Bringing Up Baby

Send us a Text Message. From specific foods you can enjoy that will give you a boost to simple ways to make bumping up your nutrition game - our guest today is introducing us to small, simple and effective ways nutrition can help our post-baby selves. For a bit more info on your Postpartum Hormones, check out that episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . Guest: Rachel Hilts, RD Website: rachelhiltsn...

Send us a Text Message. We're chatting with Halifax's The Toilet Training Coach on signs to look for for readiness, how-to's and best practices. Guest: Victora Cernjak The Toilet Training Coach Find her on Facebook & Email to toilettrainingcoach@gmail.com Host: Ashley Cooley Birth Baby and Sleep Specialist Instagram Facebook Website

Send us a Text Message. We need to be having more of these kinds of conversations. So, this is me practicing what I preach! It's not particularly jaw-dropping, but it might resonate with you more than you think. Please share! You never know who may benefit <3 Host: Ashley Cooley Follow Birth Baby Sleep on Instagram or Facebook . Check out our website HERE . Find the Halifax Perinatal Support Ne...

Send us a Text Message. Keeping our little ones safe and staying on top of all the things they can get into can feel like a daunting task! In this episode I'm chatting with Parachute Canada's President, Pamela Fuselli to learn about how we can help keep our kids safe, but not bubble-wrapped! It's important that kids have the freedom to explore and learn through things like risky play, or walking t...

Send us a Text Message. Mabel was my low-intervention/zero-medication birth. It was a wild ride but I was PREPARED. It's important to note that this labour (as well as my other two) were considered "normal" and "healthy" labours. There was never any concern over the baby's wellbeing or my own in these situations, which is a big reason why I am able to reflect back on those experiences with awe and...

Send us a Text Message. It's happening!  In less than a week, we'll be moving our clocks backwards by an hour. This means that those 6am wake-up calls become 5AM. Take a listen to a straight-to-the-point episode to grab my top 3 strategies for dealing with the Fall time change, and 3 more tips to help you through any time change, any time ;) Happy Sleeping!   For more information about A...

Send us a Text Message. This is an interesting one - at least to me! Have a listen to the day I had my 2nd daughter, middle child, Frankie. "She came out kissing the world." Enjoy ;) Host: Ashley Cooley Birth Baby & Sleep Specialist Website Instagram Facebook

Send us a Text Message. Today we're talking about tongue ties with Halifax Chiropractor, Dr. Madison Baile. We're breaking down what a tongue tie is, how to identify it in your baby, how to decide if it should be clipped or lasered and what treatment usually entails. Guest: Madison Baile Find her on Instagram or at Choice Health Centre or Brickyard Health in HRM. Host: Ashley Cooley Find her on In...

Send us a Text Message. I've been asked a few times to share the stories of my daughters births, and you know I'm an open book! More importantly than that, I think there's always something to learn from our experiences. Enjoy! Reach out to Ashley any time for questions, feedback, or to inquire about Birth Baby Sleep's services! Find us on Instagram , Facebook , or on our website . 

Send us a Text Message. Breastfeeding or chest-feeding is a job in and of itself but if you add pumping to the mix, it's a whole other ball game! Listen in to this episode to get my Top 5 Tips for Pumping so that you can pump with confidence! Here's a summary of what we're getting into in this episode: 1. Try to wait until after the first 6 weeks to pump 2. Milk-making hormone, prolactin surges ov...

Send us a Text Message. This episode is really eye-opening. In the past, when I heard the term Birth Trauma, I never really understood what it meant but I figured it had to be bad. Something bad or really invasive went on during childbirth that would be a lot for someone to take in. But now, after learning more over the years and talking to people like our guest, it's actually not so much what has...

Send us a Text Message. We're taking the guilt and shame away from giving your baby a bottle. Birth Baby Sleep Website Instagram Facebook Bringing Up Baby Podcast Bringing Up Baby Community Membership

Send us a Text Message. It's time for Part Two of my conversation with Serena Haines, Halifax's one and only sex and intimacy coach to talk about intimacy after baby. Whether it's soon after the 6-week postpartum check-up or months/years later, sex and intimacy with ourselves and/or partner tends to take a back seat to the demands of parenthood and raining a new little human - and that's okay! BUT...

