Newbies: New Moms, New Babies

New Mommy Media | Independent Podcast Network

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Join us as we guide new mothers through their baby's first year of life. Newly postpartum moms celebrate the excitement of becoming new parents, as well as the emotional and physical struggles of recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn baby.

1d ago

Navigating the Challenges of Breastfeeding: Real Stories and Solutions

Host Kaile Garcia welcomes Britt Peralta, a Louisiana-based infant feeding specialist, to discuss common breastfeeding struggles and solutions. Britt shares her difficult start to motherhood after an emergency C-section, NICU separation, and postpartum mental health challenges, while noting breastfeeding went well for her. Drawing on experience in L&D, postpartum, and NICU, she explains that issues like pain, supply concerns, long feeds, fussiness, gas, and reflux are “check engine lights” requiring a full mom-and-baby assessment rather than guesses. They cover when “just give it time” is appropriate versus when to seek help, how to evaluate true low supply and milk transfer (including weighted feeds), and why effective milk removal, latch/positioning, and proper pump and flange fit matter. Britt also addresses nipple pain, tongue-tie function, combo feeding sustainability, and baby body factors affecting feeding, and shares how to find her practice, Feeding with Britt. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 15

Oral Ties and Torticollis: A Guide to Infant Care

Newbies host Kaile Garcia talks with pediatric physical therapist Meagan O’Neill about how oral restrictions and oral motor dysfunction can affect a baby’s whole body, not just feeding. O’Neill defines torticollis, signs parents can notice (head tilt/rotation, head flattening, craniofacial asymmetry), why early PT intervention matters versus a “wait and see” approach, and potential impacts on head shape and motor skills. She explains oral motor dysfunction as coordination issues of the lips, tongue, cheeks, and jaw, with signs like shallow latch, clicking, milk loss, gagging, coughing, bottle difficulty, and trouble keeping a pacifier in. The episode covers gentle bodywork, fascia connections from tongue through the body, why tongue ties need therapy and aftercare beyond release, and how to find qualified specialists (IBCLC, OT, SLP, PT, pediatric dentist), including laser vs scissor releases. O’Neill advises parents to trust their gut and seek help early, including virtual options. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 8

Fall Fun: Exploring Disney Parks with Your Baby or Toddler

Host Kaile Garcia welcomes expert mom Chelsea Adams to discuss taking babies and toddlers to Disneyland or Disney World in the fall, including what to do, ride considerations, and managing the parks. Chelsea, a Chicago-based mom of two sons (ages 4 and 15), shares her motherhood journey, including having her first son as a preemie at 20 with heavy family support, and a later, more stable parenting experience with her younger son and husband, though without her mom. They talk about growing up visiting Disney World, multi-generational trips, and delaying park visits with a newborn during COVID. Tips include taking advantage of free admission under age three, planning and researching with park apps, checking height requirements, bringing snacks and water, using baby care centers for feeding/pumping, preparing for heat and rain with fans, ponchos, and stroller covers, and protecting nap schedules via stroller naps or hotel breaks. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Oct 1

Journey to Finding Your Mom Friends: Tips for New Moms

Host Kaile Garcia welcomes stay-at-home mom Erin Baird from Celina, Texas (mom of a 5-year-old and 2-year-old) to discuss finding community in motherhood. Erin shares her transition from social work to staying home after her first baby, her pregnancy experiences including gestational diabetes, and how church friendships and meal trains helped her build a mom tribe. They cover ways to meet other moms like church groups, library story times, neighborhoods, playgrounds, and social media and offer practical tips like getting out of your comfort zone, treating groups like “dating” to find the right fit, and starting with one simple outreach text. Erin describes leading Mom Walk Co Celina and a garage-based “Strong Moms” workout group, emphasizing reciprocity, diverse friendships, and not overcomplicating community-building. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 24

