Healthy Births, Happy Babies | Prenatal Care | Natural Birth | Pregnancy | Pediatrics

Guest: Deb Flashenberg, the founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center, the first yoga center in NYC to focus solely on Moms and Moms to be. In this episode, we will cover: The 3 main benefits of doing yoga during your pregnancy (one of them is probably something you’ve never thought of and it will help you immensely during labor!) What are the “Yoga Don’t” – poses and positions that are contraindicated during pregnancy (and even some attitudes that won’t serve you in your yoga practice How finding a community that supports and guides you during your pregnancy will make the transition to motherhood that much easier for you Resources mentioned in the conversation: Deb’s website: prenatalyogacenter.com Link to Deb’s podcast: Yoga | Birth | Babies: http://prenatalyogacenter.com/podcast-list/  About Deb Flashenberg: Deb Flashenberg is the founder and director of the Prenatal Yoga Center, the first yoga center in NYC to focus solely on Moms and Moms to be.   She is a DONA certified labor support doula, L

Guest: Jen Varela, a sleep training expert who focuses on the achievement of each family’s sleep goals whether in co-sleeping environments, room sharing or separate rooms. In this episode, we will cover: Why toddler sleep changes so much from infant/baby sleep patterns and when the most common changes happen so you know when to expect them Tips on setting up a Sleep Routine for your toddler and what the most important part of it is to make sure it WORKS How to successfully (and peacefully) transition your toddler to their own bed Resources mentioned in the conversation: link to Jen Varela's website: www.sugarnightnight.com calendar of Jen's Baby & Toddler Sleep Classes About Jen Varela: Since 2010, San Diego sleep training expert Jen Varela has helped more than 400 sleep-deprived families with private one-on-one sleep coaching. She focuses on the achievement of each family’s sleep goals whether in co-sleeping environments, room sharing or separate rooms. Jen’s experience ranges from helping families w

Guest:  Karen Strange is a Certified Professional Midwife, American Academy of Pediatrics/Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor. In this episode, we will cover: In pregnancy, you are not just building a body. You are developing your baby’s brain, nervous system and temperament How to slow and down regulate your own nervous system so that your baby is not exposed to prolonged stress in-utero The importance of the “breast crawl” immediately after birth and how it helps heal birth trauma (for both your baby and you) Resources mentioned in the conversation: Karen Strange’s website: KarenStrange.com Link to her “Simple Tools for Mothers” article Link to the webinar about the Breast Crawl (use discount code: DRJAY for 50% off) About Karen Strange: Karen H. Strange is a Certified Professional Midwife (1996), American Academy of Pediatrics/Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor (1992). Karen is founder of the Integrative Resuscitation of the Newborn workshop, which includes the physiology of newborn transi

Guest: Sarah Bester (CNP) is a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Coach who helps busy moms raise healthy eaters instead of picky eaters. In this episode, we will cover: What is Neophobia? Is it real? And how does it affect your child’s eating habits? What to look if you think your child might becoming a picky eater 4 tips to help you child navigate picky eating so it is only a stage and not a long standing challenge Resources mentioned in the conversation: Sarah's website: www.SarahBester.com link to the Picky Eating Academy Join her Raising Healthy Eaters Facebook Community for daily tips on how to raise healthy eaters instead of picky eaters About Sarah Bester: Sarah Bester (CNP) is a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Coach who helps busy moms raise healthy eaters instead of picky eaters. As a certified holistic nutritionist, with an expertise in feeding and healthy habits, Sarah knows the importance of feeding our kids the right foods.  As a mom “in the trenches” with three young kids - she also

Guest: Dr. Dan Bronstein is a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor and the host of the podcast, KiddoCast which focuses on children's health. In this episode, we will cover: What Dr. Daniel learned about children’s health care when he worked at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland at the beginning of his career Why restoring normal function to an infant’s Nervous System after a birth trauma is crucial for every child How Millennial parents are likely to revolutionize the health care industry for their children’s sake Resources mentioned in the conversation: link to Dr. Daniel Bronstein's website: www.ChiroBeacon.com link to KiddoCast Podcast in iTunes About Dr. Daniel Bronstein: Dr. Bronstein’s passion lies in caring for children and families. As a chiropractor, he has performed research and written multiple articles on the chiropractic treatment of children and has focused a core of his practice on the management of chronic birth trauma and pelvic distortion in pregnancy. He maintains an a

