In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily continues the Feeding Series and breaks down one of the most talked-about topics in infant feeding: tongue ties, lip ties, and cheek ties. Instead of focusing on fear, this episode focuses on understanding feeding function.

Dr. Emily explains how the tongue develops during pregnancy, how the tongue actually works during feeding, and why oral ties sometimes affect breastfeeding or bottle feeding mechanics. She also explores the signs parents may notice during feeds and how body tension, latch, and positioning can influence feeding success.

Most importantly, this episode takes a solution-oriented approach to oral ties — helping parents understand when support, bodywork, or feeding adjustments may help, and when a release procedure might be considered.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What tongue ties, lip ties, and cheek ties actually are
• Why tongue mobility matters for feeding
• Signs oral restrictions may be affecting feeds
• How body tension can influence tongue function
• What options exist for supporting babies with ties

This episode helps parents move from fear about ties to confidence in supporting feeding.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily continues the Feeding Series by exploring why posture may be the most overlooked piece of infant feeding. Whether you’re breastfeeding or bottle feeding, the way both mom and baby are positioned can influence latch mechanics, nervous system regulation, milk transfer, and the overall feeding experience.

Dr. Emily walks through how posture affects feeding physiology, why alignment matters for both baby and mom, and how simple adjustments in positioning can dramatically improve feeding ease.

In this episode, we cover:

• The difference between sympathetic vs. parasympathetic posture during feeding
• Why body alignment affects latch mechanics and milk transfer
• How posture influences oxytocin, letdown, and feeding regulation
• Common feeding positions and when to use them
• Signs posture struggles may actually be structural tension patterns
• When to seek additional support for feeding challenges

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In this one-year anniversary episode of The Popped Podcast, Dr. Emily continues the Feeding Series talking practical feeding tools — for breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and the struggles that show up no matter how you feed your baby. Because most feeding stress isn’t about failure. It’s about regulation, positioning, and knowing what to adjust.

In this episode:

• Breastfeeding tools for latch pain, oversupply, low supply anxiety & engorgement
• Bottle-feeding tools for flow preference, gassiness & combo transitions
• What to do when baby falls asleep every feed or wants to eat constantly
• The posture layer most people miss — ribcage position, chin tuck, midline & maternal jaw tension
• Why feeding is often a nervous system conversation

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily continues the Feeding Series with a deep dive into the physiology, mechanics, and emotional landscape of bottle feeding. This conversation explores how feeding is first and foremost a nervous system exchange — not a moral decision.

Dr. Emily breaks down the biological differences between breastfeeding and bottle feeding, including flow control, suck–swallow–breathe coordination, and how external regulation changes the feeding dynamic. She explains how paced feeding supports vagal tone, why flow rate matters for airway safety, and how visible ounces can shift parental psychology.

The episode also unpacks oxytocin and bonding beyond milk source, the role of modern infant formula in medical history, and how feeding choices intersect with identity, recovery, and family stability. Dr. Emily addresses the cultural narratives surrounding bottle feeding and reframes the conversation around regulation, sustainability, and attachment.

This episode is for parents who want clarity, not comparison — and who are navigating modern feeding decisions with both science and self-trust.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily begins the Feeding Series by unpacking the biology, neurobiology, and modern pressure surrounding breastfeeding.

From hormonal feedback loops and milk production to latch mechanics and the nervous system’s role in letdown, this episode separates mammalian design from cultural expectation.

Inside this episode:

• The stages of lactation and what “milk coming in” actually means
• How prolactin and oxytocin regulate supply
• Why stress can inhibit letdown
• Cluster feeding, night feeds, and pump misconceptions
• Structural influences on latch and milk transfer
• What breastmilk does for baby — and for mom
• The emotional weight of feeding in a performance culture

Breastfeeding is adaptive biology.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily explores the science of labor induction, focusing on what induction methods are actually shifting inside the body to initiate labor.

