de/angebot/ Mehr Infos zu meiner Arbeit findest Du auf meiner Website: http://www.happylittlesouls.de Am meisten von mir erfährst Du über Facebook https://www.facebook.com/susanne.droeber.HLS/ Hol Dir jetzt Dein Gratis Mini-Ebook "5 Wege, um sofort in einen positiven Mama-Zustand zu kommen" https://www.happylittlesouls.de/5wege/ Folge mir auf Instagram @happylittlesouls_de

„Ob über die Farbe der ausgeteilten Gummibärchen, den einen Legosteon oder den Sitzplatz im Auto - Geschwister können sich über alles streiten. Wie Eltern mit den durchschnittlich sechs Streits pro Stunde besser zurecht kommen können, erklärt Imke Dohmen, Mama-Coach und Mamasterrad-Buchautorin.

Als Mutter haben wir während der Schwangerschaft viel Zeit, sich auf das Baby, welches da in uns heranwächst, vorzubereiten. Spätestens, wenn wir erste, zaghafte Bewegungen spüren, bauen wir – in den meisten Fällen – schon eine richtige Bindung auf. Doch wann kommt der Papa ins Spiel? Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn Männer begreifen, dass da ein kleines Wesen auf dem Weg – oder plötzlich da – ist? Wie gehen Männer mit dieser (Vor)Freude, aber auch mit eventuellen Ängsten um? Vätercoach Carsten Vonnoh schildert uns seine Sicht der Dinge.

Heute geht es im Miri Talk um Mama Coaching. Warum es auch meiner Sicht viele Mama Coaches braucht und du lernst mein warum kennen, weshalb ich Mama-Coach geworden bin. Hast du gewusst, dass Frauen in Deutschland im Schnitt 2-7% weniger pro Stunde verdienen als Männer bei vergleichbarer Tätigkeit und gleicher Qualifikation? Es gibt sogar einen Fachbegriff dafür: Gender-Pay Gap!

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Going into a specialty as a new grad What it's like working in Labor & Delivery How 1 year of therapy has benefited Clara's life The inspiration behind creating The Asian Care Unit   Resources + Links: Check out this episode's sponsor: The Mama Coach www.themamacoach.com   Follow Clara on Instagram | @nurseclara And @theasiancareunit Check out Clara's blog | https://www.nurse-clara.com/   Connect with us on Instagram | @lifeinscrubspodcast   Follow along with our personal Instagram pages too!   Connect with Kristen on Instagram | @thenursekristen    Connect with Maddi on Instagram | @nurse.maddi   Show Notes: We sat down to chat with highly requested guest, Nurse Clara, and had the best time talking about her journey to becoming a Labor and Delivery nurse as a new grad, blogging, therapy, and goals for the future! Clara has shared her life through blogging from high school, to where she is now working part-time in L&D, continuing to grow with her following online, and preparing for graduation! Along with bonding over commonalities we share in this incredibly diverse career of nursing, we have a real conversation about the benefits of going to therapy. Just like Clara, this episode is about showing up authentically, connecting with link-minded people, and making a difference in your community!   03:00 What drew you to nursing as a career? 08:15 Going into a specialty as a new grad. 10:30 Does your hospital do a new grad program/residency? 13:40 What is it like working on a Labor and Delivery unit? 19:50 What does your day look like working in L&D? 24:15 What is it like blogging along with working in L&D? 28:00 How much time do you put into blogging? 30:30 Setting goals for the future with school and work. 33:40 Graduating and leaving bedside. 37:00 What if I change my mind about what I want to do in my nursing career? 39:00 What drives you each day? 40:40 Benefits of therapy and breaking the stigma of needing support. 47:00 How did you find the right therapist for you? 50:45 What is ACU? Why did you create it?

We're back with another episode full of info we never heard in nursing school! There are so many options for you in the field of nursing beyond the bedside, including owning your own business. Today's guest is Founder and CEO of The Mama Coach, Carrie Bruno! With years of experience as a Labor and Delivery nurse, Carrie saw a need families had for support preparing to have their baby and long after they were discharged from the hospital. Carrie shares her story of what inspired her to build her own nursing business, how she's grown it as a license-based model, and the freedom she's gained as her own boss. Regardless of what your journey looks like in the wonderful world of nursing, the good news is you never have to feel stuck. There is a place for you and the unique skills you have as a nurse!   02:15 What has your nursing journey looked like? 05:40 What inspired you to start your own nursing business? 08:00 Transitioning from working full-time nights, to going all-in on The Mama Coach. 12:30 Growing into a license based-business with over 70 nurses! 15:50 The flexibility and time freedom of being your own boss. 21:00 Nursing beyond the bedside.  25:15 One great thing about nursing is you don't have to feel stuck.  28:40 Who does The Mama Coach serve? 32:30 What is some advice you give to nurses that team up with you? Check out our sponsor for this episode - Fusion Marketplace  fusionmarketplace.com Follow The Mama Coach on Instagram | @the.mama.coach And check out their website themamacoach.com   …………………………..   Connect with us on Instagram | @lifeinscrubspodcast   Follow along with our personal Instagram pages too!   Connect with Kristen on Instagram | @thenursekristen    Connect with Maddi on Instagram | @nurse.maddi  

Als Frau und Mutter andere Entscheidungen treffen als andere ist oft mit Schuld und Scham versetzt. Die Trennung vom Vater der Kinder, andere Meinungen im Beruf und selbst der Geburtstagskuchen für die Kids können echte emotionale Anstrengung bedeuten - denn unsere Konditionierungen machen uns für alles und nix ein schlechtes Gewissen und halten uns manchmal von unserem Selbstvertrauen und guten Entscheidungen ab. Susanne Sternecker ist Coach für Frauen und hilft Müttern und denen, die es werden wollen, denen, die es immer noch sind, auch wenn die Kids schon lange außer Haus sind dabei, wieder auf sich selbst zu hören und sich auch dann, wenn sie etwas anders machen als andere, wohl zu fühlen. Sie hat außerdem ihr erstes Buch “Schau dir in die Augen, Kleines!! (gleichnamig zu ihrem Starterprogramm, das Ende September losgeht) geschrieben und erzählt in einer anderen Folge im Podcast auch über den Coaching-Prozess mit mir. Viel Spaß beim Hören der Podcastfolge in Freimachen, bitte! für Coaches und Berater auf Spotify und iTunes. Hinterlasst uns gerne einen Kommentar und eine 5 Sterne Bewertung auf iTunes, wenn's euch gefallen hat.