Work-From-Home Motherhood: Tips for New Moms

Host Kaile Garcia welcomes Ashley Harris, a family nurse practitioner and single mom in South Carolina, to discuss tips for working from home while parenting. Ashley shares her unexpected pregnancy after a pituitary adenoma diagnosis, postpartum depression, and the challenge of ER shifts before transitioning during COVID to telehealth, which became long-term. She outlines remote opportunities in nursing and advanced practice, including virtual urgent care, telephone triage, case management, utilization review, and documentation review. They discuss work-from-home pros like flexibility and everyday comforts, and cons like blurred boundaries, household distractions, and others assuming availability, emphasizing the value of a separate workspace. Ashley offers strategies for building childcare support through family, teens, trusted centers, and parent friendships, and advises being honest with employers, setting realistic expectations, and prioritizing well-being. Ashley can be found on Instagram at @ashleysophia_np. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 17

How Family Dynamics Shift After Baby: Two Under Two, Boundaries, and Nervous System Support

Newbies host Kaile Garcia talks with certified health coach and author Britt Olson about how family dynamics change after having a baby, especially with two children 18 months apart. Britt shares moving from Florida to Georgia at eight months pregnant, laboring 33 hours, and experiencing postpartum isolation and later severe postpartum anxiety and depression with intrusive thoughts and panic attacks; she felt significant improvement after weaning. She describes the stress on her marriage when far from family, dividing nighttime duties by child, and the challenges of planned grandparent visits, unmet expectations, and boundary-setting when boundaries weren’t respected, including examples around gifts and family trips. Britt emphasizes that hard phases and relationships can improve over time and offers nervous system calming techniques: grounding outdoors using the five senses and somatic shaking to discharge stress. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 10

Military Spouses and Motherhood: Tales from the Trenches

Host Kaile Garcia introduces a Newbies episode on becoming a mother while a husband or partner serves in the military, focusing on solo parenting during long deployments, minimal contact, and limited nearby family. Expert guest Shelby Bateman, the 2026 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year, shares her family’s experience with two young children, having her first during COVID while stationed far from family, and parenting through a MEU deployment that extended from six to nine months. They discuss the challenges of staying connected to an absent parent, reintegration when a service member returns, and feeling unprepared for military motherhood. Shelby emphasizes building community, getting involved, and “being a villager,” and highlights resources such as WIC, MCCS, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society programs, and base libraries. She also explains the Military Spouse of the Year program, her upcoming activities, and where to connect with her on social media. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sep 3

Nutrition and Nurture: Postpartum Protein Guides for New Moms

Host Kaile Garcia welcomes expert mama Aisha Owens to discuss postpartum workouts with a focus on hitting protein goals during the fourth trimester and beyond. Aisha shares her transition from vegan to pescatarian after pregnancy cravings, her difficult postpartum period with anxiety, and how returning to movement supported her mental health with encouragement from her husband. They discuss practical protein guidance (aiming for at least half of body weight in grams), the high calorie burn of nursing, and simple high-protein foods and meal-prep ideas including protein smoothies, Greek yogurt with granola, beans and rice, ground turkey or beef with peppers, and bean-based pasta like BRAMI. For movement, Aisha recommends starting with walking and babywearing exercises such as squats and calf raises, building up over 4–6 months. She advises finding mom support, choosing quick grab-and-go nutrition, and using social media positively for connection and motivation. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram for more information giveaways and more. Our handle is ⁠⁠⁠@NewMommyMedia⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠! You get behind the scene clips, blog posts, videos and the episodes a week early and ad free! Complete our survey and enter to win a $50 gift card: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8GTTR3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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LOVE THIS SHOW

2d ago

Pinkpolish15

I love how light hearted the topics are! I literally binged so many pertaining to the season of motherhood I was in. Will definitely keep listening and love how easy the conversations feel. 🩷🩷
Is it a podcast or series of Ads?

Jul 13

fairy1202

I’m sure podcast is useful, but the amount of ads that you have for 30mins show is WAY Toto many. Plus they are so much louder that podcast itself - very annoying to deal with it. Please fix it and I would love to listen to you again.
😱 OMG

05/30/2025

Betta fish lover 12345

I just had a new baby 😦😍😶😴that’s how I feel about the new baby
Thank you for being here!

04/30/2024

ajce1130

This show has been so great as a new Mama- From tips to hearing from others; i recommend it to other new moms to listen to!

Join us as we guide new mothers through their baby's first year of life. Newly postpartum moms celebrate the excitement of becoming new parents, as well as the emotional and physical struggles of recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn baby.