Surviving that first year with a newborn isn’t supposed to feel like an escape room, but between clickbait, contradictory advice, sleepless nights, and the unpredictability of babies… it often does. Surviving Tiny Humans is fast, evidence-based postpartum and newborn support from Dr. Kailey Buller; physician, author, and mom of two. Each episode is a mini “triage moment” — what's true, what matters, and when to be seen. Covering newborn sleep, feeding, illness, postpartum recovery, mental health, and everything in between, this show is your weekly dose of sanity from a doctor who gets it.
Surviving Tiny Humans: 10 Minute Triage for Newborns & New Parents
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Surviving that first year with a newborn isn’t supposed to feel like an escape room, but between clickbait, contradictory advice, sleepless nights, and the unpredictability of babies… it often does. Surviving Tiny Humans is fast, evidence-based postpartum and newborn support from Dr. Kailey Buller; physician, author, and mom of two. Each episode is a mini “triage moment” — what's true, what matters, and when to be seen. Covering newborn sleep, feeding, illness, postpartum recovery, mental health, and everything in between, this show is your weekly dose of sanity from a doctor who gets it.
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May 31, 2026
Ep. 25 - When Should You Worry About Baby's Fever?
<p>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.</p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>What actually counts as a fever vs. a low-grade temperature — and why the distinction matters more than the number</li><li>Why the height of the fever is less important than how your child looks</li><li>Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen — how they're different, how to use them together, and why ibuprofen before bed might be the move</li><li>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</li><li>When to go to the ER vs. when an urgent appointment is enough</li><li>The five-day fever rule and Kawasaki's disease — what it is and why every medical student on the planet knows about it</li><li>Ear infections, delayed fevers, and how to recognize when a cold has turned into something else</li><li>My favourite gut-check for telling a virus from a bacterial infection — and why the grosser it is, the more likely it's viral</li></ul><p>🔗 Free fever flowchart linked below — print it, save it to your phone, and have it ready for the next 2am moment.</p><p>https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/infant-er-flowchart</p><p><br></p><p>Season 2 returns in September. See you then.</p>
May 24, 2026
Ep. 24 - Meeting Your Own Expectations in Motherhood
<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Simplifying ruthlessly — the three-step everything rule and why most of what you think you have to do, you don't</li><li>Squirreling supplies everywhere — why having diapers, wipes, and a spare onesie in every corner of your life is actually a strategy</li><li>The minimum standard concept — how to stop cleaning and doing laundry on someone else's timeline and find your own</li><li>Why the moms who look like they have it together are doing the exact same thing you are — just better at hiding it</li><li>Sit-down showers, laundry that stays in the basket, and other permissions you didn't know you needed</li><li>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</li><li>Postpartum depression, ADHD, and why sometimes you don't have the words — and what to do when you don't</li></ul><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Find Jessica at theadhdmom.com and Quick Wins for ADHD Moms wherever you listen to podcasts. </p><p>Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-wins-for-adhd-moms-short-episodes-real-solutions/id992947956 </p><p>🔗 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</p><p>https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/postpartum-scripts</p>
May 17, 2026
Ep. 23 - Quick Wins for Life With a Newborn (with Jessica Lewis)
<p>Turns out, having a newborn gives you ADHD. Not metaphorically. For real. </p><p><br></p><p>So for this episode I brought in someone who knows exactly how to work with a brain that isn't cooperating.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Why new parenthood is functionally identical to ADHD — and why that actually matters for how you cope</li><li>Protecting your sleep — why it's the highest-leverage thing you can do and how to actually make it happen</li><li>The postpartum registry idea — asking for the specific help you actually need instead of hoping people figure it out</li><li>Pump parts in the fridge — the tip that will save you from washing them after every single session</li><li>Freezer meals, frozen vegetables, and why your toaster oven is about to become your best friend</li><li>How to delegate the tasks that are draining you without feeling like you have to ask awkwardly</li></ul><p>This one is part of the Life With a Newborn series — practical support for the phase that nobody fully prepares you for.</p><p>🔗 Find Jessica at theadhdmom.com and Quick Wins for ADHD Moms wherever you listen to podcasts.</p>
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