In this week's episode, Em and Liz talk about how we feed the mouths we have to feed. Special topics include food intolerances, elimination diets, pumping, the formula shortage, and a little understood condition called D-Mer.  Listen to us on all major platforms; just search 7dayworkweekpod. Follow us on Instagram at 7dayworkweekpod.  Thanks for listening, bye! ----------------------------------------   Works Cited   “Addressing the Infant Formula Shortage.” The White House, https://www.whitehouse.gov/formula/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2023.  D-mer.org. 2023. https://d-mer.org/. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023.  “FDA Investigation of Cronobacter Infections: Powdered Infant Formula (February 2022).” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1 Aug. 2022, https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/fda-investigation-cronobacter-infections-powdered-infant-formula-february-2022. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023. Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen. Breastfeeding Doesn’t Need to Suck: How to Nurture Your Baby and Your Mental Health. American Psychological Association, 2022.  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. “Breast Milk Sensitivity.” n.d.. https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Breast-Milk-Sensitivity.aspx. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023.  Northwestern University. "'Love Hormone' is Two-Faced: Oxytocin Strengthens Bad Memories and Can Increase Fear and Anxiety." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 22 July 2013. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130722123206.html. Accessed 28 Feb. 2023.  Olson, Colleen qtd. in Manji, Sabina. “Feeding Baby Feeds Our Souls.” The Mom and Caregiver, https://themomandcaregiver.com/feeding-baby-feeds-our-souls/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2023.  Onque, Renèe. “The Baby Formula Shortage Isn’t Over and Ending It May ‘Take a While’—Here’s a Timeline.” Make It. CNBC.com, 2 Aug. 2022, https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/02/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-us-baby-formula-shortage.html. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023.  Parks, Krystyn. “Formula Shortage Update: February 2023.” Feeding Made Easy, 10 Mar. 2023, https://feedingmadeeasy.com/formula-shortage-update/. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023. Radzyminski, Sharon, and Lynn Clark Callister. “Mother's Beliefs, Attitudes, and Decision Making Related to Infant Feeding Choices.” The Journal of Perinatal Education vol. 25,no. 1, 2016, pp. 18-28. doi:10.1891/1058-1243.25.1.18. Accessed 1 Mar. 2023.

In this week's episode, Em and Liz talk about the history, the stress and the joy that goes into making their child's birthdays special.  Listen to us on all major platforms; just search 7dayworkweekpod.Thanks for listening, bye! ---------------------------------------- Baselice, Vyta et al.. “Debating the Birthday: Innovation and Resistance in Celebrating Children.” The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, vol.12, no. 2, 2019, pp. 262-284. https://doi.org/10.1353/hcy.2019.0023. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.  Bella’s Bouncies Jump Center, https://www.bellasbounciesindoors.com/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.  “Birthdays.” Playcloud: Children’s Indoor Playground. Play Cloud Inc., https://www.playcloudplayground.com/book-online. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.  “Birthday Parties.” Lindenhurst Park District, https://www.lindenhurstparks.org/facilities/birthday-parties/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.  Gilmour, Lyndsey. “When Did Kids’ Parties Become All About Showing Off?” Good Housekeeping, 5 Jul. 2017, https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/news/a569038/extravagent-kids-parties/. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023 "QuinnCakes" Quinn Cakes by George. https://www.quinncakesbygeorge.com/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023 Pesce, N. L. “You Won’t Believe How Much Money Parents are Now Spending on their Kids’ Birthday Parties.” Market Watch, 17 Jul. 2017, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/you-wont-believe-how-much-money-parents-are-now-spending-on-their-kids-birthday-parties-2017-07-17-1088523. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.  Pinsker, Joe. “The Strange Origins of American Birthday Celebrations.” The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2021, https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/11/history-birthday-celebrations/620585/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.  “Play Tyme Gym Birthday Parties.” Play Tyme Gym. Godaddy, https://playtymegym.com/birthday-parties. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.  Schoonmaker, Sara. “Piece of Cake: Children’s Birthday Celebrations and Alternatives to Consumer Culture.” Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 3, 2006, pp. 217-234, https://www.jstor.org/stable/20832299. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.  Shamgar-Handelman, Lea, and Don Handelman. “Celebrations of Bureaucracy: Birthday Parties in Israeli Kindergartens.” Ethnology, vol. 30, no. 4, 1991, pp. 293–312. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3773686. Accessed 2 Feb. 2023.  

