Ep 193: It's Giving Home Birth feat. Taylor Monaco

It’s your favorite mamas on the mic! Taylor Monaco, new mom of FOUR, and Shannon sit down to and yap about all the joys (and some bs) that come with being a mom. Shannon and Taylor compare their parenting styles and the 5 birth experiences they’ve shared. They give helpful motherhood tips, like what to do when you’re the first mom in the friend group, small ways to feel like yourself postpartum, and so much more. Taylor shares her reasons for no longer having a nanny, and her favorite birth so far. They also touch on birth-plan trends, delayed cord clamping, keeping the placenta, safe-sleep anxiety, and loving additional children as much as the first. What was Taylor’s push present? What’s it like being a boy mom? What’s the name of the documentary? Hear all of the details in this Mother’s Day episode of Probably A Podcast!TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Who is wearing a thong?01:19 Mother's Day Talk01:44 Taylor’s Incredible Push Present 💍03:25 Birth Tears and Memories 05:33 Four Kids, No Nanny 11:04 The Documentary 🎬16:55 The Doc Name Debate22:10 When to Start Pushing 23:26 Birth Story Hip Stuck 24:01 Postpartum Body Changes 25:21 Hospital Birth Preferences 26:38 First Time Mom Anxiety 😥28:32 Going Out Postpartum34:43 Loving Baby Number Two40:31 Home Birth Differences46:16 Feeling Yourself Postpartum49:45 Toddlers Are Savage51:34 Walker called Santa 🎅🏼53:02 Birth Stories Compared53:35 Boy Mom Reality Check58:14 Hardest Kid Transition01:02:03 First Mom In Friend Group01:06:14 Pregnancy Info Overload01:08:14 Mother's Day Sendoff 🌹LINKS:Follow Shannon: https://instagram.com/probablyshannon/Follow Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/taylorambermonaco/Shannon’s tour dates: https://punchup.live/shannonmiddletonFollow Producer Courtney: https://instagram.com/whatsacourtney/Follow Probably A Podcast: https://instagram.com/probablyapodcast/Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/probablyshannonfordProduced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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It’s your favorite mamas on the mic! Taylor Monaco, new mom of FOUR, and Shannon sit down to and yap about all the joys (and some bs) that come with being a mom. Shannon and Taylor compare their parenting styles and the 5 birth experiences they’ve shared. They give helpful motherhood tips, like what to do when you’re the first mom in the friend group, small ways to feel like yourself postpartum, and so much more. Taylor shares her reasons for no longer having a nanny, and her favorite birth so far. They also touch on birth-plan trends, delayed cord clamping, keeping the placenta, safe-sleep anxiety, and loving additional children as much as the first. What was Taylor’s push present? What’s it like being a boy mom? What’s the name of the documentary? Hear all of the details in this Mother’s Day episode of Probably A Podcast!TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Who is wearing a thong?01:19 Mother's Day Talk01:44 Taylor’s Incredible Push Present 💍03:25 Birth Tears and Memories 05:33 Four Kids, No Nanny 11:04 The Documentary 🎬16:55 The Doc Name Debate22:10 When to Start Pushing 23:26 Birth Story Hip Stuck 24:01 Postpartum Body Changes 25:21 Hospital Birth Preferences 26:38 First Time Mom Anxiety 😥28:32 Going Out Postpartum34:43 Loving Baby Number Two40:31 Home Birth Differences46:16 Feeling Yourself Postpartum49:45 Toddlers Are Savage51:34 Walker called Santa 🎅🏼53:02 Birth Stories Compared53:35 Boy Mom Reality Check58:14 Hardest Kid Transition01:02:03 First Mom In Friend Group01:06:14 Pregnancy Info Overload01:08:14 Mother's Day Sendoff 🌹LINKS:Follow Shannon: https://instagram.com/probablyshannon/Follow Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/taylorambermonaco/Shannon’s tour dates: https://punchup.live/shannonmiddletonFollow Producer Courtney: https://instagram.com/whatsacourtney/Follow Probably A Podcast: https://instagram.com/probablyapodcast/Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/probablyshannonfordProduced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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