Learning To Mom ® Motherhood Podcast for First Time Moms, New Moms and Expecting Mothers

Still leaking when you sneeze and quietly assuming that's just your life now, even though you may not be FRESH postpartum? Or faithfully doing your Kegels and wondering why NOTHING is actually getting better? Then BUCKLE UP mom friend!!!

This week I sat down with Christina of Tighten Your Tinkler to talk about the pelvic floor conversation nobody continues past those early postpartum months. We get into why Kegels are so often the wrong answer, the real difference between a weak and a tight pelvic floor (and why it completely changes what you should be doing), why pain during sex can show up a year or two later out of nowhere, and whether it's ever truly too late to fix this stuff. If you've been pushing through and hoping it just resolves on its own, this one might change your mind.

In this episode, we dive into:

• does online pelvic floor therapy actually work without an internal assessment
• why nobody talks about the pelvic floor after the postpartum period ends
• can pelvic floor problems cause painful sex a year or two later
• What is the difference between a weak pelvic floor and a tight pelvic floor
• how do you know if you have a tight or weak pelvic floor
• is it ever too late to fix pelvic floor issues or do you need surgery
• a good first step if you are leaking or feeling tight
• why Kegels are not the answer for most moms
• what happens to your pelvic floor at 60 or 70 if you ignore it now
• what actually counts as the postpartum period
• why pelvic floor symptoms come back with the next pregnancy

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if you've never learned how to do it safely, if you want to know how to make it more comfortable now that your little one is a toddler, or if you're wondering how in the world you cosleep with a toddler AND a newborn at the same time... this episode is for YOU.

Want to hear her newborn sleep episode? Spotify's link HERE, apple's link HERE.

Cosleeping expert Tiffany Belanger of Cosleepy breaks all things toddler cosleeping down for us. There will be a time (intentionally or not) that you cosleep with your toddler, so it's important to know how to do it safely, so don't miss this episode!!

This week I sat down with my friend Tiffany of Cosleepy to pick up where her newborn episode left off (if your baby is under 12 months, go listen to that one first). We're getting into the toddler years. Whether your toddler has to move out when the new baby comes, and how to start prepping the second you find out you're pregnant so it isn't a shock. Tiffany's story about going from one to two is worth the whole episode. We also get into what actually changes after the first birthday, when the comforter and pillow can come back, how to make bed sharing with a wild little kicker halfway comfortable, and how kids eventually leave your bed on their own. No program. No plan. Nobody crying.

In this episode, we get into:

• Co sleeping with a newborn and a toddler at the same time
• Does my toddler have to leave the bed when the new baby comes
• How to prep your toddler for a new baby if you bed share
• How to transition your toddler out of your bed
• When do kids stop co sleeping
• What changes about safe co sleeping after your baby turns one
• When can a toddler have a pillow and blanket in your bed
• When is it safe to bring the comforter back
• How to make co sleeping with a toddler more comfortable
• Using a floor bed or extra mattress in your room
• The Safe Sleep Seven rules for bed sharing
• How to bed share safely if you are not breastfeeding
• Why the baby does not go between mom and dad
• Why most sleep accidents happen on couches and not beds

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An honest look into 5 things I wish I started doing earlier as a mom.

This podcast has changed me so much as a mom, and these five are the things I've come to learn about how I mother and how my kids are wired, and I really wish I'd started them sooner because it would've made all of it so much more successful for us. There's gonna be some stuff in here you hear and go I LOVE that, and other stuff you'd never in a million years do, so take it with a grain of salt. But if you've been feeling like you should be doing something different and you can't figure out what it is, this one is FOR YOU.

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How to design your home to make you CALMER! 

This week, licensed therapist turned interior designer Anita Yokota breaks down why a cluttered, chaotic home literally spikes your cortisol and keeps your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how to create a calmer, more cohesive space without becoming a minimalist or throwing away everything you own. If you've ever felt paralyzed by a room you don't know how to fix, guilty for wanting your home to feel good, or just plain touched-out by the noise and the STUFF, this one is going to feel like a deep breath.

In this episode, we get into:

• Why does my messy house make me feel so anxious?
•  How does clutter affect your nervous system and stress?
•  How do I make my home feel calmer with young kids?
•  How do I create a cohesive home without being a minimalist?
•  How do you choose a color palette for a room?
•  How many colors should be in a color palette?
•  How do you add warmth and texture to a room?
•  Where do I start when a room feels overwhelming?
•  How do you decide what to keep on a budget?
•  What's one small thing I can do today to feel calmer at home?

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On your phone way more than you want to be, even when you're trying to be present with your kids? Can't seem to put it down no matter how hard you try? this episode is FOR YOU! 

This week, I sat down with Catherine Price, author of How to Break Up With Your Phone, to break down WHY our phones are so impossible to put down (hint: it's not a you problem), what all this scrolling is really costing us and our kids, and exactly how to break the habit for good.

In this episode we dive into:

• how to approach phone guilt as a parent without shame
• the science of why phones are so hard to put down
• how phones use the same addictive tricks as slot machines
• how dopamine keeps you scrolling
• what your phone overuse is really costing you
• how phone use rewires your brain
• are we creating a new cycle for our kids with our phone use
• how short form content affects your attention span
• how much screen time is appropriate for adults
• what breaking up with your phone actually looks like
• how to be a more present parent
• what people do with their time after quitting the scroll

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Don't know where to begin with potty training your 2-3 year old, or just need some direction and help?? This interview with Jamie Glowacki IS FOR YOU, so buckle in!!

This episode is going to change EVERYTHING for your potty training journey.

I sat down with Jamie Glowacki, the woman behind the potty training bible Oh Crap Potty Training, and she does NOT hold back. 

In this episode we discuss:

• the right mindset to have going into potty training
• why you shouldn't tell people you're potty training
• how to know if your child is actually ready to potty train
• is the readiness sign a myth
• when should you start potty training
• can you wait too long to potty train
• the Oh Crap Potty Training method timeline and structure
• the best age to potty train and why 20 to 30 months
• how much should you prompt your toddler
• how to help your toddler recognize their own body cues
• are boys harder to potty train than girls

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No matter how much you prep them, the transition to a new sibling is going to be hard. You can absolutely make it easier, and I did a lot of things that I think really helped, but there's no such thing as an easy transition for a kid whose whole world just changed.

In this episode I'm walking through everything we did to prepare our older two for their baby brother, from how we talked about him during pregnancy all the way through what's been happening at home now that the newborn novelty has worn off and the reality of mom's attention being split three ways is setting in. I get into why we chose not to bring our kids to the hospital, what it looked like when they met him for the first time at home, and the one thing we say yes to almost every time because I think it's made a bigger difference than anything else.

In this episode, we dive into:

• How to prep the kids before baby gets here
• How to prep the kids for you being at the hospital
• How to introduce them to the baby
• How our transition is going now
  
  

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