Newbies: New Moms, New Babies

Newbies host Kaile Garcia talks with pediatric physical therapist Meagan O’Neill about how oral restrictions and oral motor dysfunction can affect a baby’s whole body, not just feeding.

O’Neill defines torticollis, signs parents can notice (head tilt/rotation, head flattening, craniofacial asymmetry), why early PT intervention matters versus a “wait and see” approach, and potential impacts on head shape and motor skills.

She explains oral motor dysfunction as coordination issues of the lips, tongue, cheeks, and jaw, with signs like shallow latch, clicking, milk loss, gagging, coughing, bottle difficulty, and trouble keeping a pacifier in.

The episode covers gentle bodywork, fascia connections from tongue through the body, why tongue ties need therapy and aftercare beyond release, and how to find qualified specialists (IBCLC, OT, SLP, PT, pediatric dentist), including laser vs scissor releases. O’Neill advises parents to trust their gut and seek help early, including virtual options.

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Host Kaile Garcia welcomes expert mom Chelsea Adams to discuss taking babies and toddlers to Disneyland or Disney World in the fall, including what to do, ride considerations, and managing the parks.

Chelsea, a Chicago-based mom of two sons (ages 4 and 15), shares her motherhood journey, including having her first son as a preemie at 20 with heavy family support, and a later, more stable parenting experience with her younger son and husband, though without her mom.

They talk about growing up visiting Disney World, multi-generational trips, and delaying park visits with a newborn during COVID. Tips include taking advantage of free admission under age three, planning and researching with park apps, checking height requirements, bringing snacks and water, using baby care centers for feeding/pumping, preparing for heat and rain with fans, ponchos, and stroller covers, and protecting nap schedules via stroller naps or hotel breaks.

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Host Kaile Garcia welcomes stay-at-home mom Erin Baird from Celina, Texas (mom of a 5-year-old and 2-year-old) to discuss finding community in motherhood.

Erin shares her transition from social work to staying home after her first baby, her pregnancy experiences including gestational diabetes, and how church friendships and meal trains helped her build a mom tribe.

They cover ways to meet other moms like church groups, library story times, neighborhoods, playgrounds, and social media and offer practical tips like getting out of your comfort zone, treating groups like “dating” to find the right fit, and starting with one simple outreach text. Erin describes leading Mom Walk Co Celina and a garage-based “Strong Moms” workout group, emphasizing reciprocity, diverse friendships, and not overcomplicating community-building.

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Host Kaile Garcia welcomes Ashley Harris, a family nurse practitioner and single mom in South Carolina, to discuss tips for working from home while parenting.

Ashley shares her unexpected pregnancy after a pituitary adenoma diagnosis, postpartum depression, and the challenge of ER shifts before transitioning during COVID to telehealth, which became long-term.

She outlines remote opportunities in nursing and advanced practice, including virtual urgent care, telephone triage, case management, utilization review, and documentation review.

They discuss work-from-home pros like flexibility and everyday comforts, and cons like blurred boundaries, household distractions, and others assuming availability, emphasizing the value of a separate workspace.



Ashley offers strategies for building childcare support through family, teens, trusted centers, and parent friendships, and advises being honest with employers, setting realistic expectations, and prioritizing well-being. Ashley can be found on Instagram at @ashleysophia_np.

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Newbies host Kaile Garcia talks with certified health coach and author Britt Olson about how family dynamics change after having a baby, especially with two children 18 months apart.

Britt shares moving from Florida to Georgia at eight months pregnant, laboring 33 hours, and experiencing postpartum isolation and later severe postpartum anxiety and depression with intrusive thoughts and panic attacks; she felt significant improvement after weaning.

She describes the stress on her marriage when far from family, dividing nighttime duties by child, and the challenges of planned grandparent visits, unmet expectations, and boundary-setting when boundaries weren’t respected, including examples around gifts and family trips.

Britt emphasizes that hard phases and relationships can improve over time and offers nervous system calming techniques: grounding outdoors using the five senses and somatic shaking to discharge stress.

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