Pea In The Podcast
by Guiding You Through Your Pregnancy
Pea in the Podcast is a podcast program dedicated to guiding and nurturing you through each stage of your pregnancy. Join other moms-to-be and the experts including doctors, midwives, doulas and authors as we guide you through each week of your pregnancy. In addition, we have gone in-depth on a range of pregnancy topics to bring you the latest news and information to make sure you make the most of this incredible journey to motherhood!
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Baby Boot Camp
We'll hear from several moms who have made through the first 3 months of parenthood and lived to tell about it, and an expert in helping new moms take care of themselves, she'll give you some advice. And we'll go in-depth with an expert in post-partum depression. It's Baby Boot camp Taking Care…
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Caring For Your Newborn
Believe it or not, they let you leave the hospital with your baby without a manual, so we've put together one for you. In this Pea in the Podcast, Bonnie Petrie speaks with a noted pediatrician about what to expect from the moment your baby exits your body. She talks about the unexpected way your...
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Naming Your Baby
What's in a name? A LOT! Your baby's name will, in many ways, define them, and you don't want to choose it lightly. Bonnie Petrie speaks with a baby naming expert who has many ideas about how to choose a name your baby will be proud of, and how to avoid the pitfalls that have led lesser parents…
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Looking & Feeling Good
We may be pregnant, but we still want to be pretty, right? Bonnie Petrie talks with the owner of a wellness spa just for pregnant women about how to keep your hair and skin gorgeous when hormones are trying to destroy you! She also talks with a prenatal yoga instructor and massage therapist about...
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Is It Safe?
Can you clean the litter box? Can you have sushi? Can you fly? Should you exercise? Can you take a hot bath? How ?bout your coffee habit? Do you need to break it? Bonnie Petrie spoke with the author of the book The Panic Free Pregnancy to ease your fears about what you can and what you should not...
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Dads-To-Be
You're not the only person having a baby. In most cases, there's a Dad involved in the process, too. How is he feeling? Does he really think you're beautiful? Does he really, really, really want to be in the delivery room with you? Well, Bonnie Petrie asked one, and she also talked to the owner…
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Trouble Getting Pregnant?
You and your partner have decided that you want a baby, and you have been trying for months, but so far no success. Dr. Robin Burks is a clinical psychologist and author and she says this can be a tough time for a couple.
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Baby's Oral Health
The Centers for Disease Control states tooth decay is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Dental cavities in baby teeth are a chronic infection that can turn into a bigger problem. Yet tooth decay is almost always completely preventable! It's never too early to think about caring for…
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Getting Pregnant
Dr. Ronald Young is the Director of the division of Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Young specializes in Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Welcome to your Pea in the Podcast, I'm Bonnie Petrie with everything you need to know about your body, your baby and the...
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Emotional Health
So you know you want a baby, maybe you've even been trying. But now as you look at that second line on the pregnancy test your heart is seized with fear, and then shame.For women there is a lot of expectations surrounding the role of motherhood and then a woman feels any ambivalence or I'm not...
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Getting the Swine Flu Vaccine While Pregnant
Pregnant women are among the first in line to receive the Swine Flu vaccine, when it becomes available, because not only does the flu -- any kind of flu -- usually hit pregnant women harder than other people, but this strain appears to be particularly nasty for moms-to-be. Pregnant women are more...
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Cord Blood Banking
Joseph's family was heartbroken, but then they learned he might be helped by a stem cell transplant using the cells from the cord blood of his expected sibling. The cord blood was collected, the stem cells were harvested and they turned out to be a match for the desperately sick toddler. Joseph's...
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Third Trimester
Toward the end of your pregnancy your hormones want to loosen things up so the baby can pass through the birth canal more easily so that things can sort of move aside is how I think of it. And so yes hip pain is common, all joint pain is common and another pain that many women perceive or feel is...
