In this episode Sarah talks with Erin Elliott, a Mom with two wildly different births and postpartum experiences. Aaron shares very candidly the way she navigated through recovering from a traumatic birth. She shares how she planned for a vaginal birth, but wound up have to have a last minute C-section with her first baby. On her 2nd birth, she found herself with a third degree tear and a rush to the NICU after her second had some breathing issues. She also shares her struggles with breastfeedin...
Nov 10, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 69
In this episode Sarah talks with Liesel Teen from the popular Instagram page @Mommy.LaborNurse . In this episode Sarah and Liesel go into detail about some of the most common questions Liesel gets during labor: -Tearing during labor, episiotomies -Effective ways to manage pain "down there" after labor -Bodily symptoms - water breaking, discharge, boobs leaking, etc. - How to get labor started? Liesel has a great article about this. -The steps of being induced. What medicine is used during induct...
Nov 02, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In this episode Sarah talks with her friend Dillan who recently had a baby. At the time of recording her first baby was just two months old. The idea with this series of Postpartum Stories is to hear from Moms about their postpartum experiences. There are lots of podcast episodes about birth stories, but the rawness of the postpartum phase is often less considered. In this episode Lauren and Dillan go into detail about: -Dillan's birth of her 1st daughter -The first 3 days in the hospital -Teari...
Oct 27, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In this episode Sarah talks with Lauren Manaker, a Registered Dietician and expert in fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum nutrition. Lauren is one Juna's most trusted advisers and was instrumental in Juna's approach to Nutrition, as well as much of the content you see in the Juna App . In this episode Lauren and Sarah go into detail on the most frequently asked questions we get about eating. Some topics include: eating during the 1st trimester prenatal vitamins is fish safe during pregnancy? ca...
Oct 20, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In this episode Sarah talks with Amanda Rocchio from the popular instagram page @meowmeix and podcast Master Your Health. Amanda is a fitness and nutrition guru and really does an amazing job of simplifying the complex world of nutrition. Amanda was recently married and is ready for the next phase of her life -- becoming a Mom. She hosts this episode and asks Sarah all the things about healthy pregnancies. There are an endless amount of myths surrounding pregnancy and pre/postpartum health, whic...
Oct 13, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In today's episode, Sarah sits down with Lindsay Meisel to discuss all things ovulation, cycle tracking, and getting pregnant. This episode is the long-form interview with Lindsay. She is also featured in Episode 1 of Season 2: Getting Pregnant . Let's go over a few key points about ovulation tracking: 1) It's only possible to get pregnant during your fertile window and that happens about midway through your cycle (day 14 for a 28 day-cycle). This is your most fertile time and it lasts about ...
Oct 05, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode Sarah talks with Sarah Patel from @TeachToSleep . Sarah is the founder of Teach to Sleep and a Mom to two little ones who are 18 months apart. She's a fully qualified baby and infant sleep consultant. Sarah has worked in education for over 15 years as a primary school teacher and a senior lecturer in education. She uses her background in teaching to share healthy sleep habits, which are based around routine and sleep patterns. In this episode, we talk about setting up a safe slee...
Sep 28, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Finances! Everyone's favorite topic, right? Like or not, babies are a significant expense and the more you know about preparing for this next chapter of your life, the more confidently you'll be able to handle the unexpected. After all, caring for a newborn is hard enough -- you don't want to be focusing on these things postpartum. To help us dive even further into this topic, Sarah sat down with @CherylBoyd for an episode of the Juna Women Podcast. Cheryl is a financial planner from Col...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 62
This episode is the full interview with Dr. Aimee Raupp, which is part of our Alternative Healthcare episode ( Season 2, Episode 3 ), and we’re talking all about Naturopathic and Alternative medicine for reproduction and fertility. By the end of this episode you should have a much better idea of what naturopathic doctors do, whether this is the right route for you, and gain a better understanding of the connection between your overall well-being and how that might affect your ability to get preg...
Sep 15, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 61
This episode is Sarah's full interview with Author Eve Rodsky, who has crafted a real world solution for dividing the 100 or so invisible tasks that must get done every day as part of her book "Fair Play". Parts of this interview were featured in a previous episode entitled: Family Planning 101: The Fair Play Game By the end of this episode you should have a clear picture of the importance of domestic responsibility and be able to set the “every day” of your life up for success. If you’re listen...
