How pregnancy has impacted our relationship: connection, communication, & conflict
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This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, we’re breaking down how pregnancy #2 has changed our relationship. From deeper connection and more appreciation to a few more... heated moments (hi, hormones), we’re talking about what this season has brought up for us both.
We get into the big stuff: how communication looks different this time around, how we handle conflict during high-emotion days, and how partners can take care of themselves while supporting someone who’s pregnant (it matters more than you think!!).
Before all that: when’s the best time to travel with a baby (we have thoughts), why this stage of Tate (1 year old!!) might actually be our favorite yet, and a discussion on the “mom guilt” that’s starting to creep in while sick in bed.
And in Things We DMed Each Other: a $30K baby-name consultant (????????) and a debate over whether pregnancy is actually harder than running a marathon (we’re siding with pregnancy). Oh and Harrison is wondering if either of us can secretly sing hahahahaha
LOVE YOU GUYS ❤️
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast!
00:02:42 When is the best time to travel with a baby in the first year?
00:10:00 Why this stage of parenthood has been our favorite so far
00:13:23 Mom guilt during pregnancy
00:17:04 How pregnancy is impacting our relationship
00:19:04 The positive changes pregnancy brought to our relationship
00:26:30 Dealing with conflict during high-emotion (and high-hormone) times
00:43:15 How partners can take care of themselves while supporting a pregnant partner
00:46:50 CWhy clear communication matters more than ever during pregnancy
00:49:00 Things We DMed: The $30K baby name consultant
00:51:12 Things We DMed: Is pregnancy really harder than a marathon?
00:55:45 LOVE YOU GUYS!
#twoparentsandapod
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