“Ich bin einfach über dich gestolpert”, sagte Susanne Sternecker mal zu mir, einige Monate nachdem wir für ihr erstes Buch und ihr entstehendes Business, das ihr damals noch gar nicht klar war, zusammengearbeitet haben. Heute erzählt sie in dieser wundervollen Feedback-Folge mehr über sich und den Buch-Prozess, über die Schwierigkeit, den ersten Satz zu finden all die Türen, die innerhalb dieses Prozesses für sie aufgegangen sind die Energie-Calls, die für sie im Mentoring das Wichtigste waren ihr Warum und das Buch, das nur noch mit einem Cover versehen und feingeschliffen werden darf Susanne Sternecker ist Coach für Frauen und hilft Müttern dabei, mehr zu sich selbst zu finden und die für sich und ihr Leben besten Entscheidungen zu treffen. Du findest im Podcast auch eine zweite Folge, in der wir noch mehr über sie und ihre Arbeit sprechen. Viel Spaß beim Hören der Podcastfolge in Freimachen, bitte! für Coaches und Berater auf Spotify und iTunes. Hinterlasst uns gerne einen Kommentar und eine 5 Sterne Bewertung auf iTunes, wenn's euch gefallen hat.

Kennst du das? Eigentlich wolltest du doch „einfach nur“ etwas sagen, um etwas bitten, etwas feststellen oder einen Wunsch äußern. Doch oft will das – insbesondere im Gespräch mit deinem Partner – einfach nicht gelingen. Woran hapert es bloß? Was sind die Barrieren in der Kommunikation zwischen Mann und Frau und wie können wir sie überwinden?

Mutig sichtbar statt gestresst unsichtbar – weniger Hustle & mehr YIN-Modus – und am Ende über 1.000 Follower, die echt ihrer Zielgruppe entsprechen mehr. Nathalie ist Mama-Coach für frischgebackene Mütter, die ihr selbstbestimmtes Leben und ihren Wohlfühlkörper vermissen und vom Wochenbett dahin wollen, sich nicht nur wieder in sich selbst, sondern auch in der neuen Rolle als Mutter wohlzufühlen. Sie war knapp 4 Monate bei mir im Coaching – und wir haben wiedermal unvorbereitet darüber gesprochen, was eigentlich in dieser Zeit passiert und was ihr hängen geblieben ist. Besuch sie gerne hier auf Insta.

In this week's episode we sit down & chat with Jenny who is a nurse, mama coach & mother. We talk about real life mama moments, strategies for new mama's & just some fun mama chit chat! Jenny offers coaching for new mama's who need more support & educated resources. You can find Jenny on Instagram @themamacoach.Jenny.carrier As always please tag & share on social if this episode resonated with you or helped in anyway! Tag me on IG @elysemargaret

We are so thrilled to have Amanda on the podcast this week to share all about her approaches to empowering women and mothers to feeling more supported and fulfilled. Amanda, mama to two littles, with one on the way, shares all about her new business, The Bountiful Mama, how it was born and all of its offerings.

Ich selbst bin hochsensibel, habe mich aber lange dafür falsch machen lassen - oder mich selbst falsch gefühlt. Mir wurde als Kind oft gesagt, dass ich nicht so empfindlich sein soll. Ich habe dann versucht, meine Gefühle zu unterdrücken, um nicht ausgeschimpft zu werden. Heute sage ich: Habe den Mut deiner Sensibilität zu vertrauen! Hochsensibilität ist ein Geschenk, wenn wir es als solches annehmen lernen. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Imke Dohmen ist Mama-Coach und Gründerin ihres Unternehmens Mutterhelden mit einer Praxis in Hamburg Eppendorf. Seit 5 Jahren praktiziert sie inzwischen und berät und coacht Mütter in ihrer Praxis und digital. Ihre Expertise basiert auf einem umfassenden Ausbildungen/ Studium mit Abschlüssen als Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie, Systemische Therapeutin, Hypnose- und Traumatherapeutin, Stress- und Burnout Coach, Entspannungstrainerin sowie Erziehungsberaterin. Dazu erstellt sie seit 2 Jahren den Podcast "In 15 Minuten aus dem Mamsterrad" und ist im Netz auf Instagram und Facebook zu finden. In der heutigen Podcastfolge unterhalte ich mich mit Imke Dohmen über die Bedürfnisse und Entwicklungen eines Kindes, aber auch über die Bedürfnisse der Eltern. Da viele Eltern vergessen, dass sie ausser Mama und Papa auch noch eigene Personen sind. Ausserdem erzählt Imke noch ein bisschen über ihr Leben und vieles mehr. Hört unbedingt rein! Mehr von Imke: www.Mutterhelden.de www.Mamsterrad.de https://www.instagram.com/mutterhelden/ https://www.facebook.com/Mutterhelden https://www.instagram.com/mamsterrad/ https://www.facebook.com/mamsterrad/ Mehr von mir findest Du hier: Instagram: http://instagram.com/gundafrey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freygunda http://gunda-frey.com Du hast Fragen, Wünsche, Anregungen? Lass es mich wissen. Ich freue mich auf deine Rückmeldung. Dir gefällt das, was ich tue? Dann lass mir doch überall da, wo es dir gefällt ein paar Sterne als Bewertung da. Das freut mein Herz und trägt dazu bei, dass mehr Menschen kleine und große Entwicklungssprünge machen können. Danke!

