The Juna Moms Podcast

Episode Summary

In this weeks episode Sarah talks to Jessica Irwin from Rooted in Routine. Jessica is a Pediatric Occupational therapist and has helped many kids with their toilet learning journey's. We go deep into the specific problem of a child only wanting to poop in the diaper. Jessica goes through 4 different reasons why your child may be struggling with this specifically and gives practical tools for you to start employing today. Nothing is a quick fix, but slow and steady wins the race, or in this case, gets poop in the potty. 

Episode Summary 

Whilst we don’t want women to be sweating the small stuff when it comes to nutrition and pregnancy, there are some essential pieces of information you should know.

But finding accurate information is no easy task. Just when you think you’ve figured out how much caffeine you can drink, you’ll soon find another article telling you something entirely different.

In this episode, we’ll take away all the stress and anxiety from finding the pregnancy nutrition answers you need.

Registered Dietician Lauren Manaker joins us to tell us the 5 most important tips we should know. We’ll be discussing prenatal vitamins, hydration, seafood and more.

Pull Quotes

3:55 - “There is not one perfect one [prenatal vitamin] for every single person, so it’s really meant to supplement your diet. So see what you’re eating, what you’re missing, and supplement accordingly.”

07:39 - “You have to find a way to stay hydrated because once you get dehydrated, that’s when things can get really dangerous.”

11:03 - “There’s so much data showing that pregnant people that eat their two/three servings of low mercury seafood a week just have so many better pregnancy outcomes in terms of reducing the risk of early labor.”

15:37 - “We can’t categorize fruit in the same category as jelly beans. It’s just not the same. And we’re missing out on so many of these plant compounds that we’re not getting anywhere else when we’re not eating fruit.”

17:32 - “Just try to really maximize what you’re eating for the most part, but not with every single thing that you’re doing. You still need to live life and enjoy yourself and it’s easy to get hung up on the details and you really shouldn’t get hung up on the details.”

In this episode Sarah hosts Dr Siggie Cohen who has dedicated her life's work to helping families connect and thrive. Dr. Siggie shares her tried and true techniques for simplifying parenting, helping you remain calm and in charge, feel empowered, and reduce tension in your home.

This is Mom Fails by Juna, the podcast that debunks the myth that Moms have to be perfect. In this episode we are joined by a guest who shares a Mom Fail we can all relate to. 

About The Show

When it comes to our kids, we mess up all the time.

Our hope is that by hearing funny, awkward and embarrassing stories from real Moms, you’ll feel less alone, less like a failure, and more a part of our community of Moms who are trying their best, sometimes slip up, and learn from their mistakes.

This podcast is free of judgment, full of snark, and definitely not safe for kids.

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We want to hear your Mom Fail!

This is the 1st episode of a new series from Juna called Mom Fails with Sarah and Dillan. 

This is Mom Fails by Juna, the podcast that debunks the myth that Moms have to be perfect. 

When it comes to our kids, we mess up all the time. 

Our hope is that by hearing funny, awkward and embarrassing stories from real Moms, you’ll feel less alone, less like a failure, and more a part of our community of Moms who are trying their best, sometimes slip up, and learn from their mistakes.

This podcast is free of judgment, full of snark, and definitely not safe for kids.

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We want to hear your Mom Fail! 

Stepping on the scale and seeing a much bigger number than you’re used to, your favorite jeans feeling tighter than ever… there’s no doubt that postpartum weight gain can be a shock.

While you can pretty much Google ‘how to lose weight’ or even use your common sense, the key is finding the strategies that can incorporate health into your daily life and make it sustainable, because let’s face it - newborn parents have a lot on their plates.

In this latest podcast episode, health coach Amanda Lauren tells us how we can marry up our behaviors with our intentions to create the best and healthiest version of ourselves. She gives us her 5 top tips for weight loss as a new mom whilst helping us to understand how to prioritize ourselves in the whirlwind that is postpartum.

If you’re struggling to shift those stubborn pounds after having a baby, you don’t wanna miss this one!

Pull Quotes

04:00 - “There is a one size fits all diet. It turns out, it’s called the ‘put yourself first’ diet.”

08:33 - “If you’re trying to build muscle, if you’re trying to have a lot of energy, you really want to have a protein forward day.”

18:26 - “Guilt happens when we eat things that really are not in line with what we truly want.”

22:40 - “Let’s not fear being a little bit hungry for the right reasons.”

