Babes And Babies

This week we are having on listener, Shannon Perkins.  She shares her two birth stories with us.  They did not go quite as planned but Shannon had empowering experiences.  She is a mom of two (Madelyn - 3 and Benjamin - 1), senior communications manager for a medical software company, and freelance writer. She resides in a coastal town in southeastern Massachusetts with her husband and children. When she's not mom'ing or writing, you can find her exercising, organizing, reading, or indulging in her favorite guilty pleasure — reality TV. Connect with Shannon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonplasski Shannon on Motherly: https://www.mother.ly/author/shannon-perkins Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 15% off your purchase of Greens & Superfoods blend at https://bloomnu.com/mamas Get 20% off at https://www.littlepassports.com/mamas Go to https://www.stitchfix.com/mamas to get 25% off when you keep everything in your Kids

As the due date for Presta Baby #2 is approaching quickly, Liz and Vito are getting ready.  In this bonus episode, they are sharing their birth plan, answering questions and reliving what happened with their last birth.  They share what they are changing this time and what they are most excited about.  Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Jessie Asya Kanzer is the author of Don’t Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching — a book in which she uses ancient philosophy to help us thrive amidst our modern chaos. Jessie shares her own story of healing and spiritual awakening, as well as her very human messes, to show others how to find their power no matter where they are on their journey. As a former reporter and actress who's appeared on television programs and podcasts all over the country, she brings high energy to her workshops and speaking engagements, leading participants in exercises and discussions that help them Heal, Chill, and Live better! Jessie's website: https://jessiekanzer.com Jessie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessiekanzer Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Save $35 on your first order (that's only $6.66 per meal!) at https://splendidspoon.com/mamas35 Go to https://www.stitchfix.com/mamas & you’l

In this episode we have on mother and pediatrician, Dr. Mona Amin. She answers all of those first time parenting questions regarding rashes, fevers and development.  We also dive into "mommy brain" and finding the joys in parenting.  Dr. Mona's website: https://pedsdoctalk.com/ The New Mom's Survival Guide: https://pedsdoctalk.com/nmsg/step/sales Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

It's Valentine's Week and the perfect time to talk about sex.  Irene Fehr is a certified coach, writer, speaker, and relationship expert.  She has spent the last decade as a sex & intimacy coach specializing in women’s libido and sexual desire in a long-term relationship.  Irene has helped hundreds and hundreds of couples and single women to find sexual aliveness, satisfaction and connection. Irene's website: https://www.irenefehr.com Ignighted Woman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ignitedwoman "How to Want Sex Again" 3-video series: https://www.irenefehr.com/wanting-sex-again Why Sex Dies and Why It's a Good Thing Video: https://www.irenefehr.com/why-sex-dies-in-a-marriage Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Kaitlyn Wozniak, known as the fit doula, is a pre and postnatal trainer, birth doula and childbirth educator.  She is on this episode sharing her birth story of planned VBAC turned cesarean birth.  She shares how her team support, knowledge as a doula and intuition lead to her decision. Kaitlyn's website: https://www.kaitlynwozniak.com Kaitlyn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitlyndinneh Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mama's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 20% off an at-home lab test at https://www.everlywell.com/mamas Go to https://www.truebill.com/mamas - it could save you THOUSANDS a year! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

This week, Amy VanHaren, who founded pump spotting is on the podcast.  After her lonely experience being a new breastfeeding, working, traveling new mama, she recognized that to be successful with breastfeeding, parents need both support and practical resources. Aside from the app available to individual users, pumpspotting provides a B2B version that allows employers to provide a custom  experience (i.e., info on lactation lounges in the building and a close community of fellow employees). There's right-size solutions for any business and their technology to make it easy to support feeding parents whether they are at work or home. Amy has connected and helped over 40,000 parents since founding this community. Pump Spotting website: https://www.pumpspotting.com Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Save $35 on your first order of delicious plant-based meals at https://splendidspoon.com/mamas35 Go right now to https://www.truebill

Have you ever wondered what to look for in a prenatal?  Ryan Woodbury is the cofounder of Needed, an amazing company that is changing the prenatal game.  She answers all of your questions this episode about what to look for in a prenatal, what to avoid, and what to add in supplementation.  Through navigating her fertility and nutrition journey, she realized most prenatal nutrition information and products fall far short of empowering real nourishment for mamas-to-be. Needed empowers women to meet their biochemical nutritional needs, and to find nourishment beyond nutrition through better products, better identification of nutrition needs, education and community to support nourishment beyond nutritional needs alone. Connect with Needed: https://thisisneeded.com Needed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/needed Prenatal Guide: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0195/3293/9328/files/Needed_What_to_Look_For_In_a_Prenatal.pdf?v=1614386021 Try Needed Prenatal (Use code: ESANDOZ for 20% off): https://thisisneeded.c

Spirit Mamas, Tiffany and Victoria, are in this episode sharing with us all about the work they are doing to help women heal, restore and connect. They use tools such as Reiki, Sound healing and Meditations to reclaim power and bring ancestral healing. They have created an online community for spiritually curious mamas who want to raise their consciousness and energy, crave cosmic connection, and learn to trust themselves on their mom journeys. Spirit Mamas website: https://www.spiritmamas.com Spirit Mamas IG: https://www.instagram.com/spirit.mamas Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mama's IG: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 20% off an at-home lab test at https://www.everlywell.com/mamas Save $35 on your first order of delicious plant-based meals at https://splendidspoon.com/mamas35 Go to https://www.truebill.com/mamas & it could save you THOUSANDS a year! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Dr. Stu is LA's only OB/Gyn specializing in natural breech, twin and VBAC (Vaginal birth after Cesarean) birth. California law now prevents midwives from providing care for breech and twin deliveries. In this episode, we will talk about the study 20 years ago that changed it all for women delivering breech in the United States. Dr. Stu covers the different kinds of breech and actual data surrounding breech birth. From the Head's Up Documentary: "A breech baby is born nearly every four minutes in the United States. Until the year 2000, a woman could opt to birth her breech baby vaginally or via surgery. Then, in 2001, a study came out that took away one of those options. The study was later found to be faulty, but the damage was already done--vaginal breech birth was almost completely eliminated from medical school training and from delivery rooms." Birthing Instincts website: http://www.birthinginstincts.com Birthing Instincts IG: https://www.instagram.com/birthinginstincts Birthing Instincts podcast: https:/

