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"You're going to make such a good mom someday."
This is something I heard so much growing up. I love kids and it was so easy to babysit or run a kids camp at that time of life. Then why do I feel like I'm failing at motherhood? Why don't I feel like a good mom these days? What even makes a good mom anyway?
Listen to physician mamas having such an authentic conversation about visions of motherhood vs the realities, underlying currents that affect the flow of motherhood, and what those next steps to take when you feel lost in motherhood.
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT/FOLLOW US
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @sagemotherco
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Joining us on this episode is yoga instructor and breath work coach Astrit Reynolds, whose personal experience with two very different births launched her on a mission to help women prepare and recover from birth.
Listen in to hear how different her first and second birth experiences were and how she made an empowering change the second time around.
RELATED RESOURCES
- Breath & Birth Instagram
- Breath & Birth Facebook
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
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- Instagram: @sagemotherco
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
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Are you nervous about your child getting sick heading into the holidays? Want to have a pediatrician's education and recommendations in your back pocket?
This episode features clips from the Sage Mother Co Illness Season Survival Guide - a resource created for you to decrease the worry and overwhelm that comes with sickness in the family. This guide is formatted with videos and a searchable document for easy on-the-go answers on all the common childhood illnesses from ear infections to bronchiolitis, croup, strep throat and many more!
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- 1:1 Consults Waitlist
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: @sagemotherco
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So much spit-up! Are you in that phase of spit-ups, fussiness and baby always needing held or know someone in the thick of it? Even as medical doctors, we sometimes have to phone a friend when dealing with concerns regarding our own children. Right now, Andrea's third baby is struggling with spit ups and fussiness. She's one of those koala babies who wants to be held all day, so she phoned in her bestie & co-founder of Sage Mother Co, Pediatrician Dr. Kristin Weidert to learn the 411 on infant reflux and share it with all of you!
Like what you heard? Have something else you're struggling with and want your own 1:1 consult with either of our physician co-founders? You're in luck! We will start offering 1:1 consults soon, so get on our waitlist today for one of our limited spots.
RELATED RESOURCES
Reflux and GERD - HealthyChildren
Reflux in Babies
Patient education: Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux) in babies (Beyond the Basics)
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- 1:1 Consults Waitlist
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Does your child hate going to the doctor? Do they fight you and the staff at every step? Or do you just want to help encourage your child to be comfortable with the medical setting?
The title says it all for this episode! We are joined by Katelyn Beyer, who works as a Child Life Specialist - she's in the hospital helping kids understand, process & cope with medical situations every day. Listen as she shares her expertise on how to prepare your child for any medical experience. From the language & play she uses to help empower kids to her favorite toys her team uses as their tools, Kate spills all the tea. She even shares some special soothing tricks & tips you likely don't know are options.
RELATED RESOURCES
- Fat Brain Toys: Shop By Age
- Buzzy Bee Vibrating Ice Pack
- Dimpl Pops Deluxe
- Light Spinner
- B. Wee MD Doctor's Play Set 18 Months +
- Melissa & Doug Doctor's Play Set 3 Years +
- Little People Doctor's Office Play Set
- Baby Alive Mix My Medicine Baby Doll
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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By her third pregnancy, Dr. Andrea was pretty sure she knew how birth would go. But birth has a way of surprising you and this was no exception. From baby picking her own timing, to preparing for birth while fielding two little ones and a busy work schedule, this pregnancy came with it's own lessons.
Listen in to hear Andrea recount her birth story and how postpartum with three little ones is going.
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Have you ever heard or been told "stop playing in the dirt, you'll get sick" or been conditioned to frequently clean with bleach & other heavy-duty cleaners, constantly keeping dirt & dust out of your home? Dirt can be viewed as gross as today's environments are becoming increasingly sterile, but a little bit of dirt might just be exactly what we need.
In this episode our in-house pediatrician breaks down several health benefits of playing outside, visiting farms & owning a pet, which are more than just stress relief from sunshine and fresh air. Digging in the dirt might be exactly what you AND your child need.
