What helped me the most with raising my children was the book ‘Raising Warriors: Preparing Your Children For a Godly Life’. It is honestly a game changer
You guys are absolute rock stars for having a newborn & a toddler and still taking time out of your day to film all this amazing content. I've always wanted a baby and after a journey with IVF expecting my 1st in April. All your videos have been so informational and comforting. Thank you, Sarah and Kurt. Wishing you both much joy and happiness 💕
20:02 This part is so important! My parents did this completely wrong when they had my younger sister. Not only did they not prepare me for being an older sibling, they thought it was hilarious when I would have tantrums over losing their attention, and they often dismissed my emotions or treated my unhappiness as an inconvenience. Not once did they try to make me understand why the baby needed more from them than I did, nor did they reassure me that I was still loved as much as before. This turned into me resenting my new sister, which resulted in a lot of problematic and sometimes dangerous behavior during my early childhood. Fortunately my sister and I are best friends as adults, but she and I both could have been spared a lot of tumultuous events growing up if our parents had done a better job harmonizing our sibling experience in the first place.
Cannot tell you enough how much we appreciate you filming and putting together these videos while you yourselves are also in the middle of these sweet but chaotic times! I am so grateful for your content, full of expertise but also you sharing your lives showing us how things really go, and all the time being so supportive! Love, love, love this channel! Both you kids are super cute, I loved their first meeting, you can see that they gonna be a great team :)
I had heard about the postpartum hormones but I was FLOORED at how bad it was for me. My daughter was in the NICU for 9 days (born at 34+6) which certainly added to it as I couldn't bond with her, but I truly thought I would never be happy again. But it was exactly two weeks, and the clouds lifted and I haven't dealt with postpartum depression (anxiety is another story... but I've always had that.)
Uh, sounds tough 😞 I am 29 weeks pregnant and appreciate you and others sharing these kind of experiences! It's so important to talk about the challenges that moms experience in the postpartum experience ❤️🩹
I know this is kind of an old post but I just wanted to say thank you so much for these videos. My wife and I are expecting in August and these videos have helped keep my panic attacks at bay. Thanks for the inspiration, thanks for the info. You guys rock!
My brother and I are 14 months apart, she was not allowed to have my Dad or her Mother when she delivered my brother - breech. I think I just figured out why she only had two. :)
Thank you so much for your videos. My daughter is 39w 3D and she is 35 years old. This is their first child. I never breast fed my daughter so I don’t know much about those nuances and your videos are wonderful. Things have changed a lot since I had a baby. I thought a neat video would be to talk to your moms and dads about what they did to try and help you both. I plan on keeping the refrigerator full of home cooked meals and just being there when they need me. I don’t want to be over bearing and give them space as well. Thank you again for sharing your journey!!!
Oh my heavens , look at those 2 angels , they are such perfection 🙏😇 Huge congrats to you both and many thanks for showing us what a united mommy and Daddy look like towards each other in terms of mutual loving support. As a Mother of 2 Daughters and 4 Grandchildren you both are an inspiration to ALL your followers who I’m sure are VERY appreciative. Sending you tons of love ,light , and most importantly , SLEEP 😅
The clips of Cecelia interacting with her brother are so precious! You certainly make beautiful babies. When we brought our second baby home, our oldest, who was 4, held his new brother, cuddled him, and then announced that we could take him back to the hospital. So funny! I would also add that , for breastfeeding moms, when you nurse subsequent babies, the uterine cramping each time you nurse can be pretty intense.
I think the part that makes me feel that everything is ok is that it's an obgyn and a pediatrician are telling you they too freaked out. 😂 I'm glad my freak out is normal.
Oh my! I had my baby 3 weeks ago and all my family lives in Mexico, my husband works and he couldn't get more than 2 days and I have a toddler of 2, my experience was tough, he had tantrums when he saw his sister and he climb to me 3 days after having my baby, I feel like somenthing is "loose" if that makes sense, 33 pounds is my toddler, thank you for keeping it real!
