First Trimester Ultrasounds
Sage Motherhood
First Trimester Ultrasounds are Iconic. It's exciting, maybe nerve-wracking depending on your history, they can be really helpful tools and in some cases harmful. In this episode we'll talk about the best timing of a first trimester ultrasound, what your practitioner is looking for what you're looking at if you get to see the screen and different indications for use. Join the Workshop Series: The Secrets of Healthy PRegnancy, Birth and Postpartum Doors open in August for my new Digital Doula Support Program and I'm kicking it off with...
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All About Due Dates
Sage Motherhood
It's the first question everyone has for you, "When is Your Due Date"? Pregnancy is 40 weeks, right? Maybe your partner is confused that you are 4 weeks pregnant on the day you missed your period. What if your periods are irregular? Let's talk about all things Due Dates You can purchase the products I mentioned at this link Be sure to use coupon code SHAREYL for 10% off your first order of 50PV or more Learn more about using Essential Oils in Pregnancy with my class Get on the List Doors open in August for my new Digital Doula Support...
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First Trimester Fatigue
Sage Motherhood
You’re a go-getter, excited about you’re suddenly hit by First Trimester Fatigue. In this episode we talk about the Three Causes of First Trimester Fatigue Four Products to Help with First Trimester Fatigue Six Tips to Make First Trimester Fatigue more manageable You can purchase the products I mentioned at this link Be sure to use coupon code SHAREYL for 10% off your first order of 50PV or more Learn more about using Essential Oils in Pregnancy with my class Get on the List Doors open in August for my new Digital Doula Support Program
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The Secret Tool for Healthy Pregnancy & Birth
Sage Motherhood
There is so much data on the benefits of doula support in labor. It truly is powerful . However, even families who hire doulas miss out on the holistic long term benefits of doula support for the first, second, third and fourth trimester. Navigating pregnancy and postpartum in our current system with only prenatal care is a major factor in increased birth risks. It's disheartening as a doula to witness clients undermine their goals during pregnancy and postpartum. Registering for products that are harmful for infant development Agreeing to cervical...
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The Myth of Obstetric Care
Sage Motherhood
This is the primary mistake that I see expecting families make when seeking care and support for pregnancy and birth. You can avoid this mistake when you understand what Evidence Based Care looks like, and as a result you'll improve your chances of personalized, safe care for you and baby. Obstetric Care has practiced on women in the US for around 200 years and in that time we have learned that practicing X-Rays on pregnant women is not safe Prescribing Thalidomide caused birth defects Using Cytotec on a woman with previous cesarean can be deadly Episiotomy causes...
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The Value of Support as You Find Your Path
Sage Motherhood
Interview with former clients Devin and Katie This episode is full of wisdom from first time parents Devin and Katie. I was honored to be their newborn care specialist for five months. Devin and Katie are an incredible couple who allowed me to serve them and guide them through common and not-as-comon challenges with a newborn including newborn sleep patterns oral tethers strong let-down reflex mild infant reflux and gas the learning curve of normal newborn development postpartum anxieties finding their own path forward as new parents I found working with them to be...
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When Your Journey Takes an Unexpected Turn
Sage Motherhood
On this episdoe I am honored to interview Sheetal on her experience working with me as a Newborn Care Specialist. Sheetal experienced a pregnancy complicated by gestational hypertension, placental insufficiency, IUGR, a 6 week hospital stay, premature delivery and a NICU stay for her son. I had the honor of working with Sheetal, her husband, newborn son from the time he came home from the NICU throughout most of their first year as parents. Her story is so important to hear because most of us will experience unexpected, even undesired turns on our pregnancy, birth, postpartum or...
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Interview with Pilar on Thriving with Triplets
Sage Motherhood
Interview with my first client as a Newborn Care Specialist Pilar is a mom of 5 who hired me to take care of her triplets for the first several months. In this episode we talk about: How every baby is different and every child is different. The challenges for older children welcoming new babies. Why sleep training wasn’t for Pilar. Creating helpful rhythms. How things are different with multiples. Accepting help as a mom of newborns. How much of motherhood is a mental game. Other benefits of having an NCS. The value of a holistic...
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Holidays & Travel Tips for New Parents
Sage Motherhood
Top tips for holidays and travel, as these are major temporary upheavals to routines. Make sure you're on the the for my new program for working moms...the doors are opening soon. Link to TSA Link to La Leche League information for Link to La Leche League
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Mythbusters featuring guest Annie Roo
Sage Motherhood
The doors are opening in December to my new program for working, expecting moms. Get on the waitlist NOW so that you are first to know all the details. A a member of the waitlist, you'll not only get exclusive bonuses you also get a once-in-a-lifetime discount! Head to In Episode 30 Annie Roo, wraparound doula, and I discuss the most common myths we encounter with clients throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding. These are very common myths in our society, and as evidence based & intutive moms and doulas we know that they are myths. However, it's...
info_outlineCholine falls into the B family of vitamins, though it doesn’t have a “b” name like b12, b9, etc.
More about choline:
Choline in mom:
- builds cell membranes
- supports nerve function
- DNA synthesis
- cell messaging
- fat transport and
- metabolism in mom
Choline for baby
- Builds the nervous system,
- Brain development, especially the hippocampus and memory health
- Placental health
- Positively impact life-long gene expression.
Choline works in tandem with omega-3 fat, DHA and enhances how DHA is incorporated into the cells. Choline rich foods tend to also be high in DHA
Risks of not enough choline:
- 94% of pregnany women in the USA do not consume enough choline.
- Deficiencies are clearly linked to neural tube defects & cleft palate.
- Optimal choline levels are linked to prevention of preeclampsia
Our bodies do not produce enough choline for essential functions, therefore we must get it through diet (or supplementation if Vegan).
Recommendations:
Current research shows the amount of choline consumed in pregnancy should be closer to 930 mg per day.
For women with MTHFR gene mutation, choline needs to be substantially higher than 450 mg.
Foods Rich in Choline: visit the page for episode 14
The standard recommendations do not lead to pregnancy, birth, infant or life-long health.
This is why I offer prenatal nutrition inside of Sage Motherhood Mentorship. I’m shortening the learning curve of a whole foods approach to health and offering specific information for pregnancy and lactation.
You deserve the best and so does your little one. You won’t get it from the standard of care.
Check out The Road Not Taken: my masterclass on taking a different approach to birth, and why it’s an uphill battle to get a natural birth in the hospital.
Links
Pregnancy Nutrition in Sage Motherhood Mentorship
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes *
Real Food for Pregnancy, by Lily Nichols
National Institutes for Health
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