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Pregnancy, C-Section Guilt & Morning Sickness

3/27/20261 hr 32 min

In this episode, the girls open up about the complicated emotions that can come with birth and pregnancy. They talk honestly about C-section guilt and the pressure many moms feel to have a “natural” delivery — and what it’s like to process feelings of disappointment, anger, and healing afterward.

They also share the reality of tough morning sickness, the trial-and-error search for relief, and how pregnancy can look and feel completely different each time. Plus, Abby shares a meaningful update about her rainbow baby and the mix of hope, gratitude, and vulnerability that comes with thi...

Clips

Abby Announces Pregnancy Publicly
Pregnancy After Loss Honesty
Visualizing A Redemptive Birth
Body Betrayal After C-Section
Scheduled C-Section Like A Hotel
One Pregnancy, Then Just Babies
Morning Sickness PSA
Hot Take On Stomach Bugs

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

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  2. Speaker 20:29

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  3. Abby Howard· Host0:55

    I'm pregnant.

  4. Speaker 40:58

    Woo!

  5. Abby Howard· Host0:59

    [laughs] Everyone in my life has known- Yeah ... for months, like in my real life.

  6. Speaker 41:03

    The C-section, I was like mad that I had to go do that after, like, going through labor for so many hours. [laughs] I used to look at my scar. I'd look in the mirror and like, "Ugh, my body betrayed me."

  7. Abby Howard· Host1:11

    [laughs] I've done this four times.

  8. Speaker 41:13

    Right.

  9. Abby Howard· Host1:13

    And every time I'm like, "I'm gonna really eat healthy- [laughs] ... and try to do this." Get broccoli. Literally, that's the only time I threw up.

  10. Speaker 41:20

    Yeah.

  11. Abby Howard· Host1:20

    Like, my body rejected it.

  12. Speaker 41:21

    We don't need that.

  13. Abby Howard· Host1:22

    I'm like, "The baby needs it."

  14. Speaker 41:22

    You were like, "You do need that."

  15. Abby Howard· Host1:24

    [laughs] The baby needs it.

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