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Decoded: The First Year

WARNING: This isn"t another parenting podcast Decoded: The First Year - is the podcast for parents feeling overwhelmed by baby milestones, sleep struggles and conflicting advice. Hosted by Dr SCL - a chiropractor, dad and nervous system translator, each episode helps you understand what’s really going on in your baby’s body and brain through DECODING the science of neurodevelopment and nervous system health into practical insights you can actually use without mansplaining, guilt or fear - all

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00:11:01

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 58 | Reflux: What...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/10/07

Silent reflux. All babies will vomit after a feed, it’s just a little “spit up”. Probably just gas. Projectile vomiting. They’ll grow out of it.If your baby is arching their back during feeds, pulling off the breast screaming, refusing a bottle they were taking happily an hour ago, or just persistently uncomfortable in a way nobody can quite pin down — you've probably heard some version of those phrases.Maybe you've been given a medication. Maybe you’ve been told to stop breast feeding.Maybe

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00:10:36

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 57 | Colic Isn't...

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2026/09/30

Three hours of crying. Every evening. For weeks.And every professional you've spoken to has said some version of the same thing: "It's colic. There's nothing you can do. It passes."And they're right that it passes. But the "nothing you can do" part? That's where I have a massive problem. Having been a chiropractor who has been in the room with way too many parents struggling with sleepless nights and an distressed child, I know there can be nothing more soul

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00:09:43

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 56 | Why Your Baby...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/09/23

You've done everything.You've been trying for a burp for twenty minutes. You’ve bounce around, patted on the back…nothing. Your mother said to try the bicycle legs. Your mother-in-law said to try the tiger-in-the-tree hold, plus the belly rubs, plus the walk-and-pat. You've watched six different videos. You've tried three positions.And still — nothing. Or it shifts for a moment, and then comes straight back.Your baby is uncomfortable. You're exhausted. And no one has actually

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00:16:42

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 55 | The Tongue Is...

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2026/09/16

You've had your latch checked. Positioning, attachment, tongue — all assessed, maybe even "fixed." And something is still not right. It's still painful, still shallow, still a fight every single feed. So what's left, if the mechanics have already been ruled out?If you've been told "the latch looks fine" while it very clearly does not feel fine, there's a piece of this conversation that's been missing the whole time… and it's more than tongue tie.

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00:07:53

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 54 | The Startle...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/09/09

You've probably been told the startle reflex is "just a normal newborn thing" — and technically, that's true. But what happens when it's not settling into background noise, and it's still hijacking every nap, every transfer, every quiet moment, weeks or even months in?You've been told it'll pass. You’ve been told to swaddle. You’ve been told to rock them to sleep. But you're the one living inside the loop of startle, cry, resettle, startle again — and

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00:07:51

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 53 | Why Your Baby...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/09/02

Someone told you it's "just a preference." Or maybe it's tummy time positioning. Or it's their sleeping position. Or maybe you've been quietly worrying it's something worse, and nobody's given you a straight answerYou've noticed it — your baby always turns their head the same direction. In the cot, on the change table, in the pram. Always that way. Never the other. You've tried gently turning them the other way and they turn straight back, like it's

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00:10:06

Decoded: The First Year | Bonus Episode | The Nervous...

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2026/08/05

Here's what I noticed a year ago, and it's the reason this podcast exists.Mums in that first year are handed a checklist. Rolls by four months. Sits by six. Latches "properly." Sleeps through "eventually." And when something doesn't tick the box on schedule, she's sent off to fix the symptom — more tummy time, a different bottle, a stricter routine.Nobody's lying to her. The advice usually isn't wrong. It's just incomplete. It's downstream.An OT

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00:13:09

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 52 | Why Regulation...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/07/29

You've probably heard the phrase."Regulated parents raise regulated children."And if you're anything like the parents I see in clinic — you heard that and felt one of two things. Either guilt. Or confusion. Guilt, because you are exhausted and you know it. Confusion, because nobody actually explains why that's true. They just say it — and leave you with the pressure of it — without giving you the neuroscience underneath.Today, we fix that. Because this is not a conversation

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00:07:33

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 51 | Why the...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/07/22

Today, I want to talk about why development often slows down when nervous systems stop feeling safe enough to explore naturally.Modern parents are under enormous pressure. And yes, it is pressure that creates diamonds.Developmentally - parents feel pressure to stimulate more. Do more. Optimise more. Intervene earlier. Achieve milestones faster. Because, as we know - when it comes to development, faster equals better, right? Of course not!And honestly? Many babies and children are feeling that

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00:07:22

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 50 | How The First...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/07/09

