Dr. Taylor Taylor, Women's Health Chiropractor, joins Carly to discuss the topic of recovering after a Caesarean section. Dr. Taylor covers how the body responds after a C-section, shares tips for C-section recovery, dispels misconceptions about the process, and encourages you to listen to your body throughout the journey to promote wellness and healing. 

Mentioned in the episode:

CICA-care healing gel adhesive sheet for scar tissue: https://a.co/d/4thHqJZ

BirthFit: https://birthfit.com/ 

Book a session with Dr. Taylor on Nessle: https://app.nessle.com/experts/N9M2ZX

Find Dr. Taylor on Instagram: @lunawellnesscollective



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008 - C-Section Recovery

Parent coach and Nessle expert Tina Unrue shares what she learned along her own journey from motherhood to working motherhood, and offers advice to parents who are preparing for, experiencing, or freshly returning to work from parental leave. Topics include: drawing boundaries, preparing to pump at work, finding and building support systems, work-life balance and mom-guilt, and her words of wisdom for HR leaders looking to support working parents through this transition.

News regarding pumping legislation:

 * PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3110]
 * Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1486]

Find Tina on Nessle:  https://app.nessle.com/experts/FLBQEF

And on Instagram: @realselfishmama 

Linked in: @tina-unrue https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-unrue/

Facebook: @selfishmama https://www.facebook.com/SelfishMama

Nessle's quick-reference guide on this topic: https://www.notion.so/nessle/Parental-Leave-Preparation-dc2890dcf00d4f9cab5f3c9c071dc4f1

007 - Returning to Work after Parental Leave

In this episode, we hear from postpartum doula Melissa Fernandez on the topic of how partners can be supportive thoughout the journey from the earliest days of fertility through the later stages of postpartum and beyond.

Mentioned in the show:

Dr. Alexis Edwards - Expansion Principle: https://www.amazon.com/Expansion-Principle-Healing-New-Earth/dp/B08B386V8N

David Arell - Welcome to Fatherhood: https://www.welcometofatherhood.com/ 

Nessle’s postpartum partner summary:  https://nessle.notion.site/Partner-Support-c56c4c51caf142dda0d2c3714b95ff20

Connect with Melissa on Nessle https://app.nessle.com/experts/C8ERYY

Follow Melissa on IG: @the.atlanta.postpartum.doula

006 - How to Support Your Partner Throughout the Journey from Fertility through Postpartum and Beyond

In another special session of our "Always Learning" virtual conference for parent-support experts, Nessle's Brand and Product Designer Ethan shares his tips on how to think about your individual business's brand, and how to use Canva to build a brand kit that sets the tone for your business materials and online presence.

For Ethan's slides, see: https://drive.google.com/file/d/130b69rQPjidM6nOWDRWdOYZk_QUttwqD/view?usp=sharing

005 - Building a Brand Kit for your Birth Worker Business

Special Episode for our 1st Annual Expert Conference! In this session, Carly covers approaches to structuring your time when you run your own business. The original workshop recording is available at https://veed.io/view/09327d8c-da4f-405b-8bf4-b2aa3dfe7c61 and the pdf slides are yours to follow along with at pitch.com/public/435b4512-38a7-4efb-a574-75726b69da28

004 - 8 Weeks to Your Personalized Productivity Path 

In this episode, Carly speaks to Dr. Lizzie Sobel, a Perinatal and Pediatric Chiropractor, mom, and all-around parenting advisor about the delicate topic of finding the right daycare option for your child. We touch on the zoomed-out decision-making process for determining whether daycare (or nanny care, etc.) is the best fit for you, how to go about making your decision, wait list woes, changing daycares, and more. 

003 - What to Look for in a Daycare

Today's conversation is designed both for parents preparing to work with a doula AND for doulas considering their own approaches! We welcome Nessle expert member Lakesha Quarles, head of Sunflower Doulas, to discuss the topic of "Interviewing a Doula to Find the Right Fit." Lakesha has many roles to her name: Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Instructor, and more, and she has some great ideas and reflections for those who are considering how to find "your person" during what is often an intimate and vulnerable decision-making time.

Follow Lakesha on social media at sunflowerdoula_kesh.

Book a session with Lakesha on Nessle at https://app.nessle.com/experts/EGVSCP

Read Lakesha's blog post on Dealing with Postpartum after Loss at https://www.nessle.com/blog/dealing-with-postpartum-after-loss

Intro music by Joseph McDade

002 - Interviewing a Doula to Find the Right Fit

This is our very first podcast, and what better way to start than by welcome Michelle Cunningham as our first guest. Michelle is Nessle's CTO, she's a software engineer, a startup veteran, and a mother of 2 based in the Bay Area of California. She's also a passionate researcher of all things sustainability, and she joins us today to discuss the topic of Sustainable Parenting. Our conversation covers her journey into climate activism, her experiences as a climate-conscious parent, and her best tips for you as you consider how to be more environmentally conscious as a parent.

SHOW NOTES



DYPER, a Certified B Corp, is the responsible diaper company delivering plant-based products that are soft, absorbent and kind. 

https://dyper.com/pages/pickup

thredUP | An Online Consignment & Thrift https://www.thredup.com

Quiz: What's the Best Way to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/15/opinion/how-reduce-carbon-footprint-climate-change.html

Loop Diapers - Home

https://loopdiapers.com/

For learning about climate change solutions:

https://drawdown.org/

For understanding and offsetting your personal footprint:

https://www.wren.co/

Michelle's favorite podcasts: Sustainability Defined, Sustainable Minimalists, TED Climate, My Climate Journey, Reversing Climate Change

Intro Music is "Sunrise Expedition" by Joseph McDade

Learn more about Nessle at www.nessle.com



001 - Sustainable Parenting

Welcome to Nessle Together - A Parenting Podcast, brought to you by Nessle, the online support marketplace for parents and parents-to-be. Your host Carly Buxton is a certified lactation counselor, postpartum doula, and Nessle's CEO, and she's on a mission to make parenthood a more supported experience. Join us for conversations about the topics that matter most throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting.

Parents need support throughout the journey from fertility through toddlerhood and beyond--and Nessle specialists are here to provide that support, through storytelling, evidence-based research, and expert tips that will get your wheels turning and help you feel uplifted and hopeful about this rollercoaster called parenthood.