16: Surviving Pregnancy with Toddlers at Home

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In this episode, we interview BeauGen Marketing Manager, mom of three, about her pregnancy journeys. This episode was inspired by talks in our Mom Community Group about how subsequent pregnancies are vastly different from our first ones. Do the first kids trick us by being easy so we will have more?! </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What we covered:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How first pregnancies differ from subsequent pregnancies. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Breastfeeding, birth control, and still getting pregnant. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tales of three different pregnancies. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Having babies close together. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Making the conscious choice to get pregnant during a pandemic.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How to determine what elements of self-care to incorporate with less time. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Figuring out what to let go of. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“You’re not always going to be the mom who can’t get off the couch.” </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The rollercoaster of emotions during a pandemic pregnancy, the silver linings, and the rough spots. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Learning to ask for help and actually accepting it.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Related Episodes:</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://www.beaugen.com/blogs/beaugen-mom-podcast/birth-story-early-delivery-followed-by-a-global-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">08: Birth Story: Early Delivery Followed by a Global Pandemic</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "https://www.beaugen.com/blogs/beaugen-mom-podcast/03-how-to-have-an-empowered-birth-experience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">09: How to Have an Empowered Birth</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p