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Tea with Jodi Episode S1 E4

By Jodi Graves | December 23, 2022

With guest Kelly Rutan https://michiganfamilydoulas.com Show notes: https://otter.ai/u/yTjQCnHVGzveo2fLgSeNBwX_KHU Postpartum Support International https://postpartum.net

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Tea With Jodi Episode S1 E3

By Jodi Graves | December 9, 2022

On today’s episode with Jill McLean we discussed premature babies and NICU stays for families. Episode details Michigan Family Doulas Listen to the podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tea-with-jodi/id1653036361?i=1000585416602 Jill Mclean is a birth & postpartum doula and a doula trainer with ProDoula. She resides in Oregon with her family and is a busy doula & educator changing…

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Tea With Jodi Episode S1 E2

By Jodi Graves | November 25, 2022

What we can do to fix things: Michigan Family Doulas Maranda Bower is the CEO and Founder of Postpartum University®, supporting both mothers and professionals in health and whole-body healing. You can find her at https://postpartumu.com

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Tea with Jodi Podcast S1 E1

By Jodi Graves | November 18, 2022

You’re listening to tea with Jodi, with your host, Jodi graves. This is episode 1. Welcome to Tea with Jodi, a podcast designed to have in depth conversations about birth and postpartum in the US. We cover topics from standard birth and postpartum practices to maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates, lack of follow…

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Postpartum Mood Disorders…It’s Not Just You!

By Jodi Graves | November 2, 2022

I sat down to write something about infant feeding or how to get your baby to sleep….but as I took a spin around Facebook and Instagram, what people are talking about in the parenting groups… I found one thing in common.  Everyone is struggling. It’s not just you.  I saw post after post about ‘I…

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Turkey Chili

By Jodi Graves | August 29, 2022

Easy Postpartum Meal (to freeze or eat for dinner tonight!) This is a super easy meal that can be re-heated a couple of times and it’s great for healing and nourishment postpartum. It packs plenty of protein and fiber–which, believe me, you need after delivery. You can also eat this with gluten free cassava chips…

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Breastfeeding Red Flags

By Jodi Graves | August 15, 2022

We have had lots of conversations with clients where we help troubleshoot all kinds of breastfeeding ‘things’. Some of them are normal, run-of-the-mill issues that center around appropriate latch, how long to leave the baby at the breast each feeding and how to care for your breasts while breastfeeding. Some of the questions center around…

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We’ve-Gone-Bananas Postpartum Mini-Pancakes

By Jodi Graves | August 3, 2022

This recipe is a super way to get some extra protein in with the nut butter, and they’re tasty too. I like to add flaxseed to the mix for extra fiber or blueberries for some color–totally optional! Preheat frying pan or griddle on stovetop. Coat the inside of the pan with 1-2Tbsp coconut oil to…

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Oh no! My Baby Won’t Take a Bottle!

By Jodi Graves | March 4, 2022

You had all these ideas about how you would breast feed your baby for those first few weeks after you brought them home. Your pediatrician had recommended that you wait 3 or 4 weeks before you started bottle feeding, so that your breastfeeding relationship was well established. It’s all going so well! But, you had…

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