RELATED RESOURCES
Research articles:
- Early farm exposure mitigates respiratory illnesses, allergies and skin rashes
- Amish children living in northern Indiana have a very low prevalence of allergic sensitization
- A 20-minute nature break relieves stress
- Green schoolyards as havens from stress and resources for resilience in childhood and adolescence
- Daycare attendance and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- The Power of Pets
- Canine-assisted therapy for children with ADHD: preliminary findings from the positive assertive cooperative kids study
- Early-life home environment and risk of asthma among inner-city children
- Having a pet dog in the home was associated with a decreased probability of childhood anxiety
- Pets Are Associated with Fewer Peer Problems and Emotional Symptoms, and Better Prosocial Behavior: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
- Dog exposure in infancy decreases the subsequent risk of frequent wheeze
Books:
- Dirt is Good
- Digging Into Nature
- Raising Outdoor Kids
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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If you have ever or are currently feeling the pressure to plan the perfect family vacation, listen in and learn from someone who does it every day!
Kyleekate Farnsworth went from solo hiker adventurer to a Disney vacation planner. Learn how motherhood shaped her career change from Pediatric Oncology Nurse to Disney Adventure Planner. She opens up and talks about her own motherhood struggles and what got her through those difficult times.
Finally, you won't want to miss hearing about her favorite places to travel and expert tips on traveling with kids.
Trigger warnings: miscarriage & secondary infertility are discussed during this episode.
GUEST CONTACTS
- Kyleekate IG: LittleSliceofMagic
- Travel Grown IG: Travelgrown
- Travel Grown Website: Travel Grown - Travel Agents for Disney, Cruises, & Family Vacations.
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Have you felt different after having a baby but can't put your finger on it? Do you and your partner feel distant from one another? Are you receiving the support that you actually need?
Insert Love Languages, Enneagrams, Meyer Briggs...
News flash - THEY CHANGE!
In today's episode, we're going to be talking about key ways to strengthen the relationships of the people closest to you, your support system, your significant other, even your children and how to figure out the support you actually need.
RELATED RESOURCES
- Enneagram Personality Test
- Meyer Briggs Personality Test
- Love Languages Quiz
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Have you heard of Share the Drop?!?! If not, you NEED TO! It's the first commerce-free app matching breast milk donations to recipients in real time. Share the Drop connects mamas who have extra breastmilk to local parents who can't provide breastmilk to their baby but want to.
Join us as the founder of Share the Drop, Kelly Cox, answers all of your questions about milk sharing in general and specifically through Share the Drop. Kelly is a registered prenatal yoga teacher and birth doula who has a special interest in this community as she went through her own battle with breast cancer. She has committed her life to supporting mamas by decreasing anxiety around one of the most stressful parts of parenting an infant - feeding your little one.
GUEST LINKS
- Share the Drop website- Email Kelly at [email protected]
SAGE RESOURCES & LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW
- Instagram: @sharethedrop
- Facebook: @sharethedrop
- Tiktok: @sharethedropapp
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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We had so much more to discuss about parenting, so we brought back life doula Micaela Raine from episode 28 to shift the conversation to the tactical side of parenting: how to stay connected to your child while also setting clear boundaries.
Micaela Raine is a Certified Integrative Life Coach who has had a 28 year career teaching in a Montessori classroom. She currently runs parenting classes as well as coaching and mentoring programs with parents one on one.
Episode highlights:
- Why are boundaries important? How can we enforce them while keeping that connection with our children?
- Is no a bad word? How do you avoid saying no, but continue to enforce what you want your child to do or don't do?
- How can you navigate parental disagreements over parenting styles?
- What is a healthy discipline option for younger children?
GUEST LINKS
- 5 Steps to Help Your Child Listen Better: a brand-new parenting FREEBIE from Micaela. Email her to get the audio & PDF.- Email Micaela at [email protected]
- Check out Micaela's website for more information on her, her stories, what she offers & resources
- Go here for the direct links to sign up for work with Micaela such as FREE possibility call, parent support/coaching & Reiki energy healing
SAGE RESOURCES & LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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It can be so stressful & anxiety-provoking to think about introducing solid foods to your little one in today's world. Your mind gets flooded with all of the scary headlines coming your way: baby foods are unhealthy, arsenic in infant cereal, heavy metals in baby food, etc. Well we're here to calm you nerves and give you confidence and excitement as you start this journey.
In this episode, Drs. Andrea & Kristin walk you through these news articles & studies on infant & toddler foods. We give our recommendations for starting solid foods with your little one. Every family has a different capacity when it comes to solid foods. We want to give you all the education and resources to safely start solid foods in a variety of different ways that can meet your lifestyle needs.
If this episode is relatable and you want to get in on conversations like this or if you have more questions, join our Sage Circle where you have 24/7 access to a community of mothers as well as expert guidance on all things motherhood.
