OUR 2020 “TOP TRACKS”

Editor: Callan Russo

We had the chance to speak to so many people this year to share their insights, wisdom, and stories with our community. Here are the expert and video series you watched the most.

1. Doctor to Mama Q&A
   Meagan Morrison, OBGYN, and 8-month pregnant mama, Jackie, chat about pregnancy milestones, challenges and concerns from conception through postpartum care. This 13-part series includes:

• 2^nd Trimester Milestones: The Anatomy Scan, COVID-19 & Baby Movement
• 1^st Trimester Milestones: Confirmation Visits, Early Miscarriages & COVID-19

2. Motherly Advice
   Diana Spalding, Certified Midwife, Pediatric Nurse, and Digital Education Editor of @mother.ly answers our questions on trying to conceive during the pandemic, writing a birth plan, and dealing with labor pain – plus so much more. This 9-part series includes:
   • Epidurals: Yes or No?
   • Birth and Pain: What does is really feel like & what are some ways to cope?
3. IVF Q&A
   David Adamson, world-renowned & board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, shares his advice on fertility treatments and how they have been impacted by COVID-19. This 5-part series includes:
   • When to Seek the Help of a Reproductive Specialist

• What are the Time-Periods of Doing IUI & IVF Treatments?

4. National Breastfeeding Month
   For the month of August, Breastfeeding Awareness Month, we spoke to lactation experts to share breastfeeding facts, tips and tricks. Anything you want to know about feeding your baby, we covered. This 20-part series includes:
   • Pumping 101: When Should Moms Begin Pumping? With Corky Harvey, MS, RN, IBCLC and co-founder of The Pump Station & Nurtury in Los Angeles, CA.
   • Lactation: Latching with Jennifer Ritchie, IBCLC & Author
   • All Food is Good Food: Foremilk vs. Hindmilk with Dr. Amna, Board-Certified Pediatrician and IBCLC
5. Quarantine Convos: The Juggle is Real
   Two expecting mamas share their concerns and challenges of being pregnancy during the pandemic. This 5-part series includes:
   • Labor & Delivery without Your Support System
   • Visiting the Doctor