We're back baby! Or should we say babies. In this episode of the podcast, Em and Liz talk about transitioning from one child to two, birth order, and give an update on the turns their lives have taken since the last episode was recorded. Thanks for listening, bye! -------------------------- EPISODE REFERENCES Berger, L. (2021, April 13). Does birth order really determine personality? Here’s what the research says. Time. ​​https://time.com/5953372/birth-order-personality-traits/ Delitt, J. (2022, January 17). 7 lessons I’ve learned transitioning from 1 to 2 kids. Theeverymom.com. https://theeverymom.com/transitioning-from-1-to-2-kids/  Dube, R. (2018, April 23).  Mom survey says: Three is the most stressful number of kids. Today. https://www.today.com/parents/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-t127551 Gough, M. (2017). Birth spacing, human capital, and the motherhood penalty at midlife in the United States. Demographic Research, 37, 363–416. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26332200 Joio, C. D. (2022, November 1). Why are people weird about only children? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/11/are-only-children-worse-off-kids-siblings/671955/ Lillehagen, M., & Isungset, M. A. (2020). New Partner, New Order? Multipartnered Fertility and Birth Order Effects on Educational Achievement. Demography, 57(5), 1625–1646. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48681345 Qian Guoying, Mei Jin, Tian Li and Dou Gang. (2020). Assessing mothers’ parenting stress: Differences between one- and two-child families in China. Frontiers in Psychology, (11)1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.609715. Accessed 24 Jan. 2023.  Rohrer, J. M., Egloff, B., & Schmukle, S. C. (2015). Examining the effects of birth order on personality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(46), 14224–14229. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26466431

In this episode of the podcast, Em and Liz talk about where stay-at-home mothers fit (or don’t) into a feminist paradigm.

In this episode, Em and Liz research the derivation and validity of the Old Wives’ Tales they heard during their pregnancies. How does beer affect your breast milk? Can a storm break your water? When is it unsafe to lift a finger in pregnancy? Download Episode 9 of The 7-Day Work Week to find out!

In this episode of the podcast, Em and Liz acknowledge their privilege as SAHMs while also pointing out the burdens of a 24-hour, 7-day work week. They hope that by openly citing privilege, they can open up a more productive dialogue about the realities of this parenting option.

In this episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Em and Liz try to be positive, but they just can’t help but bitch about the baby weight. They talk about the body positivity movement, sex after labor, and limón chips.

In this episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Em and Liz balance their pandemic parenting anxieties with research on how playdates and facemasks are affecting our kids’ development. They discuss the mental health of mothers and the newfound empathy stay-at-home parents are getting now that working parents shelter-in-place with their kids all day.

In this episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Em recounts her experience with feeding Baby Charlee and evaluates “Baby Friendly Hospital” accreditation. She and Liz dispel the myth that formula is the easy way out and think about how a “breast is best” ideology affects moms who can’t breastfeed. Part 1 aired last week: September 11, 2020.

In this episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Liz shares her experience with breastfeeding Baby Margot. She and Em research the history of feeding trends, discuss pumping in the workplace, and go off on a brief tangent to talk about ... erm ... lactation porn. Part 2 airs next week: September 18, 2020.

Em and Liz share the “icky” parts of postpartum recovery in hopes of reducing the code of silence around it. They research postpartum mood changes and meditate on products that cater to moms recovering from labor.

Looking for more 7-Day Work Week? Check out this Episode 2 bonus content where we talk birthing classes and share more personal birth anecdotes!

In the second episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Em and Liz share their labor stories. They discuss the numerical and cultural values of natural births, inductions, c-sections, and epidurals while unpacking the historical and geographic dichotomy between midwives and doctors.

In the inaugural episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Em and Liz chat about their decisions to become stay-at-home moms (SAHMs). They talk the economics of nannies, daycare, and leaving the workforce while also touching on mom-shaming, COVID-19 parenting, and how feminism intersects with staying home to raise children. Listen to The 7-Day Work Week on iTunes and follow on Twitter and Instagram at 7dayworkweekpod.

Hello and welcome to The 7-day Work Week Podcast. Join Liz and Em starting August 21st as they engage in a balanced and civil dialogue around polarizing topics regarding stay-at-home moms. Depending on who you talk to, stay-at-home moms are either lazy freeloaders or noble self-sacrificers. They don’t feel either of these archetypes is quite true.  Listen and subscribe at the7dayworkweek.podbean.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at 7dayworkweekpod. See you then, bye!