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Pandemic Mama with Irina Gonzalez

1. The Birth of a Pandemic Mama with Irina Gonzalez

Posted on September 30, 2020February 2, 2021 by Irina Gonzalez

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Journalist and new mom Irina Gonzalez shares her own pandemic birth and parenting story. She talks about her first-trimester miscarriage, the anxiety of her second pregnancy, and what it was like to suddenly find herself 36 weeks pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also talks about experiencing the fourth trimester in quarantine, the stress of going back to work, and why she’s starting the Pandemic Mama podcast.

Join the Pandemic Mama Podcast Facebook group to connect with other parents having babies in 2020 and 2021, follow us on Instagram at @pandemicmamapod for updates, and email your questions to pandemicmamapod@gmail.com. 

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Irina Gonzalez is a journalist, editor, and sober bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. She is the author of the Parenting in Hard Mode newsletter—for those of us who are raising social justice-minded families and getting real about mental health for parents navigating life on the difficult setting. She is also working on an upcoming book on impactful Latinx Americans with The Quarto Publishing Group.

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