Guest: Kimberly Johnson is a Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, doula, postpartum care advocate and single mom. She is also the author of The Fourth Trimester: A New Mother’s Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality. In this episode, we will cover: The common misconceptions of how the postpartum period should be for a new mom and what the reality is What the "elephant in the room" is for new parents and how to handle it best How to set yourself up for a postpartum time that is healing, supportive and enjoyable Resources mentioned in the conversation: Kimberly's website: www.MagaMama.com  to get her book, The Fourth Trimester on Amazon About Kimberly Johnson: Kimberly Ann Johnson is a Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, doula, postpartum care advocate and single mom. She works at the intersection of birth, sex, and trauma, specializing in birth injuries, birth traum

Guest: Alexis Cohen is a Visual Artist, Creativity Mentor, Shamanic Practitioner and Hypnotherapist. Alexis’s passion is for helping mothers, artists and visionaries heal and strengthen their connection to their body’s wisdom, creative power and intuition. In this episode, we will cover: How developing your creativity in your pregnancy will help you to open up to the creative power of your birth rather than shutting it down  How to "Befriend the Unknown" through the creative process Tips on how to use Creativity after birth for stress relief and fun, when the day-to-day care giving to your baby can become overwhelming Resources mentioned in the conversation: Alexis Cohen's website: http://www.alexiscohen.org/ link to schedule a FREE 30 minute Creative Growth Mapping Session  About Alexis Cohen: Alexis Cohen is a Visual Artist, Creativity Mentor, Shamanic Practitioner and Hypnotherapist. Alexis’s passion is for helping mothers, artists and visionaries heal and strengthen their connection to their body’s wi

Guest: Jaime Fleres is a mother, writing coach, former college professor, doula, holistic healer, and embodied movement teacher. She is the author of the book Birth Your Story: Why Writing about Your Birth Matters. In this episode, we will cover: The 3 elements that make writing your birth story so healing for you: Remembering, Processing and Discovering How to get yourself started writing your birth story even if you have no idea what to write When is the most important time for you to begin writing your birth story (it's not when you think) Resources mentioned in the conversation: Jaime Fleres's website: www.JaimeFleres.com to get her book: Birth Your Story  About Jaime Fleres: Jaime Fleres is the author of the book Birth Your Story: Why Writing about Your Birth Matters.  She is a mother, writing coach, former college professor, doula, holistic healer, and embodied movement teacher. She is the founder of Santosha Birth and Wellness, leads workshops and retreats internationally, and offers her writing an

Guest: Dr. Marcy Axness an early development specialist, popular international speaker, and author of Parenting for Peace: Raising the Next Generation of Peacemakers. In this episode, we will cover: how to move from Authoritarian parenting ("my way or the highway") to Authoritative parenting ("loving leader") what the 3 common problems are that most parents face when trying calm their child's upset and how to correct them why your toddler's developmental changes cause their challenging behavior and what you have to change in you for both of you to work through it peacefully Resources mentioned in the conversation: Marcy Axness's website: www.MarcyAxness.com to get her book: Parenting for Peace: Raising the Next Generation of Peacemakers  to get her 5 Tools for Parenting for Peace course About Dr. Marcy Axness: Dr. Marcy Axness is an early development specialist, popular international speaker, and author of Parenting for Peace: Raising the Next Generation of Peacemakers. She is a top blogger at Mothering.c

