Mamas in Training: Preparing for Pregnancy & Motherhood – Details, episodes & analysis

Friends, 

It is with a heavy heart that I close the doors to the Mamas in Training Podcast. The past 3.5 years have been unbelievable and have connected me to so many of you, creating a community I only dreamt of!

However, my life has been thrown a major curveball and continuing the podcast is not aligning with me at this time. I want to make sure that I'm showing up authentically and truthfully for each and every one of you and until I can do that again, I am stepping away. 

So, this is the last episode, but if you haven't heard the past 143 other episodes, I encourage you to check them out!

You're also welcome to join us over on Facebook if you're not a part of that community for continued support from each other.  

I hope to be back in the podcast world some day, but for now, be well! 

We're in this together, 

Jess, Your Host

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Infertility can feel lonely and desperate… as if you have no control. Especially if we’re told we have unexplained infertility, what are we to do?! How can we not just throw up our hands and give up?!

After being beat down and given a predetermined course by her doctor, Monica Cox decided to take her future into her own hands and explore Functional Medicine. The impact this new lifestyle had on her personally encouraged her to get trained as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner herself! She continued the diet and healthy lifestyle and got pregnant naturally for first time in 9 years

By learning from what she did, we can start to implement those tools today to improve our chances of fertility and fight back against our doctors. 

Website: https://www.findingfertility.co/ 

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RESOURCES:

Proov Fertility Tests: https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiAzNH0qNH6AhUWhMgKHeF6AbAYABAHGgJxdQ&sig=AOD64_2gZre-Mp20JpxgTDwD6iij5TpwHQ&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwip_cn0qNH6AhUKMVkFHc24CJUQ0Qx6BAgMEAE

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When you’re laying in bed postpartum with your newborn on your chest, maybe practicing skin to skin, you never expect that little infant to wiggle off you and fall. This traumatic moment became a reality for one of today's guests, Hayley Mullins, two weeks postpartum. 

This week is Newborn Falls Awareness Week and it’s important for us to realize that newborn falls are much more common than we hear about. Hayley was so empowered to make a change, after having trouble finding a product that would work, that she created a prototype in 3 weeks, which is now called the Joeyband for clinical use and the RooLoop for retail. Hayley and her co-founder, Sarah-Almaza Cox are on the show today to share what can we do to protect our baby from falling postpartum? What is skin to skin? What are the benefits? …and so much more! 

Hayley & Sarah, along with their third co-founder Ashley, have collaborated with the company, Joovy, a global leader in premium products for babies and young children, that is passionate about solving problems and supporting families in order to bring this product into hospitals, as well as into your hands. 

Learn how to prevent newborn falls in this episode of the Mamas in Training Podcast.

*Be sure to check out the link below and use the CODE “mamasintraining25” for 25% OFF your purchase of a RooLoop.

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This week we hear a story of infertility that was turned into power by mama, Sarah Clark. After being diagnosed with premature ovarian failure at age 28, she turned to donor eggs to have her two children. It wasn’t until later in life that she discovered the root cause of her infertility: food intolerance and a gut infection. She is passionate about getting to the root cause of where your body is at and why you could be struggling, not just giving up or taking medications. 

She has become a fertility coach with the hopes to encourage, inspire and potentially provide healing opportunities to women out there who desire to start a family. Her company, Fab Fertile provides Functional Fertility Solutions and you’ll hear how in depth their testing goes, it’s very impressive. 

If you or someone you know are struggling with fertility issues, check out the links below to connect with Sarah and her team. 

Check out her Website

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Listen to her Podcast: Get Pregnant Naturally

➡️ Check out this link for TONS of FREEBIES!!!

Show Notes:

Dr. Amy Myers- Auto Immune Solution

Berkey Water

Book: “No Period. Now What?”

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A mama of two, whose daughter was born right at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mallory Grantz shares her challenging first birth story and the joy of postpartum during a pandemic. Mallory is a friend from college and it was so wonderful to reconnect and hear her journey.

She was vulnerable enough to share how she lacked the connection with her first born that you think you’re “supposed to feel” right away. With such a traumatic pregnancy, it wasn’t until later into motherhood that she felt that connection and now her son is her mini-me. I was so grateful for her openness and vulnerability about the challenges you can experience at the beginning of motherhood. 

