Oh Baby I Had No Idea

05/07/2024

Happy Independence Day!! 🎆 How did you all celebrate this year?

My girls were both sick (shocker 🤪) so we are laying low and just went to see some fireworks from a distance last night! Today we’re playing in our little pool and going to go on a small bike ride around the neighborhood in a bit!

05/07/2024

Such a good one! PPA mini series is up now on YouTube! 15 minutes 💖👇 (We were also CRACKING UP halfway through 😂)

This conversation between Kelli and Taylor revolves around their experiences with postpartum anxiety and 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, and 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.

05/07/2024

PPD mini episode is out now on YouTube! Only 2 minutes long 💖👇

In this episode, Taylor briefly touches on how depression surfaced during Postpartum and how mourning her old life was a big factor.

Postpartum Depression: Mourning Your Old Life
https://youtu.be/mxTHQKUWiy8

05/07/2024

Breastfeeding Challenges mini series is out now on YouTube! 💖👇

In this episode, Kelli and Taylor discuss 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, and how rapid weaning can cause Post-weaning Depression. Despite the adversities, both Taylor and Kelli talk about what helped them to persevere and continue to breastfeed their babies.

Breastfeeding Challenges, Bottle Refusal & Post-Weaning Depression
https://youtu.be/ZxjU3gOCZow

27/06/2024

The first ever mini series episode is out now on YouTube and it's only 3 minutes long! I'm very excited about these! 🤗 If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe and hit the 🔔 so you don't miss future episodes!

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/NscsVHIalpc or check out the other mini series episodes:- Postpartum Anxiety **Coming 06/29/24**- Postpartum De...

27/06/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!✨ S1:E14 - Postpartum Challenges, Anxiety & Mental Health in Motherhood with Taylor

Here are the links to this week’s episode with Taylor! I hope you enjoy it! ❤️

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/15288140
⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/NscsVHIalpc

➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Taylor as we discuss some of our “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout postpartum.

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 revolves around our experiences and challenges during postpartum including discussions surrounding postpartum anxiety, depression, and the challenges of raising daughters in a world that can be dangerous for women. We discuss the impact that postpartum anxiety had on our daily lives, the physical symptoms we experienced, & the lack of transparency on social media about the struggles of motherhood. We also touch on the dangers of comparing ourselves to others on social media and the importance of doing what works for our own mental health.

Further conversation includes the challenges we faced during our 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. We 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, we talk about what helped us to persevere and continue to breastfeed.

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➡️ On this week's episode, Taylor Murray and I discuss some of our “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout postpartum. (Season 1: Episode 14)Some of the topics yo...

12/06/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!✨ (S1:E13 - I HAD NO IDEA with Taylor )

Here are the links to this week’s episode with Taylor! I hope you enjoy it! ❤️

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/15220627
⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/tkvgJAOMk4g

😍 This was such a fun episode of two friends/moms chatting!

➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with my friend Taylor as we discuss some of our “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting.

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!

⚠️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...

03/06/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!✨ (S1:E12 - PRE-ECLAMPSIA, POSTPARTUM PRE-ECLAMPSIA, AND... LASTING HYPERTENSION!? with Jenn ).

Here are the links to this week’s episode with Jenn!

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/15015476
⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/PLY7UX9Yo2E

➡️ 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:
✅ 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

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ too so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

⏮️ In case you missed last week's episode with Jennifer: "I Had No Idea" moments throughout parenthood: https://youtu.be/boPBQ44IwKw➡️ On this week's episode...

27/05/2024

Just realized I never posted the last episode here with Meg and Healing from Childhood!

Here are the links! (S1:E10 - Healing from Childhood with Meg) ❤️
⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14953502
⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/OBTGktxva3A

➡️ On last week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Meg 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.

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 Meg's childhood that she is passing down to her own children

A little about Meg:
👋 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: She 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.

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ too so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

⚠️Trigger Warning: Eating Disorder is discussed in this episode!⚠️⏮️ In case you missed last week's episode with Meg and her "I Had No Idea" moments througho...

27/05/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!✨ (S1:E11 - I HAD NO IDEA with Jenn ).

Here are the links to this week’s episode with Jenn! I hope you enjoy it! ❤️

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/15012918
⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/boPBQ44IwKw

👋 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

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ too so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

➡️ 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)...