Ein Gespräch mit Nina aus meinem Seminar, die stellvertretend für viele wütende Mütter beschreibt, wie sie ein Leben im Dauerkampf abgearbeitet hat, bis sie nicht mehr konnte. Sie dachte jahrelang, das Familiensystem bricht zusammen, wenn sie nicht funktioniert. Hier erfährst du, wie sie Frieden mit sich schließen konnte und jetzt die Leichtigkeit genießt. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Viele Frauen, mit denen ich spreche, haben die Sorge ihrem Kind nicht gerecht zu werden. Dass ihre eigene Stimmung und ihr eigenes Verhalten dem Kind schadet und  ihm die Zukunft verbaut. Viele Mütter berichten davon, dass sie von sich selber denken, eine schlechte Mutter zu sein. Ich sag dir was: Du bist die beste Mutter für dein Kind, die du im Moment sein kannst! Wenn du bereit bist, etwas zu ändern, es besser zu machen - dann kannst du das jederzeit tun. Erkenne dich dafür an! Und hör auf es auf die lange Bank zu schieben. In dieser Folge sage ich dir, wie du direkt heute anfangen kannst. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Die spannende Geschichte von Judith & Imke von "Mamsterrad", die sich aufmachen, um aus einem tollen, erfolgreichen Podcast für Mütter (Eltern), ein sinnvolles Angebot an die Zielgruppe(n) zu entwickeln. Sie berichten aus ihrer eigenen Erfahrung des "Mutter seins" und die Rolle der Mutter zur Zeit.Imke ist nicht nur Mama Coach und Gründerin ihres Unternehmens Mutterhelden, sondern studierte Heilpraktikerin für Psychotherapie, Systemische Therapeutin, Hypnose- und Traumatherapeutin, Erziehungsberaterin und somit das (Fach)Brain hinten Mamsterrad.Judith ist Online Redakteurin und hat viele Jahre in einer großen Agentur „Was mit Medien“ gemacht. Sie tummelt sich gerne in den sozialen Netzwerken, schreibt seit 2010 ihren Blog judetta.de und kümmert sich im Mamsterrad vor allem um die Kommunikation und Technik.Unbedingt mal reinhören: Jubiläum – Die 100. Folge MamsterradWenn ihr Fragen, Anmerkungen oder Anregungen habt, meldet euch gerne bei uns.Viel Spass beim Hören wünschen André und Rolf …

Wenn es eine Faustregel gibt, die auf alle Kinder der Welt zutrifft, dann die: Das Beste was Kindern passieren kann, sind zufriedene Eltern. Das gibt ihnen Sicherheit und Stärke. Das Befinden deiner Mutter und deines Vaters, in deiner Kindheit, hat bis heute und jeden Tag Einfluss auf dich. Auf deine Partnerwahl, deine Kinder, wie du im Beruf klarkommst und natürlich auf dein Selbstbewusstsein. Verharre nicht unglücklich auf deinem Sofa, wie so viele andere. Wie vielleicht auch deine Mama? - Komm ins Handeln. Vergeude nicht deine Lebenszeit und die Kindheit deiner Kinder. Tu etwas für dich, damit dein Kind nicht das gleiche lernt. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Wut ist ja auch ein wunderbares Thema in unseren Liebesbeziehungen. Ich glaube nirgendwo werden wir mehr getriggert. Besonders dann, wenn wir uns einen Partner ausgesucht haben, der sich mehr erlaubt als wir uns selbst. Sowas wie Auszeiten, eigene Interessen verfolgen, Hobbys … Wenn du dann noch Erwartungen hast, die von deinem Gegenüber nicht erfüllt werden - das stichelt und sticht ganz schön. Es ist nur so, im Streit schauen wir immer auf das, was uns trennt. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) BeziehungsBooster … dein Kurs für liebevolle Beziehungen: (http://christina-strauss.de/beziehungsbooster) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

In dieser Podcastfolge hab ich wieder einen ganz besonderen Interview-Gast für dich eingeladen:https://www.mamabynature.de/selbstfuersorge Sina Fricke ist Mama-Coach sowie Expertin für Bindung und Mama-Stress. Ihre Mission ist es Mütter dabei zu unterstützen, das Leben zu führen, das sie sich wünschen ohne dabei das Gefühl zu haben, sich selbst dabei aufgeben zu müssen. Im Interview sprechen wir darüber * Was hormonell mit uns passiert, wenn wir Mama werden & wie sich das für viele Mütter anfühlt * Warum wir Mamas uns oftmals so sehr aufopfern, dass wir unsere eigenen Bedürfnisse hinten anstellen * Was wir tun können, um unserem Kind gerecht zu werden, ohne uns selbst dabei aufzugeben * Was du gezielt tun kannst, um Frustration zu vermeiden & deinen inneren Kritiker zum liebevollen Begleiter umwandelst * Wie Sina mit ihrer Inselstrategie dafür sorgt, dass sich Mamas wieder mehr um sich selbst kümmern Du findest Sinas Instagram Profil mit vielen wertvollen Inspirationen und kostenlosen Tipps hier: https://www.instagram.com/sina.fricke/ Auf ihrer Website kannst du dir u.a. das E-Paper „Erste Lockdown Hilfe für Mamas“ kostenlos runterladen: https://www.sinafricke.de Ich danke Sina von Herzen für dieses ehrliche Interview und ihre wertvolle Arbeit in diesem Bereich. Um bei meinem "Stark in die Geburt" Onlineprogramm dabei zu sein, kannst du dich hier anmelden: https://www.mamabynature.de/hypnobirthing-kurse/ Hier geht's in meine kostenlose Facebook-Gruppe zur Mentalen Geburtsvorbereitung: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mentalegeburtsvorbereitung Folge mir auf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfmP7ICwh8qNKmG536vsnQ Besuche mich auf Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.de/mamabynature_hypnobirthing Intro & Outro Musik: gemafreie Musik von www.frametraxx.de.

