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.

✨ Listener Challenge:
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.

In this laugh-out-loud and way too real episode of Mom AF, Kaeli and Jess unpack the glamorous chaos that is a family vacation. Spoiler alert: it’s not a vacation for moms — it’s the same circus, just with different scenery (and a lot more sand in your snacks).

They cover:

• What they would change about their partners (and what their partners would definitely change about them)
• The mental load of family travel (packing everything from peanut butter to pool floaties)
• Why vacationing with only one kid makes you their unpaid personal entertainer
• Airport anxiety, poop breaks that last 40 minutes, and the mysterious black hole that is “vacation rest”
• And why kids remember exactly the wrong things from every trip

Plus, Kaeli tells the story of being attacked by rogue roosters in the Outer Banks, and Jess admits to some questionable parenting travel hacks that may or may not involve boobs and illegal car naps.

You’ll laugh, you’ll nod, you might rage-clean your suitcase — but you’ll definitely feel seen.

🎧 Listen in if you’ve ever packed your whole house just to cook for your whole family in someone else's kitchen.

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We’ve got the same chaotic mom energy, but somehow never really sat down to actually get to know each other. In this unfiltered episode, we talk dream last meals, first periods, middle child syndrome, money mindset, manifestation, and all the weird, messy stuff in between. It’s raw, hilarious, and peak bestie energy.

💬 In this episode:

• Our ultimate “last meal” wish lists
• Why being the baby nurse felt cursed
• Middle child & money mindset trauma
• First period horror stories
• Manifestation, zodiac signs & believing you deserve more
• Why small talk sucks & we’d rather know how heavy your flow is

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🎧 Thanks for hanging with us — love you, bye!

In this raw and deeply personal episode, Jess and Kaeli open up about their healing journeys after surviving abusive relationships. From the little kid dreams that defined “making it” to the complex trauma responses that still show up in healthy relationships today, they share what it’s really like to reclaim your peace, set boundaries, and find love after abuse.

If you’ve ever felt hypervigilant, guilty, or even confused by kindness in a new relationship — you’re not alone. This episode is your reminder that healing is messy but you are not broken. You are becoming.

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 What we talk about:

✨ How childhood dreams of “making it” shape our adult self-worth (ice maker fridges & garage snacks, anyone?)
✨ The insidious hypervigilance that lingers long after leaving
✨ Why quiet, healthy love can feel unsettling at first
✨ How our kids inspire us to do better & model healthier coping
✨ The guilt of staying, the shame of leaving — and why neither define you
✨ Green flags to look for in a new relationship
✨ Why therapy is so important — and why one bad therapist doesn’t mean you should give up
✨ Building a new community after being alienated
✨ Loving yourself through the messy middle

💌 Resources & Support:

If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship or healing from one, you deserve help and safety.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 or thehotline.org
• Free/low-cost therapy resources: Open Path Collective, BetterHelp

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What starts as a convo about cancel culture turns into one of our most vulnerable episodes yet. We open up about our personal experiences with domestic violence—how it starts, why it’s so hard to leave, and the truth behind the statistics.

From love bombing and control to isolation, financial abuse, and emotional manipulation, this episode sheds light on what abuse actually looks like—especially for moms. If you’ve ever felt trapped, ashamed, or unsure whether what you’re going through is “bad enough,” this is for you.

💬 We Talk About:

• The “art vs. artist” debate (Kanye, JK Rowling, etc.)
• Real talk: gaslighting, love bombing, and control
• Why women stay—and how hard it is to leave
• How kids pick up on more than we realize
• What finally made us leave
• The system’s failure to protect survivors

🧡 Domestic Violence Resources (U.S.)

National Domestic Violence Hotline
📞 1-800-799-SAFE | Text START to 88788
🌐 thehotline.org

Love Is Respect (teens & young adults)
📞 1-866-331-9474 | Text LOVEIS to 22522
🌐 loveisrespect.org

StrongHearts Native Helpline
📞 1-844-762-8483 | 🌐 strongheartshelpline.org

RAINN (sexual violence)
📞 1-800-656-HOPE | 🌐 rainn.org

WomensLaw (legal support)
🌐 womenslaw.org

myPlan App – Safety planning
🌐 myplanapp.org

🌈 LGBTQ+ Inclusive Resources

The Network/La Red
📞 1-800-832-1901 | 🌐 tnlr.org

FORGE (trans/nonbinary support)
🌐 forge-forward.org

LGBTQ+ National Hotline
📞 1-888-843-4564 | 🌐 lgbthotline.org

AVP (Anti-Violence Project)
📞 212-714-1141 | 🌐 avp.org

Trans Lifeline
📞 1-877-565-8860 | 🌐 translifeline.org

💬 Final Note:

If you’re questioning your reality, if you feel isolated, or if your self-worth has been chipped away—please know you are not alone. You are not broken. And you can leave.

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This week, Kaeli and Jess kick off with a spicy round of Kill/Marry/Bang (yes, Timothée Chalamet catches a stray), then dive deep into what it really means to be a single mom. From breakups and breastfeeding to dating disasters and deadbeat dads, nothing is off-limits.

Kaeli shares what it was like raising a toddler in nursing school with no money, while Jess gets real about co-parenting with no co-parent at all. They unpack the guilt, the chaos, and the quiet wins that don’t get enough airtime. And they wrap it all up by going off on a Reddit post where a guy dumps a mom for having mixed-race kids. (Spoiler alert: microaggressions are a deal breaker.)

💬 In this episode:

• Dating while parenting solo (and why we don’t settle)
• Breastfeeding struggles and dad disconnection
• Co-parenting wins & total fails
• Reddit red flag: “I saw her kids were mixed and ran”
• The truth about single mom strength

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⏱️ Key Moments:

00:38 – Kill/Marry/Bang chaos: Pedro, Zendaya, Ryan Reynolds & more
08:00 – Kaeli & Jess share their raw single mom journeys
23:00 – The pressure to “do it all” as a single mom
35:00 – Dating with kids + the stigma of being a single mom
41:48 – Reddit AITA: Dumped for having mixed-race kids?! 😤