This episode covers:

• The natural labor cascade and how spontaneous labor is initiated
• Baby’s role in starting labor, including fetal lung maturity and surfactant signaling
• How cervical ripening works and what prostaglandins actually do
• The difference between chemical ripening and mechanical dilation
• How membrane sweeps function as a localized biochemical signal
• What changes physiologically when the water is broken
• How Pitocin stimulates contractions—and how it differs from natural oxytocin
• Why induction methods are often layered and how physiology can become out of sequence
• The critical (and often overlooked) role of the nervous system in labor progression

This episode is designed to help expectant parents understand how and why inductions work, offering clarity around common interventions and reframing induction outcomes through a physiologic—not fear-based—lens.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily Muery dives into labor induction from a perspective that’s rarely centered — the emotional and lived experience of being induced.

This conversation explores:

• What labor induction can feel like when birth shifts from waiting to planned
• Why induction can bring up grief, pressure, and feelings of failure — even when it’s medically appropriate
• The different types of labor induction (cervical ripening, hormonal, mechanical) and why not all inductions feel the same
• How cultural narratives around “natural” birth shape the way moms interpret induction
• Why needing support or intervention does not mean your body failed
• What actually matters most in induced births — beyond the method itself

This episode is an invitation to hold nuance, process changes with compassion, and remember that induction is not failure — and your birth still belongs to you.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily Muery explores what parenting data actually shows — not to rank choices or define a “right” way, but to relieve the pressure so many moms carry.

This conversation looks at documented child and relational outcomes across different parenting paths, including working moms, stay-at-home moms, breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, and single or non-traditional families. Rather than using research as instruction or comparison, the data is used to highlight resilience, adaptability, and the many ways children are supported when care is consistent and relationships are safe.

At its core, this episode reframes parenting away from one defining decision and toward what truly supports development: emotional safety, responsiveness, repair, and caregiver support. It also acknowledges that not all parenting paths were chosen — and that resilience does not mean it wasn’t hard.

This is an evidence-informed, nervous-system-aware episode meant to bring perspective, reassurance, and grounding — especially on days when parenting feels heavy.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily Muery explores why comparison feels so loud during pregnancy and early motherhood — and why it’s not a personal flaw or lack of confidence.

Rather than offering tips to “stop comparing,” this conversation looks at the psychology and nervous system patterns behind comparison. Dr. Muery explains how identity shifts, loss of internal benchmarks, and high-stakes decision making naturally push the brain to look outward for reassurance. What often starts as curiosity can quietly turn into comparison when internal certainty hasn’t formed yet.

This episode is about understanding why comparison shows up, normalizing the experience, and creating space for self-trust to return — without shame or pressure. It also sets the foundation for next week’s episode, where Dr. Muery dives into parenting data and why no single decision determines a child’s outcome.

Key topics include:

• Why comparison increases during pregnancy and postpartum
• The role of curiosity, identity shifts, and nervous system vigilance
• How loss of internal benchmarks fuels external scanning
• Why comparison feels convincing — even when conclusions are incomplete
• How understanding comparison can be more regulating than trying to stop it

This episode is for any mom who has ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?” — and wants relief before advice.

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In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily Muery breaks down one of the most common — and misunderstood — physical changes of pregnancy and postpartum: Diastasis Recti.

This conversation is designed to calm fear, clear confusion, and reframe what’s actually happening in the body.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What diastasis recti actually is (and what it isn’t)
• Why abdominal separation is normal during pregnancy
• The layered anatomy of the abdominal wall and why it matters
• What doming and coning mean — and when they’re simply feedback
• The difference between normal adaptation and dysfunction
• Why diastasis recti doesn’t “just close” on its own
• How breath and pressure management influence healing
• Practical tools for postpartum recovery, including movement, support, and referrals
• When pelvic floor therapy, chiropractic care, or extra support may be helpful
• Why you are not broken — and why your core is capable of rebuilding function

This episode offers a grounded, non-fear-based approach to understanding diastasis recti, empowering listeners to support their bodies through pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond with clarity and confidence.

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