Robin Kaplan is a lactation consultant and owner of the San Diego Breastfeeding Center. Throughout the week, she helps breastfeeding mothers during in-home lactation consultations, her clinic and free weekly support group, and prenatal breastfeeding classes. In addition to writing a weekly blog about breastfeeding and parenting, Robin is also the co-editor of the International Lactation Consultant Association blog, Lactation Matters and a monthly contributor for the Natural Kidz blog.

Robin lives in San Diego, CA with her husband, Jason, their two sons, Benjamin and Ryan, and their dog, Tilly. She has a love of cooking, traveling, hiking, going to the beach, social media, and teaching.

Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC = Episode #246: Weaning and Breastfeeding While Pregnant

Dr. Sean Daneshmand is a highly-respected perinatalogist based out of southern California. Through his nonprofit Miracle Babies, he provides financial assistance to families who have given birth to high-risk babies. After his own wife was threatened with a pregnancy that required intensive care. Daneshmand started the organization with the goal of providing aid to families whose thoughts were consumed with that of the health of their newborns. Daneshmand was recently profiled as a CNN Hero, a member of CNN’s continuing series, highlighting people around the world who are making extraordinary impacts in their communities.

Dr. Sean Daneshmand, MD = Episode #200 – Twins, Carrying More Than One,
Episode #201 – Twins, The Multiple Birth Experience

Dr. Harvey Karp is a nationally renowned pediatrician, child development specialist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the USC School of Medicine. He completed medical school training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NYC, pediatric residency at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and fellowships in ambulatory pediatrics and child development at UCLA. In pediatric practice, for almost 30 years, Dr. Karp has taught thousands of parents, from working moms to superstars like Madonna, Michelle Pfeiffer and Pierce Brosnan his secrets for soothing colic, boosting infant sleep, reducing tantrums, promoting patience and …making parents and children happy.

Dr. Harvey Karp = Episode # 123 – Making it Through the 4th Trimester

Dr. William Camann is the director of obstetric anesthesia at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He is also an associate professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, and past-president of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. An internationally recognized authority on obstetric anesthesia and pain control during childbirth Dr. Camann is the co-author of Easy Labor, Every Woman’s Guide to Choosing Less Pain and More Joy During Childbirth (Random House/Ballantine Books, 2006). You can find out more about his book at easylabor.net

William Camann, MD = Episode #145 – Everything Epidurals, Depisode #59 – Easy Labor

Sara Holliday is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a leading expert in yoga, aerobics, martial arts and holistic health practices. Since 1992, Sara has coached and trained thousands of women of all ages and fitness levels—helping them create a fit body and mind. Her company and programs reflect her personal mission: to help women achieve their optimum potential and to help them live a rich, fulfilling life. As a leading expert in women and families’ health and wellness, Sara has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows including Oprah & Friends Radio, Martha Stewart Living Radio, KABC, KNBC and KTLA and is a columnist for several women’s health and fitness publications. She is also a mother of two growing boys.

Sara Holliday  =  Episode #124 – Adjusting to Your New Mom ID, Episode #117 – Sex, Love, Pregnancy- Sex During Pregnancy, Episode #22 Prenatal Yoga and Connecting with your Baby,

Sandy and Marcie Jones, Sandy’s daughter, have co-authored a series of books over the past five years. Their shared titles include: Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth and Great Expectations Pregnancy Journal & Planner.  Sandy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Furman University where she received the Marshall Prevost Award for “Outstanding Performance in the Behavioral Sciences.” She earned her Master’s Degree in Psychology from Appalachian State University, and she has taken doctoral-level coursework on infant development from the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland. Marcie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political, Legal and Economic Analysis from Mills College, Oakland, CA and a Master’s Degree in Publication Design from the University of Baltimore. Both Sandy and Marcie have advanced media training and have made multiple appearances together on television and radio talk shows.

Sandy and Marcie Jones  = Episode #70 – From Dude to Dad

Dr. Jack Newman is a Toronto pediatrician who has practiced medicine since 1970. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto medical school. In 1984, he established the first hospital-based breastfeeding clinic in Canada at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. He has practiced as a physician in Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. He now holds breastfeeding clinics in several hospitals in the Toronto area. He is a consultant with UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and is a popular speaker at breastfeeding conferences across North America and beyond. He is the father of three children, all breastfed.

Dr. Jack Newman  = Episode #64 – Dr. Jack Newman & Helping Mothers Achieve Their Breastfeeding Goals

Marie Mongan is a life-long educator, former College Dean, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Director of The HypnoBirthing Institute. She is the recipient of the 1995 National Guild Of Hypnotists President’s Award, and received the coveted Charles Tebbetts Award in 2000 for the recognition she has brought to Hypnotherapy. Ms. Mongan lives in New Hampshire, but spends much of her time on the road training new instructors in the techniques of HypnoBirthing. She is the mother of four adult children, all born using the techniques upon which HypnoBirthing is based.

Marie F. Mongan  = Episode #39 – HypnoBirthing Part 2 of 2: HypnoBirthing with Marie Mongan

Dr. Jennifer L. Howse became president of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation in January 1990. Under Dr. Howse’s leadership, the March of Dimes has achieved unprecedented revenue growth and significant expansion of mission initiatives. Dr. Howse holds a Ph.D. in psycholinguistics from Florida State University. She serves on the Board of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and chairs the Advisory Board of The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. She has served as an adviser to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the HHS Secretary’s National Commission on Infant Mortality. She is a member of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, the European Genetics Foundation Board, and the Pew Environmental Health Commission.

Dr. Jennifer L. Howse  = Episode #20 – Newborn Screenings

Robert W. Sears, MD, is a father of three, board-certified in Pediatrics, and a co-author in the Sears Parenting Library. “Dr. Bob”, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995. He did his pediatric internship and residency at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, finishing in 1998. Dr. Bob is the proud father of three active boys, Andrew, age 15, Alex, age 12, and Joshua age 6. He and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Dana Point, CA. In his spare time Dr. Bob enjoys surfing the California waves, mountain biking, playing bass guitar with his teenage son guitarist, and trying to keep up with his three children.

Robert W. Sears, MD  = Episode #76 – Dr. Sears and Vaccines