Can’t tell you how much I needed this video 15 months ago before my 1st was born. This is gold! Wish I hadn’t learnt the hard way. Will be sharing with pregnant friends, as it’s so difficult to gently but realistically frame the realities of bringing home a newborn vs. the sweet nativity of pre-birth and baby ‘planning’. I’ve followed your journey since your first videos, and then through our conception through to birth journey, and I’m just so delighted for you both and your littles 👨👩👧👦
The commentary about feeding all the time is so helpful for new moms!! I knew about cluster feeding, but the 2-3 hour rule was so drilled into me that I didn’t properly assess hunger cues. I have a low supply for a few different reasons, but I think this was a huge one. On a similar note-I’d ask the LC in the hospital to really assess for mouth restrictions (ties, high palate, etc.) before leaving. My babe has a tight frenulum and-even though she latched pretty well from the start-gets so tuckered out eating that she only gets half of her needs in an hour long session. I had no idea why until around week 5 when I went for a one on one consult with an LC.
Thank you for your videos! They are a wealth of knowledge. I will be a first time mom and hearing your experience helps so much. I am about to be 38 weeks. So all information is welcome. Thank you for taking the time to do this. You guys are the best.
Thank you so much for creating these videos. I work in healthcare and am expecting my first baby soon.. so I agree with and trust your knowledge and opinions as professionals and parents and I'm sharing these videos with my husband as we prepare 😊
You guys are so great thanks for putting these videos together. Going to have my first in about 2 weeks so I love being just behind you guys and trying to soak up all the tidbits of advice!
So grateful for your videos! The information you share and the way you approach each topic builds my confidence as we work through our first pregnancy. Thank you for sharing your experiences and your recommendations!! Y'all are truly making such a difference with this channel
Thank you so much for taking to time to tell us this. Honestly, comments like yours keep us going - shooting and editing videos in the middle of the night knowing baby could wake up anytime and the work day starts early in the morning. ☺️☺️
You mention around 19:30 the anxiety, and if we're feeling this way to reach out for help.. but, ideally, who should that be? Our GP? OB? I'd be afraid to call the wrong place, and then have my baby taken away. Just wondering who would be most appropriate, that would look at that kind of call as "normal".
Hi🎉 I'm 35 weeks now and will have my first baby (boy) soon. Thank you for all of your helpful videos. They are helping me to prepare! Love from the UK ❤
Congratulations for your bigger and happier family! My first and only child is 6 months old now. Watched all your previous videos while pregnant and was so confident after all these info. We made it safe with induced at 37weeks. Glad to find that you made a video after having the 2nd baby. I am so anxious to consider having another baby thinking i may not provide enough love and attention to the first.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm 19 weeks with baby #2, and I've been pretty nervous about figuring things out with 2 kiddos. This was just the right amount of reassurance I needed for today.
Thank you for this video! just had #2 on the 4th with an almost 3 year old at home, great advice about bringing baby home and how to communicate with a toddler about being busy with baby and doing the same to baby when busy with toddler.
I appreciate all your videos 🥺 Really really really helpful and comforting for us first time mom-to -bes ❤️ Im 26 weeks now and getting nervous about everything.
Interesting. In Germany you usually stay at least 60 hours in hospital (depending when baby is born) for the first follow up check with the in house pediatrition. You can choose to leave earlier of course.
Seem both of you a hands on. This is a refresher course for me. Thanks so much for catching me up. By the way your family, adorable. I love the content.
Had my baby via C section 5 weeks ago, one thing i will tell moms is take the stool softeners and drink lots of water lol, if you had a c section wear a belly band it really helps support your abs, and helps with back pain . Take your pain meds on time , and ask for help . I lived in pajamas for 3 weeks lol , i know new borns are a lot of work and we are always thinking about them… but please also take care of yourself too. Shower time is my favorite part of the night lol im alone for 20m and i feel refreshed and better after .
