Episode 37: Top 3 Tips to Help You Bond with Your Baby - with Karla Arredondo, OTR/L
What does it mean to bond with your baby? What does this look like and why is it important?
This is a great episode whether you’re a first-time or a many-time parent!
In Kumbay’all episode 37 Amanda talks with Karla Arredondo, OTR/L about what attunement is, in addition to these topics:
Why is attunement so important to child development?
Does attunement have anything to do with attachment theory?
How does maternal mental health affect mother-infant attunement?
Is there a timeframe when attunement needs to happen?
Listen today to also get Karla’s top 3 tips to help you bond with your baby!
About today’s guest:
Karla Arredondo has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a masters in occupational therapy. She's been a pediatric occupational therapist for seven years, and for the last five years she's also specialized in women's health occupational therapy.
As a women's health occupational therapist, Karla supports women and all birthing people in planning for the fourth trimester - this includes things like home modifications and ergonomic education, pelvic health, breastfeeding & sleep support, maternal mental health, infant attachment and attunement, and safe return to work and exercise. She has additional training in postpartum functional exercise, perinatal health, and maternal mental health.
Karla is passionate about bringing kind, compassionate, and culturally-sensitive care to women, breaking the stigma of mental health in the Latinx communities, addressing health from a preventative approach, and empowering people through education and by helping them rebuild confidence in themselves.
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Top 3 Tips to Help You Bond with Your Baby - with Karla Arredondo, OTR/L