29/04/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!✨ (S1:E9 - I HAD NO IDEA with Meg ).

Find the episode here! 👇
⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14953412
⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/2DWfg29BsaY

👋 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 our bodies and pressures to bounce back
✅ The obstacles she is facing currently including breaking generational cycles

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ too so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

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

22/04/2024

✨NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!✨ (S1:E8 - Before Me & After Me with Nicolette) ⚠️TW: Birth Trauma⚠️

Find the episode here! 👇

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14831707
⭐️ Watch Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVxO1qjkLd4

👋 Nicolette , is a L&D nurse at a large hospital in Virginia

On this episode we discussed:
✅ Her unique experience with parenting her daughter for 9 years before birth trauma and then how things changes after
✅ The Health Anxiety that came as a result of Birth Trauma
✅ The after effects of having a baby in the NICU
✅ Update on returning back to work as a L&D nurse in the same hospital/unit where she and her son nearly lost their lives
✅ Ways to face & deal with Birth Trauma

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!

➡️ On this episode, you will hear Nicolette's “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. Season 1: Episode 8 (Part 2 of 2)✅ This episode is unique because...

15/04/2024

NEW EPISODE ALERT!!!!!!!
Full Episode ✨OUT NOW✨ (S1:E7 - Parenting, Birth Trauma & PTSD?... OH MY! - Part 1 w/Nicolette)

Find the episode here! 👇

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14831697

⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/eI4ayQ4XMg8

On this week's episode:
👋 Nicolette , is a L&D nurse at a large hospital in Virginia
➡️ Today she's sharing her parenting experiences both before & after suffering Birth Trauma & PTSD (after her second delivery) and it is very insightful!
➡️ So many fun, honest, real and raw moments mixed in with this episode including differences between kids, challenges with large age gaps, sleep battles, and more!

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

❤️ As always, THANK YOU ALL for all the love via comments, likes, saving, and sharing these posts! Every bit of support counts and helps to get the show out to more parents that may need it!

➡️ 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...

08/04/2024

⚠️TW⚠️ This story contains a maternal and fetal near-miss.

Full Episode ✨OUT NOW✨ (S1:E6 - "I Had No Idea" Part 2 w/Nicolette)

➡️ On this week's episode, Nicolette shares her story about how she suffered a rare birth complication and the effects that trauma had on her postpartum period.
➡️ She also talks about how it's been returning back to work as a L&D nurse in the same hospital (and even sometimes the same room) where her trauma occured.
➡️ As a bonus, she also shares ways to advocate for yourself as a women in the healthcare system.⁣

There is so much to learn from this episode and I hope you enjoy it!

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

❤️ As always, THANK YOU ALL for all the love via comments, likes, saving, and sharing these posts! Every bit of support counts and helps to get the show out to more parents that may need it!

Find the episode here! 👇

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14768764

⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/fNi1Z-6Wa6A

Season 1: Episode 6 (Part 2 of 2)👋 Nicolette is a Labor & Delivery Nurse in North Virginia at one of the large hospitals there.👉She and her husband Serge, ...

01/04/2024

Full Episode ✨OUT NOW✨ (S1:E5 - "I Had No Idea" w/Nicolette)

➡️On this week's episode with Nicolette , we discussed some of her “I HAD NO IDEA” moments that she has experienced with her daughter, and it was SUCH a fun one!!

Here's a little 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.

Here are the 🔗 for the episode!

⭐️ Listen Here - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2262292/14759860

⭐️ Watch Here - https://youtu.be/t2lp6s5Sxic

Don’t forget to like and ✨FOLLOW✨ so you don't miss future episodes like this one!

❤️ As always, THANK YOU ALL for all the love via comments, likes, saving, and sharing these posts! Every bit of support counts and helps to get the show out to more parents that may need it!

Season 1: Episode 5 (Part 1 of 2)👋 Nicolette is a Labor & Delivery Nurse in North Virginia at one of the large hospitals there.👉She and her husband Serge, ...

14/05/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the amazing mamas out there! 🫶

✨Tag a mom that is special to you in the comments!✨

13/02/2023

Talk about an epic pregnancy reveal! Congrats mama!

03/12/2022

🌟 This week’s featured dad is with Troy .dad ! Here's a quick introduction from him. 🔽 PART 2 of 2.
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