Raising Extra: Recent Episodes

Kayla Swope

Raising Extra features two moms raising incredible children, two of them just happen to have Down Syndrome. On this podcast we dive into all things motherhood-pregnancy, two under two, and so much more- the good & the messy. While advocating for a better tomorrow for our babies! We hope you'll join us along this amazing crazy journey, while inspiring you along the way.

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Kayla's birth story!

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Catching up with Emily and Kayla!

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Join us this week as we wrap up Heart Awareness Month with Amanda Schwiening.

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Join us this week as we continue Heart Awareness Month with Madison Sponsler from @thesponslercrew.

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Join us this week as we kick off Heart Awareness Month with our friend Whitney Carver from @catchingupwith_thecarvers. Her powerful story of overcoming two separate heart defects in both her children, will bring you to tears. 

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Join us this week to answer questions!

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Join us this week as we sit down with another fabulous mom and hear her story!

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Join us this week as we talk to our good friend Abby about her work as a NICU nurse, and how she overcame the NICU with her own son Carson. Whether you have a baby in the NICU, or a friend who has a baby in the NICU; you wont want to miss these tips. 

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have another baby after a DS diagnosis? Join us this week as we talk about navigating pregnancies after diagnosis. 

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Join us this week to hear Kayla Swope expand on her pregnancy journey and the story that made her a mama.

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Join us this week to hear Emily Green expand on her pregnancy journey and the story that made her a mama.

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After watching Season 3 of Love is Blind, controversy began to spread within the Down Syndrome community. The clips of Nancy & her fiancé having a eugenic abortion debate left the DSe community feeling hurt and angered. We quickly saw Bartise's sister, Amalia get emotional over this debate; however, the filming ended there. This left a lot of unanswered questions in our community that we wanted them answered. In this episode we were blessed to be able to hear Amalia's side and her passion for making this world better for individuals with different abilities. 

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Raising Extra features two moms raising incredible children, two of them just happen to have Down Syndrome. On this podcast we dive into all things motherhood- pregnancy, two under two, and so much more- the good & the messy. While advocating for a better tomorrow for our babies! We hope you'll join us along this amazing crazy journey, while inspiring you along the way.