34:11 - “The more muscle you have, the faster your metabolism goes, the better you feel and look in your clothes and it’s just a win-win.”

42:47 - “Be conscious of what you’re doing. Make conscious choices and own your choices, whether that’s having a treat food or having a rest day, just own it and enjoy it.”

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Pull Quotes

4:00 - “When the baby is trying to get it to cue the melatonin and not, it’s taking all the cues from the environment mostly. I have had some clients that say all I needed to do was put in blackout shades.”

10 - “At four months, we want to still be in this idea that there is a rhythm and a flow that we sleep, we wake up, we eat, we play, we sleep.”

14 - “Bedtime routines still exist even into adulthood. So really pay attention and teach them that this bedtime routine is important to allow our bodies to fall asleep.”

24 - “Exit ‘goodnight’ and reunite ‘good morning’. Those are the two bookmarks. And those can form our relationships throughout our day and throughout our life really, they’re such amazing habits to be in.

34 - “You cannot make them eat, you cannot make them sleep. You can’t really make them poop without medicine. But what we do is we set up the environment for them to do what their body is designed to do.”

Podcast Description

The newborn stage can definitely lure you into a false sense of security when it comes to sleep. Those extended 2-3 hour naps are now catnaps and you can barely put a load of laundry on before they’re awake again. Your baby might even be waking more at night and you’re left wondering ‘what the hell happened to my perfect sleeper?!’

From 4 - 12 months, there are a lot of developmental milestones and changes that can affect your child’s sleep routine. The 4 month sleep regression is the biggest change in your baby’s sleep that they will ever go through. So how on earth do you survive this as a parent?

In this episode, Sarah is joined by pediatric counselor and sleep consultant Jessica Schaffer, who helps us make sense of our little one’s sleeping patterns, just as we’re starting to feel like every day is becoming a bit of a circus. They talk us through what to expect from the 4 month sleep regression, the ideal bedtime and morning routines, and how to interpret wake windows.

If you’re pulling your hair out with a nap-resistant baby, this one’s for you.

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Podcast Description

While breastfeeding is preferred by many health experts, we can’t ignore the fact that some women can’t, shouldn’t or don’t want to breastfeed. There are many emotional and health reasons a mom may choose to formula feed her baby.

If a mom is making the choice to formula feed her baby, it’s paramount that she has the knowledge, education and information needed to make the most informed decisions when it comes to formula milk.

That’s why Sarah is sitting down with Elke Pascoe, Founder of LittleOak, which makes infant formula products based on goat’s milk rather than cow’s milk. She explains how her son’s skin condition triggered the idea for her business and informs us about harmful ingredients to look out for, as well as how to navigate a healthy relationship with formula.

Pull out Quotes

04:37 - “This terrible infant formula issue wasn’t isolated to just Australia. In fact, it was a global issue.”

04:53 - “We all agreed that goat milk was significantly more naturally akin to human breast milk.”

07:09 - “In our mind, every child deserves the best start in life and the best nutrition.”

10:17 - “I will stand in front of every CEO of every large infant formula company in the world and insist that they take palm oil out of their formula.”

18:42 - “I really do encourage you to look into those other ingredients and make sure not only you know where they come from, but how they’re extracted, because that plays an

overall impact on your child’s health now and in the future.”

25.11 - “Get all the knowledge, get the education, get the information that you need to make a good decision.”

31:18 - “Children need to lay down really strong layers of iron and magnesium for cognitive development, but also for later in life around anxiety.”

As a parent, worrying is second nature. You're constantly afraid that something could go wrong and when the worst happens and your child gets sick, it’s horrible to see your little one suffering.

Even worse, if the domino effect means your whole family gets struck down by an illness, looking after your kids can become a real challenge with viruses beginning to spread like wildfire during the winter season.

An early surge of respiratory viruses among babies and toddlers this fall has caught doctors off guard and means we could be in for a more challenging season when it comes to illnesses such as flu, RSV and Covid-19.

In this podcast episode, Sarah is joined by pediatrician Jessica Hochman, MD, to help us prepare for the season ahead.

Listen now to find out about:

• What to expect this winter
• The 3 signs your child should seek medical help
• What to do if your child has a fever
• Febrile seizures
• RSV
• How to manage symptoms
• Prevention tips

Pull Out Quotes

01:08 - “Viruses are more prevalent this year than we’ve seen since the pandemic started.”

