The First Latch Podcast is a show brought to you to help connect, inspire, and empower mothers from all over the world. The journey through pregnancy, breastfeeding, and motherhood is hard, beautiful, and transformative. Those stories are told here for all mothers, everywhere.
No. 74 | Physical Therapy for Tongue Tie with Dr. Giselle Tadros
Mar 26, 2021
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I’m so excited to have Dr. Giselle on the show today discussing the benefits for physical therapy treatment in tongue tied babies. She shares such great information. If you are a lactation professional or a mom with a tongue tied baby, you’ll get something out of this show.
BIO:
Dr. Giselle Tadros DPT is the founder of In-Home Pediatric PT of NJ (@inhomepediatricpt) and Milk Matters PT(@milkmatterspt). She has been helping babies and families in her community for over 20 years and has 3 kids of her own. In addition to traditional physical therapy, Giselle also specializes in working with infants who have lip and tongue ties. She helps teach them efficient feeding with correct techniques through gentle and fun exercise protocols.
She is a JC resident and a mom of 3, with kids 12, 10 and 4. She is a voice for babies, an advocate for parents and caregivers, and an activist for educating and empowering parents to help their children through movement and active play!
Her greatest gift is translating a baby or child’s symptoms and behaviors into understanding, so you can take action! By addressing the underlying causes of symptoms, Giselle helps parents make small effective changes to see rapid improvements.
In addition to traditional physical therapy, where she works with children who may have specific physical challenges such as gross motor delays, flat head plagiocephaly, torticollis, toe walking, neuromuscular conditions, Giselle also specializes in working with infants who have lip and tongue ties. She helps teach them efficient feeding with correct techniques through gentle and fun exercise protocols.
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No. 73 | Preparing For Birth, Breastfeeding, and Postpartum with IBCLC Bri Taggart
Jan 28, 2021
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This week on the podcast, fellow IBCLC Bri Taggart shares tips for preparing for birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum. She is a wealth of knowledge and has such practical advice!
No. 72 | Isla's Birth Story + Bonus
Jan 01, 2021
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No. 71 | Chiropractic Care for Health, Breastfeeding, and Birth with Dr. Nancy Trimboli
Aug 22, 2020
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This week, Chiropractor Dr. Nancy Trimboli joins the podcast to talk about all the ways chiropractic care and positively impact ones life. From health maintenance, breastfeeding, and birth. We dive deep into the history of chiropractic care as well.
BIO:
Since 1993, Dr. Trimboli has been bringing the power of Chiropractic to
Northwest Indiana. She graduated from Adelphi University in New York
with her B.S., and then continued on to Chiropractic School at Life
University in Marietta, Georgia, where she received her Doctorate in
Chiropractic.
After completing an internship under Dr. Paul Markey, the originator of the
Markey Distraction technique, she quickly became an expert in not only
the Distraction technique, but many others including Thompson Drop,
Activator, Motion Palpation, and more.
Dr. Nancy Trimboli is the founder and owner of Trimboli Chiropractic,
which opened in 1996, in Munster, Indiana. In recent years, we have
closed the doors to our Munster location and continued on in
Cedar Lake, Indiana. Our top priority is to treat patients for pain and
symptoms so they may get their greatest enjoyment out of life.
Whether you are an equestrian, an avid golfer, or habitual gardener, we
will keep you living the life you choose by putting the power and
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No. 70 | Breastfeeding + Motherhood with Rehab Addict's Nicole Curtis
Aug 06, 2020
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This week Nicole Curtis from HGTV's hit show Rehab Addict joins me to discuss breastfeeding and motherhood. After a very public custody battle that included defending her rights to breastfeed, Nicole has become an advocate for breastfeeding mothers. We chat all things breastfeeding, including hand expression, peer support, working as a breastfeeding mother and the importance of therapy and mental health.
