Mic'd Up Moms

In Episode 48 of Mic’d Up Moms,  Lauren and Catherine catch up on the latest with Catherine's pregnancy, now 6 months in. They also talk about their Thanksgiving plans and the joy of letting others take charge in the kitchen. 

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. This week, Catherine and Lauren are joined with Erin Houser.  Erin is a nurse at Mercy Health and works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).  She talks about the challenges and joys that come from working in such an intense environment.  Work in the NICU is always emotional but became personal when Erin's now 10 month baby girl experienced complications after birth.  

This week, Lauren and Catherine welcome Jeanine from TheCityMoms. She is a mom to a 16 year old son and 13 year old daughter. 10 years ago Jeanine started an online community of moms that support each other. The group has grown to around 2000 members from all over the country. She also talks "The Wild West" of raising two teens, about the time she was on The Drew Barrymore show, and how awesome Great Wolf Lodge's pizza is!

This week, Lauren and Catherine are joined by Robin Burrow.   Robin is a former elementary school teacher and principal.  She is also the mother of 3 boys, plays a key role in running the Joe Burrow Foundation and of course never misses a Bengals game.   Lauren and Robin talk about the anxiety of watching their boys get hit on the football field.   Catherine asks if Joe did his chores growing up.  Robin shares several bits of important parenting advice about routines, communication, education and building a support group through family, friends and sports.  We also hear a cute Halloween story, find out Joe’s favorite foods and learn about the board game Battleball. 

This week, Lauren and Catherine are joined by Danielle Lewis Jones. She is the head of communications for Kroger Health and former senior media relations associate at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. After the loss of her infant son named Christopher, who was born with multiple congenital abnormalities, she started The Angel Baby Network which provides families grieving an infant loss with an opportunity to connect with other parents going through similar circumstances. Also, in this episode Lauren opens up about her daughter Kyla Hope who passed away from SIDS at 3.5 months.

In episode 43 of Mic’d Up Moms, Catherine talks about her recent family camping trip to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Lauren tells us about her family's creative Halloween costume plans. They also discuss the emotional rollercoaster of children's sports and the general exhaustion they feel balancing family and work.

It is a Mic'd Up Parents week with Mo Egger. Lauren and Catherine chat with Mo about his 6 year old daughter and how he met his wife. We also find out how he discovered the Mic’d Up Moms podcast.  Mo is a Cincinnati radio veteran and can be heard on ESPN1530, 700WLW and ESPN Radio.   He is also a host of The Mo Egger Podcast.

In episode 41 of Mic’d Up Moms, Catherine and Lauren are joined by Brenda Hunda, Ph.D., curator of invertebrate paleontology at Cincinnati Museum Center.   Brenda’s work includes research, fieldwork, educational outreach, and the organization of a vast collection of fossils.  She is also a mom of three with stepsons aged 19 and 21 and a 9-year-old daughter.  And if that's not impressive enough, she's also a second-degree black belt in martial arts.

This is episode 40 of Mic'd Up Moms! Lauren and Catherine chat about the challenges of pregnancy weight, finding time to work out, and the hurdles of returning to work after maternity leave.

In this episode of Mic'd Up Moms, Lauren is just getting back to work after a surgery to fix a deviate septum.  Hear about the ups and downs of her week spent recovering at home.  Catherine has the story of her toddler's epic meltdown over a muffin.   The two also talk a bit about their experiences during childbirth.