Welches Gefühlschaos zeigt sich in deinen Beziehungen? Wie oft brichst du einen Streit vom Zaun, um heimlich Distanz zu deinem Mann zu schaffen? - Damit er dir nicht zu nah kommt. Wie gut kannst du Nähe zu deinen Kindern aufbauen, ohne sie flott wieder aufzulösen? - Weil es dir zu viel wird. Oder bist du vielleicht diejenige, die klammert? Wie gut kannst du dich abgrenzen, ohne dabei ein schlechtes Gewissen zu haben? Wozu all diese Fragen? Um dir bewusst zu machen, was in deinen Beziehungen passiert. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Der BeziehungsBooster … dein Kurs für liebevolle Beziehungen: (http://christina-strauss.de/beziehungsbooster) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Hier kommt eine Auszeit für dich. Gönn dir ein paar Minuten allein. Mach es dir bequem und sei für einen erholsamen Moment lang nur bei dir. Wofür kannst du gerade dankbar sein? Besinne dich auf 3 kleine oder große Dinge, die du erledigt hast. Die du gut gemacht hast. Dankbarkeit ist ein mächtiges Werkzeug, um dich positiv auszurichten und zur Ruhe zu kommen. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Holly Horvat "throws rocks at a house" like the Canadian champion that she is (IYKYK) ;) With a natural flare & passion for care giving, she has taken her nursing degree and love for pediatrics and turned it into further giving back with her new business The Mama Coach. Her and her husband Bo Horvat (Vancouver Canucks Captain) welcomed their first baby this past summer and she's excited to do what she can to help educate & provide support to new mom's all over! As the NHL heads into this very unique 2021 season, Holly shares her feelings of excitement and uncertainty and reminisces about the announcement of Bo's captaincy and how the couple shared the news with their families. The ladies share some of their own post-natal experiences, Kodette throws out an "eat me" from the Wives Room & Brij proves that there were in fact hockey games that she was on time for with "true patriot love". 

Für eine wirkliche Veränderung des Verhaltens, müssen unterschiedliche Ebenen zusammenarbeiten. Und genau das tun sie bei einem Wutanfall nicht! Du willst es so nicht mehr haben, du liest in Ratgebern, du hast alles verstanden, du nimmst es dir immer wieder ganz fest vor … und dann schaust du dir selber dabei zu, wie du scheiterst. Du weißt schon vorher wie es enden wird, obwohl du noch gar nicht angefangen hast ... dafür gibt es Gründe. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Hallo liebe Mami! Heute möchte ich dir Julia vorstellen! Sie ist VIELES, unter anderem Journalistin, Autorin und Mama-Coach und hilft Müttern dabei in ihre Kraft zu kommen, Selbstfürsorge ist hier natürlich ein ganz zentrales Thema! Sie ist dreifache Jungs-Mama und wir sprechen darüber - warum Achtsamkeit und Selbstfürsorge oft erst in der Mutterschaft laut nach Aufmerksamkeit schreien - was Selbstfürsorge ist und wie sie mit Achtsamkeit zusammenhängt - warum Selbstfürsorge für jeden was anderes ist - dass Selbstfürsorge weit größer ist als 'me time' und was es mit Selbstverwirklichung zu tun hat - über die Schuldgefühle, sich um sich selbst zu kümmern - warum Selbstfürsorge nicht egoistisch ist, sondern dem Wohl der ganzen Familie dient - Die Bedeutung von Neid und NEID konstruktiv nutzen - Mama Sehnsüchte Hier kannst du mit Juli Kontakt aufnehmen! **Julis Kanäle** **Selbstfürsorge-Onlinekurs für Mamas: [Selbst.Fürsorge.Kurs](https://mailchi.mp/48a443c9fbe3/selbstfuersorgekurs)** [**Julis Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/juli_scharnowski_mompwr/) [**21 Dinge, die du lassen kannst, um 2021 gelassener zu sein**](https://www.momtowow.de/freebie-21-dinge/) **Kostenloser Hörkurs: [Sieben Strategien für Stresssituationen](https://www.momtowow.de/dein-kostenloser-hoerkurs/)** **Kostenloses eBook „Bedürfnisse“: (https://www.momtowow.de/dein-kostenloser-hoerkurs/)** **Buch: [Starke Jungs brauchen entspannte Eltern: Gelassen durch den Familien-Alltag.](https://amzn.to/3ahBcfv)** [**Blog & Homepage**](https://momtowow.de) _________________________ Hol dir mein GRATIS eBook über "schlechte Esser": https://www.doktormami.de/ganzheitlich-gesund-ebook/ Hol dir mein GRATIS eBook "Ganzheitliche Kindergesundheit": https://www.doktormami.de/ebook-mein-kind-ist-ein-schlechter-esser/ Melde dich für meinen kostenfreien Newsletter an: https://www.doktormami.de/newsletter Blog: https://www.doktormami.de/blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doktormami.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doktormami Komm in meine kostenfreie Facebook Gruppe: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Doktormamiallgemeinegruppe/ Schreib mir eine Nachricht: info@doktormami.de

Manchmal hast du Gefühle oder Überzeugungen in deinem Leben, die du dir nicht erklären kannst. Eigentlich müsste es dir doch ganz gut gehen. Woher kommt dann diese Resignation. Die Wut. Süchte. Perfektionismus. Merkwürdige Gewohnheiten etc.? - Sie können sehr gut von deinen Eltern oder Großeltern stammen. Ich hatte z.B. diese tiefe Traurigkeit in mir, habe sie aber jahrzehntelang nicht mit der Depression meiner Mama in Verbindung gebracht. Sich das anzuschauen, kann viel erklären. Und dann über Bord damit. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Infos und Anmeldung für den Workshop heute abend (22.01.21): (http://elopage.com/s/cstrauss/workshop) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

Wenn dein Kind schon in der Krabbelgruppe zum „Schläger“ wird! Anjas heiß ersehntes Wunschkind entpuppte sich als „Teufel“. Sie fühlte sich vorgeführt, ausgeschlossen und beschämt. Tägliche Wutanfälle und permanent schlechte Stimmung bestimmten jahrelang das Leben der Familie. Die Trennung war bereits angesprochen. Heute lebt sie in Harmonie mit sich und der Welt. Hier erzählt sie, wie sich alles verändert hat. Wenn du das Interview mit Video anschauen möchtest, es ist in meiner Facebook-Gruppe als Aufzeichnung hinterlegt. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