Absolutely love your advice and candid comments/information. Bummed you had to introduce the mom care part of the video with “mom stuff or birthing parent”
I gave birth last month and I learned so much from your cahnnel. I had an amazing birth experience because of what I learned here, and still learning more now baby is out 😅 Lots of live from Philippines ❤
In awe of y’all for making videos with a new newborn! Appreciate your talking about mom care too. My unplanned c-section, trying to breastfeed, having a newborn was all slightly traumatic for me. I really wish there was some point in the postpartum care pathway where someone (maybe multiple people! Ob, pedi) ask mom “how are you doing?” I struggled so much after my son was born but didn’t have PPD if you just went by the survey the doctors just left in the room for me fill out without even actually saying anything about if. Spoiler alert: After months of struggling turns out I did have ppd and thank goodness for Zoloft. Anyway, congrats to you both! Wishing you all the best and hopefully some rest!
You guys are so cute together! ✨☺️ Thank you for all the information you guys provide to us. I would be lost without your videos. Can't wait to receive my little baby in three weeks! 😍💕
Watching those clips of your toddler with her little brother brought back memories of being the older sister! Definitely positive formative memories for me. I'm only expecting my first baby at the moment, but man, if that isn't making me think of #2 already! Not going to rush it of course! I've gotta see if we can manage one, first 😂
Im on my 14th week with our girst bundle of joy and I think I am ready because of what I learned from your videos even Im halfway around the world. Keep the videos coming please. 🥰
I love your little family, thank you for sharing your life and educating us new mom's 🥰 your daughter is Soo sweet w your son 💗 ... My first baby/ son is 14 days old today.
Congratulations!! Sweet footage of Cecilia with Beau! I’m currently 20 +4 with baby #7 and found the tips about language to use not “blaming”baby helpful. We do the presents for siblings from baby when they visit day after delivery (C-section) but I love the idea of gift from siblings to baby!
Hi Cassia, could I ask were all your children C sections? I have had 4 C sections, the first 3 were not planned but after the 3rd I had to have one with my 4th, and I just found out I am pregnant with number 5 (wasn't planned was on Birth control) and I'm very nervous this time because my doctors scared me about the number of C sections I've had, plus had 2 LEEPs done and a Cone done. Thank you.
Aw those sweet clips, it made me kind of miss the first few sweet days I had with my son. My mum was staying over to help, everything was so new and emotional and fresh, wow. What a time. You are doing amazing Sarah & Kurt! Thank you for these videos, I'm watching even though my son is 8 months old and I'm not having another baby just yet 😅❤️
I love your videos! Next week I will be a mom, too💙 watching from Romania. Thanks for all the helpful information and congratulations for your new baby boy! 💕
I’m 33 weeks pregnant with a baby boy and we have a 3 year old big sister right now - I’ve been reading a lot about introducing the baby to her etc and one of the main things we’re doing is instead of saying that mommy and daddy are going to have a baby, or bring baby home etc but that she’s going to have a little brother - from the very beginning it her brother, something for her … not mommy’s new baby - this approach supposedly helps with the possible jealousy and feelings of being left out or less important
Thank you! So feed every 2 hours (3 max). Is that just just during the day? Or should we be setting alarms to wake up every 2 hours if he doesn’t wake us beforehand?
My baby is 1 week old and we are able to breastfeed! Thank you for the silverettes tip... they came to me quickly and I've been using them ever since I got home from the hospital. MIL and hubby are taking care of our 1 year old and im taking care of this new little one. Tho, I'm terrified of April when I'll be taking care of 2 babies 15 months apart.
It’s a lot of work, but you can absolutely do it. Look for help and support anyway you can. Having even a few hours of someone else around for a couple days a week has been a HUGE help for us.
Loving these videos! I'm 25 weeks pregnant with my second (a boy), I have a 16 month old daughter already and I'm very curious how it's going to go transitioning to two. I'm starting to consider what I should be doing to make the transition as smooth as possible so these are great!
