Pure Nurture Pregnancy and Birth

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How Nutrition Impacts Women's Fertility and Pregnancy with Dr. Aumatma Simmons Dec 06, 2022

Show notes

Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for 15 years. Dr Aumatma supports badass power couples to create the family of their dreams, and also trains doctors who want to specialize in fertility. She is the best-selling author of "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making." She is on a mission to help bring healthier babies into the world by creating healthier parents and the planet. Dr. Aumatma has been featured on ABC, FOX, CBS, KTLA, MindBodyGreen, and The Bump as the Holistic Fertility Doctor.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Listen to Dr. Aumatma's first episode - Steps to Take for a Healthy Baby & Easeful Pregnancy (our #1 most listened to episode!)
Are you seeing more fertility issues or pregnancy loss?
Issues with carrying a baby to term
Men's role in conception and two major issues that are overlooked
Testing for gene abnormalities
3 top tips to boost pre-conception wellness
Popular pre-conception or pregnancy issues Dr. Aumatma treats

Connect with Dr. Aumatma:

Website: holisticfertilityinstitute.com
Instagram: @holisticfertilitydoctor

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - Let's Talk About Sex {after} Baby with Heather Bartos MD, OB-GYN Sep 01, 2022

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This is something I've NEVER talked about on the podcast before … SEX! Heather Bartos, MD, OB-GYN talks about five-sense-sex, the best position to try if you're 39 weeks pregnant, bringing sex back after baby, prioritizing sex when you're a busy parent, and so much more. Put your headphones on for this one!

Heather Bartos, MD, OB-GYN, is a leading voice in the field of women's health and wellness, the fierce founder of Badass Woman, Badass Health, and a proud creator of MindSHIFT medicine (the integration of mental, physical, and emotional health to care for the whole woman).

Fascinated the way what we think about impacts how we feel, Dr. Bartos teaches women and their families how to thrive, no matter what their stage of life. She is a board-certified OB-GYN, US Navy Veteran, former Associate Professor at USUHS and former Chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Texas Health Hospital in Denton, TX. She is currently the owner/medical director of her "village for women's health," Be. Women's Health & Wellness.

Featured in publications from Glamour and Huffington Post to Reader's Digest, Women's Health and ABC News, Dr. Bartos is a frequent speaker and writer on all areas of women's health and her practice of MindSHIFT Medicine.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Who is Heather Bartos? (2:45)
Sex will change as a woman changes (4:44)
Having sex on your moon cycle (6:07)
How to have sex while pregnant (7:12)
How to boost your libido (12:30)
Five sense sex (16:50)
The sex position to try during week 38 or 39 of pregnancy (17:26)
Your sex life will change after birth, especially when breastfeeding (21:40)
You CAN get pregnant while you're breastfeeding (24:10)
How to have a healthy sex life when your kids are age one (25:10)

Tap into Heather's world at HeatherBartosmMD.com and check out her Facebook LIVE Series: Is this Normal? on her Facebook page, and say "Hayyy!" on Instagram @DrHeatherBartos.

Postpartum Series: : The Fourth Trimester - Breastfeeding, Fashion, and Being a Working Mom with Devon Berrier Sep 01, 2022

Show notes

Devon Berrier founded Layton, a clothing line offering chic and modern clothing for nursing moms. Following the birth of her first child, Devon wanted to create fashionable and comfortable breastfeeding-friendly options, something she found was missing as a new mom herself. In our conversation, Devon shares her experiences as a business owner and mom and how she manages that delicate "balancing" act. She opens up about her experience with postpartum anxiety and how she moved through it. And a BIG congratulations to Devon and her family, as they just welcomed baby number three to their family last week! (April 2019)

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Devon's story (2:30)
How Devon's company Layton was born (3:20)
The working Mom dance (6:38)
Book: You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Book: You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
Book: You Are a Badass Everyday by Jen Sincero
Devon's postpartum experience (13:52)
Partners and caregivers need to be aware of how to support women going through postpartum (18:54)
The Dadhood Journey with Dr. Jay Warren Episode 6 of the Pure Nurture Podcast
A documentary about the seriousness of postpartum depression: When the Bough Breaks

Devon has generously offered a 25% off coupon on all Layton styles for you!

