The Mama-Baby Microbiome with Kate Pope

Hello and welcome back to State of Mind, with me Grace Kingswell    Today my guest is the amazing Kate Pope. Kate is a Nutritional Therapist, GAPS practitioner and the founder of Regenerative Cooking School and Mama Baby Biome, the online course that teaches you to reconnect with your local and ancestral food systems in order to heal and support your baby through conditions such as eczema, leaky gut, allergies and intolerances, and teaches you how to introduce solids, how to prepare and prioritise the most nutrient dense foods for you and your family.    I came across Kate when I most needed her, I was feeling exhausted and lacking direction with my son’s health, and I knew I could be doing better for him regarding what he was eating - and this coming from a Nutritional Therapist! Sometimes as Mums, we’re so exhausted by it all it’s hard to do the things you know you need to - so I signed up to Kate’s course and haven’t looked back.    In this episode we talk about our birth stories, healing from trauma, preparing your body for birth, pregnancy and the post party period, what to do if your baby was born via c-section and how to help their microbiome recover and establish, the difference between meat stock and bone broth, first foods for babies and so much more.    It’s also the first time both myself and my guest have cried recording an episode. This is such a vital listen for any parent that wants to do the best for their child. Thank you to Kate and the amazing work she does.   Go check her out on instagram @wildnutritionist    @gracekingswell