The End of the World as We Know It: A First-Time Parenting Podcast
Erik & Maya
15 episodes
2 months ago
After a looooong process of trying to get pregnant, Maya and Erik are finally about to become parents for the first time and they're kind of freaking out. Luckily, they have an outlet: oversharing every step of the way on this podcast. If you're trying to get pregnant, are currently expecting, or just had your first kid, and maybe you're feeling excited or a little scared or both, tune in and we can all freak out together.
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After a looooong process of trying to get pregnant, Maya and Erik are finally about to become parents for the first time and they're kind of freaking out. Luckily, they have an outlet: oversharing every step of the way on this podcast. If you're trying to get pregnant, are currently expecting, or just had your first kid, and maybe you're feeling excited or a little scared or both, tune in and we can all freak out together.
The First Month: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
The End of the World as We Know It: A First-Time Parenting Podcast
51 minutes
4 years ago
The First Month: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
Yeah, not sleeping and having to breastfeed and change diapers all the time is hard, but it turns out the most challenging part of having a baby is... the many complicated feelings you will have about your new life. In this episode, we dive deep into the 5 stages of New Parent Grief™ (just invented that), including the good – we kinda like this baby! – and the bad (Erik really has been crying in the bathroom). Generally though, we have accepted that this is really happening and things are getting a tiny bit easier every day.
Some things that have made us feel better recently:
• This blog post about paternal post natal depression
• This Reddit thread about how much the newborn phase really does suck
• This book about how to get your baby to sleep for 12 hours a night! We're not starting sleep training yet, but this book has some great common sense ideas that made us feel like it'll be doable when we get there.
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The End of the World as We Know It: A First-Time Parenting Podcast
After a looooong process of trying to get pregnant, Maya and Erik are finally about to become parents for the first time and they're kind of freaking out. Luckily, they have an outlet: oversharing every step of the way on this podcast. If you're trying to get pregnant, are currently expecting, or just had your first kid, and maybe you're feeling excited or a little scared or both, tune in and we can all freak out together.