Guest: Kate White, a national board certified massage and registered Biodynamic craniosacral therapist who specializes in working with babies and their families. She is also the Director of Education at APPPAH. In this episode, we will cover: How to move through "Why didn't anyone tell me?" and recover from a difficult birth 3 common birth patterns that you might find yourself stuck in and how to recognize them in yourself How "listening", "normalizing" and supported attachment can heal the family unit postpartum Resources mentioned in the conversation: Kate White's website: www.ppncenter.com www.belvederearts.com  the APPPAH website (Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health): www.birthpsychology.com  About Kate White: Kate White, MA, LMT, RCST© CEIM, SEP is a national board certified massage and registered Biodynamic craniosacral therapist who specializes in working with babies and their families.   She has extensive training in working with families during the childbearing year, especiall

Guest: Michelle Muller, co-founder and Chief Mom of Little Spoon, a national organic baby food delivery service. In this episode, we will cover: how Michelle's own passion for food and cooking evolved from making her own baby's food to a national brand how each developmental milestone requires specific nutritional elements that you might be missing why providing a variety of foods and spices early on develops your baby's palate that will create "good eaters" later in life Resources mentioned in the conversation: Little Spoon's website: www.LittleSpoon.com to read her article: The Real Cost of Making Your Own Babyfood Little Spoon's Blueprint for customized meal plans About Michelle Muller: Raised in Texas, Michelle enjoyed a down home Southern up-bringing, discovering a passion for food and cooking early on, while spending time with her grandmother in the kitchen. After moving to New York City and finding inspiration in the health and wellness world, she deepened her culinary interest, learning as much a

Guest:  Dr. Dawn Andalon is a physical therapist, educator, author, and co-founder of Level4 Physio-Wellness-Performance. She is known as a leading spine and women’s health specialist in the San Diego area. In this episode, we will cover: how soon is "too soon" to start moving, walking, exercising after a c-section the difference in rehabilitating the pelvic floor after a planned c-section vs. a c-section after laboring and pushing what the 5 steps are for restoring your core and pelvic floor in postpartum Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Dawn's website: www.Level4PT.com/womens-health to get her free report: 8 Simple Ways to Relieve Back Pain After Labor - https://www.level4pt.com/pregnancy/ About Dr. Dawn Andalon: Dr. Dawn Andalon is a physical therapist, educator, author, and co-founder of Level4 Physio-Wellness-Performance. She is known as a leading spine and women’s health specialist in the San Diego area.Prior to living in southern CA she worked at Nike Headquarters in Portland, OR as a p

Guest: Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and the author of the 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do. . In this episode, we will cover: learn how to encourage your kids to build mental muscle that allow them to become mentally strong, confident and resilient to stress how parents confuse Discipline with Punishment and what you can do to use melt-downs and "power struggles" as opportunities to teach them how being too easy on your kids and letting them avoid responsibility creates weaker and less effective adults Resources mentioned in the conversation: Amy Morin's website: www.AmyMorinLCSW.com to "13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do" on Amazon About Amy Morin: Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and a lecturer at Northeastern University. She's also the author of the international bestselling book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do as well as her most recent book, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do. She gave one of the

Guest: Jen Kamel helps birth professionals, and cesarean parents, achieve clarity on VBAC through her educational training and consulting firm: VBACfacts.com. In this episode, we will cover: the common misconceptions women have about the risk of VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and those that birth providers have. what the current medical research says about the risk of VBAC and the risk of subsequent C-sections how to create a birth team around you that is truly supportive of your VBAC  Resources mentioned in the conversation: Jen Kamel's website: www.VBACfacts.com to get the Top 5 Uterine Rupture Myths pdf to get the 5 Secrets to Planning a VBAC pdf About Jen Kamel: Jen Kamel helps birth professionals, and cesarean parents, achieve clarity on VBAC through her educational, training, and consulting firm VBAC Facts. As a VBAC strategist and nationally recognized consumer advocate, her mission is to increase VBAC access through educational programs, legislative action, and amplifying the consumer voice

Guest: Dr. Catherine Monk, a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of Research at the Women’s Program, Columbia University Medical Center, and Research Scientist VI at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. In this episode, we will cover: How to have a developmental outlook throughout pregnancy and early childhood to really see how optimal of a time the transition to parenting is. When stress and depression affect pregnancy, find out how to help yourself as a mother and how to help your baby too. How understanding the importance of development and the environment could change the way you raise and interact with your child. Resources mentioned in the conversation: Developmental Origins of Health & Disease Podcast #071 about the movie, In-Utero Link to watch the movie, In-Utero About Dr. Catherine Monk: Dr. Catherine Monk is a Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Director of Research at the Women’s Program, Columb

