This episode is dedicated to all the sufferers of mental health struggles and any person whose journey to parenthood isn’t what they hoped it would be. October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and we wanted to do an episode that talks about how our emotional response to infertility, loss, pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn phase can dictate whether or not we want to have another child. Jess and Pierce share their own story and struggles with anxiety when Penny was a newborn.

We read emails from a mom with a lot of strong and relatable feelings about how difficult that newborn phase really is, as well as a mom whose baby had health problems that took a year to resolve after her child was born (you can read more about that in her blog). An emailer also recommends the book One and Only by Lauren Sandler.

In the pop culture segment we discuss an Episode of King of the Hill where Peggy and Hank unsuccessfully try for another baby. We realize that Bobby is written as a pretty cool kid with none of the negative only child stereotypes. 

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