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Ep. 43: Postpartum Mom Care Prep Tips. Feel at your best physically & emotionally to take care of your newborn Jul 09, 2024

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Laura goes through all of the postpartum mom care essentials we need to recover physically, as well as all of the activities and habits we can consider for the postpartum stage to take care of our body, mind and soul.
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Ep. 42: Postpartum Planning. Outsourcing, Delegating, Setting boundaries, And our personal take Jul 02, 2024

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In this episode we go through all of the things you can do to PLAN for postpartum ahead. Because although we know there needs to be flexibility, planning, outsourcing and creating is key for everything to flow as smooth as possible.
We go through a list of ideas inside of each category you can plan for including:

Home cleaning
Home organizing & logistics
Food
Toddler & siblings
Nights
Body: physical and emotional
Partner
Visitors, rules & boundaries

Remi also shares her plans and Laura shares how she planned for her first baby's arrival, something that made her thrive through that first postpartum stage even with no family or nanny around.

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Ep. 41: Newborn options: Vaccines, Eye ointment, Vitamin K, Schedules, Immune System boosting, Red flags & more with Pediatritian Dr. Joel Warsh Jun 25, 2024

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In this episode Dr. Joel Warsh, board-certified pediatrician and father, joins us to chat all about the newborn stage and options that we moms have to get more informed, educated, and have better resources to be able to make informed decisions!

He answers questions like:

What are your TOP 3 questions to ask when it comes to interviewing a pediatrician when a mom is pregnant?
What are your thoughts on the TDAP vaccine when pregnant?
Hepatitis B vaccine: What is it, and why would our baby need it or not need it at birth?
Vitamin K, what is it and why would our babies need it or not need it?
What is the hospital's eye ointment and why would our babies need it or not need it?
When is best to bathe our newborns?
When should newborns recover their birth weight by? And when is it a true concern and supplementing is needed?
How often should we wake the newborns up during this sleepy first couple of weeks?
At what point can we allow THEM to let us know day vs night?
How frequent should newborns pee and poop during those weeks to have confirmation that they are eating properly?
What are the top tips to protect their immune system when it comes to our lifestyle and boundaries with social outings and people?
Do all babies need to follow the CDC recommended vaccine schedule? Do we as moms have flexibility to choose the quantity and schedule of our kid's vaccines? What are your favorite vaccine resources to get informed?
Do all breastfed babies need Vitamin D supplement?
What's the best newborn routine "schedule" to follow.
When do you recommend adding a nighttime routine?
What are your recommendations of things to look for in a nanny or daycare?
Any red flags to keep an eye out for? Their breathing patterns? Noises? Skin rashes? Fever? Congestion?
How would you treat a low fever?
When is it time to take baby to the pediatrician or urgent care instead?

This and much more, a great listen for first time moms and even moms of multiples who want to make better, more informed decisions this time around! There's always so much room to learn and grow.

And below, you'll find info on Dr Joel Warsh:
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Ep. 40: Laura's two empowering unmedicated birth stories & Lessons learned Jun 18, 2024

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In this episode we dive deep into Laura's two empowering birth stories.
Why she decided on having out-of-hospital, unmedicated, birth center births, the exact details on how they each began and how they progressed, the lessons she learned each time, and what she aims to do differently for her third birth!
A great, positive birth episode you'll want to tune into to get into the right birth headspace.
FOR REFERENCE. Free standing independent Birth Center in S. Pasadena was former Del Mar Birth Center, now new birth center (new owners, same design) called Moxi Birth.

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Ep. 39: Laura's gender reveal! How she "knew", Asking baby for signs, NIPT testing & More Jun 11, 2024

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In this episode we go into all of the details on Laura's gender reveal: how she found out, how she asked her baby for gender confirmation signs, her reaction, how she told Remi, how she told her family and everyone's reaction. She also goes into detail about the NIPT elective test, tips on how to navigate Natera's platform and find out the results sooner, if she has a name picked and her early 2nd trimester experience.
She also answers a lot of doula questions in the Mom Friends Chat section including epidural concerns, how to avoid an induction if it is not medically necessary, energy tips for pregnancy and more!
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Ep. 38: Remi says goodbye to the 2nd Trimester! Glucose test, Early 3rd Trimester tips, Weight gain & More Jun 04, 2024

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In this episode we go through some updates from Remi's end of the second trimester, including her glucose test and baby shower.
Then we move forward with some early third trimester mind and body tips, and discuss our weight gains so far in our pregnancies and how that can fluctuate and vary so much.
We end the episode with the NEW Mom Friends Chat, a section of questions from YOU that we will start including at the end of every regular update episode, to make sure we keep responding to your questions whether they are from our journeys, opinions, your own struggles or tips needed on life/pregnancy/birth/postpartum/motherhood, or doula questions! Keep submitting them via DM, question boxes or email momfriendspod@gmail.com

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Ep. 37: Laura’s Pregnancy Q&A. Due date, Gender guesses, Socially projected fears of having another baby & More May 28, 2024

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In this episode we find out more on Laura’s first trimester, all of the socially projected fears set in her subconscious that she had to work through and break along exactly how, and future plans. Including:

- When is she due?
- What age differences will the kids have?
- Fears of a bigger age gap?
- Is she planning on finding out the gender before birth? What does she think she is having?
- What is she, the kids and Nathan all hoping for?
- Will Laura still be able to support Remi's labor and delivery?
- Would she consider a 4th to give this one another sibling closer in age?
- What type of car does she planning on driving with three kids?
- How did she motivate herself to work out through 1st Trimester?
- How did she feel being pregnant with two kids to take care of?
- When did she start showing?
- Home or birth center?
- Will Sofia and Beckham be at the birth?

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Ep. 36: Surprise, Laura's pregnant! Deciding on having a third baby, Third pregnancy lessons, First trimester symptoms & more May 21, 2024

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In this episode we finally open up about the secret we have been keeping for a while: Laura is also pregnant!

Laura tells us about the thought process behind deciding on having baby number three (something she had been going back and forth for years), how her third pregnancy first trimester experience has been comparing it to the other two pregnancies, new pregnancy lessons, all of the wild symptoms and much more, including how she told Remi and the kids!

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Ep. 35: How your birth partner can support you in all stages of labor May 14, 2024

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In this episode we go through all of the different possibilities of how a partner (your husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, mom or sister) can help you through all different stages of labor: from early labor at home, through the car ride to the hospital or birth center, active labor, pushing and immediate postpartum.

A great episode to listen with your partner and be able to have open conversations about options and goals before labor even begins.

Remi also explains some lessons she learned from having two families with three kids, ages 2 months, 1 year and 3 year olds, live with them for a week! A great preview of realistic expectations.

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Ep. 34: Birth Plan Part 2. Labor pain relief, Nutrition, Pushing positions, Immediate postpartum options May 07, 2024

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In this episode we continue going through the birth plan options including pain relief techniques, labor nutrition, labor and pushing positions and all of the immediate postpartum options that we have to choose from.

Remi also explains some of her goals and details of her very own birth plan.

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We will be giving away a package of beauty & self care products to one lucky mama on Mother's Day! All you need to do is follow us on @momfriendspod and stay tuned for a story that will go live on 5/12 with all of the goodies and instructions to confirm entry. The winner will be announced 48h later, on Tuesday May 14th! Good luck!

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