Visit https://www.laytonshop.com/ and enter PURE25 at checkout.

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - Healing After Birth with Jennifer Summerfeldt Sep 01, 2022

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"The power lies within to give birth and to heal. You are the expert of your experience." -J.S.

Jennifer Summerfeldt, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP), has nearly two decades of experience in maternal health and psychology. In addition to being a counselor, Jennifer has also been a childbirth advocate, maternal educator, doula, midwifery apprentice, and published writer. She is the founder and creator of the Healing After Birth program, where she uses her expertise and voice to help advance the dialogue on motherhood, mental health, and healing.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

What inspired Jennifer to do postpartum coaching (1:39)
Spiritual Midwifery
Immaculate Deception
How Jen heals women who've had a stressful postpartum period (14:50)
If you don't feel safe, your body won't heal (15:55)
Be informed to have better birth and postpartum cycles (17:56)
Biologically, we have an innate wisdom that always wants to thrive (23:47)
Neuroscience with Pankseep
Polyvagal Theory
Healing After Birth Program
SacredAcoustics.com

You can reach out to Jennifer at JenniferSummerfeldt.com and at Instagram.com/healingafterbirth. Here's more from Jennifer:

Healing After Birth Guidebook - Navigating Your Emotions After A Difficult Childbirth CLICK HERE

FREE 4 part video series - What Your Doctor Is Likely NOT Telling You About PPD/A CLICK HERE

Are you a soulfully inspired woman looking for next level counseling and coaching programs? CLICK HERE

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - Healing Your Core & Pelvic Floor After Birth with Jessica Pumple Sep 01, 2022

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Jessica is a pre and postnatal fitness instructor (as well as a dietitian, diabetes & bariatric educator). She healed her 4-finger diastasis recti gap after her pregnancy and now helps moms heal and restore their core in 30 days. You'll learn so much from our conversation and the bonus material included below in the show notes.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Jessica Pumple, Host of Pregnancy and Postpartum TV (2:20)
Diastasis recti (2:30)
At-home diastasis recti test (4:39)
Does everyone have diastasis recti? (6:04)
Treatment for diastasis recti (6:37)
Diastasis Recti Healing Core Workouts Playlists
How you can prevent diastasis recti during pregnancy (9:17)
Belly Bandit Bamboo Wrap
How to improve your posture to heal diastasis recti (10:43)
Core healing exercises for diastasis recti playlist (11:36)
How the muscles of the core and pelvic floor are connected (13:18)
Diet recommendations to repair your muscles (people usually get this wrong) (14:00)
Other methods to consider for healing your pelvic floor and core after birth (17:13)
Jessica's program to heal diastasis recti (19:06)

Roll out your yoga mat, then play Jessica's videos and try to healing exercises. Stop by her site for more info on protecting your pelvic floor.

Jessica made a special guide for Pure Nurture on healing your core and pelvic floor after birth.

More from Jessica:

Pelvic Floor Foods to limit:

Caffeinated beverages (coffee and tea) are diuretic and bladder irritant, which means they cause the kidneys to make more urine than normal. This causes overuse and sensitivity in the bladder.
Carbonated beverages (soda – yes, even diet soda) can trigger overactive bladder symptoms because bubbly drinks tend to tickle and irritate the bladder. They also typically contain caffeine and artificial sweeteners, which are bladder irritation triggers on their own.
Highly acidic fruits and veggies (tomato, cranberry, orange) can irritate the bladder lining due to their high acidity.
Spicy foods can cause your bladder to burn for the same reason that they cause your mouth to burn. This can cause irritation to the bladder lining.
Artificial sugars and sweeteners (Splenda) worsen symptoms of overactive bladder for similar reasons as do carbonated beverages.
Alcohol is a diuretic and bladder irritant. Also, when a person consumes alcohol, that liquid accelerates the rate that kidneys gather water and causes the bladder to empty more often. Not a good combination.

