In This Episode, We Talk About:

Chaotic labor & delivery stories.

Raising multiple kids in different age ranges.

How Samantha nearly delivered her third baby on a bridge.

 

Resources + Links:

Connect with Sam on Instagram | @thefreedomparents

Learn more at https://www.thefreedomparents.com/

Tune into The Freedom Parents Podcast

 

It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn

 

Young Forever by Mark Hyman

 

Check out The Mel Robbins Podcast

 

Connect with Moms in Real Life on Instagram | @momsinreallifepodcast

 

Follow Stephanie on Instagram!

Stephanie Nguyen | @modernmilk

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Show Notes:

Buckle up, mom friends, because you’re in for a bumpy ride! Joining us in this episode is Samantha Prestenbach, an online health & business coach, co-host of The Freedom Parents podcast, and mother of four (with one more on the way)! We have a fun-filled hour together as we discuss what it’s like raising multiple kids of different ages, what you’re missing in your insurance, how to take better care of your health, and even more. Then, Sam shares the hectic childbirth story of her third baby that features an MIA midwife, a 24 mile long bridge, and plenty of bumps in the road! No one ever said the road to motherhood was easy!

01:00 What new changes have happened in the past week?

03:40 Give a warm welcome to Samantha Prestenbach, health & business coach, co-host of The Freedom Parents podcast, and mother of four (with one on the way)!

06:05 What does it mean to be a Freedom Parent?

08:10 Raising four kids in different age ranges.

11:15 What brought you to Arizona?

15:00 What is your family eating this week?

17:35 Our love-hate relationship with DoorDash.

22:25 How is your family sleeping?

24:55 Sleepovers at Stephanie’s.

27:45 What is one thing you’ve been loving?

32:15 What you need to know about your insurance.

35:30 What are you reading, watching, or listening to?

39:10 Why did you have to check your relationship with TV?

41:50 How to take better care of yourself through functional medicine.

45:00 What made you want a natural childbirth for your third?

47:50 What did you do when you realized you were in labor?

51:20 What happened when you got on the bridge?

53:55 How did your childbirth go at the hospital?

56:30 Experiences from a labor & delivery nurse.