Kaia Lacy is a Certified Lactation Counselor that specializes in low breastmilk supply. She is passionate about busting myths, getting to root causes and supporting moms experiencing low supply. In this episode, Kaia establishes what is low supply, what causes it and what options moms have if they are faced with low supply. Kaia's website: https://lowsupplymom.com Low Supply Mom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lowsupplymom Get Kaia's free booklet: https://lowsupplymom.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/booklet.pdf Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 20% off your first order at https://dadgrass.com/mamas Get started today by filling out your style quiz at https://www.stitchfix.com/mamas to try StitchFix Freestyle! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Christa Biegler is the host of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, author of The Eczema Relief Diet & Cookbook (Apr 20), and the founder of the Eczema Nutritionist, specializing in difficult skin and digestive issues. Christa is diving deep this episode, busting myths and giving tips on eczema. Christa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist The Less Stressed Life Nutrition & Podcast: https://www.christabiegler.com/podcast Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at https://www.truebill.com/mamas Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

As a master of finding joy in movement, Gina believes the body is a playground to enjoy. In this episode, Gina addresses five “mom myths,” which are unrealistic expectations and nearly impossible standards that most moms feel they have to live up to, as well as sustainable, real-world ways to bust through those myths. She believe every mom owes it to herself and her family to not live from a place of total sacrifice and to be the happiest, healthiest version of herself she can possibly be. Gina's website: https://www.ginafontaine.com Gina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fontainegina Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/mamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Pediatric physical therapist, Brita DeStefano, is on talking all about milestones. She gives us 5 things to set a foundation to help our kids' motor skills development. Brit also gives us a few tips on items we can take off our baby registries! Brita's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressthroughplay Progress Through Play: https://www.ptpdenver.com Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 20% off an at-home lab test at https://www.everlywell.com/mamas Get started today by filling out your style quiz at https://www.stitchfix.com/mamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Radha is the co-Founder, and CEO of Daybreaker, the early morning dance and wellness movement in 30 cities and five continents. Radha believes that, as citizens of the world, we all have the responsibility for uplifting our community and she is passionate about empowering people from all walks of life to be their best self. We spend this episode talking all about cultivating joy through practice and community. Radha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love.radha Use code Mamas for a 1 month free membership at https://www.daybreaker.com Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/mamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Deborah DiMare is a renowned interior design consultant, author, educator and pioneer of the ethical/wellness design movement. She has been executing beautiful, sensory, living environments that contribute to the health and well being of people, animals and the planet for nearly 20 years. Her design company, DiMare Design, is the only 100% cruelty-free interior design consulting firm specializing in the creation of organic, optimal spaces, and sourcing vegan textiles and sustainable furniture that bear zero-to-low toxins. Deborah's design company: https://dimaredesign.com Vegan Design website: https://vegandesign.org Online Nursery & Kids Room Design Course: https://vegandesign.lpages.co/vegan-safe-nursery-design-course Cleaners, Home Improvement, & Paint: https://vegandesign.org/shop-home-improvement-paint Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at https://www.truebill.com/mamas Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.

Dr. Sterling is an OB/GYN that has helped hundreds of mothers bring babies into the world. She quickly realized that Women don’t need more information to sift through, they need one trusted resource they can rely on for medical advice as well as strategies for having a calm and confident journey. She started Sterling Parents so that overworked, stressed moms can relax. I want to provide the expert advice they are looking for SO they can stop digging for answers and get in touch with their own inner wisdom. Dr. Sterling's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsterlingobgyn Sterling Parents website: https://sterlingparents.com Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://miraculousmamas.com Get 10% off your first month a https://www.betterhelp.com/mamas Get 20% off an at-home lab test at https://www.everlywell.com/mamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

November is Diabetes Awareness month and Miraculous Mama, Megan Husted, is on the podcast sharing her story. Her daughter, Campbell, was diagnosed this last year with type 1 diabetes and it came as a shock. She shares their triumphs and struggles and the need for more research and a cure. Sugar Mama's Podcast: https://www.sugarmamaspodcast.com Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get 20% off your first order at https://dadgrass.com/mamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Dr. Baxley is a professor of education (and mother of 5!) who has spent 30 years teaching diversity and inclusion. Dr. Baxley believes that parenting is a form of activism. Engaging in acts of social justice means doing your part to distribute power so everyone has a fair chance to live a full, productive life and it’s something we should all be able to agree on. Learn more about Dr. Baxley: https://socialjusticeparenting.com/about-me Buy her book: https://amzn.to/3pkVsYq Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Get started with Stitch Fix today by filling out your style quiz at https://www.stitchfix.com/mamas More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Dr. Elana Roumell is a Pediatric Natural Doctor whose mission is to empower moms to feel calm, competent, and confident when their children get sick. She teaches preventative medicine so they can safely be a "doctor mom"! She gives us tons of information and advice in this episode. Med School for Moms: https://medschoolformoms.com Dr. Elana Roumell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelanaroumell The "Doctor Mom" Podcast: https://medschoolformoms.com/podcasts Elizabeth's website: https://miraculousmamas.com Miraculous Mamas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraculousmamas Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play! More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426