Two Parents & A Podcast

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Welcome to our home. Sorry it’s so messy. We’re new parents in a new relationship. New episodes every Monday & Thursday.  Parenting. Relationships. Trending Topics. Entrepreneurship. And how dentists are running the biggest scam in America. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Follow us on social @twoparentsandapod and visit justmediahouse.com. 

  1. Kid birthday parties, ISR vs. swim lessons & would you leave the World Cup for your child's birth?!

    1d ago

    Kid birthday parties, ISR vs. swim lessons & would you leave the World Cup for your child's birth?!

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!!!! We are coming off of a CHAOTIC night… our fire alarm went off 4 TIMES between 3 and 5 AM, and we ended up having to take a screwdriver to the wall to dismantle the entire system to make it stop 😭 (+ Alex had postpartum heartburn so bad ChatGPT was actively trying to send her to the ER.) But the show goes on… We start with our Father's Day BBQ recap (we fried chicken for the neighbors!!) and played a fun game: who are the top 10 most followed people on Instagram?! (We did NOT see a few of these coming.) Other Father's Day stuff: the viral "don't tell mom" article & Harrison getting GOT by World Cup marketing (aka he ordered himself an 11pm Father's Day McDonald's). Speaking of the World Cup, the World Cup / parenting story all over our feeds this weekend: should a player leave the World Cup for the birth of his son?! (A Belgium player AND a Norway player both had to make this call this weekend!) Harrison and Alex are NOT on the same page about this one, and we want your take in the comments. OK next up: kids' birthday parties. We are LOVING them right now (but is it just because we aren't going to a TON?!). We did the math and apparently 48 birthday parties per year is a real possibility. We have a “QUESTION OF THE WEEK” (an h-bomb lol) to go along with this topic: would you let your kid go to a pool party where the host parents told you to leave and then NO adults were watching the pool?! (We have STRONG feelings.) Finally another question we genuinely need your help on: ISR vs. group swim lessons - what's actually working for your kid?! LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:01:00 Our FIRE ALARM went off 4 times last night?! 00:09:42 Father's Day BBQ recap  00:11:08 The top 10 most followed people on Instagram 00:15:14 Toy Story 5 is the 2nd highest grossing Pixar opening weekend EVER?! 00:17:40 Don't tell mom" Father's Day stories 00:20:38 Harrison got got by World Cup marketing  00:26:00 Should a player leave the World Cup for the birth of his son?! 00:32:56 Does Substack count as social media? 00:35:23 Will we get children's weekend birthday party exhaustion?!  00:44:28 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: a pool party where NO parents were watching the pool?! 00:48:50 The story of our STOLEN pool coping (kind of) 00:50:56 THIS WEEK WE LEARNED: kids aren't opposing you, they’re asserting they independence 00:53:08 HOW DO I STOP MY TODDLER FROM THROWING & POURING?! (please help!!) 00:58:12 ISR vs. group swim lessons: what's actually working for your kid? 00:59:12 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *SKIMS: Shop Everyday Cotton, and all of my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com/twoparents #skimspartner *Merit Beauty: Right now, Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at https://www.meritbeauty.com *Bobbie: If you want to feed with confidence too, head to https://www.hibobbie.com for the formula trusted by 1 Million parents. -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Key Words: Two Parents and a Podcast, Two Parents & A Podcast, Alex Bennett, Harrison Fugman, kid birthday parties, ISR vs group swim lessons, ISR swim, infant swim resource, leaving World Cup for childbirth, 2026 World Cup, fire alarm going off, postpartum heartburn, ChatGPT ER, Father's Day BBQ, most followed Instagram accounts, Toy Story 5, don't tell mom Father's Day, Cape Verde goalie, Substack social media, 48 birthday parties, pool party safety, stolen pool coping, toddler independence, toddler throwing and pouring, parenting podcast, motherhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m
  2. Millennial dads, UK's under-16s social media ban & are Gen Z employees actually lazy?!