Guest: Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of the bestselling book: The Biology of Belief, former allopathic medical school professor and research scientist and thought leader in the field of epigenetics, human development and conscious parenting. In this episode, we will cover: how Dr. Bruce Lipton uses the "iPod Analogy" to describe not only how children learn in the first few years of life, but how they download belief systems as well. how understanding that a child's Unconscious Mind hears EVERYTHING in the first 7 years (and the 3rd trimester also) might make you more careful about what you say and do around your child what the 2 most important things a parent can do to help their child set a strong mental/emotional foundation that they can then build upon later in life Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Bruce Lipton's website: www.brucelipton.com Link to his book, Biology of Belief on Amazon Link to the APPPAH (the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health): www.birthpsychology.com

Guest: Michelle Emanuel is the developer of the TummyTime!™ Method and has over 20 years experience as a Neonatal / Pediatric Occupational Therapist.  In this episode, we will cover: why Tummy Time is so important for your baby and how it helps with head flattening, breastfeeding and brain development when you should start Tummy Time, how long and how often you should do it what to do when your baby doesn't seem to like Tummy Time how to do the 8 Stages of the Tummy Time Method to get the maximum benefit  Resources mentioned in the conversation: Michelle Emanuel's website: www.TummyTimeMethod.com link to find a Tummy Time trained professional YouTube video of the newborn Breast Crawl  About Michelle Emanuel: Michelle Emanuel has over 20 years experience as a Neonatal / Pediatric Occupational Therapist.  She has worked in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), pediatric critical care, outpatient and private practice. Michelle was a Level II staff OT at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for over 1

In this episode, Dr. Jay will: share how this question that so many parents ask themselves can hide a really negative self-critic to come out of you and make you feel worse offer a more empowering question that will help you and improve your parenting skills rather than just serve to beat yourself up Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com to get the "40 Ways to Connect with Your Baby During Pregnancy" guide: www.DrJayWarren.com/40ways About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at the CAP Wellness Center in San Diego, CA where 90% of his practice is pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. Dr. Jay is a proud member of the ICPA and APPPAH (the Association or Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health) and the host of the podcast “Healthy Births, Happy Babies” in iTunes. His online program, “Connecting with Baby” guides pregnant wom

Guest: Dr. Sarah Buckley, a family physician in Brisbane, Australia, trained in family physician obstetrics and an authority on the hormonal physiology of childbearing. In this episode, we will cover: the 4 main hormones of birth and how each plays a role in "Mother Nature's Superb Design" for mother-baby bonding and mother healing how skin-to-skin, the baby's the breast crawl and cord clamping are hormone mediated and can be affected if the natural hormonal cascade is interfered with during birth the importance of the "Baby Moon" after birth - for both you and baby Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Sarah Buckley's website: www.SarahBuckley.com her Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing report - http://transform.childbirthconnection.org/reports/physiology/ sign up to get her free eBook, Ecstatic Birth and other updates: http://sarahbuckley.com/subscribe-to-sarahs-updates get Dr. Buckley's free ebooks for parents:  About Dr. Sarah Buckley: Dr. Sarah Buckley is a family physician in Brisbane, Austra

In this episode, Dr. Jay will: tell the story of a "preschool dropoff melt-down" that his son had and what he learned from how his teacher handled it. talk about how to help our children navigate and work through their moments of overwhelm so they become more "emotionally intelligent", more calm & centered as well as build their self-esteem  Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com to get the "40 Ways to Connect with Your Baby During Pregnancy" guide: www.DrJayWarren.com/40ways About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at the CAP Wellness Center in San Diego, CA where 90% of his practice is pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. Dr. Jay is a proud member of the ICPA and APPPAH (the Association or Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health) and the host of the podcast “Healthy Births, Happy Babies” in iTunes. His online progr