Surviving Tiny Humans: 10 Minute Triage for Newborns & New Parents

Ep. 25 - When Should You Worry About Baby's Fever?

This is the Season 1 finale of Surviving Tiny Humans — and we're going out with one of the most googled topics in parenting: fevers. Because at 2am with a sick baby, you don't want to read a medical textbook. You want someone to tell you clearly — does this need the ER or not? In this episode I'm walking you through everything you actually need to know: what counts as a real fever, what to do about it, when to go in, and when you can manage safely at home. Including a few things that might surprise you. In this episode: * What actually counts as a fever vs. a low-grade temperature — and why the distinction matters more than the number * Why the height of the fever is less important than how your child looks * Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen — how they're different, how to use them together, and why ibuprofen before bed might be the move * The fever rules by age — including why any fever in a baby under 30 days is an automatic ER visit no matter how well they look * When to go to the ER vs. when an urgent appointment is enough * The five-day fever rule and Kawasaki's disease — what it is and why every medical student on the planet knows about it * Ear infections, delayed fevers, and how to recognize when a cold has turned into something else * My favourite gut-check for telling a virus from a bacterial infection — and why the grosser it is, the more likely it's viral 🔗 Free fever flowchart linked below — print it, save it to your phone, and have it ready for the next 2am moment. https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/infant-er-flowchart Season 2 returns in September. See you then.

Ep. 24 - Meeting Your Own Expectations in Motherhood

Sleep deprivation doesn't just make you tired — it functionally gives you ADHD. The same executive function deficits, the same working memory gaps, the same inability to start a task you know you need to do. If you've ever walked into a room and immediately forgotten why, congratulations: you're a new parent. Jessica Lewis — ADHD coach, host of Quick Wins for ADHD Moms, and mom of three — is back for part two of our conversation, and this time we're getting into the practical stuff. The small shifts that actually make the newborn phase more manageable when your brain has basically stopped cooperating. In this episode: * Simplifying ruthlessly — the three-step everything rule and why most of what you think you have to do, you don't * Squirreling supplies everywhere — why having diapers, wipes, and a spare onesie in every corner of your life is actually a strategy * The minimum standard concept — how to stop cleaning and doing laundry on someone else's timeline and find your own * Why the moms who look like they have it together are doing the exact same thing you are — just better at hiding it * Sit-down showers, laundry that stays in the basket, and other permissions you didn't know you needed * The fear-based marketing that's filling your house with things you don't need — and how letting go of it opens up mental space * Postpartum depression, ADHD, and why sometimes you don't have the words — and what to do when you don't This one is part of the Life With a Newborn series — and it's for every parent whose brain feels like it's running forty tabs with no way to close any of them. 🔗 Find Jessica at theadhdmom.com and Quick Wins for ADHD Moms wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-wins-for-adhd-moms-short-episodes-real-solutions/id992947956 🔗 Free postpartum scripts and guides linked below — including tools to help you talk to your doctor or partner when you can't find the words https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/postpartum-scripts

Ep. 23 - Quick Wins for Life With a Newborn (with Jessica Lewis)

Turns out, having a newborn gives you ADHD. Not metaphorically. For real. So for this episode I brought in someone who knows exactly how to work with a brain that isn't cooperating. Jessica Lewis is an ADHD coach, host of the Quick Wins for ADHD Moms podcast, and a mom of three who was diagnosed with ADHD at 43 after recognizing herself in her son's symptoms. She joined me to talk practical, low-lift strategies that work specifically for the newborn phase — whether you have ADHD or not. In this episode: * Why new parenthood is functionally identical to ADHD — and why that actually matters for how you cope * Protecting your sleep — why it's the highest-leverage thing you can do and how to actually make it happen * The postpartum registry idea — asking for the specific help you actually need instead of hoping people figure it out * Pump parts in the fridge — the tip that will save you from washing them after every single session * Freezer meals, frozen vegetables, and why your toaster oven is about to become your best friend * How to delegate the tasks that are draining you without feeling like you have to ask awkwardly This one is part of the Life With a Newborn series — practical support for the phase that nobody fully prepares you for. 🔗 Find Jessica at theadhdmom.com and Quick Wins for ADHD Moms wherever you listen to podcasts.

Ep. 22 - Infertility: How to Boost Your Chances & What Happens Next

Infertility affects one in five couples — and yet almost nobody talks about what the process actually looks like, what the testing involves, or what it does to you emotionally while you're in it. This episode is a little off-brand for Surviving Tiny Humans — and also exactly on brand, because everyone's path to parenthood looks different, and that deserves to be acknowledged. I'm sharing my own experience with secondary infertility — the particular whiplash of conceiving easily the first time and then not being able to get pregnant again — alongside the clinical side of what investigation and treatment actually look like. In this episode: * Primary vs. secondary infertility — what they are and how common they actually are * What testing looks like for both partners — and why, as usual, the burden falls disproportionately on women * What the IVF process actually involves step by step — the hormones, the egg retrieval, the embryo grading, the implantation, and the waiting * The emotional reality nobody prepares you for — including what it feels like when the test is positive one day and negative the next * The only fertility supplements that actually have evidence behind them — and what to skip * Practical ways to genuinely improve your chances, including timing of sex and lifestyle factors that move the needle This one is for anyone who is trying, anyone who has tried, and anyone who just wants to understand what this journey actually looks like from the inside. 🔗 Free fertility supplement guide: https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/fertility-supplement-guide

Ep. 21 - Life With A Newborn Part 3: The First 30 Days

Recommended Resource: Surviving Tiny Humans - https://a.co/d/07faXLvV - This is the third and final episode of the Life With a Newborn series. After 30 days they're technically an infant — and the rest of this podcast is the continuation anyway. This episode fills in the gaps. The things that don't have their own dedicated episode yet — the neurological reality of the fourth trimester, the practical daily care stuff nobody explains in detail, and the emotional transition that happens around week two when the help quietly disappears. What we cover: * The fourth trimester — why your baby's nervous system is still organizing outside the womb and what that means for how you parent in these first weeks * What your baby can actually see and why your face is the most important thing in their world right now * Tummy time — when to start, what counts, how to make it more tolerable, and why it's the single most important developmental activity in the first 30 days * Bath time — how to do it before the umbilical cord falls off, how often, and what you actually need * Umbilical cord care — what normal looks like, what healing looks like, and what needs medical attention * Newborn skincare — vernix, peeling, fragrance-free everything, and what not to stress about * The emotional reality of week two when the adrenaline wears off, the visitors leave, and you're suddenly alone in a quiet house with a baby who isn't giving anything back yet * The first real smile — what it means, when it comes, and why it changes everything Surviving Tiny Humans covers everything from the first days home through the end of the first year — the honest, practical guide your discharge papers should have been. 🔗 https://a.co/d/07faXLvV