Baby Then What

Amanda and Jessie
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Baby Then What is the podcast for moms who want the real side of motherhood—the stuff no one warns you about but definitely should. Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, wrangling toddlers, or somewhere in between, you’ve probably asked yourself: Now what? Hosted by Jessie and Amanda, two moms of two in the thick of it, this show is messy, unfiltered, and brutally honest. Real stories, honest product recs, and raw conversations—because motherhood is anything but perfect.

  1. 2D AGO

    5.28 : Raising Kids in a Digital World: Screen Time & Modern Parenting

    Raising kids today looks nothing like how we grew up, and most of us are figuring it out in real time. In this episode, Amanda and Jessie talk honestly about parenting in a digital world filled with screens, iPads, FaceTime, and toddlers who can scroll before they can dress themselves. They unpack the guilt, survival moments, and constant balancing act of using technology without letting it take over. From screen time meltdowns and attention spans to social media boundaries and future phone anxiety, this is a real conversation about what it means to raise young kids surrounded by technology. No shame, no perfection, just parents trying to create balance while navigating modern motherhood. If you’ve ever handed over an iPad just to drink your coffee hot… this episode is for you 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow ⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ screen time parenting, raising kids in a digital world, toddler screen time, parenting and technology, social media and kids, digital parenting challenges, modern motherhood and screens, attention span and toddlers, parenting boundaries with technology

    22 min

  2. FEB 5

    5.27 : Unpopular Mom Opinions We’re Done Hiding (Newborns, Toddlers, Marriage & Mom Guilt)

    This episode might get us cancelled.Some people are going to be mad.And honestly… we’re a little nervous. Today we’re sharing the unpopular mom opinions we usually keep in our heads, about babies, toddlers, mom guilt, marriage after kids, and the pressure to love every single stage of motherhood. We talk about:– Not loving the newborn phase– Why toddler life is unhinged– Mom guilt and losing your identity– Marriage turning into logistics– Social media vs real motherhood– Loving your kids but hating certain phases– Why “soak it all in” is not helpful This is not advice.This is not judgment.This is just honesty. If you’ve ever thought:“I love my kids but this is HARD”or“Am I the only one who feels this way?” You’re not alone.Send this episode to another mom who needs to hear it. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow ⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ unpopular mom opinionsmotherhood podcastnewborn stagetoddler lifemom guiltmarriage after kidsparenting podcastreal motherhoodpostpartum emotionstouched out momsurvival mommental loadidentity after kidsrelationship after babymom burnoutsocial media and motherhoodparenting honestyrelatable mom podcast

    34 min

  3. JAN 29

    5.26: Labour Fears, Hair Loss & Potty Training: Amanda’s Mom Q&A

    In this solo Q&A episode, Amanda answers your real pregnancy and mom-life questions, from labour fears and postpartum hair loss to potty training, pregnancy with two kids, and surviving first birthday emotions. She shares honest, real-life answers about: • Transitioning from one kid to two • Labour nerves and VBAC fears • Postpartum hair loss and recovery • Pregnancy with toddlers • Potty training • First birthday emotions • Favourite nursing and maternity basics No experts. No perfect advice. Just honest answers from a mom of two with her third on the way. If you’re pregnant, postpartum, or deep in toddler chaos, this one’s for you. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow @baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keywords: pregnancy podcast, anatomy scan, gender reveal, second trimester, mom life, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy emotions, pregnancy anxiety

    19 min

  4. JAN 19

    5.25: Second Trimester Part 2: Anatomy Scan, Gender Reveal & Holiday Survival

    In this solo episode of Baby Then What, Amanda shares a real and emotional pregnancy update — from her anatomy scan and gender reveal to surviving the holidays with kids and navigating the second trimester. She opens up about pregnancy anxiety, mixed emotions, parenting while pregnant, and the moments no one prepares you for. This episode is about the feelings no one talks about: gender shock, uncertainty, excitement, guilt, and learning how to hold it all at once. Plus, Amanda answers listener questions about:• Deciding on baby #3• Newborn sleep & nap transitions• Feeding solids• Screen time• Car seat struggles• And more If you’re pregnant, postpartum, or deep in mom life and feeling all the feelings — this episode will make you feel seen. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow Baby Then What for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keywords: pregnancy podcast, anatomy scan, gender reveal, second trimester, mom life, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy emotions, pregnancy anxiety

    27 min

  5. 2025-12-23

    5.24: The Real Truth About the Second Trimester: Why You Feel Better but Still Anxious

    Everyone says the second trimester is the “easy” one,  more energy, less nausea, and that pregnancy glow. So why do so many moms still feel anxious, uncomfortable, and unsure during trimester 2? In this episode of Baby Then What, Amanda and Jessie get brutally honest about the real truth of the second trimester, especially now that Amanda is pregnant with baby #3. We talk about: – Second trimester symptoms no one warns you about – Why anxiety often increases (even when you “feel better”) – Body changes, weight gain fears, and bump comparison – Anatomy scan nerves and worrying when you don’t feel movement yet – Pregnancy emotions no one prepares you for – What actually helped us feel calmer and more grounded in trimester 2 – What we’re doing differently this time around If you’re in your second trimester and wondering “Is this normal?” — you’re not alone. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Follow Baby Then What for real motherhood, pregnancy, and postpartum conversations without the fluff. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow ⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠

