Moms Off The Record – Details, episodes & analysis

Morgan a.k.a. @VeryCrunchyMama unveils some hard truths about the correlations between the consumption of artificial food dyes— which are sadly ubiquitous and hidden in foods you would never suspect— and children's behavior and chronic disease.

We discuss the deceptive name changes that recently went into effect with these toxic dyes as well as what each of us would do in a scenario where our children were offered food dyes.

Towards the end, Morgan differentiates between "cleanwashing" vs. "greenwashing" and how to keep it simple when it comes to transitioning away from toxic household chemicals and into a lifestyle abundant in minimalism and holistic health.

Resources:

• Follow Morgan on instagram: @verycrunchymama
• website: https://www.verycrunchymama.com
• email Morgan your questions: [email protected]
• freebies (free guide to food dyes and free guide to cleanwashing & greenwashing)
• Access Morgan's "Label Literacy 101" course (MOTR listeners receive 10% off with code MOTR10)

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Gentle Parenting. Permissive Parenting. Authoritative Parenting. The misunderstanding and noise behind parenting styles is confusing and stressing out an entire generation of well-intentioned but misinformed parents.

That's where Rebecca Giannini helps! Rebecca is a mother of two, relationship and parent coach, and founder of The Present Parents.

In this episode, Rebecca breaks down the four principles for healthy relationships:

• Everyone deserves to be listened to when they’re struggling
• Everyone deserves to be spoken to with respect, even when the speaker is upset
• Everyone deserves their body safety
• Everyone deserves their boundaries to be respected

We also reveal some personal parenting struggles we have been battling and seek Rebecca's sage guidance in resolving them through the lens of her principles.

After listening to this episode, you will understand the distinct difference between permissive and gentle parenting. You will also be well-equipped on how to enforce boundaries and implement natural consequences for optimal outcomes. The end result is eliminating unwanted behaviors while developing emotionally intelligent children who can communicate well and achieve greater success.

***Rebecca has generously extended a 15% discount off her private and group coaching to our listeners! Apply code MOTR at checkout here!***

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The (K)at is finally out of the bag! Kat is expecting baby #2!! It would be a little weird if we withheld the most compelling aspects of this wild pregnancy and plans for a sovereign birth (we explain what that means too) as two moms who host a podcast dedicated to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. So, we of course had to divulge the details. It's too exciting not to share! We answer some of our listener questions submitted via instagram stories as well.

Resources Referenced: 

• Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols, RDN
• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley (ch. 5: Ultrasounds)

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Hilda Labradore Gore is the host and producer of Wise Traditions— the official Weston A. Price Foundation podcast.

Hilda brings her innate positivity, decades-long wisdom on ancestral practices, and exuberant demeanor to the virtual table where the three of us discuss topics such as:

• How do we know which food movements du jour are truly right for us? Raw Milk and beef liver are all the rage now, but before that everyone was talking about Paleo, Keto, Pegan, Raw before 4pm and the list goes on.
• Should we be concerned with the latest measles "outbreak"?
• How can we embrace the "80/20" lifestyle with what we know about artificial food dyes, glyphosate, and other false foods that hijack our taste buds?
• What are Hilda's favorite go-to simple, nutrient-dense snacks for young children and dinners for the entire family?
• What is one simple way we can deepen our connection and strengthen our relationship with our children?
• How we can nourish our families outside of diet?
• Food fads that will not age will such as the normalization of seed oils and lab-grown meat!

We absolutely loved our conversation with Hilda! As her IG handle suggests, she has a completely holistic perspective on caring for ourselves and our families, and her warmth beams during this interview. We hope you gleaned as much inspiration and wisdom from this upbeat and enlightening conversation as we did.

Follow Hilda on instagram

Check out Hilda's website

Tune in to the Wise Traditions podcast

Resources: 

• Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness by Dr. Thomas Cowan
• Know Your Fats by Mary Enig
• 1000 Hours Outside

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In response to welcoming an influx of new followers on our Instagram page (hi!!), we decided it would be fun and informative to see what you  wanted us to discuss in an upcoming episode.

So, in this episode we both address as many of the questions you posed as we could. Don’t worry if your question was not addressed; we will address the remaining questions in a Q&A part 2!

As a teaser, some of the questions we transparently answer include:

⁃Thoughts on gentle parenting
⁃Cloth diapering
⁃Red light therapy
⁃Postpartum depletion
⁃How we teach our children about religion
⁃Flathead’s impact on milestones
⁃The comparison trap on social media
-and so much more!

Resources and Discount Codes Mentioned:

• Go Diaper Free Resources (code MOTR for 15% off)
• Hope & Plum Baby Carriers (code CALLMEMRSWEST for 10% off)
• Artipoppe Carriers (DM us @MomsOffTheRecordPod for the discount code)
• April's TikTok with babywearing tutorials 
• Dr. Green Life holistic remedies (code MOMSOFFTHERECORD10 for 10% off)
• Anisa Woodall's Resilient Motherhood Course and Recipes (code MOTR for $100 off)
• Perfect Supplements for repletion (code MOTR10 for 10% off)
• On Track Baby's NOEL Method 
• Follow Tristan Harris to learn more about the social media algorithms and check out the Center for Humane Technology 

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We hear from Speech and Language Pathologist Maria Gianfilippo, Founder of Organic Speech Therapy, about what it takes to raise talkative babies and toddlers.