After deciding that her Super Mom/Tiger Mom approach was not going to work (not too long after the birth of her son!), Lina Lie did her research and now is a parenting coach, focused on Peaceful Parenting. She shares her journey and how a peaceful parenting approach not only helped her be the kind of parent she wants to be, but it has also improved her marriage. Listen to our chat and find out how parent coaching can be the supportive, non-judgmental support you need. #sandwichparenting #consciousparenting #respectfulparenting #peacefulparenting #gentleparenting #linalie #theheartfulmamacoach --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sandwich-parenting/message

Hier hörst du ein Gespräch mit einer betroffenen Mutter aus meinem Seminar. Ihr erstgeborener Sohn wurde vom Schreikind zum Wüterich. Die ganze Familie stand unter Dauerstress. Sie hatte viele Ratgeber gelesen, Beratungsstellen besucht und alles gegeben... Ohne Erfolg! In dieser Folge sprechen wir darüber, was ihr wirklich geholfen hat. Du möchtest dich mit anderen Mamas austauschen? Dann komm in meine geschlossene Facebook-Gruppe. Da tauschen wir uns über genau solche Themen aus: (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MutzurWutGruppe/ ) Hier kannst du dir ein kostenloses Erstgespräch buchen: (http://calendly.com/christina-strauss/erstgespraech) Auf meiner Website findest du mehr Infos zu mir: (http://www.christina-strauss.de)

In diesem Podcast lachen und weinen wir. So ehrliche und authentische bewegende Einblicke in unser Leben und Arbeiten. Ich liebe meine Klienten. Heute bekommst du einen kleinen Einblick in mein Business Coaching. Dilara Akin berichtet darüber, wie ihr das Business Coaching "Erfolgs-Magnet" mit Julia Colella gefallen hat. Sie berichtet darüber wie die 7 Monate Coaching für sie waren, wie sie in dieser Zeit ihr Business aufgebaut, über 1,3 Tausend Instagram Follower und Kunden gewonnen hat. Du möchtest gern noch mehr Seelenschokolade für Dich? Folge mir auf Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.de/colellajulia/ Gern lade ich Dich zu einen meiner wundervollen Events ein: https://seelenschokolade.de/veranstaltungen/ Hier kannst Du Dir ein Coaching buchen: https://seelenschokolade.de/  Lerne wie ein positives optimistisches Kraftvolles Leben für dich funktioniert mit meinem Online Glücks Seminar: http://www.online-seminar-glueck.de  Hier findest Du mich auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seelenschokolade

In dieser Folge habe ich Elisabeth Thießen im Interview. Sie ist auch Mama-Coach, spezialisiert auf das Thema Vereinbarkeit. Zunächst erzählt sie uns ihren Weg von einem Angestelltenverhältnis in einer Unternehmensberatung hin zu dem Job, den sie heute macht und liebt. Dann sprechen wir über Gelassenheit. Wie kommt es überhaupt, dass wir sie so oft verlieren? Inwieweit hat es mit uns zu tun und wie kannst Du daran arbeiten? Hierfür gibt es einige ganz praktische Tipps von Elisabeth. Dann schauen wir das Thema Ego an. Wir sprechen darüber, dass manchmal Mitgefühl in schwierigen oder anstrengenden Beziehungen am hilfreichsten ist. Und natürlich tauschen wir uns auch darüber aus, wie es ist, wenn wir die Gelassenheit verlieren und auch mal laut werden. Dabei klären wir, welche anderen Wege es gibt. Wir besprechen, wie wir auch mit uns selbst in diesen Situationen einfühlsam bleiben können und wie wir die Kinder einbeziehen können, neue Wege zu gehen. Eine entspannte Folge darüber, wie Du als Mutter mit dem Thema Gelassenheit gelassen umgehen kannst. Elisabeths Angebot findest Du hier: http://www.elisabeth-thiessen.com/ Meine Kartensets https://www.happylittlesouls.de/dailycards/ https://www.happylittlesouls.de/morningcards Buche jetzt Dein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch mit mir: https://www.happylittlesouls.de/angebot/ Mehr Infos zu meiner Arbeit findest Du auf meiner Website: http://www.happylittlesouls.de Am meisten von mir erfährst Du über Facebook https://www.facebook.com/susanne.droeber.HLS/ Hol Dir jetzt Dein Gratis Mini-Ebook "5 Wege, um sofort in einen positiven Mama-Zustand zu kommen" https://www.happylittlesouls.de/5wege/ Folge mir auf Instagram @happylittlesouls_de

Buche jetzt Dein kostenloses Kennenlerngespräch mit mir: https://www.happylittlesouls.de/angebot/ In dieser Folge geht es um die Lebensfreude. Einfach das Gefühl, Spaß und Freude im Familienalltag zu erleben. Das kommt leider oft zu kurz. Ich erzähle Dir zunächst, was Lebensfreude überhaupt ist und warum sie uns manchmal verloren geht. Wichtig ist hier hinzuschauen, ab wann Du vielleicht auch Hilfe, zum Beispiel durch ein Coaching, zu diesem Thema brauchst. Als nächstes erläutere ich die Grundvoraussetzungen, die es braucht, um überhaupt in die Lebensfreude zu kommen. Und dann gibt es 10 handfeste Tipps, die unmittelbar zu mehr Lebensfreude im Familienalltag führen. Konkret und einfach umsetzbar. Du musst es nur tun. Eine freudige Folge für alle Mamas (und Papas), die sich ein bisschen mehr Spaß und Freude im Leben wünschen.

