Baby Then What

• 5.17: Going Back to Work After Baby: Daycare, Mom Guilt & Finding Balance

  No one warns you how emotional going back to work after baby really is - the daycare drop-offs, the mom guilt, the identity crisis, the baby brain… it’s a lot.In this week’s episode, Amanda & Jessie get real about what it’s actually like to return to work after maternity leave - from the mental prep and the daycare germs to the guilt of loving your job and missing your baby at the same time.We talk about:• How to mentally prepare for that first week back• Building trust with daycare and letting go of control• Setting work boundaries without apologizing• Handling mom guilt and the grief of maternity leave ending• Our survival tips (and honest breakdown moments)If you’ve ever cried in your car after daycare drop-off, this one’s for you.🎧 Listen to Baby Then What - the podcast for moms figuring it out one chaotic day at a time.Catch up on all episodes from pregnancy to postpartum to toddler life and beyond.⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources & Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠going back to work after baby, postpartum return to work, daycare transition, working mom podcast, mom guilt, motherhood identity, maternity leave, daycare drop-off, new mom advice, first week back at work, mom life balance, working motherhood, career after kids, postpartum mental health, stay-at-home vs working mom, self-care for moms, balancing work and motherhood, emotional side of going back to work, baby then what podcast, toronto moms podcast, canadian motherhood podcast

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• 5.16: Surprise Pregnancy Reveal: First Trimester Symptoms, Chaos & Real Mom Talk

  Morning Sickness, Secrets, and Shock - The Real First Trimester TalkSurprise… someone’s pregnant. And for real this time In this episode, Amanda & Jessie dive into the first trimester rollercoaster - the shock, the symptoms, the cravings, the exhaustion, and the chaos of keeping it all together with two kids already running around.Amanda shares how she found out, what made this pregnancy feel totally different from her first two, and how she’s surviving the early weeks while pretending to be “fine.” Jessie jumps in with her own first-trimester memories, the things no one talks about, and what it’s like supporting your best friend through another baby season.From nausea, hormones, and weird cravings to the mental load of early pregnancy, this episode is real, raw, and exactly what every mom in the trenches needs to hear.🎧 If you’re in your first trimester right now , you’re not alone, you’re not crazy, you’re just pregnant.Baby Then What is where real motherhood gets a mic - no sugarcoating, no filters, just truth, laughter, and connection.Catch up on all episodes from pregnancy to postpartum to toddler life and beyond.⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources & Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠pregnancy podcast, first trimester, pregnancy symptoms, early pregnancy, new pregnancy, mom life podcast, motherhood podcast, baby then what, Amanda Halpern, Jessie Benoliel, morning sickness, pregnancy nausea, pregnancy exhaustion, pregnancy cravings, real mom talk, motherhood unfiltered, expecting mom podcast

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• 5.15: Best Prenatal Vitamins: Real Mom Reviews, No Sponsorship, No BS

  Picking a prenatal vitamin shouldn’t feel like a full-time job, but somehow it does. One doctor says one thing, the internet swears by another, and every brand claims theirs is the best. No wonder every mom is confused.In this episode, Amanda & Jessie break down what real moms actually take, from Thorne and NFH Prenatal SAP to PregVit, Perelel, Nature’s Made, and the gummy options we pretend are candy. They read listener submissions, share their own experiences, and talk nausea, cost, and the chaos of remembering to take that horse pill every day.⚠️ No medical advice, no paid opinions, just real talk from moms figuring it out too.🎧 Because “fed is best” starts with mom being sane enough to swallow the vitamin.Catch up on all episodes from pregnancy to postpartum to toddler life and beyond.⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources & Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠prenatal vitamin podcast, pregnancy podcast, best prenatal vitamins, pregnancy supplements, first trimester nausea, real mom advice, motherhood podcast, pregnancy health, prenatal comparison, Baby Then What podcast,

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• 5.14: Contradicting Parenting Advice: Because Everyone’s Suddenly an Expert

  One doctor says “never wake a sleeping baby.” The next says “you have to wake them to feed.”Welcome to motherhood, where every piece of parenting advice contradicts the last.In this week’s episode, Amanda & Jessie unpack the chaos of modern motherhood, sleep training, feeding debates, and the endless stream of contradicting mom advice that leaves parents wondering what’s actually right.From BLW vs. purees, co-sleeping vs. crib, and potty training timelines, to the mom guilt that creeps in no matter what you do, we’re diving into the mental overload that comes with everyone suddenly being an “expert.”Plus: we read your hilarious and horrifying submissions for the worst parenting advice you’ve ever gotten, and play a rapid-fire game of “helpful or BS” that every new mom, toddler mom, and exhausted parent will relate to.Because no matter what side you pick : sleep, solids, or screen time, someone will tell you you’re wrong.We’re all just winging it.🎧 Real moms. Real contradictions. Zero judgment.⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources & Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠parenting podcast, motherhood podcast, mom life, new mom advice, parenting humor, sleep training tips, feeding baby, baby-led weaning, toddler parenting, postpartum talk, contradicting advice, mom guilt, motherhood unfiltered, real mom stories, Baby Then What podcast,

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• 5.13: From Diapers to Undies: Potty Training 2–4 Year Olds

  Every parent swears their kid will be potty trained by two… until reality hits.In this episode, Amanda and Jessie break down the chaos, comedy, and pressure of potty training. From myths and milestones to accidents and regressions, they share what really happens when you ditch the diapers.Hear them unpack:The myths vs. reality of potty training timelinesHow to tell when your toddler is actually readyBribes, sticker charts, and survival strategiesWhy poop is always the hardest partThe emotional rollercoaster of regressions and mom guiltReal-life potty fails (yes, public accidents included)Whether you’re in the middle of potty training or gearing up for it, this honest, unfiltered conversation will make you laugh and feel a lot less alone.⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources & Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠

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