Have you ever wondered if sticking needles all over your body can help you get pregnant? Today Dr. Leah interviewed Emily and Ghoncheh from Aphrodite Fertility Acupuncture all about how acupuncture can be an incredibly valuable tool along the fertility journey. This is true whether you want to naturally balance your hormones and boost your fertility or if you are going through fertility treatments like IVF. They explain how it all works in a way we have never heard before! We learned so much in this episode and we can't wait for you to benefit from their amazing wisdom and knowledge.


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Resources From This Episode:

• Aphrodite Fertility Website (Now booking Saturdays)
• Aphrodite Acupuncture Fertility Program
• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula Program

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Instagram: @morganmacdermott

Everyone has heard of postpartum depression, and maybe even postpartum anxiety - but postpartum RAGE is a symptom that can be a component of either of those, or a stand-alone experience - that doesn't get enough attention. In this episode, Dr. Morgan interviews Dr. Alice Pickering, a perinatal mental health clinical psychologist, all about postpartum rage. They discuss what it is, how it presents, factors that can contribute to it from a mental/emotional as well as physiological perspective, as well as management ideas for treatment. Both Dr. Alice and Dr. Morgan also share their personal experiences with postpartum rage, and their goal here is to help shed light on one of the shadow sides of motherhood - to normalize the experience and help provide some ways that you can get some help. Here we go! 


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Resources From This Episode:

• Dr. Alice Pickering
  • Instagram
  • Website
• Dance of Anger book
• Jill Geisinger:
  • Healthy As A Mother Episode #38: Homeopathy During Birth and Postpartum: Top 8 Remedies with Jill Giesinger from HerHomeopathy
  • Herhomeopathy.com 
• Dr. Morgan's Immediate Postpartum Series Course

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Dr. Leah: www.womanhoodwellness.com
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Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott

Dr. Leah has had her son and we are SO excited to welcome baby Kade to the world in this episode, detailing his birth story. Leah takes us on all of the twists and turns of the long unexpected path of getting him earthside - starting with the homebirth plan and natural induction methods to then reaching 42 weeks and pivoting to the hospital to get him here. Sometimes birth is a mystery where we never really get clear answers. We honor and respect what babies communicate to us and in this case, it seemed clear that despite best efforts, his plan was different from hers and she embraced it with grace. Congratulations again to the Gordon family, let's give it a listen!
 
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Resources From This Episode:

• Healthy As A Mother Episode #20: Home Birth Turned C-Section: Dr. Leah's Birth Story
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #40: The Wisdom in Waiting: When TTC or Past Your Due Date
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #32: The Vital Importance of Baby's Position During Birth with Ann Gilligan, RN, LNC, RYPT
• Ann Gilligan on Instagram
• Evidence-Based Birth Article: What are the birth implications for a suspected big baby?
• Our New Favorite Makeup: Araza
• Dr. Leah's Recommendations for Trauma Healing & Therapies
• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula Program

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Dr. Leah: www.womanhoodwellness.com
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Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott

This is the second part of our two-part series all about Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols RDN. In this episode, we do an overview of testing options and discuss some of the lesser-known nuances of normal pregnancy metabolism - getting into some fascinating details around low blood sugars, continuous glucose monitors, and nutritive ketosis in pregnancy. We then discuss the conventional dietary recommendations and how they are insufficient and outdated and discuss the method of blood sugar management that Lily recommends to her clients to achieve the best outcomes. Also discussed is how this diagnosis of gestational diabetes can really come to wreck birth plans, even when it may not be applicable anymore - and how one can manage that best with their provider. Here we go!

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Learn more from Lily Nichols:
  • Website - www.lilynicholsrdn.com
  • Instagram - @lilynicholsrdn
  • Lily's Books
  • Lily's Courses
  • Lily's article on Breakfast Mistakes
  • Lily's article on CGM Experiment Part 1 & Part 2
• Healthy as a Mother Episode #87: Gestational Diabetes Part 1 with Lily Nichols
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #13: Baby Brain Support in Pregnancy with Ari Calhoun
• Evidence-Based Birth Episodes on Big Babies
  • https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/
  • https://evidencebasedbirth.com/what-are-the-birth-implications-for-a-suspected-big-baby-podcast/

Stay Connected With Us:
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Instagram: @drleahgordon
Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott

This episode is part 1 of an interview all about gestational diabetes with registered dietitian and well-known author, Lily Nichols. We discuss the ins and outs of how pregnancy metabolism changes insulin function and levels, and what happens when this process results in elevated blood sugar levels over time. We discuss risk factors for developing gestational diabetes, prevention, early screening that should be taking place but is not, lab lists, the risks to the baby if the mom's blood sugar continues to stay elevated, and the problems with certain testing methods. We also go on an all-too-important rant about vitamin D3 supplementation that you'll not want to miss. Be sure to check out part 2 next week as well - and now let's jump in!