    4d ago

    Millennial dads, UK's under-16s social media ban & are Gen Z employees actually lazy?!

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy FRIDAY!!! Our third episode of the week is HERE… how are we doing?! (We are loving the Mon/Wed/Fri rhythm so far & we hope you guys are too 🥹) We get DEEP this episode on the millennial dad mindset. Modern dads are now contributing 30 hours a week of childcare and housework (vs. 10 hours in 1965!!), which is a real shift, but Harrison would also like to be clear: moms are THE SUPERHEROES, carrying the bulk of the mental, physical, and hormonal load!!! It's been a big week in the Fugman household! First, the SUBSTACK launched yesterday (and yes on this episode we explain what actually Substack hahaha sry), and Flock Turkey Bacon Strips are OFFICIALLY in Target (YUM).  Then we're a little all over the place (as usual lol). We START with a THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER on South Korea's FAKE shopping sites for the dopamine hit without buying anything (genius?!). Then we ask: why is every World Cup player wearing PINK cleats?! (the wildest accidental marketing moment we've seen.) And Jules apologizes for the whole Smorgasbord vs. Smorgasburg situation lol. A convo about the bug Alex found in her Sweet Green leads to another iteration of Harrison's "Stock School" (were wraps the answer to the "slop bowl recession”?!). And we keep the randomness going: a HOT TAKE on whether you should be missing 10% of your flights (per Coogan on TBPN), an UPDATE on the viral girl dad bathroom situation (the guy who called the police got FIRED?!), and finally - are Gen Z employees ACTUALLY lazy?! We end with another convo on social media: the UK is officially banning social media for under-16s (HUGE win in our opinion!!), plus two new movie/book recs around this subject we cannot stop thinking about: The Social Reckoning (a new version of The Social Network!!!) + Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism. And then you might ask WHY did we ended the episode when we did: men are incapable of "holding it" hahaha ok LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:03:52 Substack has OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED (+ what Substack actually is lol) 00:07:40 Flock Turkey Bacon Strips are OFFICIALLY in Target (big week for the Fugmans) 00:11:16 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Would you try using a “dopamine site”?!  00:14:30 Why is every World Cup player wearing PINK cleats?! 00:19:20 Smorgasbord vs. Smorgasburg-gate  00:21:15 How do you react when you find a bug in your food?!  00:25:20 Will wraps save Sweet Green from the “Slop Bowl Recession”?!  00:35:44 HOT TAKE: if you're not missing 10% of your flights, you're doing it wrong?! 00: UPDATE: the viral girl dad bathroom situation (the guy who called the police got FIRED?!) 00:50:25 TWEET OF THE WEEK: dads help out 3x more at home than they did in 1965 01:01:25 Does the older generation ALWAYS think the younger generation is lazy? 01:10:01 The UK is banning social media for under-16s 01:13:40 The Social Reckoning / Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism  01:20:11 Can women “hold it” longer than men?!  LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Policy Genius: Head to https://www.policygenius.com/TWOPARENTS to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. 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    1h 23m
  3. Dads banned from World Cup, Substack launch & last minute Father's Day gifts ideas

    6d ago

    Dads banned from World Cup, Substack launch & last minute Father's Day gifts ideas