Today on the Podcast, Mama Coach, Jess Pacchione talks about her passion of helping mamas go back to work when they still have an infant. She helps mamas make sure they are set up for success as they head back into the office (or now try to navigate working from home with a baby around).  Be sure to tune in to hear her top tips for navigating new mama-hood! Check her out here: Antenatal Hand Expression Course: https://themamacoach.thinkific.com/courses/antenatal-hand-expression?ref=843314 FREE Prenatal Email Series: https://prenatalseries.themamacoach.us/ Instagram: @themamacoach.jesspacchione --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildlyyoupod/support

The first ever She, Confident Interview is with my friend Amy Gaskin.  Amy is a wife, mom of 5, and is crushing her goals as a health and wellness influencer as well as a Trim Healthy Mama Certified Coach.  Amy answers questions about overcoming health obstacles, feeding a family of 7 on plan, and gives tips and tricks on how to link into the THM lifestyle as well as join her THM community.   Find all things Southern and Healthy + Coach Amy at https://linktr.ee/southernandhealthy For more She, Confident and more from Mindy check out https://linktr.ee/mindywboyd and request to join our She, Confident Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/sheconfidentcommunity/   

From navigating the technical side of podcasting, to lining up guests, this season has been FULL of learning, laughs, frustration, tears and we of course can't forget to mention gratitude. Come hear what season 1 all entailed as we reflect on the incredible spotlight Mamas, guests and sponsors! Listen closely to learn when our next season will begin, and what you can expect! ______________________________________________________________________ RECAP INFO! Spotlight Mama episodes EP. 04: Rising with Down Syndrome with Jade EP. 08: Rising with Hypotonia with Julia EP. 11: Rising with Postpartum Anxiety, OCD, and Intrusive Thoughts with Kayla NICU episodes EP. 12: Derek and Taryn and 2 preemies EP. 13: Sydney and Triplets EP 14: Ebony and Micro Preemie EP 15: Melissa and Thanatophoric Dysplasia (rare dwarfism) Our Guests! EP. 10: Rosalyn the Mama Coach; labour, delivery, postpartum support, breastfeeding EP. 18: Mama Psychologists; Parenting in a Pandemic EP. 19: Not4Sale; Sex Trafficking and Slavery This Seasons Sponsors: - Tiny Timber & CO. - Mother May I YXE - Down 2 Cookie - Sandra Schmirler Foundation - Not 4 Sale - HoneySuckle Swim Company

Surprise! In the midst of WFH/momming so hard aka our every day bc "social distancing" is apparently what we should have been calling it from the start, we taped a VERY SPECIAL episode for you! We're thrilled to have Tejal Patel, a divorce attorney turned mindfulness + mediation coach for families and author of "Meditation for Kids" on today's podcast. Tune in as she shares how she was called to this new career path, what it's like working with children and teaching them to meditate, what it can do for kids and how this wellness ritual can strengthen the bond between parents and their babes. Don't know how to meditate? No problem! We dive into that too! Stay well mamas. We're thinking of you during this time of uncertainty - but yet remember these moments together can be a blessing. We're being forced to slow down. To prioritize. Let's hone in on what this time is trying to teach us. #kidscanmeditate #meditation #mindfulness #bewell Meet Tejal Patel Tejal V Patel is a former divorce attorney turned mindfulness, meditation and Ayurveda advocate for moms and kids. She's the host of the Time-In Talks Pod-cast , speaker and author of Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities To Manage Emotions, Ease Anxiety and Stay Focused. Named a “Well-being Warrior” in The Huffington Post, Tejal's soulful wisdom reaches moms globally through her signature online mindfulness and meditation courses, inspiring Time-In Talks podcast with her 5-year-old son Ayaan, booming Instagram mama community, motivating mindful parenting videos and power live events. In the last decade, through her Yoga Birdies and Mindful Beginnings programs she has educated hundreds of teachers, parents and children (including her own) how to playfully infuse mindfulness, meditation and yoga into classrooms and homes. Her fun, practical and simple way of infusing mindfulness and meditation into the lives of modern families in a way that is understandable to kids truly sets her apart from the traditional self-help crowd and makes her a go-to expert for modern moms seeking to raise calm, confident, and compassionate children and become the most present, patient and peaceful parent they can be Tejal has appeared in The Huffington Post, Finer Minds by MindValley, Mind Body Green, Positively Positive, Shining Mentor Magazine, among other places. Tejal lives in South Jersey with her hubby, two young sons, and parakeet Skye.

Was ist eigentlich Resilienz und was hat das mit deinem Mama-Alltag zu tun? Diese Fragen klären wir in dieser Duo-Episode von uns (Kathi und Olivia). Wir sind beide Pädagoginnen, Resilienztrainerinnen und Mama-Coaches. Aber keine Angst! Das ist alles andere als eine Theorie-Podcastepisode. Wir erzählen dir von Krisen aus unserem Alltag (auch schon in der Schwangerschaft) und klären dann das Mythos, warum manche Menschen "leichter" mit Alltags-Krisen fertig werden als andere. In den nächsten Episoden bekommst du von uns handfeste Tools und Tipps, wie du selbst mehr Gelassenheit für dich abstauben kannst. :)

Heute haben wir ein wertvolles Interview mit der wundervollen Birgit Budtke für dich. Birgit ist New Mom Coach und hilft Mamas ihren authentischen Mama-Weg zu finden. Birgit erzählt im Interview... ...wie sie zweimal fast in ein Burnout gerutscht ist und wie sie sich davon befreit hat. ...wie es ihr nach der Geburt ihres ersten Sohnes ging und warum Mamas auch unglücklich sein dürfen. ...warum wir uns nach der Geburt unseres Kindes neu als Frau finden und neu lernen müssen, für uns selbst zu sorgen. ...wie sie ihre Transformation von Frau zur Mutter geschafft hat. ...was es mit dem "Im-Außen-sein" und "im-Innen-sein" auf sich hat und was mitgebrachte und kollektive Glaubenssätze damit zu tun haben. ...warum es so viele tief verunsicherte Mütter gibt und was die bedürfnisorientierte Erziehung damit zu tun hat. ...warum es keinen perfekten Mama-Weg, sondern nur deinen individuellen Weg gibt und wie du diesen authentischen Weg findest.

