This week on Mom AF, Kaeli and Jess dive deep into the wild world of newborn advice—the kind we loved, hated, ignored, and sometimes just cried through. From the infamous “sleep when the baby sleeps” to the pressure of “breast is best,” we’re unpacking the advice that shaped (and sometimes broke) us as new moms.

Kaeli shares her postpartum anxiety and the terror of watching every baby breath, while Jess reflects on two very different feeding and sleep journeys with her kids. Together, we laugh, vent, and keep it real about car-ride naps, epidurals, blowouts in clothing stores, and the absolute BS of “bouncing back.”

We’ll also talk about the advice we actually loved—like self-care (even if it’s just pits and tits in the shower), taking photos of yourself with your baby, and learning to be flexible when birth and parenting don’t go as planned.

Plus, Tales from Reddit: the terrifyingly bad “just give your newborn water” advice that proves some generational tips definitely need to stay in the past.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• 🚫 Why “sleep when the baby sleeps” made us roll our eyes (and lose even more sleep)
• 🍼 Breast vs. formula—how toxic “breast is best” messaging hurt our mental health
• 🚗 Car rides that worked like magic… and car rides that were pure screaming hell
• 💉 Our real takes on going natural vs. epidurals (spoiler: there’s no wrong answer)
• 💔 The harmful myth of “bouncing back” and why healing is not linear
• 📸 Why you’ll regret not being in the photos—and how to let go of body image guilt
• 🛑 Why “enjoy every moment” is the most unrealistic advice ever given to moms
• 👶 “Don’t hold your baby too much”? Yeah, we call BS.

Key Takeaway

You are the expert of your own baby. No blog, book, or stranger at Target knows your child like you do. The best advice? Trust your instincts, ditch the pressure, and give yourself grace.

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In this laugh-out-loud, real-talk episode of Mom AF, Kaeli and Jess dive deep into the emotional and mental gymnastics of modern motherhood. From setting boundaries and reclaiming identity, to poop-focused meal prep and the underrated glory of acquaintances, this is the no-filter convo you didn’t know you needed.

We get vulnerable (and hilarious) about:

• 💩 Poop-centric meal planning
• 🎭 The identity crisis no one warns moms about
• 👩‍⚖️ What we’d run on if we ran for public office (spoiler: transparency and pegging?)
• 🧠 Mental health check-ins with our kids (aka: "Tell me you're happy!")
• 👯‍♀️ The healing power of female friendships, community craft nights, and mom clubs
• 🛁 Low-effort, high-reward self-care (shower rotting, anyone?)
• 🧱 Boundaries, Botox, and being too poor for both

Whether you’re a mom in the thick of it, trying to rediscover yourself after years of survival mode, or just wondering if not going to the park means you’ve failed your kids (spoiler: you haven’t)—this episode is your permission slip to breathe, laugh, and take up space.

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Take ten guilt-free minutes for yourself this week. No multitasking. Just joy. Then tell us how it felt—we actually want to know!

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🛑 Quote of the Week:
"You are not just the keeper of the calendar—you're allowed to be the center of it too."

In this powerful and hilarious episode of Mom AF, we get real about what it means to raise kids in blended, multi-generational families. Kaeli flips the mic on Jess and dives into her story of raising two kids in a home that includes a husband, a live-in dad, and a whole lot of history. From paddle-boarding in torrential rain to breaking generational trauma and setting new boundaries with love, Jess shares the raw, the ridiculous, and the deeply real parts of modern motherhood.

Kaeli also opens up about her thriving co-parenting relationship with her ex, his incredible wife (aka bonus mom), and how they’ve built a foundation of respect, transparency, and genuine friendship—all for the sake of their son.

Topics we cover:

• Step-parenting and evolving family roles
• The tension (and humor) of living with parents as an adult
• Gentle parenting… your own dad?
• When your kid plays “parent ping pong” between two households
• Holiday logistics, shared weddings, and WTF moments
• The grief of absent parents and the healing power of honesty
• Creating a village—even when it looks nothing like what you imagined

If you’re navigating co-parenting, raising kids with your parents in the house, or simply trying not to lose it during family board game night, this episode is for you.

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Your family may be chaotic, but it’s yours—and it’s valid AF.