It’s going pretty well, but is most certainly a transition. We have been very intentional to make sure Cec (our toddler) gets special time to herself with each of us every day and that seems to be helping. And then just talking out loud about how much we love baby and love her and all of the happenings around the house. We will keep you posted as we go and good luck!
The night my son was born, after all the check up and releasing us from the labour ward into the maternity ward, he slept for 11 hrs straight which scared me. I kept putting my finger under his nose to see if he was alive. Then I decided to wake him up and everything went downhill from there. He would sleep for abt half hour at a time and then cry a lot if I put him in the bassinet even if he was fed and dry.
Can you discuss abdominal binding and pelvic recovery in more detail! There's a lot of info on getting things back into place but not sure what's legit or not. Thanks!
I never produced enough milk. I had three babies and I was hoping after each baby the milk would increase but nope. I tried really hard especially my third baby was a preemie but finally gave it up and just did bottle feeding.
So, if a newborn has been fed well during the day and tends to sleep throughout the night, should we still wake them up in the night every 3 hours? Would 4 hours be ok?
I remember hearing babies are supposed to have 4 wellness checks (newborn hospital f/u, 2w, 4w and 2m) in the first couple of months of life, but in that same time frame, moms only get 1 wellness check. Do you think that's adequate, or do you think moms should get more wellness checks? Granted, a big part of all of babies' visits are to make sure they're gaining weight, monitoring bilirubin levels, etc but shouldn't moms get more care than just one visit?? Thoughts?
They definitely should. I agree. I live in Japan and mom gets two wellness checks. I think around the 1 week mark (which is after being 5 days in the hospital after giving birth) and then at 4 weeks. There’s also a health nurse that visits the house to check in if mom needs any help.
Dr. I have question as a patient struggled with endometriosis they decided to do laproscopy and hysteroscpy which was 2019 and nothing happen so I am going through ivf. My fresh didn't work and now will go with frozen transfer. What is the best protocol in your opinion as I will discuss it with my Dr. Another question I am taking estrace to prep for the frozen does that going to stop my normal ovulation?
Hi You are a lovely couple !! Congrats on your beautiful baby !!!! , i'm victoria from Argentina. I have a question : can't the dad be the baby's pediatrician?
So question post recovery how much do dads normally help out? My husband think as he is bread winner he shouldn’t do any nights (as he needs his 8 hours) and basically it feels like he only wants to do 3 hours of cuddling after work. In the first 3 weeks he was pretty proactive but now he wants his sleep. Meanwhile I have had a C-section, 2 postoperative infections, Covid and going on average 4 hours broken sleep
I had a c section 5 weeks ago, i felt like my husband wasn’t helping enough, I finally just talked to him.. my husband is also the only one working and I do the over nights too. But he works from home so if i need help i just ask , tell him you need help , i cried last night because i was so tired and he took over the feeding …
Thank you so much for these videos - so useful!! I noticed you have a beautiful doggo, do you guys have any tips for introducing a newborn to a dog? We have a rescue greyhound who will be getting his first human sibling in a few weeks!
Thank you for your videos and congratulations! Can you give some info on milk supply in c-section deliveries? With my first I had a very low supply and my baby wouldn't latch when no milk came. With the formula shortages that have happened lately I would love to breastfeed with my second. Thanks!
Please could I ask you a question. I'm 34 years old and had an ectopic pregnancy over 5 years old. Since trying to convince I've had a few miscarriages and wondering what advice you could give me.
Thank you for sharing! Quick question, should a pregnant woman be concerned if baby's cord is around its neck in womb? Obgyn doesn't seem to be concerned but I find that alarming wanted to get your opinion! Thanks!
I've heard that can occur around 30% of pregnancies but it rarely causes issues (I'm not a doctor so don't take my word on this but look into it yourself) :)
I believe since baby doesn’t actually “ breathe” while in the womb, it’s totally fine. The doctor will just carefully unwrap the cord immediately after baby is born.
Hi! What are your opinions about introducing the newborn to the rest of the family or extended family especially in the first 1 to 2 weeks of life? I'm referring to more like close contact such as hugging/kissing the newborn. Is it safe for baby? Should parents take any precautions?
