This week Talia & Kristen get to catch up. Kristen tells a ridiculous story about her awkwardness. They jump into how they handle other children doing something that might require adult intervention. This leads to a discussion about not parenting our husband's parenting which OF COURSE leads into poop stories. We wrap up with discussing our current media consumption. We did have to stop recording halfway through then record the second half later. You might notice a bit of redundancy in the conversation, and this is why.

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This week we chat with our good friend Jessie. She is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology. We invited her on as a mom for this episode, but we cannot wait to have her back and chat with her as a doctor! In this episode we discuss the transition to multiple kids, reconnecting in your marriage, transitioning from being a working mom to a stay at home mom, and of course, postpartum mood disorders. This episode is full of wonderful insights and we know you will love the banter. Two babies join us for this episode, so we hope you are ready for some coos and some poops!

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This week we chat with Melissa Buck, creator of Motherhood Survival Box. We loved learning about how she came up with the idea to start this company, and where she plans to go with it in the next few years. Melissa has two children with her third on the way. She also homeschools her oldest while running her business from home. She’s real about the fact that “balance” doesn’t exist. Sometimes you get a bunch of work done, sometimes you do dishes. Kristen & Melissa bond over the experiences we had with postpartum anxiety. By the end of the episode everyone has invited themselves to be a part of Melissa’s future with Motherhood Survival Box.

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Gear up for an important episode on pelvic floor health. This week we had a super fun and informative conversation with Tessa from Body By Mommy about pelvic floor health. Of course we kick the episode off chatting about her birth story, which was not exactly how she pictured her birth going. We then delve into the importance of pelvic floor health. We discuss not only the importance of strengthening the pelvic floor, but also release work. We continue to lament the standard set for women of peeing your pants being OK. It is common, but not normal and we discuss the lack of resources surrounding this issue. Tessa has such a fun and infectious personality. We know you will love this episode!

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This week Kristen & Talia take some time to catch up! We talk about different aspects of Kristen’s postpartum journey including where she is with postpartum anxiety this time around, how she is working to stay connected in her marriage, extra weight postpartum, the farce of balance, and a reminder to new moms that bringing your baby into the bathroom is real. You will of course get to hear a bunch of hilarious side stories about the kids and an update on how the youngest Momosas intern is doing. Tune in for some laughs and reminders that you are killing it!

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This week we get to chat with our close friend Angella. Get your popcorn because this conversation is going to production as a Lifetime movie if we have any say about the matter! She tells us all about her struggle to get pregnant with endometriosis. We also hear about what it was like to date as a single parent and some of the awkward situations she found herself in as a result. As we follow her through her journey to meeting her current husband we are on a rollercoaster of emotions! She details the struggle of driving back and forth to a fertility clinic while her husband was deployed and how draining the whole process was. Listen and enjoy!

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This week we chat with Alanna from Goodnight Sleep Site. We get to hear about her very different births, as well as her struggles to conceive. She brings us through how she got started as a sleep consultant, and grew her business. She gives us insight into a few struggles we have with our toddlers. She also chats about how sleep works for young children and teenagers, and why we need to stop wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor. She also discusses the importance of prioritizing your child's sleep.

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This week Kristen & Talia talk with Lily Nichols who is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Gestational Diabetes Educator. She looks at the advice (or lack thereof) from our doctors when it comes to pregnancy and postpartum nutrition. She has two books Real Food For Pregnancy & Real Food For Gestational Diabetes where she dives into these subjects in a manageable way for the everyday consumer. The girls ask about Vitamin D transfer through breastmilk, how thyroid function is tested in pregnancy, and how to increase iron stores. They discuss how the current recommendations do not take into account the six weeks of bleeding from an internal wound after giving birth. This episode is so informative and every woman should hear it!

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This week we have infant sleep specialist, Cara Dumaplin, creator of Taking Cara Babies. You know we jump right in with her birth story. As a labor and delivery nurse, she has seen it all, so she had a feeling her births would be a circus. The majority of the hospital was in her room for her birth, which was perfect for her. We get to hear about how sleep was a huge struggle with her oldest, which led to her diligent research on baby sleep and the birth of Taking Cara Babies. Cara teaches us about wake windows, surviving the witching hour, and offering a pacifier. We had such a fun conversation with Cara and hope you enjoy her as much as we did!

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