Hilary and Abby are baaaaaccckkkk!!! This episode, we wrap our heads around the 2024 election. Support the show Please follow and subscribe to the show! Share this episode and our podcast with a friend you think this may resonate with. Email us with questions or comments at [email protected]

I'm usually annoyed with "trigger warnings" as I think they're overused in modern times and people need to buck up and be a little less soft in general, but this episode actually warrants one. Today, Hilary and I talk about the tragic recent case of the woman in Massachusetts who murdered her own children, ages 5, 3, and 7 months. While we mourn this horrific event and loss of innocent life, we contemplate how it's actually not as shocking as it should be, given the lack of support and...

We're talking about Mother's Day today! Hilary just had her first ever special day with baby A, and I must say, her partner nailed it. Abby spent the day without her children and with her own Mom, which was a great way to actually relax! Abby shares the story of her worst mother's day gift ever (tip: don't give her something else that poops or she has to keep alive), and I give some tips to partners/spouses/baby daddys on how to treat the Mother in their life right on this day. Support the sh...

Hilary's baby is now 3 months old and is experiencing what some may call a "sleep regression." Meanwhile, the World Cup just ended with Argentina beating France, leading Abby to share her personal struggle with unconscious biases against certain accents. Support the show Please follow and subscribe to the show! Share this episode and our podcast with a friend you think this may resonate with. Email us with questions or comments at [email protected]

In this week's episode, we discuss our experiences with postpartum depression and parenting while feeling depressed. It takes some real super woman strength to dig deep and find the energy and patience needed to parent and love your child the right way when your own mental health isn't at its finest. True to form, we veer off topic into lighter subjects at times, talking about the woe of getting photographed next to your best looking girlfriends (Hilary ponders, "Am I a worm?"). ...

Abby talks about how she finally decided to start this podcast, after years of thinking about it and never acting on it, comparing it to when she got the courage to insert her first urinary catheter into a patient while in nursing school. Hilary is suuuppper pregnant and about to give birth, so Abby (mom of 3) provides some tips as she leads into the big day. 1) Your pregnant vagina smell will eventually go back to normal 2) Don't hold too tight to your birth plan--goal sh...

In this episode, we talk about the numerous challenges moms face during the first month after giving birth, such as breastfeeding difficulties and your own body's recovery. We also dive into how you make the decision on whether or not to circumcise your baby boy, a topic often fraught with high emotions! Hilary shares details of her own birth story, and Abby reveals her own personal rule about sex after giving birth. Support the show Please follow and subscribe to the show! Share this episod...

As Hilary enters into her 3rd trimester and her baby is measuring small, we discuss the stresses and perils of prenatal testing. Support the show Please follow and subscribe to the show! Share this episode and our podcast with a friend you think this may resonate with. Email us with questions or comments at [email protected]

In our first episode, meet your hosts Abby and Hilary, who recount the history of their 20+ year friendship and what led them to want to start a podcast together. Starting as two 18 year old college freshman from Tennessee trying to find our way in Charleston, South Carolina, up to today as two 40 year old moms living across the country from each other, we find ourselves just trying to maintain our friendships, sense of humor and sanity as we navigate work, motherhood, relationships, ou...