I HAD NO IDEA with Jennifer: Postpartum Challenges, Accepting Help, Sibling Dynamics, and more...

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➡️ On this week's episode, you'll hear my chat with Jennifer Councilor as we discuss her “I HAD NO IDEA” moments throughout parenting. (Season 1: Episode 11)
➡️ Jenn and I met through high school back in the day and it was so fun to be able to catch up and talk about our lives now as parents!
➡️ She, like many of us, has described her parenting journey as "interesting", and I can't wait for you to hear more about that on today's episode!

👋 Jenn grew up in MI but is now living in Kentucky with her husband Jordan and  2 sons, Parker who is 5 and Jameson who is 3
👋 She is due with her 3rd, a baby girl, in September!
👋 She works in healthcare doing Medical Coding & Auditing, but outside of work she enjoys sports and especially watching her kids play them now
👋 She also enjoys photography which is a passion inspired by losing her dad at 23 years old and not having many photos of him to look back at


Some of the topics you will hear on this episode are:
✅ My personal "I Had No Idea" for the week
✅ Expectations of pregnancy differing from reality
✅ Induction process after a pre-eclampsia diagnosis
✅ Difficulties of Breastfeeding and the importance of prioritizing the well-being of both mother and baby
✅ Challenges during Postpartum and learning to except help and prioritize support and self-care
✅ Some of our current parenting obstacles including managing sibling dynamics, patience and managing emotions, preparing for a new baby, etc

➡️ As a reminder, next week we will be discussing Jenn's experience with Pre-eclampsia, Postpartum Pre-eclampsia and lasting hypertension, so make sure to ⭐️FOLLOW⭐️ and turn on the bell notifications so that you don’t miss it!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Coming Up
• 1:02 My "I Had No Idea" of the Week
• 2:32 Jennifer Introduction
• 3:41 Welcome Jenn
• 4:56 Pregnancy Experiences
• 6:24 Pregnancy Expectations vs Reality
• 9:01 Favorite Part of Pregnancy
• 9:37 Preparation for Birth
• 11:14 Pre-eclampsia Diagnosis
• 12:58 Induction Experience with Pre-eclampsia
• 16:43 Challenges During Births
• 20:02 Postpartum
• 20:47 Postpartum #1 Challenges
• 22:17 Postpartum #2 Challenges
• 24:25 Biggest Surprise During the Postpartum Period
• 25:37 Our Personal Struggles with Breastfeeding
• 28:46 Advice for a New Mom
• 31:20 Favorite Resource for Postpartum
• 35:20 Parenting
• 35:21 Surprises in Parenting
• 38:57 What having Kids Has Taught Her
• 39:58 Overstimulation Stories
• 41:47 Listener Question
• 44:25 Coming Up Next
• 45:10 Thank you, Jenn!