Love Baby & Toddler Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the pressures of “bouncing back” after pregnancy. We give our honest takes on our pregnancy and postpartum bodies. We also discuss how social media can negatively impact how we see ourselves & playing the comparison game.    

In this episode, we talk about traveling with kids! We discuss things that we've learned about traveling with our children via airplane, train and car. We talk about tips that we've gotten, and what actually works for us and what we won't do the next time around! We list our travel favorites—if you're planning on traveling with your child(ren) soon, this episode is packed with great information and honest opinions!  Toddler Headphones: https://amzn.to/3P7irPSErgo Baby Carrier: https://amzn.to/3zKHnXQFind more of Megan & Molly on social media @Lovebabyandtoddler & www.lovebabyandtoddler.comAll links are affiliate links. 

In this episode, Molly and her husband, Corin, talk through the details of their three birth stories. They talk about how each birth created a different experience for them individually and as a couple. Molly had three very different hospital births and talks about how in each birth she learned something that she took to the next birth! In this episode, Molly talks about the online course she took through Bundle Birth. If you are interested in the course, you can find it here: https://www.bundlebirth.com/onlineclassesFind more of Megan & Molly on social media @Lovebabyandtoddler 

In this episode, we talk about our thoughts on gender disappointment - spoiler, it's okay to not feel immediately thrilled about the sex of your baby!  Molly talks about constantly being asked, “are you going to try for a baby boy?”. We talk about our husbands' reactions to finding out they were going to be girl dads.  We discuss inappropriate questions we receive such as “when are you trying for baby number 2?”. Find more of Megan & Molly on social media @Lovebabyandtoddler 

In this episode, we discuss our breastfeeding journeys. We talk about some of the struggles we had during our respective journeys - cracked nipples, latch issues, nursing strikes, storing milk, and more. We discuss the pressure of breastfeeding and how that impacted our experiences with nursing our children.Find more of Megan & Molly on social media @Lovebabyandtoddler 

In this episode, we talk about the evolution of our friendships since becoming mothers. We discuss making new friendships and the differences in making friends as a city mom vs. a suburban mom. We talk about the importance of friendships in parenthood, especially during times when your partner might not be able to relate to you!Find more of Megan & Molly on social media @Lovebabyandtoddler 

In this episode, we talk to Cristina P about her unexpected cancer diagnosis at 22. She talks about the challenges of dealing with a health scare at a young age and what that meant for starting a family with her now-husband. Cristina is real and honest about her unexpected journey to motherhood. She also discusses the decision to hire an au pair after the birth of her third baby! She talks about asking for help when you feel like you need it! During this episode, Molly talks about Meet Cute which is a company that creates handmade boxes with date night ideas! If you're interested in checking out their boxes, you can find them at https://www.meetcutebox.com! Find more of Megan & Molly on social media @Lovebabyandtoddler 

In this episode, we bring on our first guest—Molly's husband, Corin! We talk about the expectations we had for ourselves as parents before we entered parenthood. We dive into what our parenting realities look like and how raising kids can throw us some pretty big curve balls.  We discuss topics like feeding our toddlers and how to level-set expectations in parenting. 

In this episode, we talked about prioritizing ourselves in parenthood/motherhood. We discussed our personal experiences, including where we both are currently in terms of prioritizing ourselves and where we have room to improve. We discussed some of the biggest challenges we have faced and how our partners support us, especially in the postpartum period.This episode was sponsored by Potette! Megan has potty trained 3 kids so far and the Potette is her #1 potty training must-have. It's so versatile and can be used on the go, in your car, and your home. It's really the only training potty you'll ever need. If you are interested in checking out the Potette, you can find it here:  https://amzn.to/3wJLYcFAll links are affiliate links

In this episode, Megan gives a detailed account of her birth story—spoiler alert: it didn't go as planned. Filled with unexpected ups and downs, we have an open and honest conversation about preparing for birth. Sometimes, everything goes perfectly according to your birth plan, and sometimes your birth plan gets flipped on its head and you end up with an epidural and a c-section! 

As parents, we make decisions for our children from before we even conceive, and we continue to make them for the rest of their lives. We decide how we want to birth our babies, which pediatricians we will work with, breastfeeding or formula, child care, how to negotiate with toddlers, and the list goes on and on! In this episode, we discuss trusting our intuition as parents. We talk through some of the challenges we have faced and how we handled them. Potette affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3wJLYcFWww.lovebabyandtoddler.com

In this episode, we talked about the transition into motherhood. We discussed our personal experiences of preparing to bring a baby home, what being a new mom was actually like and what surprised us the most about motherhood.  We talked about some of the biggest challenges we faced, what went well and what we wished we prepared for a bit differently! This episode was sponsored by Potette! Megan has potty trained 3 kids so far and the Potette is her #1 potty training must-have. It's so versatile and can be used on the go, in your car, and your home. It's really the only training potty you'll ever need. If you are interested in checking out the Potette, you can find it here:  https://amzn.to/3wJLYcFAll links are affiliate links.

Welcome to the Love Baby & Toddler Podcast! We are going to be sharing our experiences around motherhood, birth, breastfeeding, pregnancy, relationship changes, and all things related to parenting. We can't wait to jump into these conversations with you every Tuesday!