The Juna Moms Podcast

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Motherhood Unfiltered with Jennifer Skilja Feb 02, 2021

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Sarah talks to Jennifer Skilja, a mom from Anchorage, Alaska who has developed a following by being wildly transparent about her fertility and motherhood journey. Jennifer shares her story around secondary infertility, ectopic, pregnancies, and her thoughts on getting ready to deliver during a pandemic.

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Reframing Fertility Wellness with Emily Watson Jan 26, 2021

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On today’s episode Sarah chats with Emily Watson.

Emily is a fertility and wellness Coach who helps women & their partners take control of their health, navigate fertility & find clarity in parenthood. She does this with a strong focus on diet and lifestyle and by teaching you how to work on relationships with yourself and others.

On this episode we talk about Emily's journey to becoming a Mom and how she founded her business, My Nest Well, at the same time she was having her baby.

Emily saw a big hole in the market for connecting Moms with the support they need -- whether that was during fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, or beyond -- and she has created an amazing resource to help Moms at every stage.

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Busting Pregnancy and Parenting Myths with Sharon Mazel Jan 18, 2021

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On this episode Sarah chats with Sharon Mazel, a contributing writer for WhatToExpect.com, about all the most common pregnancy myths - things like dying your hair , eating for two, if you can actually tell the gender of your baby based on the way you are carrying, stretch marks, sleeping positions, getting labor started, and more.

They also discuss some common early parenting myths like what position baby should be sleeping in, swaddling, when to introduce the bottle if you are breastfeeding, using pacifiers, introducing solids, and more.

This episode will save you from unnecessary googling and stress. If you like it, please share it with an expecting mama friend!

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Topics from this episode: Breastfeeding, Pacifiers, Introducing Solids, Pregnancy Myths, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Postpartum, Sleeping during pregnancy, newborn sleep, newborn transitions, getting labor started, sex during pregnancy

Parental Burnout: What You Need To Know Jan 12, 2021

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On today’s episode Sarah chats with Olivia Scobie.

Olivia has her Master’s in social work and specializes in helping moms and families deepen their resiliency and navigate the most challenging aspects of parenting.

On this episode they dive into the top signs of “mom burnout” and the six things you can do to help avoid getting burned out in the first place.

This episode should be required listening for all new Moms and especially poignant during the pandemic where we are all finding ourselves in new and unexpected situations.

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Topics from this episode: parental burnout, mom burnout, postpartum, pregnancy, parenting, mom life, mom hacks

Postpartum Stories: A Look On The Bright Side Jan 04, 2021

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Today we have a less common take on postpartum -- where things went BETTER than expected. In this episode Sarah talks to Jenny Friedman, who you may know from Instagram as the @autism.nutritionist. Jenny had been warned by many well-intentioned friends and family members about how hard postpartum could be. But for her, it turned out to be an incredible transition for her, both as a mother and a partner. So if you're one of those people that's expecting only hardship, here's a different possibility! For more from juna, visit juna.co or check out the Juna App for Pregnancy and Postpartum. If you liked this episode, please subscribe! Podcast Homepage: https://juna.co/podcast

Preparing For Motherhood with Dr. Sterling, OBGYN Dec 15, 2020

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Sarah talks with Dr. Christine Sterling about preparing for Motherhood. They talk about the steps you should take if you are getting ready to conceive, the different things you can do to prepare yourself for pregnancy, and using pregnancy as a time to implement strong self-care routines that will carry over into your everyday life.

They also talk about how to best prepare yourself for birth as well as the ESSENTIAL things to do to prepare for life once baby arrives.

Dr. Sterling gives voice and lends her warm-hearted, doctor-informed insights to the many physical and emotional changes women experience as they navigate pregnancy and motherhood.

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The 1-2 Kid Transition: What You Need To Know Dec 07, 2020

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In this episode Sarah talks with Kara Hardin about her experience transitioning from 1 to 2 kids.

Kara was the 1st guest on the podcast and she's back to share an update to her life and to talk through what she's learned with adding another kid to the mix.

They talk about how the challenges can start even before the baby is born because the challenges of being pregnant and raising a toddler make it much harder than being pregnant with no children. They also touch on...

- prenatal depression
- hyperemesis
- asking for help from your partner
- partner having to pick up the slack with the 1st kid
- how different kids can be
- how everything you learned about parenting 1 kid could be completely different for the next

and much more..

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Baby Planning with The Baby Chick® Dec 01, 2020

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In this episode Sarah talks with Nina Spears aka The Baby Chick®, who is a baby planner, birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth educator, newborn care specialist, and a Mother.

Nina is a wealth of knowledge - she's been a doula at more than 250 births!

Sarah and Nina talk about baby planning is -- what it is and why you might need it, and they dive deep into what a doula is, as well as the difference between a birth doula and postpartum doula. Nina also shares some of her must have baby product recommendations and gives incredible tips for caring for newborns and new Moms.

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Raising A Calm and Cool Baby with Little Movers PT Nov 24, 2020

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On today’s episode Sarah talks with Elizabeth Morel, a physical therapist and Mom who is an expert in helping other mamas raise calm, cool, and collected babies.

In this episode Sarah and Elizabeth go into detail on the topics that will help keep mamas sane and babies happy. Things like:

-craniosacral therapy
-how she helps mamas who are having difficulty breastfeeding
-food sensitive babies
-working with mamas who did not have optimal deliveries
-what is the sign of a "tight baby"? and how do you solve it?
-utero constraint and how it might affect the baby
-why one baby might prefer to look to one side and nurse better on one side
-tongue ties
-acid reflux in babies
-what's a palate expander

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Postpartum Stories: 55 Hours of Labor Nov 16, 2020

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In this episode Sarah talks with Becca Pardess, a Mom of baby Shane. Becca shares her postpartum story and birth story, which includes a 55-hour labor and getting preeclampsia during labor.

The doctors then had to put her on a magnesium drip, which basically makes you feel like you're hung over. And then she pushed for four hours and 45 minutes and topped it off with a second degree tear and then an episiotomy.

In this episode Sarah and Becca go into detail about: