Ep. 483: You Can Google Everything and Still Feel Completely Alone: Building Your Village Before Baby Arrives with Nina Spears, Founder of Baby Chick

You can Google every symptom, join every group chat, and still feel like you have no idea who's actually going to show up when the baby comes. That's the tension HeHe digs into with Nina Spears, Founder of Baby Chick, in this one. Building your registry while you're at it? Grab HeHe's free guide before you add another item to your cart: thebirthlounge.com/registry Here's the thing: we have more pregnancy and parenting information available than any generation before us, and somehow it's made a lot of us feel more alone, not less. HeHe and Nina get into why the mental load starts the second that pregnancy test turns positive, why doomscrolling has quietly replaced actually calling someone, and how algorithms reward the loudest, most polarizing takes instead of the ones that would actually help you. Nina doesn't just name the problem, she hands you an actual plan. She has every client build a postpartum plan alongside their birth plan, starting in the second trimester so the third trimester can be spent preparing for postpartum instead of scrambling. That plan includes naming three people you can call during the day and three you can text at night (she recommends starting a group text with other new moms in a similar stage), finding a local mom group like Fit4Mom or New Mom School, and hiring a doula, who often becomes the fastest way to find every other resource you need. She also introduces her book, The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy, written week by week with cited, evidence-based info and specific tips for partners at each stage. You don't need a bigger following. You need three people who will show up. This episode is your permission slip to go build that, before baby arrives, not after you're already drowning. Building your registry too? Grab the free Low-Tox Baby Registry Guide here: thebirthlounge.com/registry Ready to simplify your supplements? Just Ingredients makes clean protein, prenatals, and electrolytes with real, transparent ingredients. Head to justingredients.us and use code TRANQUILITYBYHEHE to save 10% on your first order. Guest Bio: Nina Spears is the Founder & CEO of Baby Chick, author of The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy, and a certified baby planner, birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth educator, newborn care educator, infant massage instructor, and perinatal nutrition expert. Over the past 15 years, Nina has personally supported more than 800 families in person, thousands virtually, and attended over 350 births, helping parents navigate pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the transition into parenthood with evidence-based guidance and compassionate support. Through Baby Chick, her educational platform, Chick Chat: The Baby Chick Podcast, online courses, coaching, and evidence-based resources, she has helped millions of parents make informed decisions and feel more prepared for pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenthood. SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with HeHe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tranquilitybyhehe/ Connect with Nina Spears / Baby Chick: Website: https://www.baby-chick.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebabychick/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teambabychick/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@babychickofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babychick 00:00 The Village You Actually Need 01:04 Podcast Welcome and Registry 04:54 What We Missed Preparing 07:51 Meet Nina Spears 08:33 Scrolling and Overthinking 16:05 Finding Real Disconnect 18:09 Breaking Phone Habits 22:38 Algorithms and Consumerism 25:05 Rebuilding the Village 28:34 Postpartum Plan Blueprint 32:34 Local Groups and Doulas 35:19 Distance and Lost Community 39:49 Just Ingredients 42:24 Motherhood Goes Viral 43:44 Oversharing vs Awareness 45:21 Digital Village Illusion 50:02 Viral Fame and Misinformation 52:52 Lost Wisdom and Real Connection 57:28 Micro Habits to Reconnect 59:32 Grandparents Replaced by Google 01:01:11 AI Disrupts Parenting and Work 01:04:26 Tech, Data, and the Anxiety Spiral 01:09:50 Positive Pregnancy Book Breakdown 01:17:01 Where to Find Nina 01:18:22 Final Wrap and Call to Action LINKS MENTIONED: Nina's book, The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy: https://www.baby-chick.com/