BIO:
Nicole Curtis is a baby-wearing, booby-feeding, holistic mommy of 2 and in her free time, she is the NYT Best-selling author, executive-producer + on-air talent of HGTV's hit show Rehab Addict. She hid her pregnancy and the birth of her 2nd child from the media only to have it blasted across headlines by her disgruntled ex. It was only after it went public against her choice, even her court documents were UNSEALED, did she decide to take such an outspoken stance. She was ridiculed for breastfeeding, her attached, and natural parenting. However, by going public she opened the door for other moms like her to have support. She views that as the silver lining in all the trauma.
Just when you think you have this motherhood thing nailed down, your kid enters a new phase of development and it’s all new again... I the end goal for all of us is to raise kind and happy humans and so that is our job”.
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No. 69 | Breastfeeding Complications In The Hospital: What The Books Won't Tell You
Jul 16, 2020
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This week we catch up on COVID19 life, my pregnancy, and we talk about what the books won't tell you. How can we catch long term milk supply issues before they start in the hospital? If you are about to give birth, or pregnant-this episode is for you!
Thank you to everyone who showed their support for my recent pregnancy announcement over on Instagram! It means the world to me.
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No. 68 | Empowered Health With Emily Kumler
May 15, 2020
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This week, the host of the Empowered Health Podcast Emily Kumler joins me to discuss women’s health topics. We discuss the maternal health crisis in the United States amongst other important topics!
BIO:
“Emily Kumler Kaplan is host to the Empowered Health Podcast, a women's health podcast covering the full spectrum of health-related topics from the under representation of females in clinical trials, to mental health concerns to diagnosis and treatment options of a wide swath of women’s health conditions, diseases and experiences. Emily is an award-winning investigative journalist. As an ABC news staffer, newspaper reporter, columnist, and magazine writer, she has gone inside the minds of murderers, world leaders, celebrities, business innovators, and everyone in between. Emily’s fascination with how our personal narratives play a major role in our experiences makes her a captivating writer and speaker. She contributes to the The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Good Morning America, The New York Daily News, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Daily Beast, and other media outlets. She also writes a weekly health column for Boston Magazine.”
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No. 67 | Birth Education Using Legos With Hanna Murray
Apr 03, 2020
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This week Hanna Murray of @babytalk.birthnurse joins to share her passion for birth education using lego blocks! We discuss differences in the USA and Canada birth culture, and how COVID-19 is affecting our areas.
BIO:
Hanna is the labour and delivery nurse behind Babytalk. She runs the Instagram account @babytalk.birthnurse and blog www.babytalk.life where she shares fun and educational posts on pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding. Hanna is a mother of two boys a teenager and a toddler and she believes in the importance of women being well prepared for their pregnancy and birth journeys. She wants women to be empowered and knowledgeable when they come into the hospital for their delivery as birth is a pivotal event in women's and babies lives.
Show Notes:
To see all the links regarding protocols and guidelines for COVID-19, please visit this post.
To jump to our COVID-19 conversation, jump to the time 38:54 of the episode
Behind the scenes of Hanna’s Lego creations!
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No. 66 | COVID-19 Information For Pregnancy + Breastfeeding
Mar 19, 2020
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Jenna Bruce CNM joins today to discuss the current guidelines regarding COVID-19 during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This information is rapidly changing, and is true as of 3/19/2020.
Thank you so much for listening today. I will continue to update instagram @firstlatch in story highlights for COVID-19 as well as the COVID-19 post. Please reach out if you have any questions or have a personal experience you would like to share.
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No. 65 | Doctor Appointment Ends Badly + Dental Caries and Breastfeeding
Mar 12, 2020
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This week Victoria shares her story of a doctor appointment gone bad. An all too common occurrence that happens to so many women where you leave feeling attacked, given unwarranted advice or judgement from a trusted healthcare provider. This is a problem! We chat about how to avoid this situation and also dive into the research on dental caries and breastfeeding.
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