Aug 31, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this episode Sarah talks with Hayley Goldberg from the Heart of Connecting. Hayley is a Mom of 3 who specializes in helping parents come together to build strong loving families. She does this through Parent Coaching, Workshops, and Speaking Events. In today’s episode we focus on parenting in a pandemic. Now that we are about six months in to this thing, there are some common struggles we are all having as parents of young kids. Hayley does an incredible job voicing those concerns and sharing...
Aug 24, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Let’s Talk About Sex. This is the full interview with Dr. Renee Hilliard. You can listen to the original episode here: https://anchor.fm/juna-women/episodes/Family-Planning-101-Lets-Talk-About-Sex-ed34qs Today we’re talking all about sex and intimacy, specifically during this period of your life where you’re either trying to conceive, pregnant, or postpartum. By the end of this episode you should learn some new communication skills, feel more confident discussing vulnerable topics like painful s...
Aug 17, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In today's episode we talk about what couples can do to prepare for their fertility journey and how you and your partner can prepare for what life is going to look like after having a baby. By the end of this episode you should have a much better idea how to communicate with your partner about your wants and needs as well as come together to create a family plan that you both feel comfortable with. We’ll be talking about sensitive topics like miscarriage, infertility, & how those things can ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 57
What happens when you actually become parents? How do you keep the fire burning, the connection strong, and avoid the fate of the nearly 50% of couples who wind up getting divorced? Yes, it's true -- the current divorce rate in the United States is somewhere between 40-50%. In a study from 2013 , couples were asked their top reasons for getting divorced and 57% said one of the top reasons was “too much conflict and arguing”. When you spend your life with someone, there’s bound to be conflict. Bu...
Jul 27, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Trimester zero. It's not a term you hear often, but reproductive endocrinologists would like to change that. In this episode of our family planning series Sarah talks with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh , a fertility expert and reproductive endocrinologist. This is the full interview from "Trimester Zero" - Season 2, Episode 2. If you want the condensed version, listen to that episode first. Getting reproductive care as early as possible could mean the difference between having one or more successful preg...
Jul 20, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Sarah does a solo episode where she shares her experience through the 1st month of Postpartum with her third baby. Sarah talks about managing a new baby during the Pandemic and shares her tips and tricks she's learned being a 3rd time mom. If you know anyone who will have a baby soon, share this episode with them! Full show notes here: http://juna.co/juna-women-podcast Follow Juna on Instagram: http://instagram.com/juna.moms For more from juna, visit juna.co or check out the Juna App for Pregnan...
Jul 14, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Today's episode Today’s episode is the 12th part of our Family Planning Series, and we’re talking all about adoption. To help with this topic, I sat down with Amy from Kansas. Amy is a Mom of two adopted boys who are virtual twins and was pregnant with a third boy at the time we recorded. There are many reasons why an individual or couple might consider adopting a child. For some it might be Infertility, health concerns, or to help a child in need. For others it could be the lack of a partner or...
Jul 07, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Non traditional families. This is basically a family that is NOT made up of a married male and female and a child or children. If you are someone who wants to have children, but doesn’t necessarily fall into the traditional category, there are ways to make it happen. For our purposes here, we are talking about same sex parenting, specifically a lesbian married couple who decided to use a sperm donor and IVF to make their parenting dreams happen. Our guests are Joanna and Amber from Raleigh, NC. ...
Jun 30, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Today we have a special episode! Juna Founder, Sarah Kuhn, and her husband Eric, sat down with their friend Kara to share the story of their home birth. Their third baby and second son Levi was born last week and it was Sarah's first home birth. We will resume Episodes of Season 2 next Tuesday. For more from juna, visit juna.co or check out the Juna App for Pregnancy and Postpartum . If you liked this episode, please subscribe! Season 2 Homepage and Show Notes can be found here: https://juna.co/...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Mom and Dad. Before you earn those titles you are simply two people in a relationship, feeling all the feels, with lots of free time to focus on yourselves and each other. But what happens when you actually become parents? How do you keep the fire burning, the connection strong, and avoid the fate of the nearly 50% of couples who wind up getting divorced? In a study from 2013 , couples were asked their top reasons for getting divorced and 57% said one of the top reasons was “too much conflict an...
