Average Moms discuss Christmas plans and traditions then discuss a viral parenting video from early 2020 (we're just catching up) that calls to question discipline tactics and public parenting moments. Several round tables are also round-tabled. article in question: https://www.today.com/parents/two-moms-share-story-behind-viral-parenting-moment-t174890 Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
The Average Moms have a lively discussion about stress and the self-care rituals or items that provide reprieve. A round-table on candle scents and the ultimate self-care favorites. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
The Average Moms discuss socialite weddings, the start of the holiday season, and the shenanigans our kids have been up to. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
Change is in the air! Two of our moms are making a jump into new jobs which will allow them to have better home life balance. This has everyone excited to make Halloween plans. Take a listen. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
The Average Moms discuss the onset of Fall and all the culinary implications as well as the spectrum of parental scheduling rigidity. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
Alicia, Crystal and Caroline make no promises about being PERFECT moms. Just AVERAGE moms, who sometimes let passion projects fall by the wayside because, you know…life. Here’s what we’ve been up to the last errr 5? months…Feel free to drop some balls right along with us! Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
The Average Moms talk to guest blogger Sarah, a mom of 20 month-old twins, about her experience with twin pregnancy and the larger life lessons she gleaned from it. More from Sarah here. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The Average Moms talk to guest blogger Sarah, a mom of 20 month-old twins, about her experience with twin pregnancy and the larger life lessons she gleaned from it. More from Sarah in her post: https://www.averagemoms.com/blog-podcast/on-twins Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The Average Moms chat with guest moms Liz and Rachael about side hustles and what drives moms to take on more in a pandemic. Probably craziness. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The Average Moms discuss Multi Level Marketing schemes and how they prey on insecure mothers with #bossbabe aspirations. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The Average Moms talk about Carrie's birth stories and navigating the fear of unknown for first time moms approaching their labors and managing expectations. Epidurals, pain, sunnyside up baby position, and tearing. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The Average Moms discuss Mommy Wine Culture and the judgement therein. article for reference: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/wine-moms-explained/612001/ Ashley Fetters (2020), The Many Faces of the ‘Wine Mom’. The Atlantic Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
Part 3 in our pumping experts series concludes our conversation with new mom Sam and veteran mom Kelly about nursing and pumping. Also a roundtable on our spilled milk sob stories. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The Average Moms talk about the mental toll of motherhood at the holidays, getting your shit together, delegating some holiday tasks, how to celebrate the holidays and holiday expectations. Also, a sidebar on laundry hacks. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
In the average moms pumping series part 2, Crystal details her pumping journey, a discussion on the weirdest places we've ever pumped, pumping pro Crystal drops her pumping knowledge and Sam asks some rapid fire questions. Also discussed: being prepared with formula after labor, exclusive pumping, being an overproducer, donating expressed milk and being mindful of the potential scammers. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
Average Moms bring on guests Kelly and Sam. Kelly has a 4 1/2 year old and a 1 1/2 year old and Sam is an expecting mother due December 28th! Sam had questions around pumping so the conversation focuses on pumping, pumping at work, pumping while traveling. Different kinds of pumps. This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The girls let the F Bombs fly while Alicia details her 2nd labor which was much shorter than her first. Switching practices multiple times, pushy doctors, scheduled c-sections, tearing, blue pushing, eating in labor, transitioning in the car on the highway, ideal labor environments. Also a discussion on 2nd time moms, how to know if you are in labor, laboring without an epidural, fast labors, what does pushing feel like. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License
The girls have a casual conversation around: adjustments to daylight savings whilst in covid pandemic survival mode and nap consolidation. disco naps, wake up times, bedtimes, missing the sleepy window, meltdowns, good sleep, bad sleep, sleep environments, daycare centers, siblings that nap at the same time, bedtime routines. Then a roundtable - the secret to baby sleep from the experts (just kidding, not experts) also toddler beds, monitors, baby proofing, and toddler containment Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
Crystal goes in-depth on having hyperemesis gravidarum during her pregnancy. Average moms can do extraordinary things. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
Crystal, Carrie and Alicia have their first chat for averagemoms.com the blog podcast. We dive into nicknames for the kids and an intro to Crystal's very difficult pregnancy journey. Music credit to: https://www.facebook.com/CartasAFelice/ Volcán - Cartas A Felice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKw753Hf-xM https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cartas_a_Felice/Creative_Commons_The_2015_Unofficial_Mixtape/04_Volcan Volcán by Cartas a Felice is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.