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Second Trimester
Most people do feel a little bit better, they've sort of gotten past the morning sickness if they had that, they're not urinating quite as much, not getting up quite as much at night, people can see that you're pregnant, people love to see a pregnant woman and you just feel better. You can eat...
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First Trimester
Oh baby, you're having a baby! You're at the beginning of a 40-week journey in which the spark of life begins in you and becomes your baby. It is awe-inspiring and thrilling. If you planned this little one, as Alissia -- who is now 10 weeks pregnant -- did, you've probably already started making...
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VBAC
This week we'll help you have that vaginal birth after c-section, also known as a VBAC. We'll talk to an expert who says VBAC is not as dangerous as you may have been lead to believe.
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C-Sections
You've been planning your labor and delivery for months. You attended classes, you've read books, you've learned how to relax through pain but suddenly you're on your way to an operating room to have your baby surgically, what in the world happened? ''In the United States most cesarean sections…
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Bottle Feeding
This week we'll talk about feeding your baby with a bottle. Whether you think you might pump and feed your baby with mother's milk or combination feed with formula, or if you think you might want to exclusively formula feed
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Breastfeeding
You wouldn't think it would be so difficult to decide how to feed your baby when there are just two options. But it is and everyone has an opinion. Let's find out about what a pediatrician has to say, "Well obviously breastfeeding is going to have some real significant advantages for moms, or for...
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All About Feeding
This week is one of the most important decisions that you'll make for your baby and one of the most stressful. What will you feed your little one when it arrives. We talk to a pediatrician, "Well parents basically can do one of two things after they have their baby, they can either breastfeed or...
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Financial Planning
This week we're getting your finances in order. From insurance, "You may need insurance for the very first time and we're talking about life insurance here." To your taxes, "When baby makes three you now have the new exemptions for the child and you may have the child tax credit." And estate...
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Baby Gear
It's time to start buying all the stuff you need for your baby and it's overwhelming isn't it? How do you get it all? How do you afford it? Baby gear can run you around $6,000, "It's amazing how expensive some of this stuff can be. I remember going into a boutique shop on Ventura Boulevard there...
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The Baby Shower
This week we're planning your shower! There's plenty to do and the work starts four months before the baby comes. ''Figuring out what kind of shower you want to have. Picking a date and a location and figuring out who you're going to invite.'' We'll help you navigate the minefield of social...
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Single Moms
You're pregnant and by choice or by chance you're doing it without a partner, Dr. Leah, author of The Complete Single Mother says you may be overwhelmed and with good reason, ''Single motherhood is relentless. You are the person in charge, you are the person with all of the responsibilities…
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Being A Stay-At-Home Mom
It's the 21st century and unlike some of our moms and many of our grandmothers most moms have careers they love or need. Despite that a large number of modern women are making the choice to make their careers motherhood, ''The was the report that said about 47% of all American women stay home for…
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Working While Pregnant
Well it's the best news you've ever gotten, you're having a baby but for your boss it may not be good news at all. How do you tell them? Judy Bowman is the President and Founder of Protocol Consultants International, ''Clearly it's a very personal issue and I would tell your manager in private,...
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Health And Nutrition
This week it's all about what you eat, ''Good nutrition or a well balanced is essential for normal fetal growth and development.'' And getting up off the coach, ''Increasing your level of activity during pregnancy decreases your risk of gestational diabetes and it also makes you fit for…
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Lifestyle Makeover
The pregnancy test is positive. Hurray! But wait a minute, I'm not ready. My life is changing so fast. ''Motherhood is life altering.'' Natalie Gahrmann, coach Natalie is a work life expert and the author of the book Succeeding as a Super Busy Parent , now she says that moment when you realize…
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Quitting Your Bad Habits
This week you know you have to quit, ''I started smoking when I was probably about 15 or 16.'' Well of course you have to quit smoking but what do you mean you have to watch what you eat? ''It wasn't so hard the donuts, I could give those up pretty easy but I could not eat one French fry.'' In…
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Pregnancy Complications II
This week we'll continue our conversation on pregnancy complications. This time we're talking to moms who spent months fighting for their babies before they were even born. Whether by staying in bed, ''I was terrified to just go to the bathroom.'' Or giving themselves 2 shots a day, ''I gave them...