RELATED RESOURCES
- Nearly two-thirds of supermarket baby foods are unhealthy, study finds | CNN
- Nutrients | Free Full-Text | An Evaluation of the Nutritional and Promotional Profile of Commercial Foods for Infants and Toddlers in the United States (mdpi.com)
- Heavy Metals in Baby Food - HealthyChildren.org
- Arsenic in 9 Brands of Infant Cereal (hbbf.org)
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Is Homemade Baby Food Better? (hbbf.org)- English_BabyFoodTipSheet.pdf (hbbf.org)
- Solid Starts - How to introduce any food to babies
- Instagram: @solidstarts
SAGE MOTHER CO LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
CONTACT US
- Email: [email protected]
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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While pregnant, it's hard to think about and plan for your postpartum self with the looming thoughts of delivery, but after listening to this podcast, you'll learn the importance body & soul nourishment. Nourishment may start with food but often needs to go so much deeper than that. With this episode, you'll be one step closer to a well & supported postpartum period.
Listen to learn the keys of postpartum nourishment from postpartum chef, doula & lactation counselor Alicia Allison. What she not only provides herself but is now teaching others to provide to postpartum women is so invaluable. In this episode, she acknowledges that not everyone can pay for a personal chef themselves, so she gives practical ways to afford this support and even additional ways of implementing comforting, nutrient dense meals postpartum. She gives concrete examples of what a postpartum meal train or simple food requests should look like to include healing & nutrient dense foods and further advises on easing the guilt of asking from others.
Alicia Allison is a pioneer and leader in the field of postpartum nutrition and chef support. She holds over a decade of experience as private postpartum chef and doula, during which time she has supported over 80 families through the sacred first forty days and beyond. Also a trained Herbalist, Embodiment Educator, Lactation Counselor and Yoga Teacher, Alicia brings her comprehensive background in holistic health to this work, as well as a passion to effect change in the lives of modern families. In 2023, Alicia created NOURISH, a first-of-its-kind training in postpartum chef work and is now focusing on educating and mentoring up-and-coming home chefs and postpartum doulas so that more families can receive this kind of care. She is dedicated to helping others heal, nurture their bodies and bring life into this world in a way that elevates our collective consciousness.
GUEST LINKS- Check out Alicia's website for more information on her, what she offers & some recommended postpartum recipes/resources
- For information on the NOURISH Postpartum Chef Training go here
- Go here to contact Alicia directly about working with her
- Instagram: @cloverandtimothy
SAGE RESOURCES & LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Why do we put so much pressure on being a perfect parent? What can we do to bring out the full potential of our children? Is our personal background holding us back from our full potential in parenthood & making it harder than it needs to be?
Insert life doula Micaela Raine, a Certified Integrative Life Coach who rediscovered her life after her battle with breast cancer that awakened her "deep desire to support other women in coming home to themselves, reawakening their souls, and aligning with their true selves." She truly is a wise woman who is dedicating her life's work to improve wellness for families by focusing on the heart center.
With modern day motherhood, we are becoming more in tune with the concept of putting our own oxygen mask first, but how to actually do that is still a challenge. Listen in as Micaela speaks on how to practically put that dream into practice.
GUEST LINKS
- Check out Micaela's website for more information on her, her stories, what she offers & resources
- Go here for the direct links to sign up for work with Micaela such as FREE possibility call, parent support/coaching & Reiki energy healing
- Email Micaela at [email protected]
SAGE RESOURCES & LINKS
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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If you have a trip planned or dream of traveling with your little one, this is an episode you don't want to miss! Drs. Andrea & Kristin, recount major travels with their littles and talk tips on what to travel with and how to make travel easier on your little one.
Between the two of us we've traveled (and even lived) all over the world, but when we added our little ones to the mix traveling immediately became a lot harder. What do we always say about easy things though? Easy doesn't always equal good and hard doesn't always equal bad. It can be so rewarding to travel with your little one and make lifelong core memories. We've put together our expert health knowledge, travel experience & community resources to support you and your family in your travel goals.
If this episode is relatable and you want to get in on conversations like this or if you have more questions, join our Sage Circle where you have 24/7 access to a community of mothers as well as expert guidance on all things motherhood.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- FREE Travel Tips with Toddlers & Infants PDF
- Disney travel planning company: Travel Grown with planner KyleeKate (@LittleSliceOfMagic or direct link to website inquiry)
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Does your baby hate tummy time? Is your baby not progressing thought milestones like you thought? Do you want to learn a gentle & supportive way of encouraging healthy movements for your future baby?