The first year of parenting can feel like one long stream of information overload mixed with opinions, old wive tales and Google generated confusion. Add in the - Wake windows. Milestones. Sleep schedules. Tummy time. Feeding advice. Developmental checklists. Opinions from strangers. Opinions from family. Opinions from the internet. And finally, as a kick in the guts to the overwhelmed mothers of the world, add the mixed information coming from various health professionals .And somewhere in all that

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00:08:35

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 49 | Parenting with...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/07/01

When I started this podcast I made a big song and dance about NOT wanting this to be a parenting podcast. But there is a pattern I have seen emerge over the last few year which I think warrants a conversation as it has the power to either engage parents as being team mates in their child’s development or be passengers and think like victims. So, lets decode a very particular kind of exhaustion that comes from feeling like something is off… but you can’t prove it.

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00:13:19

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 48 | Why Some...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/06/25

Today, we're going to decode exactly what is happening in your baby's nervous system when they will only settle for you or if they act as if you are the devil. And I promise you — it is not what most people think.

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00:08:29

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 47 | Feeding Is...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/06/17

One of the most emotional experiences in early motherhood… is feeding.Because when feeding feels hard, many mothers quietly start questioning themselves.“Why does my baby only feed on one side?” “Why are they so unsettled?” “Why does feeding feel like a fight?”And the support we offer mother’s with breast feeding sucks. All too often, mothers are told: “Just keep trying.”But feeding is not simply about hunger. It’s coordination. Posture. Regulation. Comfort. Safety.And when we understand feeding

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00:07:06

Decoded:The First Year | Episode 46 | Why...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/06/10

Overstimulation has become so common… it now looks normal.The constant movement. The emotional volatility. The inability to slow down. The dysregulation after busy days. The exhaustion disguised as hyperactivity.Today, I want to talk about why so many children are not “naughty” or “too much”… They’re neurologically overloaded.

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00:06:42

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 45 | Your Baby...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/06/03

Few things make parents question themselves faster than sleep. Or lack of it.And somewhere along the way, many parents quietly start believing: “If my baby isn’t sleeping well… I must be doing something wrong.” Let’s remove something immediately.Your baby is not “bad at sleep.” That idea doesn’t even make neurological sense. Sleep is not a personality trait. It is a nervous system function.Because babies do not learn sleep through pressure, through routines or through “training”. They learn sleep

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00:08:17

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 44 | Your Child...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/05/27

One of the hardest parts of parenting… and a moment many parents don’t talk about is trying to stay calm when your child’s behaviour feels big. The meltdowns. The screaming. The constant movement. The emotional explosions that seem to arrive out of nowhere. You’re trying to stay calm… You’re trying harder… yet things feel worse.And eventually, after much self doubt, a quiet thought starts to form: “What am I missing?” “Am I doing something wrong?”Now, this isn’t intended to be a parenting podcast

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00:08:05

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 43 | Reflexes in...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/05/20

If you’ve listened to this entire reflex series… first of all, good on you. Because chances are, you didn’t come here looking for “perfect parenting.”  You came here looking for understanding. You wanted to know: “What actually matters in my baby’s development?” “What should I pay attention to?” “And how do I know if my child is truly okay beneath all the noise online?” And honestly?  That question alone already tells me something important about you.  You’re paying attention.  Not from fear.  From

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00:08:50

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 42 | When Reflexes...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/05/13

There’s a question sitting underneath almost every conversation I have with parents. “How do I know if this is something we need to act on… or something my child will simply grow through?” And honestly?  That question makes sense.  Because parents today are caught between two very loud messages. One says:  “Don’t worry about anything.” The other says: “If you don’t fix this immediately, you’re missing a critical window.” So mums end up stuck in the middle… watching every movement, every

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00:09:44

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 41 | Primitive...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/05/06

If you’ve ever found yourself late at night…Googling your baby’s movements…Wondering if something you’re seeing is “normal”…Or worrying that you might be missing something important…This episode is for you.Because somewhere along the way, conversations about primitive reflexes shifted. From something that should bring clarity…To something that creates pressure.Parents are being told to watch closely…Act quickly…And fix things early —before it becomes a problem. And without even realising it…That

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00:08:58

Decoded: The First Year | Episode 40 | Why...

Decoded: The First Year ·

2026/04/29

You’re doing all the things.The toys.The tummy time.The music.The contrast cards.The play mats.You’re engaging…You’re interacting…You’re trying to give your baby every possible advantage.And still… there’s this quiet thought in the background:“Is it enough?”“Should I be doing more?”“Am I missing something that other mums aren’t?”And here’s where I want to shift something — gently, but very clearly. Because when we look at early development through a nervous system lens…The question is rarely: “Am I

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