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➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Taylor Murray @tayloranne1519 as we discuss some of our “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout postpartum. (Season 1: Episode 14)

Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ My personal "I Had No Idea" for the week
✅ Experiences with Postpartum Anxiety & Depression
✅ Moms Raising Daughters, Safety, and Fears
✅ Feeding Challenges (Breastfeeding, Lactation Consultants, Bottle Refusal, Rage while Breastfeeding)
✅ Rapid Weaning & Post Weaning Depression


Summary
This conversation between Kelli and Taylor revolves around their experiences with postpartum anxiety, depression, & the challenges of raising daughters in a world that can be dangerous for women. They discuss the impact that postpartum anxiety had on their daily lives, the physical symptoms they experienced, & the lack of transparency on social media about the struggles of motherhood. They also touch on the dangers of comparing oneself to others on social media and the importance of doing what works for one's own mental health.

Further conversation includes the challenges they faced during their breastfeeding journeys including pressures and expectations, the lack of quality support from lactation consultants in the hospital, difficulties with bottle refusal, & how rapid weaning can cause Post-weaning Depression. They also touch on the topic of dysphoric milk ejection reflex (DMER), a condition that causes feelings of rage or irritability during breastfeeding. Despite the adversities, both Taylor & Kelli talk about what helped them to persevere and continue to breastfeed their babies.

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⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: Hemorrhaging Story. If you wish to skip this part, you can do so by skipping the "Hemorrhage Story" Chapter (starts at 18:09) and skipping ahead to the "Postpartum Hospital Stay" Chapter (24:17)⚠️

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➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Taylor Murray @tayloranne1519 as we discuss some of our “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. (Season 1: Episode 13)

Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ My personal "I Had No Idea" for the week
✅ Pregnancy Challenges including severe morning sickness and issues with body image
✅ Her labor & delivery experience including a Hemorrhaging scare right after birth
➡️ Red Hair and anesthesia issues 🤯
✅ Some of the worst advice we've received in parenting
✅ Changes in our marriages since having kids
✅ Some of our current parenting obstacles including teething, childcare, etc

About Taylor:
👋 Taylor lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband Jake and daughter Thea.
👋 She is a full-time, work-from-home mom (web designer), and a part-time nutrition and softball coach.
🤝 Taylor and I met back when I worked at State Farm and ended up becoming fast friends!

➡️ As a reminder, next week we will be discussing Taylor's experience with Postpartum, Breastfeeding & Mental Health, so make sure to ⭐️FOLLOW⭐️ and turn on the bell notifications so that you don’t miss it!

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🔗 NEW MOM TALK PODCAST links:
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Instagram: @Newmomtalk.podcast - https://www.instagram.com/newmomtalk.podcast/
YouTube: @newmomtalk - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQZH_AmrVDn7cdGHROIQH6Q

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⏮️ In case you missed last week's episode with Jenn and her "I Had No Idea" moments throughout parenthood, click here to listen!

➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Jennifer Councilor as we discuss her experiences with Preeclampsia, Postpartum Preeclampsia, and Continued Hypertension. (Season 1: Episode 12)
➡️ Jenn and I met through high school back in the day and it was so fun to be able to catch up and talk about our lives now as parents!


👋 Jenn grew up in MI but is now living in Kentucky with her husband Jordan and 2 sons, Parker who is 5 and Jameson who is 3
👋 She is due with her 3rd, a baby girl, in September!
👋 She works in healthcare doing Medical Coding & Auditing, but outside of work she enjoys sports and especially watching her kids play them now
👋 She also enjoys photography which is a passion inspired by losing her dad at 23 years old and not having many photos of him to look back at


Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ My personal "I Had No Idea" for the week
✅ What she wishes she had known before being diagnosed with Pre-eclampsia
✅ Monitoring during the Postpartum period and beyond
✅ Subsequent pregnancy experiences with history of Pre-eclampsia
✅ Advice for others going through a similar experience.
✅ Challenges of gaining weight during pregnancy and the pressures to stay within the weight gain recommendations

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➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Jennifer Councilor as we discuss her “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. (Season 1: Episode 11)
➡️ Jenn and I met through high school back in the day and it was so fun to be able to catch up and talk about our lives now as parents!
➡️ She, like many of us, has described her parenting journey as "interesting", and I can't wait for you to hear more about that on today's episode!

