We sit down with the one and only Lily Nichols, RDN & CDE— author of Real Food for Gestational Diabetes, Real Food for Pregnancy, and her latest work, Real Food for Fertility, to set the record straight and debunk myths about some of the most common preconception and pregnancy routine practices and complications. The nutritional choices we make do have an impact on all of these areas, and the mainstream medical paradigm is slow to adapt, per usual.

In this episode we discussed:

• What is the real deal with the infamous glucose test? Why is the artificial orange drink a.k.a. Glucola the “gold standard” when testing women for Gestational Diabetes, and what are the shortcomings with the 50g, 75g, and 100g screening tests?
• How can Gestational Diabetes be managed, and what is the problem with the mainstream medical model’s current guidelines for GD management?
• When it comes to preconception and fertility, we of course have to mention The Pill. What must women know about their fertility when coming off the pill, and how does hormonal birth control impact future fertility outcomes and nutrient stores?
• What is recurrent miscarriage and how can women uncover the root cause?
• Male Factor Fertility— what is one thing all men can do across the board to contribute to the fertility equation, since we know they play a role in this too?
• What is the biggest scam with mainstream advice given for gestational hypertension, and what guidance should women follow instead?

Find Lily here

• Real Food for Pregnancy
• Real Food for Gestational Diabetes
• Real Food for Fertility
• Follow Lily on instagram

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• the importance of veering away from the martyrdom mindset in motherhood
• Oni's abandonment of the feminist movement and her calling to homeschool her two girls
• how single motherhood does not have to pose a barrier to homeschooling and/or your career
• how we women need to lean on our local community in person, not just online, for holistic support
• the delicate balance of setting boundaries and showing up as her authentic self as a postpartum doula while also staying open-minded to clients' varying needs
• the debacle of the night shift as a postpartum doula— does it help or hinder the breastfeeding relationship within the mother-baby dyad?
• how we don't have to and should not try to be everything to everyone when serving clients in our business
• how to know when it's the right time to take an overnight trip without your little one

• Instagram: @butterflybirthcare
• Website: https://www.butterflybirthcare.com/

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The (K)at is finally out of the bag! Kat is expecting baby #2!! It would be a little weird if we withheld the most compelling aspects of this wild pregnancy and plans for a sovereign birth (we explain what that means too) as two moms who host a podcast dedicated to pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. So, we of course had to divulge the details. It's too exciting not to share! We answer some of our listener questions submitted via instagram stories as well.

Resources Referenced:

• Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols, RDN
• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley (ch. 5: Ultrasounds)
• The Freebirth Society
• Unpacking Ultrasounds
• Tempdrop Fertility Tracker
• Resilient Motherhood Guide w/Anisa Woodall (code: MOTR for $100 off!)
• Gestational Diabetes, GBS, Ultrasound Technology, and RH Negative: A New Perspective
  
  
  

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Hilda Labradore Gore is the host and producer of Wise Traditions— the official Weston A. Price Foundation podcast.

Hilda brings her innate positivity, decades-long wisdom on ancestral practices, and exuberant demeanor to the virtual table where the three of us discuss topics such as:

• How do we know which food movements du jour are truly right for us? Raw Milk and beef liver are all the rage now, but before that everyone was talking about Paleo, Keto, Pegan, Raw before 4pm and the list goes on.
• Should we be concerned with the latest measles "outbreak"?
• How can we embrace the "80/20" lifestyle with what we know about artificial food dyes, glyphosate, and other false foods that hijack our taste buds?
• What are Hilda's favorite go-to simple, nutrient-dense snacks for young children and dinners for the entire family?
• What is one simple way we can deepen our connection and strengthen our relationship with our children?
• How we can nourish our families outside of diet?
• Food fads that will not age will such as the normalization of seed oils and lab-grown meat!

We absolutely loved our conversation with Hilda! As her IG handle suggests, she has a completely holistic perspective on caring for ourselves and our families, and her warmth beams during this interview. We hope you gleaned as much inspiration and wisdom from this upbeat and enlightening conversation as we did.

Follow Hilda on instagram

Check out Hilda's website

Tune in to the Wise Traditions podcast

Resources:

• Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness by Dr. Thomas Cowan
• Know Your Fats by Mary Enig
• 1000 Hours Outside

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In response to welcoming an influx of new followers on our Instagram page (hi!!), we decided it would be fun and informative to see what you wanted us to discuss in an upcoming episode.