18:04 - “There’s so little population immunity from the past few years that there’s some concern that it will be a rougher season.”

25:44 - “There is a true consolation prize to getting sick. You’re building up your immune system.”

26:09 - “It’s a sign that we’re getting back to normal, that we’re back to being connected, because just by nature of humans being around each other, unfortunately with that come viruses.”

26:49 - “Once a month is the average that a kid gets a cold.”

28:56 - “We’re seeing the effects of being away from each other for a couple of years. I think there’s a lot of immunity that we have to rebuild.”

30:55 - “RSV is definitely something that we should take seriously.”

No matter how much you have going on in the day, if the playroom is a mess, the mom guilt takes over. You blame yourself and wonder how all the other Instagram playrooms can stay so perfectly tidy.

If the constant state of mess, the yelling and the stress haven’t driven you to insanity already, you can guarantee the next piece of Lego you step on probably will.

What you need is a permanent solution that won’t involve you doing any more work and will even get your kids to help too.

That’s why Evelyn Cucchiara, aka The Toy Tamer, joins Sarah in the latest podcast episode to tell us how your messy, disorganized playroom can soon become a thing of the past. Evelyn talks us through her S.A.N.E. Method which empowers your kids and makes them actually want to put their toys away.

Don’t miss how this magic works!

When it comes to having a plant-based pregnancy, you can be faced with a lot of misinformation and discouragement about your well-intended choices. Trying to find accurate advice often ends up with you stuck in a Google rabbit hole, swamped by conflicting ideas.

Then comes the self-doubt about whether it’s healthy or even possible to stay vegetarian or vegan while pregnant, leaving you to consider sacrificing your beliefs and values for a healthy pregnancy.

In this podcast episode, Sarah is joined by Crysta Pollitt MS, RDN, who helps us to feel confident about plant-based pregnancy choices during pregnancy and gives us the guidance we need to ensure we get all the important nutrients needed to grow a healthy baby.

Today I am talking to Brittany Clair, author of "Carrying On', the book that helps expecting parents make sense of the overwhelming amount of information available to them. 

We talk about how she came up with the idea to write the book, how pregnancy recommendations have evolved over time, and how you can use this book to help guide you through pregnancy. 

In this episode Sarah talks with Samantha Davis from Mommy Made Encapsulation. Samantha specializes in all things placenta encapsulation. They talk about the benefits, the different methods of consumption, and more. If you're currently pregnant, planning to get pregnant or just curious about placenta encapsulation, you'll love this episode. 

Sarah talks with Jessica Schaeffer. Jessica is a child counselor who specializes in working with children who have anxiety, sleep problems, or behavioral issues. We share some real life examples of when play therapy would be helpful and Jessica shares tips on how you can implement some of her findings in your own parenting. 

Sarah talks with Elise Knox, who specializes in coaching Moms on how to reconnect with themselves and therefore create stronger relationships with their kids and partners. Elise shares her tips on how to communicate your needs as a person and not a Mom, and ways to strengthen the bond with your children. 

Sarah talks with Lisa Curtis - founder of Kuli Kuli. They discuss Lisa's story on bringing Moringa to the US and how she accidentally discovered Moms everywhere love MORINGA! 

Sarah talks with Lisa Myers. Lisa is a Mom, Attorney, and creator of Ceres Chill - a breastmilk storage solution she created to meet her needs as a working Mom. She shares her pregnancy story and how she went about turning her dream into a product that helps Moms everywhere.

Sarah talks to Kara Hardin about a topic she is seeing more and more in her work as a mental health + performance therapist -- this idea that everything has to be perfect all the time.. We dive into this and explore how having your shit together as a Mom is 100% not the NORM and Kara shares some of her tips on overcoming this feeling that we're not doing enough.

Sarah talks with Jessica Lorion, founder of Mamas In Training. Jessica was diagnosed with an auto immune disease that put her path to Motherhood on hold. As a result she used the time to learn everything she could about Motherhood from the Moms who've been there. On this episode she shares her story and much of what she's learned as a "Mama In Training".

Sarah talks with Katie Hunter, a pelvic floor physical therapist from Southern California. 

Katie is Sarah's personal PT and has helped her tremendously in her recovery after having children. 

In this episode we talk all about how to recover and repair your body after a C-Section. 

Sarah talks with Shawna Holman, creator of the brand A Little Less Toxic. 

