#226 | The Case for Co-Sleeping with OnTrack Baby

Down to Birth

Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum, Midwives, Alternative Health, Home Birth, Society & Culture, Newborn, Documentary, Hypnobirthing, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Breastfeeding, Pregnant, Birth, Maternity, Motherhood

4.8 • 586 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Every mammal in nature sleeps with their offspring, but these days, many mothers are cautioned against co-sleeping by pediatricians and well-meaning friends and family. This guilt or fear keeps parents distant from their sleeping babies even when it goes against their own inclination. Then, the cycle continues with a baby whose nervous system wakes them often in search of physical comfort, while parents frantically seek the latest and greatest sleep product on the market (Snoo, anyone?). Wh...

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0:00.0	parents begin to think that sleep is a problem and it's never it's never a problem it's just that we don't
0:08.2	understand where our babies are at we're wanting them to meet us in our environment but we got to go to
0:14.0	them you need to know that your baby is just reacting in a normal nervous system and it's your choice
0:19.8	to fight it
0:20.9	that's causing you to be exhausted.
0:22.4	There's nothing wrong with your baby.
0:23.4	There's no product that's going to solve the problem.
0:25.9	You really have to decide.
0:27.5	Right.
0:27.9	Am I going to seriously take a left turn off track
0:32.8	away from how nature does it?
0:37.1	I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of Hypniburthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and
0:41.8	postpartum support specialist. And I'm Tresha Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international
0:47.8	board certified lactation consultant. And this is the down-to-birth podcast.
0:54.8	Childbirth is something we're made to do.
0:57.1	But how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?
1:01.6	Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.
1:19.3	I'm Carrie and I'm Jenny and we are the moms and OTs from OnTrack Baby.
1:26.6	And we are here today to talk everything about baby development, baby sleep and new mom life that plays into, you know, your whole
1:29.8	experience with your child. So we're excited to be back. Yes. With the down to birth show for the
1:36.1	second time. Totally. Welcome back, you guys. We had a very popular first episode with you.
1:42.5	Cynthia, do you remember the number?
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