👋 Jenn grew up in MI but is now living in Kentucky with her husband Jordan and  2 sons, Parker who is 5 and Jameson who is 3
👋 She is due with her 3rd, a baby girl, in September!
👋 She works in healthcare doing Medical Coding & Auditing, but outside of work she enjoys sports and especially watching her kids play them now
👋 She also enjoys photography which is a passion inspired by losing her dad at 23 years old and not having many photos of him to look back at


Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ My personal "I Had No Idea" for the week
✅ Expectations of pregnancy differing from reality
✅ Induction process after a pre-eclampsia diagnosis
✅ Difficulties of Breastfeeding and the importance of prioritizing the well-being of both mother and baby
✅ Challenges during Postpartum and learning to except help and prioritize support and self-care
✅ Some of our current parenting obstacles including managing sibling dynamics, patience and managing emotions, preparing for a new baby, etc

➡️ As a reminder, next week we will be discussing Jenn's experience with Pre-eclampsia, Postpartum Pre-eclampsia and lasting hypertension, so make sure to ⭐️FOLLOW⭐️ and turn on the bell notifications so that you don’t miss it!

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⚠️Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders is discussed in this episode!⚠️

⏮️ In case you missed last week's episode with Meg and her "I Had No Idea" moments throughout parenthood, click here to listen!

👋 Meg is a Full-Time Work-from-Home mom that lives in California with her husband Daniel and they have 2 kids, ages 2 and 9 months.
👋 Fun Fact: Meg was born and raised in Lebanon but has lived in 3 different countries and also speaks 3 different languages fluently!
👋 She started her Instagram page to show the real side of motherhood and to speak out about the hardships that many moms face.

➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Meghety @mamamegthinks as we discuss the transformative power of parenthood and how it can lead to healing from certain aspects of childhood as well as personal growth. (Season 1: Episode 10)

Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ Meg's experience growing up in Lebanon, and the ways that the financial struggles her family faced affected both her childhood and her parenting journey so far
✅ Breaking cycles, people pleasing, and setting boundaries
✅ The positive aspects of her childhood that she is passing down to her own children

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➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Meghety @mamamegthinks as we discuss her “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. (Season 1: Episode 9)

👋 Meg is a Full-Time Work-from-Home mom that lives in California with her husband Daniel and they have 2 kids, ages 2 and 9 months.
👋 Fun Fact: Meg was born and raised in Lebanon but has lived in 3 different countries and also speaks 3 different languages fluently!
👋 She started her Instagram page to show the real side of motherhood and to speak out about the hardships that many moms face.

Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ Her unexpected pregnancy with Abigail and the anxiety she felt throughout
✅ Unexpected tearing and recovery during birth
✅ The difficulties of postpartum, breastfeeding, and the mental toll it took on her
✅ The physical changes to her body and pressures to bounce back
✅ The obstacles she is facing currently including breaking generational cycles

➡️ As a reminder, next week we will be discussing Healing from Childhood, so make sure to ⭐️FOLLOW⭐️ and turn on the bell notifications so that you don’t miss it!

🔎 Where to find Meg: @mamamegthinks : https://www.instagram.com/mamamegthinks/

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➡️ On this episode, you will hear Nicolette's “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. S1: E8 (Part 2 of 2)

✅ This episode is unique because Nicolette had a great first birth experience with her daughter, followed by 9 wonderful years of parenting before her son came along.
✅ During her second birth, Nicolette ended up suffering a life-threatening, and rare birth complication, that resulted in a near miss for both her and her son, and had an extreme amount of birth trauma, PTSD, and Health Anxiety with it as well.
✅ Because of this, her parenting experiences for each of her kids has been very different, and we'll be discussing those experiences over the next 2 episodes!
✅ This episode has a good mix of fun, honest, real and raw moments all in one - and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

👋 Nicolette is a L&D Nurse in North Virginia at one of the large hospitals there.
👉She and her husband Serge, have 2 kids, ages 11 and 2.