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RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Learn more from Lily Nichols:
  • Website - www.lilynicholsrdn.com
  • Instagram - @lilynicholsrdn
  • Lily's Books
  • Women’s Health Nutrition Academy
  • Lily's article on Vitamin D and Pregnancy
• Order micronutrient testing via Dr. Leah's website
• Healthy as a Mother episode discussing blood sugar more: #78 Lifestyle Hacks of Hormone Balancing
• Dr. Morgan's Immune Wellness for the Pregnant or Nursing Mother Course

Stay Connected With Us:
Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Dr. Leah: www.womanhoodwellness.com
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Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott

A man's fertility plays 50% of the role in conception and staying pregnant (yes, sperm issues can affect miscarriage too) yet there is so little support out there on how to evaluate male fertility. This is why we recorded today's episode, which are the top 10 tips on testing male fertility. We dive into how to test and when, the semen analysis, testing hormones, other markers, and so much more. This is an episode every woman, couple, and man should listen to who wants to be a parent someday.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Episode #4 Preconception: What It Is and Why It Matters
• Episode #6 Sperm Matter: Why We Should Care About Male Fertility
• Episode #35 Male-Factor Infertility: From a Man's Perspective with Mike Gordon
• Legacy Sperm testing (Use code DRLEAH to save 15%)
• Dr. Leah's free guide for semen analysis
• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula program - Use code HEALTHYMOTHER for 15% off!
• Total-Toxicity Panel Lab Test 
• MicroGen DX lab for semen infections

Stay Connected With Us:
Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
Instagram: @healthyasamotherpodcast
Dr. Leah: www.womanhoodwellness.com
Instagram: @drleahgordon
Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott

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Amazing You! Getting Smart About Your Private Parts
My Body! What I Say Goes!
Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent, and Respect
Good Pictures Bad Pictures, Jr.

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Instagram: @morganmacdermott

Today, Dr. Leah interviews Kori Estrada, co-founder of the natural toothpaste company RiseWell. Kori shares her personal story with PCOS and navigating the IVF process to conceive. We discuss toxins and natural toothpaste and how they are not all created equal. We learned so much in the episode, and we can't wait for you to do so as well! Let's go!


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Resources In This Episode:

• Get Risewell today! Use code GORDON10 for 10% off!
• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula Program
• Dr. Leah's Favorite Non-toxic Products Database

Stay Connected With Our Guest:

Website: Risewell 
Instagram: @risewellco

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Instagram: @morganmacdermott

We are talking all about newborns, part 2! In the second half of this exciting topic Dr. Morgan guides us through everything we need to know about newborn skin, crying and what to do about it, diaper and poop things, and baby first aid. This is part 2  of our newborn series so if you haven't listened to part 1 do so before or after this one! As always, Dr. Morgan is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom and Dr Leah is so happy to have this as a resource for when her new baby is born very soon!

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Resources From This Episode:

• Episode #82: All About Newborns Part 1
• Dr. Morgan's Postpartum Course
• Active Skin Repair for cleaning cords (Use code HEALTHYMOTHER for discount!)
• Free to Feed - food allergies in breastmilk 

Stay Connected With Us:
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Instagram: @drleahgordon
Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott

Today Dr Leah interviewed Dr. Morgan all about newborns! As she is about to have her second baby, she needs a refresher on what to expect with a brand-new baby. For any of you first-time moms or even subsequent mommies, you do not want to miss this one. We dive into the items you truly need, newborn sleep, and newborn feeding, which are all such big topics they probably each need their own episode. Dr. Morgan's knowledge and wisdom are pure gold. Hopefully, you find it invaluable too! We will have a part two where we go into even more topics on newborns so keep an eye out for that next week!

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Resources From This Episode:

• Non-sleep deep rest on YouTube
• Growing up Bebe book about parenting like the French
• Baby Delight bedside bassinet 
• Frida baby nail clipper
• @Cosleepy Instagram - Check out "Chest Sleeping" highlight 
• Safe Sleep Seven - Principles for co-sleeping
• Wonder Weeks app for baby's developmental leaps
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #10: Breastfeeding: What To Know Before Your Baby Is Born
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #12: A Deep Dive into Lip and Tongue Ties

Stay Connected With Us:
Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Dr. Leah: www.womanhoodwellness.com
Instagram: @drleahgordon
Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
Instagram: @morganmacdermott