Foods to include for pelvic floor healing:

Pure water
Apricot, banana melon (low acidic fruits)
Herbal teas (non-caffeine)
Omega 3 fatty acids (fish, walnuts, hemp or chia seeds)

What to look for in a belly band: (Belly band is for support, but not a replacement for strengthening exercise)

Works - one that is recommended by doctors and HCPs
Comfortable/lightweight especially if going to be exercising in it
Discrete under clothes
Price
Material (Jessica recommends bamboo.)

What Jessica's program is all about:

Heal your core and pelvic floor in 30 days with her online program. It's a step-by-step guided video program to heal your core and pelvic floor. It's best for a mom that is first cleared to do exercise or just starting after not exercising no matter how long post-partum needs different exercises than someone who has been consistently exercising for a few weeks. The program has been carefully designed to progress with you to heal and restore the diastasis as well and flatten and tone and also to prevent leaking or peeing a little when you sneeze or jump. Learn more here!

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - A Minimalist Approach to Pregnancy + Postpartum with Diane Boden Sep 01, 2022

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Diane Boden is the host of the Minimalist Moms Podcast. In this episode, Diane shares how we can take a more simplified and minimalist approach to pregnancy and postpartum.

A minimalistic lifestyle means different things to different people. When you have a family and children, it changes the definition even more. Diane shares how to prepare for your baby's arrival. Set up your baby registry with only the essentials and maybe add in the "next up" items and "take it or leave it" items. You'll learn how to be more mindful as you prepare for your baby's arrival and how to clear out all the "noise" when you're pregnant.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Meet Diane Boden and how the Minimalist Mom's Podcast was born over drinks (2:39)
What minimalism means for Moms (5:00)
You really don't need a lot on your baby registry (8:56)
Take it or leave it baby gifts (14:02)
Great ways to save money while raising your kids (16:32)
Good things to invest in for your kids (18:28)
Leveraging your community to save money (20:18)

Connect with Diane:

minimalistmomspodcast.com Instagram: @MinimalistMomsPodcast Facebook: @TheMinimalistMoms

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - Planning for a Positive Postpartum Phase with Sarah Blunkosky Sep 01, 2022

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Sarah Blunkosky, M.A., R-PYT, R-CYT is an integrative education consultant, certified peer-breastfeeding counselor, and registered Accessible yoga instructor specializing in family, children's, special needs, and prenatal/postpartum movement/embodiment. She serves clients in Northern Virginia and travels for service appointments, conferences, and workshops with local studios and her company, Learning Heroine LLC.

You can find her on Instagram and Facebook sharing her mission: Set learning free. When she isn't homeschooling her kids or teaching yoga, you can find her writing articles and working on a book to assist people in freeing obstacles in learning during their prenatal/postpartum, parenting, and life journeys. Check out Sarah's guest blog post on Pure Nurture, POSTPARTUM MINIMALISM, AND RECOVERY after you take a listen to our conversation below.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Sarah Blunkowskyi's story (1:50)
Flexi-Schooling (2:50)
Integrative Education Consultant (4:45)
How you can PLAN to have a more positive postpartum experience (9:00)
Healthy boundaries for visitors who are meeting your newborn (14:44)
Yoga and self-care to promote healing after your baby arrives (24:22)

Connect with Sarah on her website and other social media pages:

Learning Heroine LLC

Facebook, Linked In, Instagram, Yoga

If you're looking for more resources related to postpartum care and recovery, check out episode 30 of the Pure Nurture podcast with guest, Jennifer Summerfeldt, it's all about healing after birth. And, head over to an article that I wrote for Pregnancy Magazine where I share five essential tips for postpartum care.

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - Your Body During Breastfeeding with Courtney Hasseman, CNM Sep 01, 2022

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Courtney Hasseman is a Certified Nurse-Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, and Functional Nutritionist who provides integrative healthcare and uses nutrition to support women's hormonal and menstrual health. She sees women for care in her Leesburg office and offers online nutritional therapy for women everywhere.