So, in this episode we both address as many of the questions you posed as we could. Don’t worry if your question was not addressed; we will address the remaining questions in a Q&A part 2!

As a teaser, some of the questions we transparently answer include:

⁃Thoughts on gentle parenting
⁃Cloth diapering
⁃Red light therapy
⁃Postpartum depletion
⁃How we teach our children about religion
⁃Flathead’s impact on milestones
⁃The comparison trap on social media
-and so much more!

Resources and Discount Codes Mentioned:

• Go Diaper Free Resources (code MOTR for 15% off)
• Hope & Plum Baby Carriers (code CALLMEMRSWEST for 10% off)
• Artipoppe Carriers (DM us @MomsOffTheRecordPod for the discount code)
• April's TikTok with babywearing tutorials
• Dr. Green Life holistic remedies (code MOMSOFFTHERECORD10 for 10% off)
• Anisa Woodall's Resilient Motherhood Course and Recipes (code MOTR for $100 off)
• Perfect Supplements for repletion (code MOTR10 for 10% off)
• On Track Baby's NOEL Method
• Follow Tristan Harris to learn more about the social media algorithms and check out the Center for Humane Technology

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We hear from Speech and Language Pathologist Maria Gianfilippo, Founder of Organic Speech Therapy, about what it takes to raise talkative babies and toddlers.

First, it’s important to know what the milestones and averages are in regard to spoken words by specific age targets. Yes, every child does develop at his or her own pace; however, within *reason*.

We reflect upon the main contributors to a burgeoning vocabulary versus speech delays that should raise red flags.

We learn about optimal environments and lifestyles parents can embody in order to maximize their child’s communication capacity.

We’ll discuss why TV shows are not an appropriate substitute for 1:1 human interaction when it comes to teaching our children. It's a tough pill to swallow, but even the "educational programs" are not ideal. TV is a tool and we need to treat it as such.

You’ll also hear about the “wait and see” approach still recommended by pediatricians and the main reasons why speech delays have been on a significant rise over the last few years.

Learn about the benefits of bi-, tri-, and quadlingualism.

Resources:

• 10% off Talkative Babies and Talkative Toddlers with our links.
  • Note: for the Talkative Toddlers course, the discount code only works if the pay-in-full option is selected.
• Talkative Babies Course
• Talkative Toddlers Course
• Maria’s free book resource
• Milestone document resource
• Follow Maria at @organicspeechtherapypllc
  • If you click Maria's Talkative Toddlers & Babies links in her IG bio, you can also apply code MOTR for the 10% discount.
• Unapologetically Unmedicated episode 85: Signs Your Induction is BS
• Follow @FierceLizzie on Instagram

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Continuing our conversation on our approach to baby led weaning. In part 2, we discuss:

• Our favorite first foods from each food group to offer a beginner eater
• How we can take radical responsibility for developing and refining our babies’ palates
• Why a variety of textures beyond purées is crucial for orofacial development
• Our simple hack for ditching the plastic pouches and baby food jars while traveling with your baby
• Ideas for combining specific foods and tapping into your creativity without breaking the bank or slaving away in the kitchen all day
• Thinking critically about honey consumption in infants

Unapologetically Unmedicated episode 70

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Hear all about the MOTR approach to baby-led weaning. In this episode, we share our takes on:

• what we think of baby-led weaning
• how it’s different from simply “starting solids”
• overcoming obstacles mothers face when considering solids (fear of choking, allergens, breastfeeding relationships, etc).
• why we don’t care about added sodium for infants and what that evidence actually says (hint: it’s inconclusive)
• how we feel about purée pouches and stereotypical “baby food”
• why your pediatrician is not the expert on baby-led weaning
• signs of readiness and why anything under 6 months old is too young to start solids

Stay tuned for part 2 for an even deeper dive on meals we offer our children, BLW hacks, staying the course during travel and dining out, and so much more.

Resources:

• Lily Nichol's article debunking the infant sodium intake myth
• Episode #84 of Unapologetically Unmedicated: Buy for Baby, Bye for Mommy with Andrea Haskins
• Katie Ferraro's Baby Led Weaning Made Easy Program (not affiliates, but we loved this program nonetheless)

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