What helped me the most with raising my children was the book ‘Raising Warriors: Preparing Your Children For a Godly Life’. It is honestly a game changer
You guys are absolute rock stars for having a newborn & a toddler and still taking time out of your day to film all this amazing content. I've always wanted a baby and after a journey with IVF expecting my 1st in April. All your videos have been so informational and comforting. Thank you, Sarah and Kurt. Wishing you both much joy and happiness 💕
20:02 This part is so important! My parents did this completely wrong when they had my younger sister. Not only did they not prepare me for being an older sibling, they thought it was hilarious when I would have tantrums over losing their attention, and they often dismissed my emotions or treated my unhappiness as an inconvenience. Not once did they try to make me understand why the baby needed more from them than I did, nor did they reassure me that I was still loved as much as before. This turned into me resenting my new sister, which resulted in a lot of problematic and sometimes dangerous behavior during my early childhood.
Fortunately my sister and I are best friends as adults, but she and I both could have been spared a lot of tumultuous events growing up if our parents had done a better job harmonizing our sibling experience in the first place.
I’m 37 weeks along with my first baby, and I’m so grateful for your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and your expertise ❤
Thank you! It makes us so happy to hear that our videos are at least a little helpful. ☺️☺️
@@TheDoctorsBjorkman ¿Qué edad tiene la señora y por qué se sometió a FIV?
Cannot tell you enough how much we appreciate you filming and putting together these videos while you yourselves are also in the middle of these sweet but chaotic times!
I am so grateful for your content, full of expertise but also you sharing your lives showing us how things really go, and all the time being so supportive! Love, love, love this channel!
Both you kids are super cute, I loved their first meeting, you can see that they gonna be a great team :)
Went into labor while watching this XD
I had heard about the postpartum hormones but I was FLOORED at how bad it was for me. My daughter was in the NICU for 9 days (born at 34+6) which certainly added to it as I couldn't bond with her, but I truly thought I would never be happy again. But it was exactly two weeks, and the clouds lifted and I haven't dealt with postpartum depression (anxiety is another story... but I've always had that.)
Uh, sounds tough 😞 I am 29 weeks pregnant and appreciate you and others sharing these kind of experiences! It's so important to talk about the challenges that moms experience in the postpartum experience ❤️🩹
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I know this is kind of an old post but I just wanted to say thank you so much for these videos. My wife and I are expecting in August and these videos have helped keep my panic attacks at bay. Thanks for the inspiration, thanks for the info. You guys rock!
I'm 35 weeks pregnant with a 1.5 year old. I really appreciate your videos. 🙏
My brother and I are 14 months apart, she was not allowed to have my Dad or her Mother when she delivered my brother - breech. I think I just figured out why she only had two. :)
Thank you so much for your videos. My daughter is 39w 3D and she is 35 years old. This is their first child. I never breast fed my daughter so I don’t know much about those nuances and your videos are wonderful. Things have changed a lot since I had a baby. I thought a neat video would be to talk to your moms and dads about what they did to try and help you both. I plan on keeping the refrigerator full of home cooked meals and just being there when they need me. I don’t want to be over bearing and give them space as well. Thank you again for sharing your journey!!!
Oh my heavens , look at those 2 angels , they are such perfection 🙏😇 Huge congrats to you both and many thanks for showing us what a united mommy and Daddy look like towards each other in terms of mutual loving support. As a Mother of 2 Daughters and 4 Grandchildren you both are an inspiration to ALL your followers who I’m sure are VERY appreciative. Sending you tons of love ,light , and most importantly , SLEEP 😅
The clips of Cecelia interacting with her brother are so precious! You certainly make beautiful babies. When we brought our second baby home, our oldest, who was 4, held his new brother, cuddled him, and then announced that we could take him back to the hospital. So funny! I would also add that , for breastfeeding moms, when you nurse subsequent babies, the uterine cramping each time you nurse can be pretty intense.
