We’re baaaaack! Today we’re kicking off season four with an honest conversation about how we can really help the new moms in our lives. From avoiding the “just you wait” dump truck to reading cues on whether your Meal Train recipient wants you to sit and chat or drop the food and leave, consider this episode a crash course in new-mom-awareness. We also talk about the hard work of setting our pride aside and asking for help when we need it. Plus, Indiana and Ashlee confess the moments with new moms they wish they could do over.

Show Notes

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Ashlee’s postpartum faves:

  • This lactation cookies recipe

  • This white noise machine

  • These burp cloths

  • This nightlight for changing diapers at 3 a.m.

  • See more recs on her postpartum blog post

• April’s postpartum faves:

  • Something cozy to wear on slow days with baby or to quickly wrap around yourself if your boobs are out and someone drops off dinner.

  • Great tub for first time parents because getting and maintaining the right water temp is foolproof.

  • Call me a sap but I can't resist a personalized baby blanket. And it’s the perfect gift for NICU babies, too, with so much rotating hospital staff.

  • Hand sanitizer

  • This diaper bag has stood the test of time.

• The best baby nail clippers

• Indiana’s wedding disaster and nationally-televised do-over

Related previous episodes:

Ep. 17: Bringing Back the Village with Krystal Festerly

Related essays:

New Mom Meal: Sweet Potato, Sausage, and Apple Bake
Being the Village
The Less I Bring
Peanut Butter and Generous
The Twilight Bark

Show credits: 

Hosted by Indiana Adams, Ashlee Gadd, and April Hoss, produced by Katie Leipprandt, edited by Kyle Cummings, content managed by Jennifer Batchelor.

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