First, it’s important to know what the milestones and averages are in regard to spoken words by specific age targets. Yes, every child does develop at his or her own pace; however,  within *reason*.

We reflect upon the main contributors to a burgeoning vocabulary versus speech delays that should raise red flags.

We learn about optimal environments and lifestyles parents can embody in order to maximize their child’s communication capacity.

We’ll discuss why TV shows are not an appropriate substitute for 1:1 human interaction when it comes to teaching our children. It's a tough pill to swallow, but even the "educational programs" are not ideal. TV is a tool and we need to treat it as such.

You’ll also hear about the “wait and see” approach still recommended by pediatricians and the main reasons why speech delays have been on a significant rise over the last few years.

Learn about the benefits of bi-, tri-, and quadlingualism.

Resources:

• 10% off Talkative Babies and Talkative Toddlers with our links.
  • Note: for the Talkative Toddlers course, the discount code only works if the pay-in-full option is selected.
• Talkative Babies Course
• Talkative Toddlers Course
• Maria’s free book resource
• Milestone document resource
• Follow Maria at @organicspeechtherapypllc 
  • If you click Maria's Talkative Toddlers & Babies links in her IG bio, you can also apply code MOTR for the 10% discount.
• Unapologetically Unmedicated episode 85: Signs Your Induction is BS
• Follow @FierceLizzie on Instagram

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Continuing our conversation on our approach to baby led weaning. In part 2, we discuss:

• Our favorite first foods from each food group to offer a beginner eater 
• How we can take radical responsibility for developing and refining our babies’ palates
• Why a variety of textures beyond purées is crucial for orofacial development 
• Our simple hack for ditching the plastic pouches and baby food jars while traveling with your baby
• Ideas for combining specific foods and tapping into your creativity without breaking the bank or slaving away in the kitchen all day
• Thinking critically about honey consumption in infants

Unapologetically Unmedicated episode 70

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Hear all about the MOTR approach to baby-led weaning. In this episode, we share our takes on: 

• what we think of baby-led weaning
• how it’s different from simply “starting solids” 
• overcoming obstacles mothers face when considering solids (fear of choking, allergens, breastfeeding relationships, etc). 
• why we don’t care about added sodium for infants and what that evidence actually says (hint: it’s inconclusive)
• how we feel about purée pouches and stereotypical “baby food”
• why your pediatrician is not the expert on baby-led weaning
• signs of readiness and why anything under 6 months old is too young to start solids

Stay tuned for part 2 for an even deeper dive on meals we offer our children, BLW hacks, staying the course during travel and dining out, and so much more.

Resources:

• Lily Nichol's article debunking the infant sodium intake myth
• Episode #84 of Unapologetically Unmedicated: Buy for Baby, Bye for Mommy with Andrea Haskins
• Katie Ferraro's Baby Led Weaning Made Easy Program (not affiliates, but we loved this program nonetheless)

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Some women want two under two so they can “get the baby phase over with” in one fell swoop. Other women intentionally space their children 3+ years apart for various reasons such as socioeconomic and health.

Whether you are currently considering conscious or unconscious conception, the choice of how far apart to space your babies can impact you in ways beyond what you may have imagined.

So, what is the best interpregnancy interval between children? Is there even such a thing? Is one length more optimal than another? There are both objective and subjective answers behind this enigma.

We polled our loyal followers in our Instagram stories back in November about what the “perfect” age gap is between children, and we share those results along with your reasoning.

We also share the risks, benefits, pros and cons of short and long interpregnancy intervals. Did any of these surprise you?

If you are curious on what the latest evidence says about optimal pregnancy spacing, we read excerpts from the “Pregnancy Spacing” chapter in Lily Nichols’ book “Real Food for Pregnancy.”

The bottom line is- like everything that has to do with motherhood choices- only YOU will know the best interpregnancy interval for your body and your family. There are several factors that need to be considered beyond your and your baby’s physical health and well being- all of which we unpack during this episode.

Resources Referenced: 

• Unapologetically Unmedicated: Episode 89
• PubMed article: Short Interpregnancy Articles in the United States
• Mayo Clinic article
• Perfect Supplements Replenish your nutrient stories between pregnancies with quality, grass-fed collagen, gelatin, and beef liver supplement (code: MOTR10 gets you 10% off)
• Pique Matcha to reduce oxidative stress (MOTR listeners get up to 15% off + a free rechargeable frother & cup on subscriptions of $105+)
• Anisa Woodall’s free Resilient Motherhood Masterclass: code MOTR for $100 off!

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We kick off season 2 of Moms Off The Record and sit down with our friend  and fellow radical mom, Lizzie Bolliger who you probably know as “Fierce Lizzie” to hear about her three births, what inspired her to leave her day job as a teacher and transition into a career as a doula on her terms.

We discuss the difference between “natural” and physiologic birth misnomers, whether any intervention is “natural,” circumventing hospital policies and rules, how we all really feel about the anatomy ultrasound, the truth about placenta previa diagnosis, and the difference between feeling empowered and being empowered.

Lizzie also shares a typical day in her life starting from the crack of dawn when she wakes up until 9pm when she calls it a night. As a business owner, doula, and podcaster who also homeschools her three children; how does she manage to juggle it all? She shares her mom and business woman hacks.

Resources: 

• Unapologetically Unmedicated podcast
• Follow @FierceLizzie on Instagram

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Don't forget to subscribe to MOTR on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on instagram, so you never miss a beat.