BDA Baby (Before, During and After Baby‪)‬ Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the third episode, Maria and Katherine interview Pia Baroncini and her mother, Margit Arrobio, to talk about  living together, being on the same page about parenting and Pia’s pregnancy journey. In honor of these multi-generational relationships, Katherine and Maria partnered with Babylist and Nuna to highlight real and heartwarming stories along with the many ups and downs of navigating new roles as grandmother and mother.

I am so thrilled to welcome @nabela back to BDA today! We last spoke when she was pregnant with her daughter, and now she is pregnant with her second daughter! Nabela has been so open and honest about the experience of being a mom, sharing both the good and the bad. Nabela spoke about how she posts her “Pockets of Peace” which are moments of the day that she is grateful for. She embraces choosing joy and happiness, but not toxic positivity, which is why we also addressed the very real issue of mom shaming. Nabela has been very open about unsolicited comments and advice that comes with sharing her life, and the very real impact that can have on her mental wellbeing. But, she also shared that only you can determine the power that someone else’s words have! 
 
We also chatted about life with 2 daughters close in age, as my girls are 19 months apart, and Nabela’s will be a little closer. I’m so excited for her and her family to have the joy of a new baby, more love, and we all should celebrate along with them. Thank you as always, Nabela, for sharing your time and your positivity with me! Sign up for today’s newsletter for more insight and some of my favorite things!

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the second episode, Maria and Katherine interview Team2Moms’, Ebony and Denise, and their mothers, Sharon and Zoraida, to talk about their love of grandmotherhood, communicating when disagreements come up, going off schedule and the way they hope their grandchildren will remember them. In honor of these multi-generational relationships, Katherine and Maria partnered with Babylist and Nuna to highlight real and heartwarming stories along with the many ups and downs of navigating new roles as grandmother and mother.

So thrilled to have Dr. Becky Kennedy back on BDA, in honor of her brand new, amazing book, “Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be.” We covered so many topics in today’s chat, including why Dr. Becky starts with “Good Inside,” tips on being an effective parent rather than a soft or too harsh parent, and how we can think of parenting more of setting our kids up for life, not just the moment. I can’t recommend listening to this conversation enough, buying her book, following her, and taking her courses. The insight she provides is not just helpful as a parent, but as a human. Thank you for taking the time with us! For even more, make sure to sign up for the BDA Baby Newsletter in my link in bio. See you next week! 🍼#BDABaby 

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and her mom, Maria Shriver, are celebrating Mother’s Day this year with The Grandmother Project, a heartwarming interview series about grandmothers, mothers and the many aspects of multi-generational parenting. For the first episode, Maria and Katherine interview Gayle King and her daughter, Kirby Bumpus, to talk about Gayle’s entrance into grandmotherhood, parenting styles, and exactly how they landed on the perfect — and non-traditional — grandma nickname for Gayle.  
  
In honor of these multi-generational relationships, Katherine and Maria partnered with Babylist and Nuna to highlight real and  
heartwarming stories along with the many ups and downs of navigating new roles as grandmother and mother.

You will not want to miss today’s jam packed episode with Emily Oster! I received so many questions on the topics of sleeping, feeding (breast, formula, weaning, toddler, allergies), and sex… and we might have gotten through about half? Emily is so wonderfully matter of fact in the way she answers, which is honestly so refreshing. She makes it so easy at times to cut through the noise, to figure out what you should be doing, and is truly a wealth of information. I hope you listen to this conversation, get so many answers about all of the above, and follow Emily for more! You can also subscribe to my newsletter in my link in bio for my insight and information! See you next week.