Send us a Text Message. In this 2-part series, I chat with Halifax's one and only Sex and Intimacy Coach, Serena Haines. Serena shares a TON of helpful tips... so many that we had to split this up into two episodes! So, for this first episode, we're talking about sex during pregnancy. 'Nuff said, am I right? Part two on sex post-baby coming next! Find Ashley (host) on Instagram and Facebook . Find...

Send us a Text Message. Postpartum sexual health is such an important topic that we're just not talking enough about, am I right?! Meet, Dr. Rachel Ollivier. She's  a maternal and women’s health researcher and practicing Registered Nurse. She currently works as a travel nurse on various acute medical-surgical units across British Columbia and Nova Scotia and is also employed as a nurse on the...

Send us a Text Message. One of the most googled searches for new parents or parents of young ones is HOW TO GET MY BABY TO SLEEP. And when you google this, A LOT is going to come up. But what you’ll probably end up focussing on are these two things right here: sleep cues and wake windows. Check out the Bringing Up Baby Community Membership! Join the Halifax Perinatal Support Network group on Faceb...

Send us a Text Message. This show is all about normalizing seeking help. Psychologist Madeleine Stobbe and I are talking about what it's like to struggle with mood or anxiety issues during the perinatal period (pregnancy and postpartum), also referred to as Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs).  Get in touch with Madeleine and to check out her resources HERE Halifax Perinatal Support...

Send us a Text Message. Edwena Kennedy of My Little Eater and I had a chance to reconnect recently for the Bringing Up Baby Community Membership (more info on that HERE ) and I wanted to share a really detailed and helpful conversation we had around introducing solids to Baby. Specifically, Edwena gives us some insight into the top allergenic foods and if/when/why/how to introduce them to your Bab...

Send us a Text Message. What I’m bringing to you today is a little discussion on INFERTILITY.  I know this doesn’t seem like the typical thing you’d find on a podcast called Bringing Up Baby - but I know there are a lot of you out there who, like me, struggled to start or grow their family.  Whether or not you have, I can almost bet you know someone that has or maybe is currently (and yo...

Send us a Text Message. To participate in the MUMS research study, email Research Coordinator, Kathryn Stone at Kathryn. Stone@dal.ca MUMS on Instagram MUMs Website Halifax Perinatal Support Network Facebook group Ashley Cooley, Birth Baby & Sleep Specialist Instagram Facebook Website

Send us a Text Message. When it's time for Baby to go to Daycare and/or you're going back to work, it can feel like a daunting transition. You might have some questions around how breastfeeding will continue (if you want it to) and how your little one's sleep may change... This episode will help you understand what is really common at this stage and I'll share some ways you can make it as smooth a...

Send us a Text Message. When babies typically get teeth and what's happening at their first Dentist appointment. What we should do to protect those teeth. How feeding your baby milk (formula or breastmilk) and solid food can affect their growing teeth. How a soother or thumb sucking affects their teeth and what to do if your baby/child does this! So, to help us navigate the world of Baby teeth, I...

Send us a Text Message. Our little show here has been around for one whole trip around the sun, which means that some of your babies aren’t just little babies anymore! Some of you might be expecting baby #2 or #3 and some of you are new here, either getting ready to have your baby or they’re already here but still nice and fresh ;)  No matter your situation, this episode is one for the books....

Send us a Text Message. A bonus episode for you today for a couple really quick, but really important things. First - We’re 1 Year Old!! Happy 1st Birthday to the Bringing Up Baby podcast. We officially launched our first episode on February 13th last year and while I had no idea what I was really getting into but we’re still here and still going strong with many amazing episodes still to come. Th...

Send us a Text Message. Whether you consider yourself an organized person or not, this episode is going to help you bring more order to the chaos; more calm to the storm; and this feeling of satisfaction at the end of the day, knowing that you were productive & present. Today we’re talking with Brianne MacKenzie - She’s a teacher, a mom of 4 and a BOSS when it comes to getting shit done. She’s...