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday (so weird it’s not Thurs?!) - we are OFFICIALLY 3 episodes a week… AND tomorrow we officially launch our SUBSTACK!!! 📝 We get into everything you can expect: a weekly newsletter including my favorite things I've been reading & learning, the best baby/toddler/mom products we're actually using, our podcast TLDR, plus exclusive live content, chat access & Q&A. Coming Thursdays at $6/month or $48/year ($4/month) — we are SO excited!!! You can subscribe here NOW: https://substack.com/@alexfugman !!! You guys we are ALL IN on the World Cup - there’s so many story lines: Argentina is BANNING 13K dads who haven't paid child support from going to the games (can we do this in the US?!), why Japan is the most beloved team in the tournament (the fans clean up the trash after the game out of respect for the host country?!) and the Cape Verde goalie who went from 40K to 9.1M FOLLOWERS overnight after tying Spain (the Taylor Swift of the World Cup) in their first World Cup ever. And because Father's Day is THIS WEEKEND, we put together some last minute gift ideas (+ more coming on the Substack tomorrow!!!). Plus, the life advice we got from a billionaire dad (our cliff hanger from last week), Harrison's 2 weeks off social media update (he's now a desktop-only kind of guy), the nanny share is BACK at our house & we might be adding a 3rd kid (!!), house updates (fences, front doors & blue porch ceilings to keep wasps away?!), and a debrief on whether Alex & Jules gang up on Harrison (hi Nori Minich!!). Plus, our shared finances dynamic ("WE bought a purse!!!"), our Summer House aftermath thoughts (we genuinely feel for Amanda now??), why waiters need to STOP announcing the non-alc beer orders (you're outing pregnancies!!!), and the viral dad who got the cops called on him for taking his daughters into the women's bathroom (where do we even start with this one). LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:04:05 We're officially launching a SUBSTACK!! Here's what to expect 📝 00:12:05 The life advice we got from a billionaire dad (it's not what you'd think!) 00:15:25 Harrison’s 2 weeks off social media update 00:19:17 The nanny share is BACK at our house!! (+ we're adding a 3rd kid?!) 00:23:00 Last minute Father's Day gift ideas 00:28:01 Harrison loves a segment of the week lol  00:32:52 How we rebranded from "Just Alex" to "Two Parents & A Podcast" 00:40:12 House updates: fences, front doors & blue porch ceilings 00:45:27 Do Alex & Jules gang up on Harrison?! (Hi Nori Minich!!) 00:49:29 World Cup: Argentina is BANNING 13K dads who haven't paid child support from the World Cup 00:54:53 World Cup: Why Japan is the most BELOVED team at the World Cup 00:57:35 World Cup: The Cape Verde goalie went from 40K to 9.1M followers overnight?! 01:05:22 Our shared finances (“we” bought a purse!!!) 01:11:29 Our Summer House aftermath thoughts (SKIP THIS if you hate fun) 01:22:20 Why waiters need to STOP announcing non-alc beer orders (you're outing pregnancies!!) 01:26:05 The viral dad who got the cops called for taking his daughters into the women's bathroom 01:31:17 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Ziprecruiter: 4 out of 5 employers get a quality candidate in 1 day. And now, you can try it FOR FREE at https://www.ZipRecruiter.com/ALEX *Fodzyme: We’re so excited to partner with FODZYME and offer you 30% off your first order when you go to http://Icaneatagain.com/twoparents  *Policy Genius: Head to https://www.policygenius.com/TWOPARENTS to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. *Wayfair: Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. Head to https://www.Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 33m
  4. Toddlers are SCIENTISTS, the 2026 World Cup & going to a kids’ party WITHOUT kids?!

    Jun 15

    Toddlers are SCIENTISTS, the 2026 World Cup & going to a kids’ party WITHOUT kids?!

