In this Newbies episode, host Kaile Garcia and expert guest KK (WorkdayswithKK), both East Coast moms without nearby family support, discuss practical tips for working from home with young children after maternity leave.

KK, a full-time remote mom of two (a two-year-old and a 10-month-old) who became remote during COVID, shares how using gym childcare starting around six weeks postpartum helped her get back in the flow of working.

Both Kaile and KK address managing guilt, accepting that kids can safely wait a few minutes, and using screen time as a situational tool while being mindful of behavior changes.

They also discuss trade-offs, flexibility in remote work options, viewing this as a season, the hardest stages (around 7–12 months and pregnancy while caring for a toddler), and funny chaotic work moments. KK can be found on Instagram and TikTok at @WorkdayswithKK.

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Host Kaile Garcia introduces an episode of Newbies focused on birth injuries, parents’ rights, and next steps after a difficult or traumatic birth, featuring childbirth attorney and author Gina Mundy, who has analyzed birth injury cases for nearly 24 years.

Mundy explains common birth injury case outcomes—infant death, maternal death, or permanent injury and notes many cases involve labor inductions. She discusses the realities of delivery teams, emphasizing the nurse’s role, advocating for requesting a different nurse if something feels off, and encouraging childbirth preparation and a birth plan.

Mundy strongly recommends hiring a doula for continuity and extra support, especially during shift changes. She outlines what legally constitutes a birth injury (negligence, causation, and permanent damages), the intake and litigation process, typical timelines and costs, state-specific filing deadlines, and the importance of accountability, including seeking other attorneys if initially turned down.

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Host Kaile Garcia welcomes listeners to Newbies and introduces expert mom Hannah Watson, a military spouse in North Carolina and former preschool teacher, to share baby- and toddler-friendly fall craft ideas that can be displayed at home.

Hannah discusses her parenting journey with three kids (6, 4, and 1), including a miscarriage, and how her creativity was shaped by her artist father, supportive mother, and childcare background; she also describes documenting milestones differently across her children, especially during deployments.

They share favorite parts of fall with babies and emphasize crafts that are both keepsakes and functional decor, such as painted wood wreath cutouts, hand/footprint art, clay hand/foot impressions with ribbon for hanging, ornaments, corkboard displays, and rotating frames. Kaile adds ideas like painting pumpkins, sponge-stamp ghosts, leaf-tape trees, painting acorns, and a paint-in-a-Ziploc canvas activity for babies.

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Host Kaile Garcia welcomes Britt Peralta, a Louisiana-based infant feeding specialist, to discuss common breastfeeding struggles and solutions.

Britt shares her difficult start to motherhood after an emergency C-section, NICU separation, and postpartum mental health challenges, while noting breastfeeding went well for her. Drawing on experience in L&D, postpartum, and NICU, she explains that issues like pain, supply concerns, long feeds, fussiness, gas, and reflux are “check engine lights” requiring a full mom-and-baby assessment rather than guesses.

They cover when “just give it time” is appropriate versus when to seek help, how to evaluate true low supply and milk transfer (including weighted feeds), and why effective milk removal, latch/positioning, and proper pump and flange fit matter.

Britt also addresses nipple pain, tongue-tie function, combo feeding sustainability, and baby body factors affecting feeding, and shares how to find her practice, Feeding with Britt.

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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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