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Ep. 63: Birth Visualization & Guided Meditation. Release fear and prepare your mind for a calm, empowered birth experience. Dec 17, 2024

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This is a very different type of episode but, we thought it would be so helpful for those who are going into labor to prepare their mind for a calm, confident, empowering birth experience and to help them visualize the birth they aim for.
Skip to minute 4:40 to jump directly into the guided meditation.
TIP: Best to listen when relaxed, laying down, closing your eyes, even when you're falling asleep. You can play it as many times as you need, recommended throughout the third trimester.
Let us know if you want more episodes like these with different intentions, sprinkled through, sometimes.
Enjoy and happy empowered birthing!

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Ep. 62: Remi's first trip & flight experience, Lessons learned & Best tips! Laura's last week of pregnancy: Early labor experience & Natural induction methods! Dec 10, 2024

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Another great catch up episode, on one end, Remi recaps her experience traveling with Opie for the first time ever, how her trip and flights were, lessons learned and best tips. As well as the gear she used to travel and what worked best

Laura updates us on the last week of pregnancy, how she's feeling, early labor symptoms, natural induction methods she is doing (and others she is not but she recommends) and more!
Products recommended in this episode:
Doona car seat stroller
Black Cohosh
Blue Cohosh
Red raspberry leaf tea
Reflexology trigger points

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Ep. 61: Traveling & flying with a baby! Tips, recommendations, fears & logistics to prepare for. Nov 26, 2024

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As Remi is preparing to travel to LA, aka travel with Opie for the first time ever, she shares her fears and anxieties and how she is planning for the trip ahead!
Laura has traveled with babies all ages internationally and nationally, plenty of times, so she also shares her fav resources, tips and logistics to think about and how to properly prepare.
Laura, who is currently at week 36/37 of pregnancy, also updates us on her midwife home visit, some early labor symptoms she's been experiencing and more postpartum preparations.
Products recommended in this episode:
Babyquip baby gear rental
Factor meals code LAURAGIMBERT50 for 50% off + free shipping
Baby packing list winter
Baby packing list summer
Thule stroller
Doona stroller

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Ep. 60: Let's catch up! Remi's new 3month postpartum schedule, Re-introducing bottles drama & Body Changes; Laura's Kidney Stone Recovery, Birth prep & more. Nov 19, 2024

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In this episode we catch up on both Remi's and Laura's journeys:
Remi tells us about what it is like to have her nanny back full time, what her new role is now that she is working, how re-introducing bottles was and new Opie milestones at 3months old. She also tells us about her new body image and how she's feeling about it!
Laura updates us on the kidney stone drama, how recovery was and if she is fully cleared. And some new postpartum and birth preparations like birth logistics, boundaries, realistic expectations and more!
Products recommended in this episode:
Wonder Weeks App
Everymother App code LAURA10

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Ep 59: Postpartum Maternal Mental Health. Postpartum Depression & Anxiety Signs, Symptoms, How to prevent it, How to get through it & more with Dr Greer Nov 12, 2024

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This week we dive deep into all of the big postpartum mental health issues mothers go through with Dr Greer. A neuroscience PHD, doula and mother who is on a mission to change the future of parenting and health specializing in pregnancy and postpartum.
We go though all of the signs, red flags of PPD & PPA, as well as how to prevent these issues and how to get through them, how our partners can help, how to help friends going through it, what's normal and what's not, and much more!
You can find Dr Greer:
Instagram
Website
Free guide
Book

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Ep. 58: Laura's big 3rd Trimester update! Hospital visit scare, New symptoms, Preparing for 3rd home birth & Postpartum logistics with 3 kids Nov 05, 2024

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Laura finally updates us on her 3rd trimester journey in one episode, after a few months of focusing on all of Remi's updates, and she catches us up to speed on everything going on.
From the new symptoms she's experiencing on this tail end of pregnancy, to a hospital visit at L&D she had to go with an emergency, to all of the logistics she's doing to get ready for baby #3: from home birth prep to postpartum prep with 3 kids!
Let's catch up!
Products recommended in this episode:

Magnesium body lotion
New 730pm bedtime kid routine reel
Botox natural alternative
Red light mask code LAURAG
Red light room code LAURAGIMBERT (over $250 off)
Compression boots
Magnesium
Red raspberry leaf tea
Factor fresh meal delivery code LAURAGIMBERT50 (50% off & free shipping)

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Ep. 57: Q&A! Tests needed in each trimester, Surviving postpartum just mom & dad, Top nursing bras, Postpartum intrusive thoughts & More Oct 29, 2024

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Another ask anything, any topic, QA episode to catch up and answer your questions. Always fun to sprinkle these!