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday & welcome to our FIRST week of 3 episodes a week!!! (Mon/Wed/Fri…) And YES, we are kicking things off with a LITTLE chaos (there were storms in Texas last night and everyone was up all night!!) So if you think this episode feels all over the place… IT IS!! (welcome to the inside of our brains on a Monday morning lol). On today's episode: we get into a parenting concept that has officially rewired our brain: toddlers are SCIENTISTS!!! We are SO down to let our kids experiment + learn from their mistakes (safely). Plus, our #1 toddler hack: give them two choices (it has saved us in SO many standoffs already). First we get into the World Cup… it's taking over our lives (and America) in the best way possible!!! The TikTok video of girls asking "wait, when did the US get into the World Cup?!" sent us, the European fans are LOSING THEIR MINDS over Buc-ee's, ranch, & unlimited refills (& sales tax not being on the list price?!), and Rod Stewart canceled his concert to go to a World Cup game (Harrison's defense: no chance, you'd NEVER do that for a group stage match — it was laryngitis). Plus, Elon Musk officially became the world's FIRST trillionaire after SpaceX's IPO (Stock School with Harrison incoming!), the Summer House butterfly effect (Harrison's wildest theory yet on Jesse, Sierra & West), and the question we cannot stop thinking about: will Taylor & Travis ACTUALLY get married at MSG?! (& who would perform?? 🤔). And the IRL stuff: Rocky's 8 week update (the reflux is significantly better!!), the importance of building your mom community (a huge s/o to my Austin moms 🥹), going to a kid's birthday party WITHOUT kids (the dual parenting brain is REAL), our BICKER OF THE WEEK (where Alex hid Harrison's laptop outside our studio… you just have to watch hahaha), RIP the summer job (only 30% of teens had one last summer?!), and we went to basically adult summer camp this weekend & we're never recovering!! LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!  00:04:05 European World Cup fans are losing their minds over Buckee’s, ranch & unlimited refills  00:10:59 Americans have no clue the US is in the World Cup 00:21:14 Why don't TV/movie casts get their own reality show?! 00:24:40 The Summer House butterfly effect 00:31:55 Why do waiters always announce that non-alc beers are non-alc?! 00:38:26 Elon Musk became the world’s first TRILLIONAIRE?! 00:49:58 Will Taylor and Travis ACTUALLY get married at MSG?! 00:55:05 Our #1 Toddler Hack: give them two choices 01:02:05 Toddlers are SCIENTISTS 01:09:02 Rocky's 8 week update  01:10:33 The importance of building your mom community 01:13:40 Going to a kid’s birthday party WITHOUT kids?!  01:16:14 Is it OK to yuck others’ yums?!  01:19:25 Parenting tip: Mother-son dates  01:20:15 BICKER OF THE WEEK: Idk what to call this you just have to listen hahahha  01:23:54 RIP the summer job: only 30% of teens now have summer job 01:30:00 We went to adult summer camp over the weekend  01:33:40 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Storyworth: Order RIGHT NOW and save up to $20 at https://www.STORYWORTH.com/twoparents *Ollie: Feed the Obsession. 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    1h 37m
  5. U.S. Maternity leave, toddler tantrums & why do we call it “football”?!

    Jun 11

    U.S. Maternity leave, toddler tantrums & why do we call it “football”?!

