Tag: baby

WWR 230: Preconception Essentials

Most women tend to take really good care of themselves and their nutrition during pregnancy and in the lead up to birth but what about before conception? Having a preconception plan is crucial for your hormonal health, fertility potential and has a huge impact on the health of the baby you’re planning. On this episode… Continue reading WWR 230: Preconception Essentials

WWR 229: Reclaiming Childbirth with Dr Rachel Reed

This episode is for all women who have given birth or are planning to! To all our Mamma’s and future mamma’s, on this episode of Wellness Women Radio we are joined by the incredible Dr Rachel Reed – author of “Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage”. Dr Rachel Reed is prolific in the birth… Continue reading WWR 229: Reclaiming Childbirth with Dr Rachel Reed

WWR 228: The Infant Microbiome and First Foods for Bub with Kasey Wilson

On this episode of Wellness Women Radio we’re diving into nutrition for newborns and babies and how essential the healthy bub microbiome is! Kasey takes a deep dive into the development of the microbiota and the early life influences of gut health for babies as well as how to choose the best foods to introduce… Continue reading WWR 228: The Infant Microbiome and First Foods for Bub with Kasey Wilson

TWIW 103: Dummy Sterilisation Linked To Allergies

This Week In Wellness a study of 700 Geelong infants has shown that those whose dummies (or pacifiers) were sterilised or otherwise cleaned at 6 months of age were more likely to have a food allergy by 12 months of age. The Barwon Infant Study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, showed… Continue reading TWIW 103: Dummy Sterilisation Linked To Allergies

TWIW 88: Bottle fed babies swallow millions of microplastics a day

This Week In Wellness a study published in nature food has shown that sterilising plastic baby bottles at the high temperatures recommended causes them to shed millions of microplastics and trillions of nano plastics every single day. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/19/bottle-fed-babies-swallow-millions-microplastics-day-study https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-00171-y Get Dr Brett’s latest book Rock Bottom; How to not only survive but thrive through personal… Continue reading TWIW 88: Bottle fed babies swallow millions of microplastics a day

PAP 93: Preconception Care with the Natural Nutritionist Steph Lowe

My good friend Steph Lowe AKA The Natural Nutritionist and I catch up for a chat about pre conception care and share our positive birth experiences. Even if, like me, your baby making days have passed, it’s great to get the latest on health for pregnancy so you can share with your friends and family.… Continue reading PAP 93: Preconception Care with the Natural Nutritionist Steph Lowe

NTM 264: Another baby? Yes or no?

In response to a listener’s question ‘A third baby – yes or no?’ we explore through our own stories, what it looks like to meet this topic with consciousness or unconscious shadow. We explore what a full-bodied ‘yes’ is, bust the scarcity and abundance mindset and knowing when a baby is an expansion of your top… Continue reading NTM 264: Another baby? Yes or no?

TWIW 64: Tummy time leads to better development

This Week In Wellness Australian researchers have shown that infant tummy time is associated with improved development, healthier weight babies and improved head shape. It was also linked with improved social and cognitive function as well as walking. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/05/02/peds.2019-2168 https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more

TWIW 60: Shortfalls causing women to birth outside the system

This Week In Wellness a research article published in Biomed Central (BMC) has shown that women choosing to birth outside of hospitals, be that a home birth or a free birth, did so in search of the “best and safest” birth experience. In Australia 97% of births occur in a hospital setting however this paper… Continue reading TWIW 60: Shortfalls causing women to birth outside the system

TNN 95: Dr Andrea “The Sperm Whisperer”

Dr Andrea Huddleston joins me on the podcast to talk all things SPERM and fertility. I have done many podcasts about women’s fertility and menstruation thus far, it’s about time we spoke about the penis-holding humans out there! I was struck by this fact on Andrea’s podcast and decided we NEEDED to discuss this on… Continue reading TNN 95: Dr Andrea “The Sperm Whisperer”