What tests are needed in each trimester?
Did meditation help Remi during pregnancy and postpartum, is she meditating now?
Who is Laura's doula support?
Who is Remi's Reiki contact?
How to survive postpartum if it is only mom and dad?
Nursing bra & pumping bra recommendations
When preparing for birth of baby 2 or 3, tips to help with older kids.
How was the introduction of Simba and Opie? How is Simba acting around her?
How to decide if doctor is the right one to deliver my baby at the very beginning?
Any experience with PPD or anxiety? If so how to manage?
Should you remove a tongue tie?
What's Opie's personality as a 2m old?
How to boost milk supply?
How is Opie in car rides?
What is the newborn screening test?

Products recommended in this episode:
Doona stroller
Thumbtrack app
Austin Reiki Krisztina Dean 424-644-9362
LA Reiki Claudia 424.344.8632 (say Laura Gimbert referred she doesn’t go to anyone’s house without personal referral)
Bodily bra

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Ep. 56. Remi's newborn experience. Night routine, Schedule, Partner support, Favorite newborn products & more. Oct 22, 2024

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In this weeks episode we focus on Remi's newborn routine and all of the things that have helped her:

When did she start implementing a night routine and what is it like?
Current day to day schedule at 8 weeks?
Most used baby product essentials?
How does she soothe Opie when she's crying?
When is she going back to regular work and what is the plan for Opie?
How has Nate been helping?
Does Opie have colic?
Does Opie spit or vomit a lot?
How to deal with baby acne and has Opie had it?

Tune in and catch up!
PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED
- unscented baby bath soap
- all terrain stroller
- burp cloths
- bassinet
- lounger
- newborn bath
- leaking pads
- playmat
- carrier
- bw cards

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Ep. 55: Remi's breastfeeding experience. Is she pumping or formula feeding too? When did she introduce the bottle? Favorite foods to support breastfeeding? Oct 15, 2024

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We finally catch up on Remi's newborn breastfeeding experience from week 0 to 7, which is the most intense and challenging learning stage.

Did she have colostrum before birth?
Did she store colostrum?
When did her milk come in?
What things helped her milk come in?
What was the feeding schedule the first 2 weeks?
What is the current feeding schedule now once she passed birth weight?
How did she trust on Opie swallowing vs nibbling?
How did she know she was gaining weight?
Where does she breastfeed at night and who helps?
Is she building up a freezer stash and how?
When did she start pumping and when does she pump? Which pump does she like most?
Has she introduced formula?
When did she introduce a bottle and which one?
What foods help her milk supply most?
Is Opie sleeping in her room with her?
What was the most helpful tool of education that she did before baby to help breastfeeding now?
Seeing how things are going, how long does she think she'll breastfeed for?

So much to catch up on, tune in!
PRODUCTS MENTIONED
Bottles
Pump
Book1
Book2
Breast massager
Breastfeeding pillow

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Ep. 54: Different type of postpartum support, costs & how to find it, Postpartum red flags & more. Oct 08, 2024

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We continue to explore Remi's first 6 weeks postpartums with more like, how she's feeling with her phyiscal recovery, the help she has, more symptoms she's experienced, if she's meditating through postpartum and how her parent's visit was. And Laura shares some postpartum red flags to keep an eye out for. Another great early postpartum conversation!
Products recommended:

multivitamin code LAURA
Glucose test reel & alternatives
Postpartum doula / nanny websites to research from:
doulamatch.net
care.com
ahma.com
hellomeela.com
bornbir.com

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