Parenting Entrepreneurs share stories about infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy, labor and delivery, bottle feeding, breastfeeding relactation, self-care after birth, sex to get pregnant and after kids, birth options, to medicate or not to medicate, adoption, step-parenting, midwife vs hospital, the struggles, surprises, joys and exhaustion, and - holy cow - you’ve become a parent! WHAT NOW?!
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episode 91: Broken Tailbone with a Forceps Delivery, Severe Postpartum Depression & Yoga - Sarah Parise S6 E91
~Tough time getting pregnant due to an undiagnosed thyroid condition, Hashimotos.
~Birth trauma (My daughter wasn't breathing when she was born so she was taken to the NICU immediately with my husband and I broke my tailbone during delivery, so recovering was unique/challenging in many ways)
~Self-care after birth was non-existent and that's the way I thought it should be. Give everything to your child, nothing remains yours, that's what motherhood is...
Mom at 16, Four Time Surrogate & Director at SurrogateFirst with Ashley Mareko
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- Mom at 16, step-mom, and surprise baby at 20, paternal infertility
- Four-time surrogate
- She currently works as a director at SurrogateFirst
- She is a pro-life surrogate
- Ashley is very well-known in the surrogacy industry for her work advocating for all surrogates
Surrogacy and religion:
Ashley Mareko is a four-time surrogate who is...
episode 90: Reconnecting as a Couple Post-Parenting: Reigniting Communication, Romance, and Intimacy - Dr Liz Jenkins - S6 E90
1. How to reignite fulfilling communication after years of only talking about kids and the to-do list.
2. How to reconnect as a couple when parenting leaves you depleted and exhausted.
3. How to restart sexy time that doesn't require the bedroom.
4. Post-baby changes that every couple should know are healthy and will pass.
5. Reconnecting as a couple post-parenting...
episode 89: Miscarriage, Rare Defect Loss, 2 Deliveries & Being A Freelance Entrepreneur - Kiri Mohan - S6 E89
-First pregnancy in 2014, ended in miscarriage, no heartbeat at 9 weeks.
-Second pregnancy in 2015, at 12 weeks was sent to a specialist - baby had a rare chromosomal defect called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (1:50,000 chance of happening) and we decided to terminate at 15 weeks.
-Third pregnancy again in 2015, this time a healthy baby girl, now age 7.
-Began trying again in 2018...no luck for 2-3 years...
Giving Up A Child For Adoption, Having Kids In 3 Decades, DV & A Blended Family with Anna Pageau
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Parenting journey has been varied:
*a child at 16 that I gave up for adoption
* a son at 20, pregnancy was easy, but he was breech at 36 weeks and was turned by the doctor. I had contractions from that point on until he was born at 40 weeks. Became a single mom when he was 3.
* a son at 38, pregnancy was normal except the geriatric point of view constantly wanting to do ultrasounds and tests...
episode 88: Single Mom Who Moved A Lot, Author of The Joy of Servant Motherhood - Marie Mozzi - S6 E88
--I was a single mom after a divorce and raised my daughter Kate on my own.
--We moved every few years as I was recruited in the corporate resort business. I wanted to provide the best life possible for Kate so lots of soul searching to define a move as the next best thing for Kate and myself.
--I recently wrote a book called "The Joy of Servant Motherhood. One mom's journey...
episode 87: Called To Be A Parent, V-Steaming Company, Intentional Pregnancy, Miscarriage & Birth In A Bubble - Jessica and Andrew Pratt S6 E87
- 2016 Jessica discover's v-steaming; she and Andrew set out to develop the world's best home electronic v-steam seat
- 2017 Married in an beautiful outdoor ceremony in Warwick, NY; fire in September that year forces us to move out...
Conceiving And Living On A Cruise Ship, & A Location Independent Business with Chandra Zas
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Conceived my daughter while living on a cruise ship.
Was stationary in ca for 6 months. From 7 months pregnant til 4 mo old baby. Then flew internationally and lived out of suitcases for the first 4 years of my kids life.
Worked with a midwife in Santa Rosa. Was in a birth center- went into labor Monday eve. Used nitrous for pain. Transferred to a hospital Thursday night. Had a c- section Friday at 9:30 am...
episode 86: Infertility, Miscarriages, Birth, Chinese Adoption and Coaching - Karl Smith S6 E86
* ex-wife was an only child, her mother was an only child, her grandmother was an orphan
* went through multiple fertility treatments resulting in our son
* after several miscarriages, we decided to adopt from China, bringing home our daughter
* both kids chose to pursue military academies; son graduated from the Naval Academy in 2020, daughter is in the Air Force Academy Class of 2025
In addition to my full-time job (student media manager at Bowling Green State...
Parenting From A Place Of Love & Meaningful Conversations with Teens with Alana Heim
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What I’ve been working on lately with my kids (and husband) is to stay in the place of love, and holy shit is it hard! We’ve been having meaningful conversations with Tayla (15) and allowing emotional expressions from her and the twins (Hazelleia + Hunter, 9). We’ve been learning to acknowledge, pause, listen, be curious, and let go of our judgments and reactions. Again, hard! But so good in the way of growth...