WITH THE WIND WITH DR. PAUL - SHOW 109: FEATURING APRIL WEST AND KATHERINE SIGBLAD, NEW MOTHERS AND CO-HOSTS OF MOMS OFF THE RECORD PODCAST

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In his From the Heart segment, Dr. Paul talks about what to do when our fears bring us down and cause us to feel stuck. He explains how we can speak to our inner child, the insecure person within us causing fear, and speak empowering words of truth to ourselves. When you’re going through times of struggle, you can reach down within yourself and become your own strength. You’ve got this!

If it's really meant to be so safe and effective? Then why? Why do you have to have these really strange incentives? This was the first time I kind of scratched my head to think, well, I don't know about this one.
— April West

On this week’s show, we meet April West and Katherine Sigblad, hosts of the “Moms Off the Record” podcast. These courageous women are new moms who aim to empower other women and mothers to think critically and to do it with confidence. This is a power-packed episode, especially for moms with babies at home. No topics are off the table with these ladies!

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Title: Overcoming Fears and Trusting Your Intuition as a Parent

Introduction: 

• Greetings! This is a power-packed show for new parents, especially those with a baby in the house or one on the way. 
• Dr. Paul interviews two moms, April and Kat, who share their experiences and insights on raising their first child. 
• Learn how to overcome fears and trust your intuition as a parent.

Segment 1: Getting to Know April and Kat 

• April and Kat share how they met and bonded over their shared philosophy on birth and motherhood. 
• They discuss their decision to start a podcast and share their goals for the show.

Segment 2: Overcoming Fears as a Parent

• Dr. Paul discusses the various fears that can bring parents down, such as pain, loss, being alone, helplessness, and death. 
• He shares his own experience of not always helping his kids process their fears and suggests alternative phrases to use, such as "I've got you" and "I'm with you." 
• April and Kat share their own fears as new parents and how they have learned to overcome them.

Segment 3: Trusting Your Intuition as a Parent 

• Dr. Paul discusses the importance of trusting your intuition as a parent and not always relying on external sources, such as pharmaceuticals. 
• April and Kat share their own experiences of trusting their intuition and their bodies' ability to overcome illnesses. 
• They discuss the topic of vaccines and how they made their own decisions based on research and intuition.

​Segment 4: Tips for New Parents 

• Dr. Paul shares a tip on the importance of having a stuffed animal or pet to cuddle with at any age. 
• April and Kat share their own tips for new parents, such as the benefits of co-sleeping and baby-led weaning.

​Conclusion: 

• Thank you for listening to this episode on overcoming fears and trusting your intuition as a parent. 
• Stay tuned for more episodes on topics such as natural remedies, alternative education, and more.

• Intro to the show. 0:04
  
  • Welcoming April and Kat to the show.
    
  • Faith over fear.
    
• How they got to this place of starting a podcast. 2:37
  
  • Welcome to the show, Kat.
    
  • Kat and April start talking about their podcast.
    
  • Testing the waters with a new mom friend.
    
  • Mom's off the record podcast.
    
  • Learning from new information and manipulating old information.
    
  • Home birth after cesarean.
    
• Home birth is still a legitimate option for moms. 9:31
  
  • Home birth and c-section rates are low.
    
  • Vitamin k drops and not vaccinating.
    
  • The first anti-vax movement step.
    
  • Why April and Kat decided not to vaccinate their children.
    
  • Risk vs benefit of vaccines.
    
  • Vaccine guide in the household.
    
• How did you decide not to vaccinate your baby? 16:33
  
  • Vaccine injury compensation plan and supreme court cases.
    
  • The anti-vaxxer in the corporate world.
    
  • Yellow flags and orange flags started to go off in her head early on.
    
  • Dissolving illusions, shot in the dark and dissolving illusions.
    
• Trust your own intuition. 22:51
  
  • Trust your own intuition.
    
  • Vaccines are safe and effective, but misinformation.
    
  • Vitamin k and breastfeeding from day one.
    
  • Breastfeeding and formula.
    
• How to overcome breastfeeding challenges? 28:13
  
  • Don't worry, just have a backup formula.
    
  • The first side of any breastfeeding obstacle.
    
  • Be proactive and get resources on board first.
    
  • ibclcs, international board-certified lactation consultants.
    
  • Where to find lactation support and resources.
    
  • How to troubleshoot breastfeeding early on.
    
• Tongue tie and surgery. 35:28
  
  • Tongue tie is hijacking moms' ability to breastfeed.
    
  • Natural ways to avoid tongue tie.
    
  • The second afternoon is when she started to feel at the mouse.
    
  • Baby led weaning and solids.
    
• What is baby led weaning? 38:50
  
  • Baby-led weaning and baby-led nutrition.
    
  • The formula April uses to support her baby's growth.
    
  • Babies need the majority of their non-milk calories from a healthy carbohydrate.
    
  • Healthy protein.
    
  • Where to start with baby led weaning.
    
  • The baby-led weaning expert.
    
• Baby led weaning. 45:33
  
  • Having an open mind about food.
    
  • Baby led weaning vs adult-led weaning.
    
  • How to get started with baby-led weaning.
    
  • The baby led weaning team.
    
  • The first 10 foods they started out with.
    
  • Vitamin A and beta carotene.
    
• The importance of bed sharing. 52:03
  
  • The importance of normalizing the inconvenience of bed-sharing.
    
  • Bed-sharing and co-sleeping.
    
  • Benefits of bed-sharing for moms and babies.
    
  • Predatory marketing from the sleep industry.
    
• Bed sharing and breastfeeding. 57:12
  
  • How Kat got started with bed-sharing.
    
  • Why bed-sharing is important for breastfeeding.
    
  • Nursing in the chair is a death trap.
    
  • The safe sleep seven survey.
    

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April and Kat
April West and Katherine Sigblad, new mothers and co-hosts of Moms off the Record podcast

• Moms Off The Record Podcast
• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro (@babyledweanteam) • Instagram photos and videos
  
• The Safe Sleep Seven - La Leche League International (llli.org)