In this episode, Courtney shares all about the best nutrition during breastfeeding, how your periods change during the season of breastfeeding, choices for contraception while breastfeeding, and more!

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Courtney & Kristy reconnecting after high school 25 years later (2:00)
Courtney's in-person and online Midwifery and Integrative Nutrition practice (2:58)
Nutritional Therapy online course
Try eating these foods while you breastfeed (5:40)
Getting back to pre-pregnancy weight won't happen overnight (7:43)
Best foods to eat while breastfeeding (9:17)
Foods to avoid while you're breastfeeding (10:56)
Best fish to eat a few times a week while breastfeeding (11:40)
Hormonal changes while breastfeeding your baby (12:28)
Sexual changes while breastfeeding (15:25)
How to ease back into spending time with your partner (16:20)
Normal changes in your breasts while breastfeeding (17:50)

You can learn more about Courtney's services in the D.C. Metro area or online at CourtneyHasseman.com. If you believe women deserve unhurried and personalized healthcare, follow her on Instagram and Facebook.

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - The Holistic Guide to Better Sleep for Everyone with Kim Hawley, MA, MPH Sep 01, 2022

Show notes

Learn 5 key facts that our culture gets wrong, so that you can stop the sleep struggle and "Am I doing it wrong?" anxiety.

Kim Hawley, MA, MPH is a Holistic Sleep Consultant and Lactation Counselor, as well as, the owner of Intuitive Parenting. Kim's passionate about helping parents confidently navigate nighttime parenting and family sleep using evidenced-based information and parental intuition. Her specialty is gentle, attachment-based sleep support for breastfeeding families.

Kim lives in Capitol Hill, Washington DC with her husband, her two children, and a few animals, including her guide dog. She loves to run, read a good book, eat delicious food, and enjoy a glass of wine or cup of coffee.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Kim's story
A holistic approach to sleep
5 Sleep Facts
Guilt and pride over your baby's sleep
Sleep is genetic
Safe co-sleeping and room-sharing
S L O W D O W N & see if sleep advice feels right to you

See how you can be responsive to your baby's needs and still take care of yourself. It's a delicate line. Don't over-commit yourself, so you can have a nice balance of work and play. With your intuition and as you try new things, you'll eventually sing a lullaby that soothes the whole family.

Learn more about Kim and possibly working with her at IntuitiveparentingDC.com. Take care and sleep well.

Postpartum Series: The Fourth Trimester - A Mental Health Revolution Begins in Infancy with Greer Kirshenbaum Ph.D. Sep 01, 2022

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Greer Kirshenbaum Ph.D. is super excited to be the first Neuroscientist Doula and the first Neuroscientist Infant Sleep Educator. Greer's company, Nurture Neuroscience, is on a mission to revolutionize the future of health. She wants families and perinatal practitioners to understand how early caregiving experience can boost mental wellness and diminish depression, anxiety, and addiction in adulthood by shaping babies' brains through simple, intuitive, enriching experiences in pregnancy, birth and infancy.

Greer teaches courses, provides consultations for pregnancy and infancy, and is a birth and postpartum doula. She is currently creating an Infant Sleep Educator course with Bebo Mia.

When you understand that how you respond to your baby's cries affects their long-term mental health, you may pick up your baby more. This episode explores how early caregiver and child bonding influences brain development. The science behind parenting is FASCINATING.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

Greer's attraction to neuroscience
How your early life experience impacts your mental health
3 ways you can support your baby's lifelong mental health
Prenatal bonding
How the caregiver and child relationship benefits lifelong mental health
Serve and Return communication method
Conscious Discipline
Sleep
Keep doing your best

You're a BIG influence in the development of your baby's brain and nervous system. Ditch the fear of, "Am I parenting right?" Instead, do great things for the sake of being a positive force. Absorb as much of Greer's Instagram posts as you can. Find her at:

Instagram - @nurture_neuroscience_parenting Facebook - @NurtureNeuroscience Website - www.nurtureneuro.com

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