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#25 It’s Not Me…It’s You!: Firing Your Maternity Care Provider with Emily Garcia Sega, PhD
Join us as we hear Dr. Emily Garcia Sega’s story of switching maternity providers late in pregnancy to increase her chances of having the birth she wanted, including her experiences with attempts to turn her breech baby. We hope you never feel the need to change maternity care providers—but if you do, remember that it IS your right. In fact, choosing your care provider is often considered the… Read more
#24 Making Milk: Pregnancy NOT Required with Alyssa Schnell, IBCLC, RLC
Join us as we discuss inducing lactation with private practice lactation consultant Alyssa Schnell, IBCLC, author of Breastfeeding Without Birthing: A Breastfeeding Guide for Mothers Through Adoption, Surrogacy, and Other Special Circumstances.
To learn more about Alyssa's services, book and offerings for parents and professionals, see Breastfeeding without birthing. Read more
#22 What Influences How We Feed Our Babies with Professor Amy Brown, PhD
Join us as we talk with Dr. Amy Brown, professor and prolific author, about the many factors that influence how we feed our babies—breast, formula, and solid foods!
Amy Brown, PhD, is a professor at Swansea University in Wales, where she oversees the Master of Science program in Child Public Health. She began her studies in psychology, and the arrival of her first baby sparked her interest in… Read more
#21 Childproofing: It’s More Important Than You Think with Child Safety Advocate Kimberly Amato
Find out how the law and corporations influence child safety—and what YOU can do to protect children. Join us as we dive deep into childproofing: practical recommendations, trusted brands, available services, and how regulations and corporate decisions affect what products are sold, recalled, and when. You might be surprised!
Our guest is Kimberly Amato—a physical therapist, CPR instructor,… Read more
#20 Extended & Tandem Nursing with Mom of Two Kelly Shultz
Join us as we talk with Kelly Shultz, mom of two, about how she navigated through a challenging year (and more) of nursing, continued through her pregnancy, had an unusual birth with her daughter and then tandem and extended nursing with both of them. Read more
#19 Birth as a Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Journey with Dina Shea-Fraize, CPM
Join us as we talk with homebirth midwife, Dina Shea-Fraize, CPM, about how preparation for and the experience of birth is physical, emotional and even spiritual. Read more
#18 Milk Banks: Plenty of Milk for Families & Hospitals with Cynthia Cohen
Join us as we talk with Cynthia Cohen, Director of Client Relations for the Mother's Milk Bank Northeast, about human milk banking--why it's needed, how donors are screened, how milk is processed, how families can receive banked donor milk and how you can support the work of the milk bank. Read more
#16 Babies & Sleep (Part 1): Pressure, Progression & Practical Expectations with Teresa Stewart, MS, MPH
Join us in this riveting 2-part interview with Teresa Stewart, sleep consultant and child development specialist. She has 20 years experience educating, empowering, and supporting women and their families prenatally through their child’s adolescence. She is a child development specialist, maternal/ child health educator, family sleep consultant, first aid and CPR instructor, childbirth… Read more
#17 Babies & Sleep (Part 2): Pressure, Progression and Practical Expectations with Teresa Stewart, MS, MPH
Guest: Teresa Stewart, MS, MPH, sleep consultant
Our Videocasts are now called a SHOW! Our conversation with Teresa is a two-parter! Be sure to watch Part One (SHOW #16) also! Teresa has 20 years experience educating, empowering, and supporting women and their families prenatally through their child’s adolescence. She is a child development specialist, maternal/ child health educator,… Read more
#15 The Postpartum Visiting Nurse Appointment with Amanda Jessee, RN, BSN & Amy Gallant, RN, IBCLC
Join us as we talk with visiting nurses Amanda Jessee and Amy Gallant about what a postpartum visiting nurse does during a postpartum visiting nurse visit. Our guests, Amanda Jessee, RN, BSn and Amy Gallant, RN, IBCLC, are will share with us why this type of visit is important and how to get one. Read more
