No matter how many times you may hear these things, they simply are NOT true. Had a C-section? You are a warrior. Didn't instantly bond with your baby? Totally normal. It will happen, in time. Breastfeeding is hard AF! Some people may have to exclusively pump. Some may have to formula feed. Who cares?! Fed is best. Every kid is different. There is no way to know exactly what to do in every parenting situation. Unfortunately, there isn't a ...
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EP 20 – Are Pinterest Moms Real? – Living Up To Our Vision Board Dreams
Pinterest has taken over as the #1 place to create vision boards of what we want our lives to look like. When it's time to have kids, we moms pin everything from cute meals to extravagant learning activities. But are Pinterest moms real? Does anyone live up to their Pinterest hopes and dreams? In this episode, we're discussing what our own vision boards of motherhood looked like and where we fall short. If this pandemic has taught us anything, ...
EP 19 – The Great Debate – Stay-at-Home Moms vs. Working Moms
Many women start to think about it before the ever get pregnant - will they continue working or will they be a stay-at-home mom. Ever since women were allowed to start working outside of the home, there's been a debate on which one is better. In this episode, we're discussing the stigmas around working moms and stay-at-home moms and how we decided what works for us. But make no mistake, whichever choice you choose, we support. Moms play an ...
EP 18 – Keeping That Spark Alive – How to Keep Dating While Married
Whether you've been together for one year or twenty years, it's so important to keep things new and fresh in your relationship. Throw some kids into the mix and sometimes you can feel like you and your partners have somehow turned into nothing more than roommates. In this episode, we're talking about how to rekindle that spark in your relationship and how to find ways to date your spouse. Dating is stressful enough when you're single but just ...
EP 16 – I Do, You Don’t – Why Marriage Isn’t for Everyone
We talk A LOT about marriage on this podcast - and hey, it's because we're both married. But marriage isn't the goal for a lot of people and that is a perfectly valid thing! Forget the stigma, today's it's all about the #nomarriage club! In this episode, we're talking with special guest Marcus (aka Sasha's best friend) about why he has decided marriage isn't for him, and why it's not something that sound necessarily be aspirational or mean ...
EP 15 – Snap Back? Dealing with Our Body After Baby
We've said it time and time again - having a baby changes everything. And for most women, the biggest change of all happens to our bodies. What happens when the baby comes and you look in the mirror and realizes things just ain't sitting the way they use to. In this episode, we're talking all about our struggles with our body after baby and how we're working on our own personal snap backs while learning to love our new bodies. Because ...
Hi! We're Sasha & Shara - the co-hosts of the Swirl and Sip Podcast! 