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we go DEEP on the US maternity leave problem (did you know in 1919, 37 out of 38 industrialized nations adopted 14 weeks of paid leave… and the US was the ONE that held out?! And 100 years later, 1 in 4 American moms will go back to work within 2 weeks of giving birth?!). We learned SO much prepping for this episode & we're excited to figure out what we can do about this. Before we get into that, we start with Harrison's potentially fake World Cup jersey from an Instagram ad (also the CRAZY way he brought up this topic), Alex's mahjong charity event for the Jeremiah Program, and a new idea we’re floating: living abroad for a year in 2028?! (Alex is NOT here for hypotheticals). Plus, the #1 unexpected change going from 1 to 2 kids (the CAR is officially a 9 out of 10 in messiness) and the listener Q we've been thinking about all week: how does your heart grow for baby #2?! 🥹 SPORTS! We talk about the Knicks game (the West Village was crazy??) and go down an actual rabbit hole on why we call it football?! (a question we didn't know we needed an answer to). Which somehow brought us to the Summer House reunion (Bravo is having an absolute MASTERCLASS moment with this rollout). Finally we get into our maternity leave deep dive, the toddler tantrum dynamic everyone's been DMing us about (why do they meltdown with mom & dad but be ANGELS with teachers/grandparents?!), TWO Tweets of the Week that are living rent-free in our brains, and the great postpartum husband mystery - why do they all get in the BEST shape of their lives while their wives are pregnant?! LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 01:01:46 When sports become pop culture…  00:05:36 Alex's mahjong charity event for the Jeremiah Program 00:08:14 Living abroad for a year… in 2028?! 00:10:34 #1 unexpected change going from 1 to 2 kids (the CAR?!) 00:15:08 Why do we call it football?! (a rabbit hole) 00:20:51 Summer House reunion analysis (skip if you must!!) 00:36:06 LISTENER Q: how did your heart grow for baby #2? 00:39:15 A deeper dive into US maternity leave  00:52:12 Why do toddlers tantrum with mom & dad but not teachers/grandparents?! 00:56:07 TWEET OF THE WEEK: “Everything is a win when the goal is experience" 00:57:38 TWEET OF THE WEEK PT. 2: “Your current life is an honest readout of who you've been" 01:01:14 Why are dads getting in the BEST shape postpartum?! 01:03:40 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Quince: Go to https://www.quince.com/alex for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! *Right now, new customers can get 15% off sitewide at https://www.magneticme.com *Veracity: For up to 65% off your order, head to https://www.VeracityHealth.co and use code TWOPARENTS *Lil’ Dude Wipes: Grab Lil’ DUDE Wipes at Target today! -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 6m
  6. Road trip with 2 under 2, deleting social media & should kids have chores?!

    Jun 8

    Road trip with 2 under 2, deleting social media & should kids have chores?!

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!!!! Jules is BACK from Cape Cod (with a hot take: there is nothing better than timing a girls trip with the premiere of Love Island!!!). And we officially took our first road trip with 2 under 2 (Dallas!!)… we have OPINIONS… is it actually easier to drive 3 hours or fly 30 minutes when you have a toddler and a newborn?! We break down the full case for each (and the verdict surprised even us). Then we get into Harrison officially deleting social media from his phone (goodbye doomscrolling) and what he's doing to "replace" that time (Morning Brew!), which leads Alex to a BIG announcement: we are officially starting a Substack!!! Coming Thursdays (we think) starting next week (we think), plus you guys already know but next week we're ALSO moving to 3 episodes a week (Mon/Wed/Fri), which Harrison is suddenly calling a trial but we are not. We get into all things parenting: the mom who couldn't pump at a spa and went VIRAL (uhhh the law is the law!!), the impact of a dad on his daughter's self-esteem before age 5, what we learned at the Pure Mama x Nuna motherhood panel (postpartum mood disorders can show up as OCD, rage, paranoia, psychosis & more), and Rocky's reflux update because Dr. Ari's advice changed EVERYTHING. Of course we have the fun stuff: Belmont Cameli is NOT giving us the ick (also I swear if we heard the name before having Rocky he would be a Belmont right now), West & Amanda are in Italy and the spit-gate video is taking over the internet (are they in on the joke or are they solid-coring?!), our THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER on Esther Wojcicki's iconic advice "don't do anything for your kids that they can do themselves" (she raised the YouTube CEO + the 23andMe CEO so… yeah we're listening), and TWO BICKERS OF THE WEEK: are some nicknames off limits in your own household (Tay vs. Tate!!!), and waiting for a specific parking spot when there are 12 others available 😭 Finally we need YOUR info in the comments: how & when do we implement chores?! (p.s. we know not any time soon - this just randomly came up lol)  LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:04:47 Mom went VIRAL after being told she can't pump breastmilk at a spa 00:11:17 Harrison officially deleted social media for a week 00:18:50 Off Campus update: did Kid LaRoi pulling up Belmont give you the ick? 00:23:11 We are officially starting a Substack!!! 00:28:27 Road trip with 2 under 2: drive or fly?! 00:34:24 Rocky's reflux update (Dr. Ari's advice changed EVERYTHING) 00:35:23 The impact of a dad on his daughter’s self-esteem 00:37:26 Postpartum mood disorders  00:40:31 West & Amanda spit-gate 00:48:02 IN THE COMMENTS: late arrivals & staying up past bedtime 00:58:46 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: don't do anything for your kids that they can do themselves (Esther Wojcicki!!) 01:00:45 BICKER OF THE WEEK: are some nicknames off limits?! 01:06:10 Will we give our kids chores?! 01:08:00 Have you heard of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy (NCE)? 01:13:15 BICKER OF THE WEEK PT. 2: waiting for a specific parking spot 01:15:47 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *ZENNI: If your glasses are overdue for a refresh, now is the time. 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    1h 18m
  7. The 411 on Newborns: Eating, Sleeping & Spitting Up (w/ Dr. Ari Brown)