Shawna is a Mom and is passionate about creating an environment for her family that minimizes and reduces toxins. We talk about how to get started on the journey to creating a life that's a little less toxic and Shawna shares her top 3 tips that you can start implementing today.

Sarah talks with Meagan and Julie from The VBAC Link. 

Meagan and Julie are Moms, doulas, and experts on VBACs.

Their goal is to provide woman with the information to advocate for themselves and the birth experience they want to have. 

This episode covers all things associated with having a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, or VBAC, including the risks, benefits, how to find a provider who will support your VBAC journey, and some tips to advocate for the birth you want to have.

Sarah talks to Sarah Dorset, CEO of the sleep company Nanit. Sarah has worked in e-commerce for two decades, scaling retail businesses and building brands, including Coty, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Bloomingdales. Sarah and Sarah are both moms with three kids and have their share of experiences, both good and bad with sleep.

In this episode they talk about fostering good sleep habits early that take kids through childhood. They also talk about how tracking their own sleep helped them make more deliberate choices and better decisions about their health. They also discuss how technology has helped parents and their children get better and more effective sleep.

Today I am talking to Becky Rapinchuk, also known as The Clean Mama. Becky is the creator of the Clean Mama System, which was designed to help you have the clean home you've always wanted. We talk about how and why she started this business and she shares her best advice for making cleaning a manageable part of any daily routine.

Today I am talking to Lo Mansfeld, a Registered Nurse and creator of The Labor Mama. On this episode we dive deep into the concept of "Motherless Mothering". Both Lo and myself have bonded over being Moms, but not having our Moms available and present to us during Motherhood. This is a  raw and emotional episode that will hopefully help any mama who's in a similar situation.

In this episode Sarah talks with Katie Thomson from Square Baby Food. Katie founded her baby food company to address a need in the market for clean, organic baby food made with high quality healthy ingredients. They discuss Katie's entrepreneurial journey, what it's like starting a business and raising two kids, as well as share some practical tips for Moms who want to feed their kids the best possible food. 

Sarah talks with Dr. Alice Pickering about maternal mental health. 

In the episode they discuss some of Alice's top tips for new Moms, how to avoid burnout, the mental load of parenting, the identify shift that happens during Motherhood, and much more. 

I hope you enjoy. 

Sarah talks with Cassy Joy Garcia about her approach to simplifying both food and fitness so they can become sources of joy and inspiration in your life - rather than feel like a chore or add unnecessary stress.

In the episode they discuss some of Cassy's favorite tips for saving time and money in the kitchen. If meal time is a source of stress for you, you will love this episode!

Sarah talks with Aiyana Davison, a midwife who's goal is to create a safe space for those interested in better understanding their bodies, birth work, and heal through sharing stories and experiences. 

In this episode Sarah talks with Ana Maria Temple, a holistic pediatrician from Charlotte, NC. Ana's approach to medicine helps children and families achieve a better quality of life with less missed school days, less doctor visits, and less medications. We talk about what led her to holistic medicine and how it's different than the care you might be used to.

In this episode Sarah talks with Brianne Taggart from Breezy Babies. Brianne has years of experience as an RN and IBCLC and she shares much of her accumulated knowledge with the Juna Moms in this episode.

In this episode Sarah hosts Dr Siggie Cohen who has dedicated her life's work to helping families connect and thrive. Dr. Siggie shares her tried and true techniques for simplifying parenting, helping you remain calm and in charge, feel empowered, and reduce tension in your home.

In this episode Sarah talks with Dr Jenn Gerber, Dr Jenn Gerber, an anesthesiologist and Mom of 2. 

We focus the majority of our conversation on Jenn's experience with epidurals, both administering and receiving during her labors and she busts 1 of the biggest myths around epidurals.

In this episode Sarah talks with Marni Wasserman, the host of the Ultimate Baby Podcast and co-host of the Ultimate Health Podcast.

Marni uses her passion and experience to help educate mamas and mamas to be on how thrive during pregnancy. She shares some of her favorite pregnancy foods and her top tip for new moms. 

In this episode Sarah  talks with Michelle Acerbi from Babies and Brains. Michelle is a behavioral and mental health specialist who focuses on working with parents who have children from ages 0-5.

Michelle specializes in teaching parents how to read their child's cues and respond to their children in a way that enhances the relationship, supports their needs, and builds healthy brain architecture for future learning, security, happiness, and success.