Rosalyn Summach, nurse and owner of The Mama Coach - Saskatoon, joins us today on the More Than Mom podcast to share loads of knowledge about some of the biggest stressors of new motherhood. She gives real, take-home tips to help new moms with nursing infants. She also goes in-depth on the topic of sleep and gives tips that can help all the way through toddlerhood. Rosalyn is a wealth of knowledge and we are so incredibly grateful for her willingness to teach and share in order to help us overcome some of the biggest struggles of early motherhood. Rosalyn goes on to talk about her company, The Mama Coach, founded by Carrie Bruno, which helps Moms throughout North America with those early motherhood transitions. The Mama Coach WebsiteRosalyn Summach on InstagramRosalyn Summach on Facebook MJ Cash on InstagramMore Than Mom WebsiteMusic by: Mike LombardiLogo by: Angela Verwey   Mama Coach Summary:The mom gig can be so tough. And beautiful. And stressful. And rewarding. With the pendulum of parenthood swinging back and forth daily and the array of conflicting information at our fingertips as to what is "right and wrong", it can leave you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and inadequate. That is where we, as Registered Nurses, at The Mama Coach may enter in for you; a source of information and qualified support. To create and hold a safe space that is filled with empathy and free of judgement so that you may make the informed decision as to what is right for you. Whether it is you and your partner gaining confidence and feeling empowered well before your first contraction of labour through one of our prenatal classes; supporting you through your breastfeeding journey, or coaching you through reading your little ones cues to guide them to find sleep with the least about of stress and tears. Our mission is and always will be, Making Motherhood Easier by working together to uncover the solutions that fit your uniquely individual family circumstances.

Sandra, The Mama Coach, sits down with me to talk about everything lactation! After struggling with pumping and breastfeeding herself and being a Registered Nurse, she decided to help other mamas out there with ALL things mama! She shares wonderful tips on what you can do during pregnancy to help with breastfeeding and tips for pumping and breastfeeding after baby is born.  Check out her website: Sandra The Mama Coach Check her out on Instagram: @SandratheMamaCoach to learn so many tips and tricks! ___________________________________________________ FOLLOW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamasintrainingpod/ WRITE a Review: https://www.mamasintraining.com/reviews/new/ JOIN our Facebook Community: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/mamasintrainingpod  

Wir ackern und schuften und kümmern und tun, aber was passiert eigentlich, wenn wir selber mal so richtig krank sind und ausfallen? Haben wir Rückendeckung? Fängt uns jemand auf? Können wir es uns denn überhaupt leisten oder erlauben, krank zu sein? Und können wir es uns eingestehen, dass wir Hilfe brauchen? Vor allem: wie kommen wir da denn bloß wieder heil raus? Hört diese Folge, schickt sie all euren Freundinnen und passt gut auf euch auf!

Nach Folge #009 "Warum bin ich selbst manchmal so wütend?" erreichten uns viele, viele Nachrichten. Die meisten fragten danach, wie man denn nun mit solcher Wut umgeht oder besser noch, wie man es schafft, sie ein für alle Mal in den Griff zu bekommen und nicht mehr so wütend zu werden. In dieser Folge verraten wir euch jetzt die Antwort darauf. Also Ohren gespitzt und viel Spaß! Ps: Die 9. Folge ist auch nochmal in den Shownotes verlinkt.

Heute haben wir ein Interview zum Thema Selbstliebe für Dich. Julia Ferstl ist selber Mama von zwei Kindern und coacht andere Mütter und Frauen auf ihrem Weg in ein erfülltes Leben. Für das Interview haben wir ein Experiment gewagt: unsere Kinder spielen im Hintergrund und bringen sich auch immer wieder ein :) Im Interview teilt Julia... - was Selbstliebe für sie bedeutet und warum sie gerade für Mamas so bedeutend ist - wie sie Selbstliebe konkret in ihr Leben integriert - ihre drei Top-Tipps für Dich, um mehr in die Liebe und Annahme für Dich selbst zu kommen.

Wusstest du, dass die erste Julihälfte genau die Jahresmitte ist? Dies sehen wir als Gelegenheit das letzte halbe Jahr zu reflektieren und Ziele für´s nächste halbe Jahr zu machen. Kathi begleitet dich dabei auf deiner persönlichen Reise durch die Vergangenheit und hilft dir, dass du bewusst durch das kommende Halbjahr gehen kannst. Am besten nimmst du dir Stift und Papier zur Hand, damit du deinen individuellen Rückblick und deine Ziele und Gedanken notieren kannst.

I cannot stress the importance of a motherhood community enough. Why? Because, l have been there. I felt so insular and alone as a new mama and I had no clue what it would really be like until I met my daughter. I had diastasis recti & all day "morning' sickness early into my pregnancy & exhaustion/anxiety postpartum.   Today's guest Kim Perry, is a mommy of two daughters and a prenatal and postnatal certified coach who offers quick at home workouts and actionable tips to her clients. Kim is someone who quit a good job to follow her dreams of being an entrepreneur and she talks about how she had to hustle in pregnancy to pave a life where she works from home and helps other mamas to get fit during pregnancy stay healthy and live out their truest purpose.     Today we discuss:  Why maintaining physical fitness is attainable & so important during and after pregnancy Why stepping into our confidence is SO importance as mamas How we can pivot and shift into a life that we love at any time, if we are feeling lukewarm about our current situations.    Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma group coaching session is July 7th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Next virtual session isTuesday 30 at noon PST. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~   EXCITING NEWS: Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.  Coach With Me   Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!  Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!    

In dieser Episode erzähle ich (Olivia) dir, welche drei Attribute wir Frauen uns von den Männern abschauen können. Ich erzähle dir für jede Eigenschaft Beispiele, mit denen ich verdeutlichen möchte, was das Geschlecht vom Mars so stark macht. Vielleicht erkennst du dich ja auch in einer meiner Geschichten wieder und kannst eine Anregung mitnehmen.

Ja, zugegebenermaßen klingt das gerade erstmal ziemlich lustig. Ist es aber nicht, vor allem nicht, wenn man schon seine ganze Selbstdisziplin dafür aufbringen muss, ruhig zu bleiben, weil das Kind mal wieder partout nicht einschlafen will. Wie Judith in dieser Situation reagiert hat und was Imke stattdessen empfiehlt, hört ihr in Folge 10 von "In 15 Minuten aus dem Mamsterrad". Viel Spaß!

Heute haben wir eine Episode nur für dich als Mama. Es geht um Rituale, die dein Leben erhellen können. Kathi erzählt dir, wie drei ganz bestimmte Rituale helfen können, den Tag selbstbestimmt und glücklich zu gestalten. Viel Spaß mit der aktuellen Episode!

