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nobody told us either. so we're telling you. two moms, one very honest newsletter about everything that comes after the baby. twice a week, every week.

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everyone has an opinion about your baby. everyone is wrong.

a complete list of advice we received, ignored, tried anyway, and lived to tell about.

my real thoughts on sleep training

jessie’s pov

what the fuck am i supposed to do with a newborn. a complete guide from two moms who had absolutely no idea.

five newborn experiences between us. here's everything nobody told us before we needed it.

andi is smiling, arlo is a hero, i tried lagree and almost died, and my hair is leaving me. it's amanda. welcome back.

14 weeks postpartum. here's what's actually going on. no filter.

everything nobody told us about postpartum

sitz baths, saggy boobs, and the two years nobody warns you about

being a working mom is so fucking hard

some nights you get wrecked by your own kids and it's the wake up call you needed

we said the quiet parts out loud. you're welcome.

newborns. toddlers. marriage. mom guilt. all of it.

13 weeks postpartum, an almost 5 year old, a viral reel, and absolutely nobody warned me about any of this.

here's what's actually going on in my life right now. no filter.

things we swore we'd never do as moms. a full list. we're so sorry.

we had plans. we had audacity. we were wrong.

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5:48 Sex After Baby, Toddler Tantrums, 2 Under 2 & Are We Done Having Kids? The Season 5 Finale Q&A

Season 5 is a wrap, and we're ending it the way we started: with your questions.

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5.47: The Questions You're Googling at 2AM Postpartum (Mom Guilt, Resentment, Identity Loss + More)

We pulled the questions you're actually Googling at 2am, the ones you're too scared to ask out loud, and we're answering all of them, no fluff.

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5:46 Nobody Warned Us Our Marriage Would Do This: Relationships After Kids, The Honest Version

The two most common DMs we get?

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5:45 Breastfeeding, Pumping & Formula: The Honest Truth Nobody Tells You

Amanda is seven weeks postpartum and officially off her blood pressure medication, and today we're getting into everything breastfeeding, pumping and formula.

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5:44 The Mind F*ck That Is Postpartum - What Your Body Actually Goes Through

Amanda is officially five weeks postpartum and we are getting into all of it.

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5:43 Labour & Delivery Tips, Birth Stories & the Parts Nobody Warns You About.

Amanda's back, and she's no longer pregnant.

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5:42 My Postpartum Hormones Were Wrecked: What the Testing Found & What Finally Fixed It (Part 2)

Part 2 is here and this is where it gets real.

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5:41 My Postpartum Hormones Were Wrecked: Parasites, Heavy Periods & Why My Doctors Kept Ignoring Me

After having kids, Jessie started experiencing extreme postpartum hormone issues that nobody could explain.

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5:40 The Brutally Honest Q&A Part 2: Pregnancy, Toddler Chaos & The Stuff Nobody Says Out Loud

We're back.

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5:39 Mom Advice Q&A: Emotional Struggles No One Talks About

Mom Advice Q&A: Emotional Struggles No One Talks About

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