Today on the podcast, Arianna Alloway talks about having a big family and the various dynamics around structuring their life to make it all work. Arianna is "Oh that hippie mom is lots of kids" on Instagram, and she's been a favorite motherhood account for Dr. Morgan for many years. She just had her NINTH child, and so she offers us wisdom from her lived experience on many topics today, like listening for a feeling your babies before they come in (also known as spirit babies), how she and her husband decided to add more each time, their vasectomy reversal story, postpartum mental health factors, how to deal with the judgement of family/friends and strangers about having many children, the logistics of bedrooms/cars/chores etc, and some advice around sibling dynamics.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Follow Arianna on Instagram: @oh_thathippiemomwlotsofkids 
• Spirit Babies by Walter Mackichen Book
• Arianna's Podcast The Hum of Home: Spirit Baby Connection and Communication Episode
• Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth Book
• Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth with Catherine Pakaluk Podcast Episode

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This is an important one for all soon-to-be and already established mothers. On today's show, we get really gritty about the process of becoming a mother - and the opportunity of amazing transformation that CAN take place from it - but sometimes is not, due to lack of support, proper expectations, and overall societal failure at valuing mothers and children in general. We use two posts to guide the conversation, each detailing an aspect of how coming into and through motherhood carries with it important steps of pain and challenge that are GOOD and PURPOSEFUL and OK to feel. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one. 

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Resources From This Episode:

• Watch the I Am Documentary here
• Check out @clairefagin on Instagram
• See @Lbreggy's post about postpartum

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Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Instagram: @morganmacdermott

Today we welcome Carson Meyer, doula, certified nutritional consultant, founder of the skincare line C & the Moon, and now new Author to the book Growing Together: Doula Wisdom & Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth & Early Motherhood. We discuss the particular challenges of modern motherhood, and how women can revolve health or lifestyle goals for themselves and their mothering around a blended approach between early human adaptations mixed with today's current culture. We chat about having reverence for birth as a way to change the world, how current birthing systems are missing the mark to serve individual women and babies at times, the process of cultivating motherly intuition, and more.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Carson's new book: Growing Together: Doula Wisdom & Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth & Early Motherhood
• Carson's brand: C & The Moon
• Check out Carson's website: www.carson-meyer.com
• Follow Carson on Instagram: @ccmeyer
• The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost book

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Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Dr. Morgan: www.milkmedicine.com
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In today’s episode, we’re diving into how to boost egg quality during IVF or egg freezing. Supporting your eggs is a crucial part of the process, yet it's often overlooked in conventional fertility treatments. We’re sharing practical, science-backed tips—including some you may not have heard before—to help you optimize this time, improve egg health, and ultimately enhance embryo quality. Stronger embryos lead to better transfers, healthier pregnancies, and thriving babies. This episode isn’t just for those going through IVF—if you’re trying to conceive naturally and want to improve your egg quality, these insights will be just as valuable. Tune in for a holistic approach to fertility that bridges the gap between what’s missing in traditional care and what your body truly needs.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula
• Dr. Leah's Optimize IVF mini-course

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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

Although it's not the happiest topic, as women and mothers - we need to know what can happen in our bodies - so today's episode is all about the possible causes of first trimester bleeding. We break down 10 potential causes, ranging from spotting to very heavy flow, so that you can be empowered with knowing the difference between benign bleeding and then that which may be a threat to you or baby's lives. We discuss implantation bleeding, chemical pregnancies, ectopic pregnancy, threatened miscarriage from low progesterone, molar pregnancies, subchorionic hemorrhages, and more.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Episode #31 - The Power of Progesterone: An Essential Fertility Hormone 
• Episode #53 - Miscarriage Mystery Decoded with Dr. Aumatma
• Episode #100 - Ok You're Pregnant - Now What?!

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Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Instagram: @morganmacdermott

This is for those looking for an alternative, partner-led sleep training method. Dr. Morgan and her husband Wes discuss the way that they have gotten all of their babies night weaned and sleeping through the night. Now, it's not a super involved method - certainly not rocket science, but they had so many questions that they decided to make an episode that can be referred back to and shared easily. They discuss how they prepare themselves and the child for this process - inclduing some factors where you may NOT want to start the sleep training just yet, and then they talk about the process itself - how there will be a crappy transitional period, Wes's tips and tricks for what he's actually doing, how Dr. Morgan manages milk supply issues, other stories, and more.

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Resources From This Episode:

• The Wonder Weeks App
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #63: Role Changes and Expectations within Fatherhood with Wes MacDermott
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #92: Homebirth & Postpartum For Partners with Wes MacDermott

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

In today's special episode, we talk about manifesting husbands and babies, mediums, spirit guides, and all the woo-woo stuff that Dr. Leah loves and has helped her so much along her infertility journey and life. Brooke Carver and Dr. Leah dive deep into all of it, their personal stories, and how you can use manifestation in your own life to realize whatever dream you have in your heart. We can't wait for you to hear everything we have to share! Let's go! 

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Resources From This Episode:

• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula program

Connect With Our Guest:

• Instagram: @loveherwildpodcast
• TikTok: @mrshappilyeverafter
• Podcast: Love Her Wild 

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Healthy As A Mother: www.healthyasamother.com
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Instagram: @morganmacdermott

You just found out you're pregnant- congrats! And now you're wondering - what next? what now? Or maybe you hope to be pregnant soon and the questions remain. In this episode, we break down a few things to consider when you FIRST find out you are pregnant - ranging from how to calculate an accurate due date considering your ovulation, to some things to start doing or stop doing, then our favorite supplement recommendations and advice around having grace with your dietary choices, then how to choose the right birth provider for you, and more. Here we go! 

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Resources From This Episode:

• Dr. Morgan's Pregnancy Course
• EBB Article: Due Dates
• Healthy As A Mother Episode #13: Baby Brain Support in Pregnancy with Dr Ari Calhoun

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

Today Dr. Leah interviews Sonia Ribas, an amazing fertility coach, all about holistic fertility. They talk about what holistic fertility even means, what some of the keys to the success she has with clients are, how she supports not only women but also men, some of the downfalls with the fertility system, and so much more. This was such a special episode and I can't wait for you to soak in her knowledge and wisdom! Let's go!

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Resources From This Episode:

• Sonia's Website
• Sonia on Instagram
• Sonia's Free Masterclass
• Sonia's Coaching Programs
• Dr. Leah's Fertility Formula program
• Loving What Is Book
• Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself  Book

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

Today's episode is angled to be about parenting and motherhood but really can be applied to all facets of life. We discuss the seemingly ominous concept of pivoting from our original plan - whether that be how or where your child sleeps, using a pacifier, or screen time habits to name a few. Adapting and changing course is an inescapable part of raising children, and we've demonized it as this thing that is SO hard - so much so that you should NEVER start off on the quote-unquote "wrong" side of a habit in the first place. We talk about mental resiliency and acceptance of what IS - the reality before us - with the particular child we have, in the particular circumstance of our life - and how we have to adapt to that in the moment. Because if we don't, we increase our suffering - and oftentimes setting our expectations right will help us to either avoid or move through the micro griefs that come with ordinary aspects of parenting. This is a fun one, let's dive in. 

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Stay Connected With Us:
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Instagram: @morganmacdermott