Kids say the darnedest things! Thank you for the advice.
I think the part that makes me feel that everything is ok is that it's an obgyn and a pediatrician are telling you they too freaked out. 😂 I'm glad my freak out is normal.
Oh my! I had my baby 3 weeks ago and all my family lives in Mexico, my husband works and he couldn't get more than 2 days and I have a toddler of 2, my experience was tough, he had tantrums when he saw his sister and he climb to me 3 days after having my baby, I feel like somenthing is "loose" if that makes sense, 33 pounds is my toddler, thank you for keeping it real!
Can’t tell you how much I needed this video 15 months ago before my 1st was born. This is gold! Wish I hadn’t learnt the hard way. Will be sharing with pregnant friends, as it’s so difficult to gently but realistically frame the realities of bringing home a newborn vs. the sweet nativity of pre-birth and baby ‘planning’. I’ve followed your journey since your first videos, and then through our conception through to birth journey, and I’m just so delighted for you both and your littles 👨👩👧👦
The commentary about feeding all the time is so helpful for new moms!! I knew about cluster feeding, but the 2-3 hour rule was so drilled into me that I didn’t properly assess hunger cues. I have a low supply for a few different reasons, but I think this was a huge one. On a similar note-I’d ask the LC in the hospital to really assess for mouth restrictions (ties, high palate, etc.) before leaving. My babe has a tight frenulum and-even though she latched pretty well from the start-gets so tuckered out eating that she only gets half of her needs in an hour long session. I had no idea why until around week 5 when I went for a one on one consult with an LC.
I love this channel so much! You two are so great with your advice. Planning for baby #1 and this channel is so helpful! ❤️
Thank you so much for your kind words, and best of luck to you!!!
@15:45 It's so validating to hear you describe it! "you'd rather give birth again" is exactly how I felt! 😂
Thank you so much for these videos! I’m 15 weeks pregnant with my first and y’all have helped ease so much anxiety for me!
Thank you for your videos! They are a wealth of knowledge. I will be a first time mom and hearing your experience helps so much. I am about to be 38 weeks. So all information is welcome. Thank you for taking the time to do this. You guys are the best.
You guys are the best! I am pregnant when my second and your videos are immensely helpful. Thank you so much
Thank you so much for creating these videos. I work in healthcare and am expecting my first baby soon.. so I agree with and trust your knowledge and opinions as professionals and parents and I'm sharing these videos with my husband as we prepare 😊
Good luck Michelle! We hope for the very best for you and your little growing family.
You guys are so great thanks for putting these videos together. Going to have my first in about 2 weeks so I love being just behind you guys and trying to soak up all the tidbits of advice!
Thank you. Good luck to you and your little one on the way!
So grateful for your videos! The information you share and the way you approach each topic builds my confidence as we work through our first pregnancy. Thank you for sharing your experiences and your recommendations!! Y'all are truly making such a difference with this channel
Thank you so much for taking to time to tell us this. Honestly, comments like yours keep us going - shooting and editing videos in the middle of the night knowing baby could wake up anytime and the work day starts early in the morning. ☺️☺️
You mention around 19:30 the anxiety, and if we're feeling this way to reach out for help.. but, ideally, who should that be? Our GP? OB? I'd be afraid to call the wrong place, and then have my baby taken away. Just wondering who would be most appropriate, that would look at that kind of call as "normal".
I LOVE that you guys are so honest. I recommend you to all my friends who are expecting!
Thank you!!!
Hi🎉 I'm 35 weeks now and will have my first baby (boy) soon. Thank you for all of your helpful videos. They are helping me to prepare! Love from the UK ❤
I appreciate your videos so much! Thank you for taking time to share your experience with the rest of us. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy!
Congratulations for your bigger and happier family! My first and only child is 6 months old now. Watched all your previous videos while pregnant and was so confident after all these info. We made it safe with induced at 37weeks. Glad to find that you made a video after having the 2nd baby. I am so anxious to consider having another baby thinking i may not provide enough love and attention to the first.