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Certified Lactation Counselor, Jada Glover brings us through her lifestyle change that benefitted her breastfeeding journey. She started off her journey with pain and multiple challenges getting her son to feed, but she is still breastfeeding today, as her son is two!  Her life has changed, as she now helps women everywhere through pregnancy and postpartum to have a safe and healthy journey into motherhood. 

She encourages moms everywhere to be an advocate for yourself, have a supportive partner and really focus on that confidence to stand in your power. When you are starting your breastfeeding journey, make sure you reach out for help and support by a counselor or consultant right away if you’re needing it. This helps to make sure bad habits don’t form and you can have the best experience possible. 

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FREE Prenatal Breastfeeding class

Discover her Breastfeed with Confidence Course

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Tamra Andress is the mama of one inquisitive girl and one vivacious boy. She is an entrepreneur, a coach, an ordained minister, a podcast host and so much more! She is a breath of fresh air and energy. We discuss the importance of becoming a mom, but simultaneously holding onto or rediscovering your identity as a woman. 

We also unpack mom guilt and the many ways in which it can creep up. She discusses how she was so wrapped up in the working world (during the early days of her children’s life) that her life came to a screeching halt when she came home one day and her daughter, instead of running toward her, ran the other direction. She decided to quit her jobs that day and refocus on motherhood. While this process was a blessing, she also found herself trying to find her identity again. 

My hope is that you feel inspired after hearing her story to rediscover your identity, if you’ve felt like you lost it through motherhood. 

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July 1st...what a memorable few months we’ve been through! Thinking through this week, as we approach July 4th, Independence Day, and not knowing what kind of celebrations we’ll be having this year… I wanted to celebrate by chatting with a military mom! 

Monica Arce is a military mom whose husband, Oscar, joined the military 3 years ago when the economy in Puerto Rico was hit so destructively after Hurricane Maria. They had to move from the warmth of Puerto Rico to Alaska. Not only did she and the family have to adjust to climate changes, but also challenges with learning a new language, getting her son settled in a new school system and doing it all on her own. Take a listen to our conversation about her experience and the strength she needs to sustain for her son. 

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This week’s episode is a conversation about C-sections, something that doesn’t seem to be discussed. After realizing that very few moms even talk about having a c-section, never-mind going into detail about the challenges around them during and after in recovery, this mama Susannah Hilliard thought it was time to share her experience. 

After an emergency c-section, Susannah’s baby was born and she didn’t even know it was happening. Not only that, but her husband was still waiting to be brought into the room to see his son be born, having no idea that he had already arrived. She shares some insight into what the recovery process looks like and is passionate about sharing stories like hers, so that c-section moms know they aren’t alone. 

Remember, at the end of the day, the most important thing is that you brought life into the world, no matter how it comes. 

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Important Links for Cesarean Sections: 

ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) 

Cesarean Advocacy Instagram

American Pregnancy C-section Information

***Given the current social climate, Susannah would like to shed light on and recognize that black mothers experience disproportionately high rates of C-sections (35.4% of live births by black mothers were by C-section from the latest data) and death related to pregnancy or childbirth. 

As a white mother, she feels it is important to use her voice and any opportunity she can, to address the inequality MOC's experience, even if it's sharing a few links for awareness:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386542/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.self.com/story/black-maternal-mortality-ed-letter/amp

https://blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw/

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A discussion with Deana and Kira, two moms from Raising Adults Podcast, about how to focus on raising adults- future focused parenting. A long view of parenting where you focus on the values and character traits of the human you are raising and how you want them to positively contribute to the world. 

They explain the importance of establishing your WHY for any parenting choice and discovering how that will lead you to the HOW of any parental situation. Deana, a mom from a blended family of five teenagers and Kira, a mom of boy/girl twins had completely different birthing experiences and have different backgrounds, but come together to support families everywhere. 

These mamas are chalk-full of helpful tips and tricks with parenting. I could chat with them for hours, learning from them how to raise children with the adult outcome in mind. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! 

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Online Courses including a course on infant sleep, emotional intelligence, and our flagship program teaching the FFP philosophy

Pay What You Can- Bedtime Meditation for Kids with Anxiety (especially designed for kids right now during COVID)

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