⏮️ NICOLETTE'S PREVIOUS EPISODES IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
- Definitely go back and check them out if you haven't already.. they're totally worth the listen and it helps to tell the full story leading up to today’s episode! 👇
- S1:E5 (Part 1 of 2)
- S1:E6 (Part 2 of 2)
- S1:E7 (Part 1 of 2)

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🔎 Where to find Nicolette: @_nikushkaaa_

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES:
Dear NICU Mama
NICU Warriors
Project NICU
Empowering NICU Parents
The NICU Doc 

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➡️ On this episode, you will hear Nicolette's “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. Season 1: Episode 7 (Part 1 of 2)

✅ This episode is unique because Nicolette had a great first birth experience with her daughter, followed by 9 wonderful years of parenting before her son came along.
✅ During her second birth, Nicolette ended up suffering a life-threatening, and rare birth complication, that resulted in a near miss for both her and her son, and had an extreme amount of birth trauma with it as well.
✅ Because of this, her parenting experiences for each of her kids has been very different, and we'll be discussing those experiences over the next 2 episodes!
✅ This episode has a good mix of fun, honest, real and raw moments all in one - and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

As a reminder in case you missed the last episode, here is a little bit about Nicolette:
👋 Nicolette is a Labor & Delivery Nurse in North Virginia at one of the large hospitals there.
👉She and her husband Serge, have 2 kids, ages 11 and 2.


⏮️ NICOLETTE'S PREVIOUS EPISODES IN CASE YOU MISSED THEM…
- Definitely go back and check them out if you haven't already.. they're totally worth the listen and it helps to tell the full story leading up to today’s episode! 👇
- Season 1 - Episode 5 (Part 1 of 2): https://youtu.be/t2lp6s5Sxic
- Season 1 - Episode 6 (Part 2 of 2): https://youtu.be/fNi1Z-6Wa6A

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🔎 Where to find Nicolette: @_nikushkaaa_

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*Trigger Warning* This story contains a maternal & fetal near-miss.

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Season 1: Episode 6 (Part 2 of 2)
👋 Nicolette is a L&D Nurse in North Virginia at one of the large hospitals there.
👉She and her husband Serge, have 2 kids, ages 11 and 2.
➡️ On this episode, you will hear Nicolette's “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout her pregnancies, births, and postpartum.
➡️ During her second birth, Nicolette suffered a very rare and often fatal birth complication in which she and her son almost lost their lives!
➡️ We talk about the warning signs, what happened that day, and what postpartum looked like after that traumatic event.
➡️ As a bonus, we also discuss ways to advocate for yourself as women in the healthcare system.

⏮️ IN CASE YOU MISSED IT LAST WEEK….
- Season 1 - Episode 5 (Part 1 of 2)

🔎 Nicolette: @_nikushkaaa_
🔗 This Episode’s Shareable Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14768764

Podcasts that Nicolette has been on:
- Birth Trauma Stories Podcast - Part 1 - S2: E13
- Birth Trauma Stories Podcast - Part 2 - S2: E14
- The Golden Hour Birth Podcast - Part 1 of 3
- The Golden Hour Birth Podcast - Part 2 of 3
- The Golden Hour Birth Podcast - Part 3 of 3
- The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast

RESOURCES:
- The Birth Trauma Mama
- Birth Trauma Stories Podcast

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Season 1: Episode 5 (Part 1 of 2)

From couch sex, to breastfeeding nipples, to struggling with baby equipment... This episode is sure to keep you laughing!!

👋 Nicolette is a Labor & Delivery Nurse in North Virginia at one of the large hospitals there.
👉She and her husband Serge, have 2 kids, ages 11 and 2.
➡️ On this episode, you will hear Nicolette's “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout her pregnancies, births, and postpartum.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do!

⭐️ Don’t forget to + follow the show and turn on the bell notifications so that you don’t miss more episodes like this in the future!⭐️

🔎 Where to find Nicolette: @_nikushkaaa_
🔗 This Episode’s Shareable Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14759860

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