Bringing Up Baby

Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to the Bringing Up Baby podcast. We’ve got another episode for you today focusing on Your Postpartum Self. Because once again, if we want to really show our little ones how to be, it’s to always remember to look after ourselves and show them what it means to actually do that!  We have to be at or near the top of the list but as new parents or parents of yo...

Send us a Text Message. I have a bit of a theme going on this month and it’s all about taking care of your Postpartum Self. And for today’s episode, we’re diving deep into your postpartum hormones so you can understand more about what’s to be expected in relation to shifts in your mood or when it might be time to reach out for help. To help us break it all down, I sat down with Dr. Ashley Margeson...

Send us a Text Message. Swaddling infants has been happening for centuries but there has been a growing controversy about its safety. It’s not that it’s illegal or that it’s one of those things that’s NOT recommended, but it does pose some risks. And we are going to talk about those risks but more importantly, how to MINIMIZE risk - because the last thing anyone needs is to feel guilty for doing s...

Send us a Text Message. It’s almost a right of passage… At some point (or at many points), babies will wake up earlier than most of us would like. But wanting your baby to “sleep in” is not at all selfish. Well, maybe it is a little bit, but you’re allowed to want and need good sleep too! Because you do! Keeping in mind that each baby has their own thing going on and waking up really early isn’t r...

Send us a Text Message. If you have twins or multiples, you already know you are part of a special group. But this episode can really be for anyone with children because the group of ladies who joined me brought the Real. Talk. The stuff that I know many other moms and new parents have experienced or would be experiencing right now.  How they would describe their pregnancies with twins What i...

Send us a Text Message. When babies are first born, they need time to adjust. While your baby was in the womb, you were feeding them constantly, they were sleeping when they needed/wanted to, and they were physically attached to you.  So, think of this time right after they’re born and for the next few months as them getting used to not needing you every single second of the every day… but as...

Send us a Text Message. When transitioning through naps can be a problem: Dropped too soon - thinking because they’re supposed to be sleeping a certain amount, because you heard that from someone, somewhere or because of circumstances like going to daycare. A nap is skipped once or twice, or perhaps you see your baby struggling through a nap, not napping as well or as long as they maybe used to, t...

Send us a Text Message. Breastfeeding may be a natural way to feed a baby, but that doesn't mean it always comes easy. In fact, the more you're in the know about breastmilk, how your body responds to baby and just really how beneficial it is, the better prepared you'll be and the more likely you can achieve your breastfeeding goals. When I asked the @birth_baby_sleep followers on Instagram and Fac...

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Season 2 of the Bringing Up Baby podcast! I’m so happy to be back on a more regular basis after taking some time to enjoy family visits and camping trips… But today we are chatting yet again with Maria Radelich and Shannon Platt of Pelvico Fitness and Rehabilitation! For this episode we focussed on the postpartum period - specifically the process of your body and...

Send us a Text Message. While we’re not talking about babies here today, we are talking about having those babies - more specifically, how to prepare for labour and delivery from the standpoint of exercise and your pelvic floor. Learning about anything having to do with the pelvic floor during pregnancy was just NOT something that was discussed when I started having babies just over 8 years ago. A...

Send us a Text Message. Have you felt this way too? Take these steps: Step #1: Listen to this bonus episode Step #2: Listen to the Taking Care of You episode (#6) to fill in any blanks if you haven't yet! Step #3: Check out Wendy McCallum and listen to her Bite-Sized Balance Podcast For more information about Ashley, the Bringing Up Baby podcast, and all of Birth Baby Sleep's offerings, head to ww...

Send us a Text Message. Do you want to know how to make the most of your baby's naps? How often should they be napping? How long should they be napping? How to lengthen their short naps? Are there particular times of day that are better for babies to nap? Breakdown of wake-windows, number of naps and general/ideal lengths of naps Months 0-1 (until around 6-8 weeks of age) Wake windows (45mins - 1h...

Send us a Text Message. I’m not going to spend much time telling you about this episode, because you just need to listen to it.  Not too long ago, I had the amazing opportunity to catch up with Wendy McCallum. Wendy is a Professional Coach & Corporate Wellness Expert and the host of the Bite-Sized Balance Podcast. Wendy teaches busy professionals (many of whom are approaching burnout) how...

Send us a Text Message. How to work about baby's sleep needs while getting outside or working around travel or appointments. Follow Ashley on Instagram @birth_baby_sleep Facebook @birthbabysleep To find out more about her services and to get the New Baby Sleep Guide, click here Guests: Jenn Currie - mom @outdoorsyjenn Chris Surette - dad @chris_surette Hutton - baby not yet on the Gram. A-For-Adve...

Send us a Text Message. To find out more about Ashley, visit birthbabysleep.ca or find her on Facebook and Instagram @birth_baby_sleep.  What we know about babies and how to best meet their needs has come a long way over the past few decades.  While I can throw out at least a dozen changes and myths that have gone on in the sleep world, I think there are even more misconceptions in the b...

Send us a Text Message. For more information, check out www.birthbabysleep.ca Katherine is a Health Promotion Specialist for Child Safety Link – a children’s injury prevention centre at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  With unintentional injury as the leading cause of death in Canadian children, with injuries to children in motor vehicle collisions being at the top of this list...

Send us a Text Message. While Bringing Up Baby is technically a bi-weekly show, I just had to bring you this extra bit of uplifting info from Sharyn Timmerman.  Sharyn is a Child Behaviour Specialist, who works in children’s behaviour from birth to the early teen years.  Her career began over 30 years ago with an Early Childhood Education degree and she is now the founder of The Early Ye...

Send us a Text Message. I think you’re going to like this one.  It’s important, it can be really simple and what we’re about to talk about will probably squash a lot of myths floating around out there. Today we’re talking about Attachment. Attachment is the relationship your baby has with you, their primary caregiver   There is an ever growing body of research that tells us THIS is the r...

Send us a Text Message. This episode breaks down all the potential reasons your baby could be waking up in the night, so you can play detective and maybe even start to learn how to decrease those extra or "unnecessary" wake-ups. We'll be covering things like: - Hunger - Illness - Diapers - Temperature - Light vs. Darkness - Bedtimes - Daytime Sleep And all the while, I'll be giving you tips on how...

Send us a Text Message. There are a lot of great resources and information out there for us to take in to help us learn about babies, there’s also a lot of noise and MISinformation. I’m here to help you sift through it all so that you can make the best INFORMED decisions possible for YOUR baby and YOUR family.  Your days are busy and your time is precious, so each episode is designed to be sh...