This week on Mom AF, Kaeli and Jess dive deep into the wild world of newborn advice—the kind we loved, hated, ignored, and sometimes just cried through. From the infamous “sleep when the baby sleeps” to the pressure of “breast is best,” we’re unpacking the advice that shaped (and sometimes broke) us as new moms.

Kaeli shares her postpartum anxiety and the terror of watching every baby breath, while Jess reflects on two very different feeding and sleep journeys with her kids. Together, we laugh, vent, and keep it real about car-ride naps, epidurals, blowouts in clothing stores, and the absolute BS of “bouncing back.”

We’ll also talk about the advice we actually loved—like self-care (even if it’s just pits and tits in the shower), taking photos of yourself with your baby, and learning to be flexible when birth and parenting don’t go as planned.

Plus, Tales from Reddit: the terrifyingly bad “just give your newborn water” advice that proves some generational tips definitely need to stay in the past.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• 🚫 Why “sleep when the baby sleeps” made us roll our eyes (and lose even more sleep)
• 🍼 Breast vs. formula—how toxic “breast is best” messaging hurt our mental health
• 🚗 Car rides that worked like magic… and car rides that were pure screaming hell
• 💉 Our real takes on going natural vs. epidurals (spoiler: there’s no wrong answer)
• 💔 The harmful myth of “bouncing back” and why healing is not linear
• 📸 Why you’ll regret not being in the photos—and how to let go of body image guilt
• 🛑 Why “enjoy every moment” is the most unrealistic advice ever given to moms
• 👶 “Don’t hold your baby too much”? Yeah, we call BS.

Key Takeaway

You are the expert of your own baby. No blog, book, or stranger at Target knows your child like you do. The best advice? Trust your instincts, ditch the pressure, and give yourself grace.

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