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This week, we’re doing things a little differently. Meredith, a first-time expectant mom, takes the host chair to interview Pam Marshall—pediatric occupational therapist and seasoned mom—with all the questions new (and soon-to-be) moms are often too nervous to ask out loud.

From late-night Google spirals about pacifiers to the big debates around baby-led weaning versus purees, Meredith brings her honest questions, and Pam provides practical, research-based, and compassionate answers.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What’s actually worth researching before baby arrives
• Pacifiers: are they good, bad, or somewhere in between?
• Baby-led weaning vs. purees and how to know what’s best for your baby
• How to realistically support development as a busy parent
• Swaddles, swings, and sleep gear—do they help or hurt?
• Baby registry must-haves (and what you can skip)

If you’re an expectant mom, new parent, or just in the trenches of decision fatigue, this episode is packed with wisdom, encouragement, and the kind of real talk that makes the parenting journey a little less overwhelming.

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