LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Jenny, a teacher in NYC and a mom to a brand new baby girl, about dealing with the fourth trimester during the pandemic. They discuss what it was like to be pregnant during the lockdown, how she ended up in the hospital with post-partum preeclampsia, and the…
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7. Preparing for Postpartum Anxiety with Twins with Conz Preti
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Conz Preti, author of Too Pregnant To Move: A Pregnancy Journal, editor at Motherly, and a mom of 3 under 3. They discuss how Conz prepared for possible postpartum anxiety, what it was like to leave New York City in the middle of the pandemic, and the…
6. Being a Stay-at-Home Mom with a New Baby with Casey
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Casey, a former professor and stay-at-home mom-of-3, about what it’s like to be welcome a new baby during the pandemic when you’ve already got two little ones running around. We discuss how giving birth during the pandemic unexpectedly brought her closer to her neighbors, making new and…
4. Pregnancy Anxiety During the Pandemic with Kelly Fitzgerald Junco
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with writer and head of marketing at This Naked Mind, Kelly Fitzgerald Junco, about what it’s like to experience her first pregnancy during the pandemic. They talk all about her pregnancy anxiety after experiencing a miscarriage last year, the stress of figuring out how to celebrate milestones with…
3. How the Pandemic Changed this Adoption Story with Jesus Triviño
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE! Irina talks with Latinx pop culture expert and dad Jesus Triviño about what it was like to adopt his daughter just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss his and his wife’s 9-year struggle to have a baby and how it all finally came together in just 9 weeks. They…