News/Announcements

Posted by Mary Hurst on February 2, 2011

4 Hours, 2 Babies, 0 Drugs

January 17, 2011 10:10am Anna Josephine is born. She is 6lb, 3 oz and 18″.  Twelve minutes later, her brother Connor Joseph 6lb, 4 oz and 18″ greets the world.

A few days before the babies’ birth I had been reading up on labor and came across something I had either forgotten or never knew.  “Sometimes labor starts with a big kick.”  Around 6:20am, I was going to the bathroom for what seemed like the 100th time and felt a bizarre kick.  It was like nothing I had felt before – more like an internal shifting of tectonic plates.  A few minutes later, back in bed, I felt the urge to go to the bathroom again.  When I stood up, there was a gush of clear fluid and my water had broken.

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Posted by Sunny Gault on November 8, 2010

PregTASTIC’s 200th Episode!

PregTASTIC will soon celebrate its 200th episode… and we’re turning to our listeners to help plan it.

As many of you may remember, our 100th episode featured some of our favorite panelists. We caught up with them and learned more about their new live since having their babies. And we could do something similar, or choose something completely different. The choice is yours.

What would you like to see happen on our 200th episode? Send your suggestions now through Thanksgiving. And don’t forget to listen to our 200th episode coming this December!

Posted by Sunny Gault on October 24, 2010

Your PregTASTIC Experience

What does PregTASTIC mean to you? How has it helped you in your pregnancy journey?

We’re searching for the most inspirational stories to feature each week on our show. To submit your story, simply call our PregTASTIC hotline at 858-565-BABY and leave your message. Don’t forget to include your first name as well as your city/country.

Thanks so much for your continued support!

Posted by Sunny Gault on September 9, 2010

Want To Join Our PregTASTIC Panel?

We’re looking for a few good preggies to join our amazing PregTASTIC team!

The panel is the roundtable of wonderful women you hear every week discussing their pregnancies and interacting with our experts. It’s a great opportunity to meet other parents-to-be and form long-lasting friendships. Plus, you’ll also become an internet celebrity :)

If interested, please contact us as soon as possible. To be considered, you must be able to travel to our production studio in San Diego, California for our monthly tapings.

If you don’t live in the area, you can be our guest on an upcoming episode by contributing to our “Ups and Downs” discussions on our facebook fan page and our forums. Or, if you love to write, consider joining our PregTASTIC Blogging Team!

Posted by Sunny Gault on August 6, 2010

PregTASTIC Supports Breastfeeding Awareness

As many of you know, August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. To help support this endeavor, our new PregTASTIC blogging team will be sharing their personal experiences when it comes to breastfeeding. We’re telling it all… the good, the bad and the ugly. Breastfeeding can be difficult, and the more we can support and encourage one another, the better off we’ll all be. We firmly believe that.

So, enjoy the stories this month… and if you’re interested in sharing your own personal experience, please contact us. For additional information about breastfeeding, listen to the following episodes of PregTASTIC:

Breastfeeding Basics, Part 1 of 3
What are some advantages for both mom and baby? When will your milk come in? How much and how often should you feed your newborn? When should you consider purchasing a breast pump, bottles and other breastfeeding gear? When is your window of opportunity to introduce a bottle? Plus, common breastfeeding hiccups and ways to overcome them. Is there a genetic factor? Dr. Eyla Boise, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University California San Diego School of Medicine is this weeks breastfeeding expert.

Tips for a Healthy Breastfeeding Diet, Part 2 of 3
A mom’s healthy, balanced diet is essential for future breastfeeding. Mothers often have questions about which foods are important to eat and which foods should be avoided when nursing their babies. What are some helpful nutritional guidelines? How important is calcium, iron, protein? What foods and snacks are best? And the importance of staying hydrated. April Boyle, a board certified lactation consultant and registered dietitian is this week’s expert.

Positions and Proper Latch-On Skills, Part 3 of 3
During the early weeks, optimal positioning and a proper latch are especially important. When you and your baby are well positioned and latched correctly, your nipples stay healthy and your baby can feed most efficiently. Eve Moran, this week’s breastfeeding expert, joins us with information, tips and techniques on the proper way to position and hold your baby while breastfeeding and the importance of a proper latch.

Also, coming this month… we’ll be taping new PregTASTIC episodes focusing on “Baby-Friendly” Hospitals and “Breast Milk Banking”. Watch these tapings LIVE on our website Saturday, August 14th.

Posted by Sunny Gault on July 16, 2010

Looking For PregTASTIC Bloggers!

Want to share your thoughts on pregnancy and motherhood with all of our listeners?
Well, here’s your chance!

Join the PregTASTIC blogging team! Starting August, our blog will feature weekly contributions from some of your favorite PregTASTIC preggies! We also want our fans to get involved and join the fun. If you’re currently pregnant and can devote at least a few hours to writing blog posts every month… then this could be the ideal opportunity for you!

We’re looking for all types of moms and moms-to-be, from all over the world!
If interested, contact us today!

Posted by Sunny Gault on July 10, 2010

Our New Show Format!

As many of you know, PregTASTIC was on a bit of a hiatus during the last month.
But, for good reason…

We’re in the process of making several changes to both our show format and our website. We believe these changes will help take PregTASTIC to the next level so we can better serve and connect with you, our audience! Some of the improvements are listed below…

• New Host/New Preggies!
  I (Sunny) have officially taken the reigns as host and producer of PregTASTIC. We’ve also welcomed several new faces to the show, all of which are great additions to the PregTASTIC team. Visit the “Bios” section at the bottom of each page to learn more about us!
• PregTASTIC Live!
  All of the tapings for our PregTASTIC shows are now video streamed live on our website. Keep in mind, this is not the finished product, but rather a behind the scenes look at how we create our shows. It’s also a great opportunity to connect and chat with the PregTASTIC team.
• Shorter Episodes
  We’ve reduced the overall length of each PregTASTIC episode to about 30 minutes. This is a big change, and we’re still perfecting it, so don’t time us just yet !
• Ups and Downs
  Sharing our pregnancy ups and downs has become an important part of the PregTASTIC experience. In fact, our audience enjoys it so much that we decided to devote an entire episode each month to these stories. Also, each episode will feature a special guest preggie. If you’d like to be a guest on PregTASTIC, visit our forum or our facebook fan page and begin sharing your ups and downs.
• New PregTASTIC Blog
  It’s been about a year since we regularly blogged on the PregTASTIC website, and we want to improve that. So, we’ll be adding at least one new blog post per week, perhaps more. Also, we’re looking for guest bloggers to help us create great content. If you’re interested, please contact us.
• Additional Website Updates
  We’re in the process of making several improvements to the structure and overall usability of our website. This includes categorizing episodes according to topics (so you can find them easier), and updating additional resources such as the PregTASTIC forum. We’ll also be engaging our audience and sending special updates through twitter and our facebook fan page.

As always, please let us know what you think of these changes. And if you have additional suggestions, we’d love to hear them. Simply leave your comments below.