Mother Effort

In this episode Ilana and Beth sit down with Stay at Home Dad Frank to talk about how stay at home parenting differs when you are a guy and what parts of parenting cross gender lines and are a mother effort for us all.

Did you carry low but end up with a girl? Have terrible heartburn during pregnancy just to end up with a hairless baby? Are you eating an apple a day to keep that doc away? Ilana and Beth join their friend Allison to talk all things Old wives' tales...and why we should or should not buy into them.

On this episode find out what it was like for Beth to give birth at the height of the pandemic one year ago. Beth finally feels ready to tell Jake's birth story, and boy is it a story!  It was scary, sad and joyful all at the same time and even full of the stereotypical movie trope birth scenes!

Ilana and Beth sit down for a conversation about cheeto fingers and facetime babysitting, playground etiquette and how difficult it might be to properly socialize when we all emerge from this pandemic.

Ilana has a major mom fail then tells a tale of a Facebook Feed gone terribly wrong. Beth has an epiphany when it comes to the motherhood mental load. Beth also might have to sage her house...tune in and hear why!

When our babies are small, it can be natural to fantasize about a time when they become independent.  One day, you turn around and your infant is feeding themselves, sleeping out at friends and going off to college.  The struggle is real for Ilana so she calls on friend Amanda Fries for advice on what to expect and how to stay relevant as a parent of "big kids".

A blow out or glitter, which would you rather clean up? Beth gives an update on the sleep situation and then they girls go 13 rounds in Ilana's “Would You Rather" Mom Edition game.

I've got 99 problems...and pooping, sleeping and bra wearing are some! This week Beth tells Ilana all about the issues going on in her house in the last 10 months. Spoiler alert, the potty is not our friend and another bed change is needed! Ilana gives some much needed support and advice to help Beth, and all of you, feel less alone through these trying times!

Are we hopeful for the future? Absolutely! However, after 10 months off from recording and living through a pandemic we needed 40 minutes to vent!  Catch up with us and see how the remainder of our 2020 was!

What has it been like to be pregnant or anxious during an epidemic?  Ilana and Beth discuss how life has changed and a few positive outcomes from this whole awful situation we are all living through.