If any of these apply to you or if you're around babies in any capacity, this episode is a must.
Infant Developmental Movement Education (IDME) is a practice that provides hands on education for caretakers on how to support their child's development through movement. It is geared towards newborns to early walkers.
Amy Baumgarten is a holistic movement coach trained in IDME as well as other movement practices. Amy describes the foundations of IDME as the way that experiences & environment shape a "child's sense of self and their relationship to the world around them."
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Homebody Website
- Homebody Youtube
- Homebody free resources for adults and infants
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
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- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
- Amy Baumgarter: @homebodymovement
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The American Academy of Pediatrics released a post on 7/30/24 reading "Tongue-Tie Procedure Not Recommended". It refers to their new guidelines recently released on recommendations for treating tongue-tie. As two physician moms who have expertise in this area, we had some thoughts. Listen to this episode for our expert review of the new guidelines.
We are both Doctor's of Osteopathic Medicine, meaning throughout our physician medical training we had additional hands-on training focusing on the movement patterns of bodily tissues - including the mouth! Andrea even had further training in osteopathic manual medicine, most recently focusing her clinical practice on mothers and babies often treating oral motor dysfunctions adjunctively. As a pediatrician, Kristin has also dealt with tongue-ties.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- AAP News Article: When breastfeeding problems arise in infant with tongue-tie, don't jump to surgery
- AAP Clinical Report: Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants
- Healthy Children Parent Article on Rise of Tongue-Tie Release in Breastfeeding Infants
- Healthy Children Parent Article: Tongue Tie in Babies: How Ankyloglossia Affects Breastfeeding & Other Concerns
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
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- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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If you're looking to improve your postpartum recovery or you've found yourself at a halt in your healing process, this episode is what you need. Postpartum recovery is deeply influenced by the movement patterns you are exposed to, those patterns being detrimental or advantageous in your recovery. Your movement patterns after birth are often drastically different from the movement patterns pre-birth, think "caretaking postures" like holding baby, nursing baby, bent over to change diapers... etc and there are ways to modify these movements, encouraging a healthier recovery.
In this episode, movement expert Amy Baumgarten reveals the foundations to her holistic movement practices for postpartum recovery movement. She is the founder of HomeBody, a movement approach that offers sustainable strength coaching to bodies in various stages of healing, and a certified INNATE traditional postpartum care provider and Infant Developmental Movement Educator.
Amy's virtual course for postpartum bodies helps restore deep core strength, reconnect to the power of their bodies, and celebrate the new identity of mother, parent, or caretaker. She is able to provide 360 degree support to a new mothers and babies, as they explore their new bodies after the birth experience.
Our next episode, Motherhood Movement Part 2: Infant Developmental Movement Education (IDME) with Amy Baumgarter, will dive deeper into her expertise in infant developmental movement.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Homebody Website
- Homebody Youtube
- Homebody free resources for adults and infants
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW
- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
- Amy Baumgarter: @homebodymovement
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There are a ton of apps out there that are marketed for pregnancy, so how do you sort through them all and find the right one? If you’ve been looking for the perfect pregnancy workout app but coming up short or if you're experiencing the overwhelm of working out during pregnancy, this episode is for you! On this week's episode, our co-founder, Dr. Andrea Loving who is currently pregnant, gives you an expert review of the criteria she looks for in a pregnancy workout app. She gives her honest opinions on which ones she recommends and is currently using for herself as she navigates her third pregnancy.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- SLAM Pregnancy
- The Bloom Method
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles
- Website: sagemotherco.com
- Email: [email protected]
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- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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Even as physician moms who went to the same exact medical school, we had very different views on infant sleep. We started out on polar opposite camps of the "safe sleep vs bed sharing" spectrum but spoiler alert, we have both drifted into the grey zones. Sleep is commonly not as black and white as we envision or hope - that's why we recorded this episode! We want to shed light on the in-between options. We are so passionate about this topic, that we created a Sleep Safety Basics handout to visually lay out the pros and cons to different sleep options and are offering it to you for FREE. See the link below to receive your free Sage Mother Co Sleep Safety Basics handout.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- FREE Sleep Safety Basics Handout
- Sign up for our FREE 7 Days to Calm: Reframing the Overwhelm of New Motherhood
- Buy The Sage Mother's Guide to the First Three Months with Baby
- Join The Sage Circle: An Expert Led Community for Mothers of Littles- Website: sagemotherco.com- Email: [email protected]
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- Sage Mother Co: @sagemotherco
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