Bonding With Baby As a Working Mom

Host Kaile Garcia interviews Karthik Gangiredla, a Seattle-based dad and founder of birchstore.com, about what newborn gear parents truly need and how to avoid being overwhelmed by unnecessary products. Karthik says newborn needs fall into four categories: sleep, feeding, transpo ...  Show more

Host Kaile Garcia welcomes Dr. Ricki Pollycove, a longtime Bay Area OB/GYN, to discuss what’s normal and not normal in postpartum recovery. They compare healing after vaginal birth and C-section, noting that discomfort varies with the birth experience and that reducing perineal s ...  Show more

Even though it might take more of an effort, you can still have a passionate relationship with your partner while being a parent. On this episode of Small Things Often, learn how to prioritize intimacy and keep your connection strong. 

When becoming a mother, we quite often find ourselves reassessing areas of our life, one rather large one being our career. In this episode, we speak to The Chill Mom whom found herself wanting more after trading in a busy and successful career to become a stay at home mum.   In ...  Show more

It's overwhelming to form a relationship with a new baby while your relationship with yourself as a new parent is in flux!  Keeping it simple is one of the ways parents can get through a challenging but rewarding time.  Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie, a clinical neonatologist and auth ...  Show more

Postpartum is really a time for mom to be healing, and for bonding to happen between mom, baby, and birth partner. It's this sacred space that you get to enjoy together as a family. There are some things that make it go well, and there are some things that can make it not go as w ...  Show more