Surviving Tiny Humans: 10 Minute Triage for Newborns & New Parents

Dr. Kailey Buller
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Surviving that first year with a newborn isn’t supposed to feel like an escape room, but between clickbait, contradictory advice, sleepless nights, and the unpredictability of babies… it often does. Surviving Tiny Humans is fast, evidence-based postpartum and newborn support from Dr. Kailey Buller; physician, author, and mom of two. Each episode is a mini “triage moment” — what's true, what matters, and when to be seen. Covering newborn sleep, feeding, illness, postpartum recovery, mental health, and everything in between, this show is your weekly dose of sanity from a doctor who gets it.

  1. May 31

    Ep. 25 - When Should You Worry About Baby's Fever?

    This is the Season 1 finale of Surviving Tiny Humans — and we're going out with one of the most googled topics in parenting: fevers. Because at 2am with a sick baby, you don't want to read a medical textbook. You want someone to tell you clearly — does this need the ER or not? In this episode I'm walking you through everything you actually need to know: what counts as a real fever, what to do about it, when to go in, and when you can manage safely at home. Including a few things that might surprise you. In this episode: What actually counts as a fever vs. a low-grade temperature — and why the distinction matters more than the numberWhy the height of the fever is less important than how your child looksAcetaminophen vs. ibuprofen — how they're different, how to use them together, and why ibuprofen before bed might be the moveThe fever rules by age — including why any fever in a baby under 30 days is an automatic ER visit no matter how well they lookWhen to go to the ER vs. when an urgent appointment is enoughThe five-day fever rule and Kawasaki's disease — what it is and why every medical student on the planet knows about itEar infections, delayed fevers, and how to recognize when a cold has turned into something elseMy favourite gut-check for telling a virus from a bacterial infection — and why the grosser it is, the more likely it's viral🔗 Free fever flowchart linked below — print it, save it to your phone, and have it ready for the next 2am moment. https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/infant-er-flowchart Season 2 returns in September. See you then.

    12 min

  2. May 24

    Ep. 24 - Meeting Your Own Expectations in Motherhood

    Sleep deprivation doesn't just make you tired — it functionally gives you ADHD. The same executive function deficits, the same working memory gaps, the same inability to start a task you know you need to do. If you've ever walked into a room and immediately forgotten why, congratulations: you're a new parent. Jessica Lewis — ADHD coach, host of Quick Wins for ADHD Moms, and mom of three — is back for part two of our conversation, and this time we're getting into the practical stuff. The small shifts that actually make the newborn phase more manageable when your brain has basically stopped cooperating. In this episode: Simplifying ruthlessly — the three-step everything rule and why most of what you think you have to do, you don'tSquirreling supplies everywhere — why having diapers, wipes, and a spare onesie in every corner of your life is actually a strategyThe minimum standard concept — how to stop cleaning and doing laundry on someone else's timeline and find your ownWhy the moms who look like they have it together are doing the exact same thing you are — just better at hiding itSit-down showers, laundry that stays in the basket, and other permissions you didn't know you neededThe fear-based marketing that's filling your house with things you don't need — and how letting go of it opens up mental spacePostpartum depression, ADHD, and why sometimes you don't have the words — and what to do when you don't This one is part of the Life With a Newborn series — and it's for every parent whose brain feels like it's running forty tabs with no way to close any of them. 🔗 Find Jessica at theadhdmom.com and Quick Wins for ADHD Moms wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-wins-for-adhd-moms-short-episodes-real-solutions/id992947956 🔗 Free postpartum scripts and guides linked below — including tools to help you talk to your doctor or partner when you can't find the words https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/postpartum-scripts

    12 min

  3. May 17

    Ep. 23 - Quick Wins for Life With a Newborn (with Jessica Lewis)

    Turns out, having a newborn gives you ADHD. Not metaphorically. For real. So for this episode I brought in someone who knows exactly how to work with a brain that isn't cooperating. Jessica Lewis is an ADHD coach, host of the Quick Wins for ADHD Moms podcast, and a mom of three who was diagnosed with ADHD at 43 after recognizing herself in her son's symptoms. She joined me to talk practical, low-lift strategies that work specifically for the newborn phase — whether you have ADHD or not. In this episode: Why new parenthood is functionally identical to ADHD — and why that actually matters for how you copeProtecting your sleep — why it's the highest-leverage thing you can do and how to actually make it happenThe postpartum registry idea — asking for the specific help you actually need instead of hoping people figure it outPump parts in the fridge — the tip that will save you from washing them after every single sessionFreezer meals, frozen vegetables, and why your toaster oven is about to become your best friendHow to delegate the tasks that are draining you without feeling like you have to ask awkwardlyThis one is part of the Life With a Newborn series — practical support for the phase that nobody fully prepares you for. 🔗 Find Jessica at theadhdmom.com and Quick Wins for ADHD Moms wherever you listen to podcasts.