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Pregnancy Complications
This week we'll talk about some of the problems you may face during your pregnancy. The frightening, ''In severe, severe cases women can have a stroke.'' The uncomfortable, ''I was sick pretty much the whole time: barfing.'' And the ugly, ''My ankles were bigger than my calves.'' We're talking...
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Labor Complications
This week we'll prepare you for some of the things that can go wrong during your labor. ''In the opinion of the doctor, the baby's head was too big to go through. As soon as they started fiddling around down there I went crazy.'' And what doctors can do about them. ''You give the patients oxygen,...
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Labor Options
So your baby's coming whether you're ready or not. But you'd rather be ready, right? So you run a search on your favorite search engine 'labor options' and you get millions of hits. So you talk to your friends and they all have different advice for you. All those voices, what's right for you?
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All About Labor
Dr. Keith Eddleman, author of Pregnancy for Dummies walks you through the miracle of birth and we talk to a mom who's been through it. Dr. Keith Eddleman is a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Mt. Sinai medical center in New York City. Now he's the guy who wrote the for dummies book on...
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Week 01: How to Improve Conception
Improve your chances for conception, break your anti-fertility habits and learn when to have sex
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Week 02: Understanding Ovulation and How to Track the Perfect Time for Conceiving
Ovulation, timing, pre-conception counseling & doctor appointments: what to expect
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Week 03: Conception
Egg and spermatozoa meet and join, and by the end of the week your baby is a ball of cells that can fit onto the head of a needle.
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Week 04: Implantation
You may get a positive pregnancy test this week! Why are you crampy? Will you start to feel pregnant? Early symptoms.
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Week 05: Your Baby's Heart Beats
You might see your baby's heartbeat. How big is your baby? Symptoms begin. What can you expect? What can you do about them?
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Week 06: First Prenatal Appointment
What to expect on first prenatal appointment
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Week 07: Prenatal Blood Testing
You'll be tested for many things early in your pregnancy. What are they looking for? Also, more morning sickness management.
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Week 08: Miscarriage Fears
How to know when to call you doctor. How do cope if you do miscarry
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Week 09: Prenatal Testing For Baby
What tests are available? What are doctors testing for? What are the risks and benefits?
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Week 10: Hear Your Baby's Heartbeat
You may be able to hear your baby's heartbeat on doppler. Also, we talk CVS testing.
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Week 11: Nuchal Translucency
We examine a prenatal test for Down's Syndrome, that uses ultrasound and bloodwork. Should you consider it?
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Week 12: Time To Tell?
Many moms pick 12 weeks as a safe time to tell the world they are pregnant. Should you be tested for gestational diabetes?
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Week 13: Eating For Two?
How much weight should you gain during your pregnancy? Should you exercise?
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Week 14: Beginning The 2nd Trimester
Are you feeling your baby move? Dealing with more pregnancy symptoms and getting a cerclage. Also, should you rent a doppler?
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Week 15: Round Ligament Pain
What are those sharp pains in your abdomen? How do you ease the pain? Also, how much should you see your doctor?
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Week 16: The Quad Screen
This blood test looks for evidence of Down Syndrome and neural tube defects. Is there a high false positive rate? Should you get this test?
About this show
Pea in the Podcast is a podcast program dedicated to guiding and nurturing you through each stage of your pregnancy. Join other moms-to-be and the experts including doctors, midwives, doulas and authors as we guide you through each week of your pregnancy. In addition, we have gone in-depth on a range of pregnancy topics to bring you the latest news and information to make sure you make the most of this incredible journey to motherhood!
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