Join this group of new moms as they navigate the ups and downs of motherhood. They share their real and honest personal experiences in hopes to relate to the new moms out there looking for support.
Sam and Courtney talk about baby clothes and the unspoken frustrations with sizing, brand differences, and the cost of dressing your baby when they grow out of everything so fast.
Katie, Izzy and Courtney talk about how it's hard not to compare your baby to another one. With all three of their babies being so close in age, they all have reached different milestones at different times.
Katies husband Jacob, Sams husband Ryan, and Courtneys husband Craig sit down and answer questions provided by their wives
Courtney and Kayla had the opportunity to talk with Liesel Teen (BSN, RN) who is a labor and delivery nurse and the founder of Mommy Labor Nurse. Liesel talks about some of the most common concerns about labor and delivery in an attempt to ease the minds of expecting moms.
Mommy Labor Nurse equips pregnant women with the tools, knowledge, and confidence they need to erase the unknown, feel in control, and have an even better birth - no matter how they deliver.
Kyleigh talks with Courtney and Sam about her journey with infertility and getting pregnant through IFV.
Courtney talks with her birth Doula, Emily, about the birthing process and Emily's experience having a natural freebirth.
Alisha joins Courtney and Sam to talk about being a mom of 5 boys and a business owner.
Katie talks about Dale's health updates and her transition from working full-time to now being a stay at home mom.
Courtney talks with Izzy and Sam about their experience being part-time working moms. The three moms also discuss the Lindsay Clancy case and postpartum psychosis.
Join in on Katie and Dale's journey with food allergies, acid reflux, weight loss, and other health complications they have been working through since Dale was born. Katie walks through the frustrations as a first time mom feeling pushed aside in the medical community as well as the mental battle she has gone through being a working parent and juggling these numerous doctor visits for her child's health.
Katie, Izzy and Courtney talk about each of their journeys with breastfeeding. From over-supply to under-supply and everything in between, breastfeeding has it's challenges and these moms want to share their experiences to help other breastfeeding moms.
Courtney and Marlena are joined with Katie, mom of three, who talks about her tragic experience delivering her second child, Evelyn, as a still birth at 33 weeks. We admire Katie's strength and courage to bring more awareness to other families who have lost their babies.
If you would like to make a donation to the Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation which helps to provide sentimental items for grieving families to bring home in memory of their child, please use the link below. Katie has also created her own charity, Evie's Teddies, and collects brand new stuffed toys to donate to hospitals to provide other families some comfort as they mourn the loss of their baby.
https://thelatrobeareahospitalcharitablefoundation.salsalabs.org/westmorelandfrickhospitalfoundationdonationform/index.html
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On this episode, Courtney and Izzy are joined by their first guest, Jaden, who talks about her experience with pregnancy loss due to a life threatening health condition.
Another episode touching on the physical recovery from birth and other postpartum related struggles, but this time with Marlena & Sam.
This one is for the moms who are still working to find themselves during the Fourth Trimester. Join Courtney, Izzy and Katie as they tackle all things postpartum and their individual experiences navigating the first 4 months with their babies.
Kayla is one of the newest moms in the group and has a unique experience with her birth story.
Courtney, Katie and Izzy talk about their very long week dealing with their babies who all had Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Courtney and Izzy, mother of two, talk about both of Izzy's birth stories and how no two experiences are ever the same. Izzy talks about the first couple of months with her newest baby and a few scares they had being she was a premature baby.
On this episode, we sit with Sam and Katie (calling in from Maryland) to hear their birth stories. Both moms open up about their own traumas during labor and delivery.
Join Courtney and Marlena as they talk about their birth stories, their expectations vs. reality, and the beginnings of motherhood. Email the show: Pumpndumptalk@gmail.com