Jun 17, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Finances! Everyone's favorite topic, right? Like or not, babies are a significant expense and the more you know about preparing for this next chapter of your life, the more confidently you'll be able to handle the unexpected. After all, caring for a newborn is hard enough -- you don't want to be focusing on these things postpartum. To help us dive even further into this topic, Sarah sat down with @CherylBoyd for an episode of the Juna Women Podcast. Cheryl is a financial planner from Col...
Jun 09, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Today’s episode is the 8th part of our Family Planning Series, and we’re talking all about the little things we do every day that often go unnoticed. To help us with this topic, I enlisted my husband Eric for a candid conversation on how we divvy things up, and Author Eve Rodsky, who has crafted a real world solution for dividing the 100 or so invisible tasks that must get done every day as part of her book "Fair Play". By the end of this episode you should have a clear picture of the importance...
May 27, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this episode Sarah talks with Allison Jandu aka The Potty Training Consultant. Sarah was in a crisis during the Pandemic attempting to potty train her daughter and reached out to Allison for help. They got the idea to record their conversation so you all can benefit too! Allison is a professional consultant who assists families with one of childhood’s most important, yet daunting, milestones - potty training. Allison has helped countless children of all ages. Her custom potty training plans a...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Today’s episode is the 7th part of our Family Planning Series, and we’re talking all about prenatal nutrition. When I sat down with Stefanie I was actually in the process of Trying To Conceive my 3rd baby, and I’m happy to report that her advice helped and I’m currently 32 weeks pregnant - HELLO 3rd Trimester. What you’re going to hear in the episode is a high level overview of the things we should and shouldn’t be doing when it comes to our diets and fertility. Stefanie does an amazing job brea...
May 12, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Today’s episode is the 6th part of our Family Planning Series, and we’re talking all about the emotional toll infertility can take on the lives of those it affects and the people around them. By the end of this episode you should have some tools to help you process many of these emotions, learn the things to say and do if you have a friend or family member going through infertility, and set yourself up for success if you’re just beginning you’re trying to conceive journey. For more from juna, vi...
Apr 28, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Let’s Talk About Sex. Not in the Cosmopolitan headline, “21 Mind Blowing Sex Moves You’ve Never Tried” kind of way. But rather about the things that are actually going to help make your sex life, your relationship, and your marriage better. According to Dr. Renee Hilliard, a former OBGYN turned Sex and Love Coach, nearly 85% of people have some difficulty with getting their sex life back after kids, or struggled during the baby making process. That means that most of you listening to this episod...
Apr 21, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Today’s episode is the 4th part of our Family Planning Series, and we’re talking all about the dynamics at play between you and your partner when you decide to add a baby to the mix. By the end of this episode you should have a much better idea how to communicate with your partner about your wants and needs as well as come together to create a family plan that you both feel comfortable with. We’ll be talking about sensitive topics like miscarriage, infertility, & how those things can impact ...
Apr 14, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Today’s episode is the 3rd part of our Family Planning Series, and we’re talking all about Naturopathic and Alternative medicine for reproduction and fertility. By the end of this episode you should have a much better idea of what naturopathic doctors do, whether this is the right route for you, and gain a better understanding of the connection between your overall well-being and how that might affect your ability to get pregnant. In western culture, alternative medicine has a bit of a stigma as...
Apr 07, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Trimester zero. It's not a term you hear often, but reproductive endocrinologists would like to change that. In this 2nd episode of our family planning series we talk with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh and Dr. Lucky Sekhon - both fertility experts and reproductive endocrinologists. Getting reproductive care as early as possible could mean the difference between having one or more successful pregnancies or struggling for years with infertility and heartache. By the end of this episode, you'll have a clear...
Mar 31, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Kane from Natalist and Lindsay Meisel from Ava Women . Both are experts in ovulation tracking and menstrual cycles - two of the most important factors when it comes to getting pregnant. For more from juna, visit juna.co or check out the Juna App for Pregnancy and Postpartum:...
Mar 24, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 40