    Jun 4

    The 411 on Newborns: Eating, Sleeping & Spitting Up (w/ Dr. Ari Brown)

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we're back with Dr. Ari Brown (Pediatrician + author of the iconic 411 series) for our newborn 411 episode!! We are officially in the thick of it with Rocky and we had a LONG list of questions for her (+ a TON from you guys!).  We start with Dr. Ari walking us through "Hour 49" (the moment the wheels fall off after the hospital and you suddenly have a different baby!), the ONE thing no one tells you before having a newborn (spoiler: how exhausting it actually is + body recovery is REAL), & why what happens at the hospital stays at the hospital.  Then we get into all things feeding: scheduled feeding vs. feeding on demand, why the first 2 hours after birth are SO critical for your milk supply, how to know if your baby is actually getting enough milk (ins, outs, weight checks!), and the FULL reflux 101 breakdown because Rocky has been spitting up like crazy and we needed answers. We get into reflux vs. reflux DISEASE (when to actually worry, the IGERQ scale you can take online to score it, and why holding your reflux baby like a loaf of bread is actually genius). Plus, a spontaneous BICKER OF THE WEEK on whether bottle temperature actually matters for newborns (Dr. Ari has thoughts!!). We also get into the REAL symptoms of cow's milk protein allergies (only 3% of babies actually have them!! And why you should NOT cut everything out of your diet), what to actually look for in your baby's poop (yellow seedy = breastfed normal, slimy mucousy = problem), diaper blowouts (when they stop and why they happen in the first place lol), fussiness & colic + Dr. Ari's take on probiotics for newborns (very fascinating!), and the chiropractic care for newborns.  Plus, we get into sleep: sleep schedules in the first 3 months & when wake windows actually start to matter (spoiler: NOT in the newborn phase!). Then our “is it normal?!” questions from YOU GUYS: when newborn noises are actually concerning (consistent grunting = call your doctor!), when to actually take your baby's temperature (rectal is the only accurate way, sorry parents!), and what to expect at your follow up pediatrician appointments. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!  Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (The 411 with Dr. Ari Brown: Newborns) 00:01:50 Is Rocky “sleeping through the night”?! (& what's actually normal for a 7 week old) 00:05:05 What is "Hour 49" with a newborn?! (& how to brace for it) 00:09:46 The ONE thing no one tells you before having a newborn 00:12:34 Scheduled feedings vs. feeding on demand 00:18:07 Why the first 2 hours after birth are so breastfeeding are SO critical 00:22:02 How do you know if your baby is getting enough milk? 00:24:18 Reflux 101: what spitting up actually means 00:33:20 BICKER OF THE WEEK: does bottle temperature matter for newborns? 00:35:21 Reflux vs. reflux disease (when do you actually need to worry?!) 00:37:43 Why does Rocky seem to have an upset stomach after eating? 00:39:53 The REAL symptoms of cow's milk protein allergies (only 3% of babies have them!) 00:46:67 What to actually look for in your baby's poop 00:49:16 Diaper blowouts: why they happen & when they stop  00:51:34 Fussiness, soothing & colic 00:55:48 Chiropractic care for newborns: is it recommended? 00:57:20 Sleep schedules in the first 3 months 01:00:09 When do wake windows actually start to matter? 01:01:27 Are these newborn noises normal?! 01:04:34 When should you actually take your baby's temperature? 01:06:02 Follow up pediatrician appointments: what to expect 01:07:44 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! --------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Ollie: Ollie. Feed the Obsession. Go to https://www.ollie.com/twoparents and use code twoparents to get 70% off your first box! *ZipRecruiter: Post jobs for free at https://www.ziprecruiter.com/ALEX *GOODLES: Find the new Twist My Parm cups online at https://www.goodles.com or pick up GOODLES on your next shopping trip… it’s available nationwide at Target and Walmart, plus many other major grocery stores and retailers! --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/alexfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexfugman Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Find our guest: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/aribrownmd TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@aribrownmd Books | https://www.draribrown.com/books/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  8. Adults-only dining, daddy-daughter dates & is THIS the only way kids actually learn?!