    11 min

  4. May 10

    Ep. 22 - Infertility: How to Boost Your Chances & What Happens Next

    Infertility affects one in five couples — and yet almost nobody talks about what the process actually looks like, what the testing involves, or what it does to you emotionally while you're in it. This episode is a little off-brand for Surviving Tiny Humans — and also exactly on brand, because everyone's path to parenthood looks different, and that deserves to be acknowledged. I'm sharing my own experience with secondary infertility — the particular whiplash of conceiving easily the first time and then not being able to get pregnant again — alongside the clinical side of what investigation and treatment actually look like. In this episode: Primary vs. secondary infertility — what they are and how common they actually areWhat testing looks like for both partners — and why, as usual, the burden falls disproportionately on womenWhat the IVF process actually involves step by step — the hormones, the egg retrieval, the embryo grading, the implantation, and the waitingThe emotional reality nobody prepares you for — including what it feels like when the test is positive one day and negative the nextThe only fertility supplements that actually have evidence behind them — and what to skipPractical ways to genuinely improve your chances, including timing of sex and lifestyle factors that move the needle This one is for anyone who is trying, anyone who has tried, and anyone who just wants to understand what this journey actually looks like from the inside. 🔗 Free fertility supplement guide: https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/fertility-supplement-guide

    12 min

  5. May 3

    Ep. 21 - Life With A Newborn Part 3: The First 30 Days

    Recommended Resource: Surviving Tiny Humans - https://a.co/d/07faXLvV - This is the third and final episode of the Life With a Newborn series. After 30 days they're technically an infant — and the rest of this podcast is the continuation anyway. This episode fills in the gaps. The things that don't have their own dedicated episode yet — the neurological reality of the fourth trimester, the practical daily care stuff nobody explains in detail, and the emotional transition that happens around week two when the help quietly disappears. What we cover: The fourth trimester — why your baby's nervous system is still organizing outside the womb and what that means for how you parent in these first weeksWhat your baby can actually see and why your face is the most important thing in their world right nowTummy time — when to start, what counts, how to make it more tolerable, and why it's the single most important developmental activity in the first 30 daysBath time — how to do it before the umbilical cord falls off, how often, and what you actually needUmbilical cord care — what normal looks like, what healing looks like, and what needs medical attentionNewborn skincare — vernix, peeling, fragrance-free everything, and what not to stress aboutThe emotional reality of week two when the adrenaline wears off, the visitors leave, and you're suddenly alone in a quiet house with a baby who isn't giving anything back yetThe first real smile — what it means, when it comes, and why it changes everythingSurviving Tiny Humans covers everything from the first days home through the end of the first year — the honest, practical guide your discharge papers should have been. 🔗 https://a.co/d/07faXLvV

    12 min

  6. Apr 27

    EP. 20 - Baby Butts: Diaper Rash (and Eczema) and How to Manage at Home

    Recommended: Surviving Tiny Humans https://a.co/d/07faXLvV A quick one this week, but still just as practical. This week, we're talking about baby butts! Okay, not really. But we're talking about diaper rash so... close enough. We also break down the similarities and differences between the two most common rashes -- diaper rash and eczema -- so yo know how to manage both at home without needing to see your doctor any more than is necessary.

    8 min

  7. Apr 19

    EP. 19 - All About Diapers: Baby Poops, Blood & More!

    Everything you didn't think you needed to know about diapers (and the fun surprises held within!) ... Recommended Tools: Surviving Tiny Humans, The Book https://a.co/d/02plwjbP In this episode we talk all about: baby poops -- colour, consistency, and when to worryblood -- when it's normal, when it's notconstipation -- how to know and what to do tips & tricksdiaper sizes! -- how to tell when it's actually time to size up Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss a triage!

    12 min

  8. Apr 12

    Ep. 18 - Life With a Newborn, Part 2: The First 2 Weeks

    Guides & Tools: Safe Sleep Without Shame: https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/safe-sleep The Nightshift Playbook: https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/nightshift-playbook You’re home. The nurses are gone. The visitors haven’t arrived yet. Or they have, and somehow that’s also exhausting. And nobody gave you an instruction manual. The first two weeks are survival mode, and that’s not a failure — that’s just the reality of bringing a brand new human into the world while your body, your hormones, and your sleep are all doing completely different things at the same time. This episode is the honest guide to what’s actually happening, what actually matters, and what you can safely ignore. What we cover: What the first few days actually look like — day by day, from the sleepy first 24 hours through the Day 3 hormone crash and out the other sideThe only three questions that tell you if things are going okay — and why everything else is noiseWhat doesn’t matter as much as the internet makes it sound — the schedule, the bassinet, the bonding timeline, the laundryWhat activities are actually appropriate for a newborn — and why you don’t need a curriculum, classes, or anything that takes more energy than you haveHow to manage the house, the help, and the mental load when you’re running on nothingHow to split nights with a partner so both of you get a real stretch of sleep This is Part 2 of the Life With a Newborn series — a stage-by-stage guide through the first year. The real version, not the highlight reel. For more support, whenever you need it, check out my guides and tools: Safe Sleep Without Shame: https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/safe-sleep The Nightshift Playbook: https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/nightshift-playbook

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Surviving that first year with a newborn isn’t supposed to feel like an escape room, but between clickbait, contradictory advice, sleepless nights, and the unpredictability of babies… it often does. Surviving Tiny Humans is fast, evidence-based postpartum and newborn support from Dr. Kailey Buller; physician, author, and mom of two. Each episode is a mini “triage moment” — what's true, what matters, and when to be seen. Covering newborn sleep, feeding, illness, postpartum recovery, mental health, and everything in between, this show is your weekly dose of sanity from a doctor who gets it.

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