La experiencia de ser mama puede ser extraordinariamente difícil. Son etapas de profundo cambio en la vida de una mujer. Cambian sus valores, sus necesidades y deseos, sus preocupaciones, sus prioridades, sus creencias, la relación con su cuerpo. Incluso su identidad se ve afectada por la experiencia de convertirse en madre. La ayuda de un coach permite integrar la maternidad en nuestra vida con el máximo de satisfacción y equilibrio. Para que la maternidad no sea sólo una dimensión maravillosa de tu existencia, sino además una poderosa fuente de crecimiento personal.

Today we are going to talk about all things new mom, from infant sleep to breastfeeding and everything in-between with The Mama Coaches- Carrie Bruno and Amanda Archibald. Carrie is the founder and CEO of the nationwide company, The Mama Coach. She leads a team of committed Registered Nurses who are passionate about supporting women through all the stages of motherhood. She is a mama herself, of two little boys, who are the reason behind The Mama Coach. She believes all mamas should be able to find sleep and feeding solutions from a health professional that are tailored to them in a non-judgemental way.  In this episode, Carrie explains why she started The Mama Coach. She started the company when her boys were little because she was looking for a way to spend more time with her family. She is a Registered Nurse and lactation consultant and was passionate about helping other families achieve sleep and feeding success in the newborn phase. She believes that these two things are completely linked, so she wanted to bring all of her research to other families so they could all start getting some sleep as well. And her company grew! What makes them different from other companies is that they provide an in-home consultation with all families. Carrie talks about how as new mamas we end up relying on Google for our sleep questions. This can be totally overwhelming as there is so much information and judgment out there. She shared the mantra of The Mama Coach, which is: “It's only a problem if it's a problem for you!”. It is not up to anyone else in your world to tell you how things should be in your life as a Mom. “It's only a problem if it's a problem for you!” ~ Carrie Bruno; The Mama Coach Amanda is first and foremost she is the mama to her spirited little girl Emily who will be two-years-old next month. Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from BCIT with a specialty in Perinatal Nursing and worked in labour and delivery and postpartum care in Vancouver and Calgary. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and the owner of The Mama Coach in Vancouver providing Prenatal education, Lactation Consulting and Sleep Consulting for new mamas and their families. She loves caring for the families she works with and when she is not working you will find her exploring her city, out on a long run or checking out a local brewery! The ladies delve into the #1 most Googled newborn sleep question: ‘When should my baby be sleeping through the night?" Carrie affirms there is no one right answer and no secret sauce to that question because it's very personal. Everyone has different thoughts of what ‘sleeping through the night' actually is. She says that there is a general guideline out there that at either three months old and/or thirteen pounds you should be able to teach a newborn to sleep through the night. As a nurse, she would argue that it would be incredibly stressful developmentally for baby and mom (aka a lot of crying) for this to be true. With The Mama Coach programs, they start with feeds, with the hopes that the babies learn the skills and sleep through the night when they're ready. They start with changing what the middle of night feedings look like by teaching the babies a trick. She purports that it's really about helping the baby learn how to “eat when they're hungry and sleep when they're tired.” This does not have to be a boot camp like experience. Carrie tells us that often just by getting the science and timing behind your baby's sleep schedule can fix things almost to the finish line. Next, the Mamas move onto the dreaded ‘sleep-training' debate. Carrie feels that whatever method you choose to get your baby to sleep, be it ‘cry-it-out', co-sleeping or everything in between nobody should judge either way. There is a solution out there that will work for you and your family,

Episode: E30- The most common questions and concerns to do with Breastfeeding Guest(s): Agnes Mayer, Registered Nurse and Mama Coach Just in time for World Breastfeeding Week, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Agnes Mayer, Registered Nurse and Mama Coach, to talk about the most common questions and concerns to do with Breastfeeding.  • Agnes explains the process of Mom and Baby both learning about breastfeeding together.  • She informs us about when our milk comes in and what to look for to insure your little one is getting enough.  • She talks about what to do to make breastfeeding a great experience and when to ask for support.  • She talks about how a big concern for some Moms is not bonding with their babies if they are unable or choose not to breastfeed.  • Agnes also shares some ways help us to increase our milk supply.   

Episode 37, Heart and Hustle with guest mama coach, Kathy Stowell www.paulettereesdenis.com

IN THIS EPISODE: Sherry Thom (Registered Nurse and Mama Coach™) teaches us why sleep is the ultimate self-care hack for moms.   TOPICS INCLUDE: -What is The Mama Coach™? -The benefits of hiring a sleep coach when your child is having trouble falling asleep. - When to hire a sleep coach and what you can expect. - How sleep affects your mental health and reflexes. - The effect of sleep when dealing with the "bably blues" or post-partum depression. - We explore how the conversation around sleep is changing and how to help shift the conversation with your own friends and family.  ••• Sherry Thom is a Registered Nurse, Lactation Counselor and Sleep Coach with The Mama Coach™. When her third child was born a little sooner than expected, Sherry sought help from the Mama Coach™ to deal with the stress that comes with a growing family. The help her family received made such a lasting impact, and changed her life so much, she knew she wanted to help others that may be in a similar predicament. "Moms need to help other Moms and we need to build each other up, share our experiences, and learn from each other. Motherhood is the most rewarding job you will do in your life, but it is also the most challenging. I became a Mama Coach so I could help other moms navigate through their specific challenges of motherhood. I want to help others feel confident, strong and empowered in the care they are providing for their children; providing them with a safe place to explore options, ask questions and find answers that work for their families." -Sherry Thom ••• CONNECT WITH SHERRY: Online at www.themamacoach.ca On Instagram: @sherrythemamacoach On Facebook: @sherrythemamacoach

This week on the Girl Tries Life Podcast we chat with my childhood friend, Samantha Kimura, about her new job as a Mama Coach. What is a Mama Coach, you ask? Well, listen and find out! We also talk about her experience with postpartum depression, what it's like having married your high school sweetheart, her career as a nurse, and learning to ask for help.  If you'd like to work with Sam as your Mama Coach, check out this website http://themamacoach.ca/sam-kimura/  For today's shownotes go to http://www.girltrieslife.com/podcast/32