    Jun 1

    Adults-only dining, daddy-daughter dates & is THIS the only way kids actually learn?!

    This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Monday!!!! We are coming off of a SOCIAL weekend (read: Harrison is doing another fast, but we ALSO have tons of fun topics that came out of it). We start with a survey finding that's going viral: 75% of Americans say restaurants should have adults-only sections. 1) We kind of think this already exists (on the down low… hostesses let us know), and 2) there is a HUGE opportunity for someone to create a Hillstone x Chuck E. Cheese crossover. Then we're asking: is THIS the ONLY way kids will actually learn??? (We need to know how YOU would have handled the Tate vs. Coke Zero situation - but we’re happy we treated it as a learning opportunity) And another reminder this week: toddlers imitate EVERYTHING (burping your newborn is confusing for your toddler who is not allowed to “hit”). Oh, and body wash is officially being picked up by toes in the shower (watch the full ep for details AND send help). Plus, a 4th of July idea you can steal (the neighborhood bike parade!!), SEEKING TIPS on how to stop a toddler from drinking pool water (our toddler’s brain is genuinely in a pretzel over this one), the street safety monster (??), our BICKER OF THE WEEK on showing up late vs. empty handed (we are FIRMLY on opposite sides), the Houston students stuck on a Galveston roller coaster (Alex would be scaling the roller coaster herself), our TWEET OF THE WEEK on the dad doing monthly daddy-daughter dates (Harrison is officially stealing this), and THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER on Google releasing 32 MILLION mosquitoes (don't worry, they can't bite OR reproduce). (P.S. sorry I was on speakerphone it’s only for this episode!!!! -Jules) LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:06:10 75% of Americans support adults-only dining at restaurants?!  00:22:58 Is THIS is the only way kids learn?!  00:25:44 Toddlers really imitate EVERYTHING you do (but this one surprised us) 00:28:17 Triple date debrief  00:31:12 4TH OF JULY IDEA: Neighborhood Bike Parade 00:35:40 Would you try the “street monster”?!  00:38:12 SEEKING TIPS: How to stop your toddler from drinking pool water 00:39:09 BICKER OF THE WEEK: showing up late vs. showing up empty handed 00:44:01 Houston students rescued from stuck Galveston roller coaster 00:53:36 TWEET OF THE WEEK: Monthly daddy-daughter dates  00:57:08 THINGS WE DMED EACHOTHER: Google is releasing 32 MILLION mosquitoes?! 1:01:10 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Merit Beauty: Merit Beauty is offering our listeners their Signature Makeup Bag with your first order at https://www.MeritBeauty.com. *Perelel: Exclusive for our listeners, new customers can enjoy 20% off their first order with code TWOPARENTS - Visit https://www.perelelhealth.com *Fora: Become a Fora Advisor today at https://www.foratravel.com/twoparents *Bobbie: If you want to feed with confidence too, head to https://www.hibobbie.com for the formula trusted by 1 million parents.  -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Bennett: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman -------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House – https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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