    27 min

  6. 2025-12-18

    5.23: Postpartum Unfiltered: Sex, Weight Loss, Marriage, Pumping & Feeling Stuck After Baby

    Postpartum is messy, physically, mentally, emotionally , and no one tells you the truth until you’re already in it. In this unfiltered postpartum Q&A episode of Baby Then What, Amanda and Jessie answer the real questions moms are asking but rarely say out loud: sex after baby, postpartum weight loss, marriage changes, pumping, mental health, and that overwhelming Groundhog Day feeling where every day feels the same. We talk honestly about:• Postpartum recovery the first vs second time around• Marriage after baby, the roommate phase & divide-and-conquer parenting• Postpartum anxiety, depression & when medication or therapy helps• Weight loss that won’t budge, hormones & breastfeeding• Sex after birth, pain, expectations & vaginal recovery• Pumping, breastfeeding, Haakaa confusion & why pumping is exhausting• Being a single mom or feeling like you’re doing it all alone• Breaking the postpartum Groundhog Day cycle If you’re bleeding, leaking, rage-texting your partner, questioning your body, or wondering when you’ll feel like yourself again, this episode is for you. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday💛 Need real support? Book a 1:1 call — every session includes free resources we wish we had postpartum📩 Share this episode with a mom who needs to hear it Follow ⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠⁠

    32 min

  7. 2025-12-11

    5.22: Life Lately: Pregnancy, Motherhood, Burnout & What’s Actually Going On

    Motherhood doesn’t stay the same, and neither do we. In this episode of Baby Then What, Amanda and Jessie share a real life update on pregnancy, motherhood, burnout, and what’s actually going on behind the scenes. From being pregnant with baby #3, to navigating different stages of motherhood, to emotional exhaustion, mental load, and identity shifts, this episode is raw, honest, and deeply relatable. We talk about: Pregnancy with baby #3 and how it feels different Burnout, overstimulation, and mom mental load Motherhood identity changes over time Lowering expectations and protecting your energy What’s been hard, what’s been lighter, and what we’re learning Where Baby Then What is headed next If you’ve ever felt like you should “have it figured out by now” you’re not alone. 🎧 New episodes every Thursday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube. 💛 Book a 1:1 call with us for registry help, postpartum support, or a safe place to vent, every call includes free resources. Follow ⁠⁠@baby.then.what⁠⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠⁠ Life update motherhood Pregnant with baby #3 Mom burnout Postpartum mental health Motherhood mental load Pregnancy podcast Mom life podcast Real motherhood Motherhood burnout Parenting podcast Pregnancy and motherhood Life update podcast Mom podcast real talk Baby Then What

    30 min

  8. 2025-12-04

    5.21: What We Wish We Knew Before Our First Baby: Postpartum, Newborn Realities & Baby #3 Lessons

    Welcome back to Baby Then What, today we’re talking about all the things we wish we knew before becoming moms for the first time… now that baby #3 is officially on the way. From delusional sleep expectations to Pinterest-mom fantasies, postpartum shocks, newborn chaos, relationship meltdowns, mental load guilt, and letting go of control, we’re unpacking the motherhood lessons we learned the very, very hard way. If you’re pregnant, TTC, deep into postpartum, or just quietly spiraling at 2am… this one hits home. • What we believed before baby #1 (and why we laugh now)• The things NO ONE tells you about postpartum• Baby #2 humbling us in ways we didn’t expect• What actually matters with a newborn• What we’re not stressing over with baby #3• Our list of “things we wish we knew” , from relationships to pelvic floors to schedules to mom guilt We’re answering questions like: “Did motherhood look anything like what you imagined?”“What was your moment of ‘Oh sh*t, this is nothing like I expected?’”“Did baby #2 heal you or humble you?”“What would you tell your pre-baby self now?” And of course… things we wish someone whispered in our ears before the first baby arrived, the honest, messy, unfiltered realities that only moms understand. Because spoiler: you don’t become a mom in one moment. It’s a slow build, a thousand heartbreaks, a thousand miracles, and a version of yourself you didn’t know existed. If you ever said:“Why did no one tell me this?”“You will survive this.”“OMG, I didn’t know motherhood felt like this.” Then this episode is literally for you. New episodes every Thursday. Follow ⁠@baby.then.what⁠ for daily mom chaos. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Faves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@baby.then.what ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Baby Then What⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources & Free Guides: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.babythenwhat.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shopping Fun ⁠⁠⁠https://shopmy.us/shop/babythenwhat⁠ Motherhood lessons, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding truths, mental load, relationship after kids, newborn stage, motherhood expectations vs reality, baby #3 pregnancy, TTC, motherhood community, surviving the first year, things I wish I knew before having a baby.

    39 min
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Baby Then What is the podcast for moms who want the real side of motherhood—the stuff no one warns you about but definitely should. Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, wrangling toddlers, or somewhere in between, you’ve probably asked yourself: Now what? Hosted by Jessie and Amanda, two moms of two in the thick of it, this show is messy, unfiltered, and brutally honest. Real stories, honest product recs, and raw conversations—because motherhood is anything but perfect.

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  • Creator
    Amanda and Jessie
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Amanda and Jessie
  • Show Website
    Baby Then What

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