My pregnancy group chat (ft. Courtney Shields & Sami Spalter)
6/24/20261 hr 17 min
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, WELCOME BACK to a VERY special episode!!! I have my pregnancy group chat girls here with me 🥹 Sami Spalter (mom to Sunny, Co-founder of Form) and Courtney Shields Sutor (mom to Kinsley & Georgia, Co-founder of Dibs Beauty) joined me on the pod for a FUN & MEANINGFUL conversation about pregnancy & postpartum.
Quick context: the three of us started a group chat when we found out we were all due in April 2026 (literally 2 weeks apart!!!), and these are the girls who got me through ALL 40 weeks of pregnancy AND the first two months of postpartum. We were sending each other our 2AM freak out questions, hitting the same cravings at the same time, and showing up for each other in a way I genuinely don't think I could have made it through without!!
In this episode, we get into EVERYTHING you'd think we would: the MAJOR identity shift of becoming a mom (Sami said if she got blood drawn, it would show she’s a different human lol), the reality of postpartum depression (and how it looks differently for everyone!!!), our 3 completely different feeding journeys (breastfeeding, combo & formula - and why the shame around feeding choices needs to GO), relationship dynamics after a newborn, and how we handle external opinions/“mom-shaming” online (spoiler: blocking is a great option).
We also get into how our pregnancy group chat actually STARTED (& how YOU can/should start your own), why we think finding moms due in the same month as you is the absolute game-changer of pregnancy + postpartum (your cravings hit at the same time, your trimesters hit at the same time, your postpartum hits at the same time… nothing compares), and so much more.
If you are pregnant, postpartum, trying, or know someone who is - please send this episode to them!!! Community is EVERYTHING in this season, and we hope this conversation gives you the push to put yourself out there and find your people!!!
LOVE YOU GUYS!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! (ft. my pregnancy group chat!!!)
00:08:03 Meet Sami Spalter (Mom to Sunny, Co-founder of Form)
00:13:06 Meet Courtney Shields Sutor (Mom to Kinsley & Georgia, Co-founder of Dibs Beauty)
00:22:21 Relationship dynamics with a newborn
00:32:12 Handling external opinions & “mom-shaming”
00:38:51 The reality of postpartum depression
00:45:11 Our 3 different feeding journeys
00:54:22 Sharing the motherhood journey online
01:01:11 The MAJOR identity shift of becoming a mom
01:09:29 How our pregnancy group chat ACTUALLY started
01:15:05 THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
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Sami Spalter· Guest1:00
Becoming a mom for me, I've never had such a big identity shift. I, I feel like if I were to get a blood test right now, like, everything's [laughs] different.
Courtney Shields· Guest1:08
Two things can be true at the same time. It can be the most beautiful, amazing, wonderful, perfect thing in the world, and also really hard.
Sami Spalter· Guest1:15
Put that on a bumper sticker and I'm putting it on my car, seriously.
Courtney Shields· Guest1:17
Totally. You get to pick how you wanna feed the baby.
Sami Spalter· Guest1:19
It's your choice- Yes ... your baby. And there's no shame.
Courtney Shields· Guest1:22
I don't think I could've survived without our group chat, to be honest. Like, it's really been such a lifeline.
Sami Spalter· Guest1:27
Mm.
Courtney Shields· Guest1:27
Should we take a breath?
Sami Spalter· Guest1:28
Yeah.
Courtney Shields· Guest1:29
Yeah.
Speaker 21:29
Sammy.