Thank you so much for this video! I'm 19 weeks with baby #2, and I've been pretty nervous about figuring things out with 2 kiddos. This was just the right amount of reassurance I needed for today.
Best of luck! It’s been a lot, but so so wonderful at the same time.
I love how realistic you all are. Congratulations on the little one 💜
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! just had #2 on the 4th with an almost 3 year old at home, great advice about bringing baby home and how to communicate with a toddler about being busy with baby and doing the same to baby when busy with toddler.
I appreciate all your videos 🥺 Really really really helpful and comforting for us first time mom-to -bes ❤️ Im 26 weeks now and getting nervous about everything.
Interesting. In Germany you usually stay at least 60 hours in hospital (depending when baby is born) for the first follow up check with the in house pediatrition.
You can choose to leave earlier of course.
Just across the border in Żary, Poland, they were showing us the door
35 weeks with our first- and we are getting excited and nervous! This is so helpful!
Seem both of you a hands on. This is a refresher course for me. Thanks so much for catching me up. By the way your family, adorable. I love the content.
What a wonderful, helpful series! Wish this was around when I was a young mom!
Thank you so much guys for all the effort 😊
Had my baby via C section 5 weeks ago, one thing i will tell moms is take the stool softeners and drink lots of water lol, if you had a c section wear a belly band it really helps support your abs, and helps with back pain . Take your pain meds on time , and ask for help . I lived in pajamas for 3 weeks lol , i know new borns are a lot of work and we are always thinking about them… but please also take care of yourself too. Shower time is my favorite part of the night lol im alone for 20m and i feel refreshed and better after .
Absolutely love your advice and candid comments/information. Bummed you had to introduce the mom care part of the video with “mom stuff or birthing parent”
I gave birth last month and I learned so much from your cahnnel. I had an amazing birth experience because of what I learned here, and still learning more now baby is out 😅 Lots of live from Philippines ❤
In awe of y’all for making videos with a new newborn! Appreciate your talking about mom care too. My unplanned c-section, trying to breastfeed, having a newborn was all slightly traumatic for me. I really wish there was some point in the postpartum care pathway where someone (maybe multiple people! Ob, pedi) ask mom “how are you doing?” I struggled so much after my son was born but didn’t have PPD if you just went by the survey the doctors just left in the room for me fill out without even actually saying anything about if. Spoiler alert: After months of struggling turns out I did have ppd and thank goodness for Zoloft. Anyway, congrats to you both! Wishing you all the best and hopefully some rest!
You guys are so cute together! ✨☺️ Thank you for all the information you guys provide to us. I would be lost without your videos. Can't wait to receive my little baby in three weeks! 😍💕
Thank you and good luck!!!
You guys are so calming and so lovely. I’m expecting my first baby in June and this is so helpful!
Awww thanks! We’re excited for you too!!
Watching those clips of your toddler with her little brother brought back memories of being the older sister! Definitely positive formative memories for me.
I'm only expecting my first baby at the moment, but man, if that isn't making me think of #2 already!
Not going to rush it of course! I've gotta see if we can manage one, first 😂
Congratulations on baby no. 2 ♥️👶he is so cute. 😍😍
Thank you!
Really love the advice about introducing baby to older siblings. Thank you! This was exactly the kind of stuff I've been looking for.
So glad to hear this was helpful!
Im on my 14th week with our girst bundle of joy and I think I am ready because of what I learned from your videos even Im halfway around the world. Keep the videos coming please. 🥰
love this video, as an obgyn i love how this story presented. .
Oh WoW! Soo beautiful! Sooo many congrats....AND.....you have a dog!! Excellent! I so much enjoy your videos and thank you for the greats tips!
I appreciate your channel so much. Thank you for sharing everything
I love your little family, thank you for sharing your life and educating us new mom's 🥰 your daughter is Soo sweet w your son 💗 ... My first baby/ son is 14 days old today.
Thank you thank you for sharing! I have a 17 month old currently & I’m 20 weeks pregnant
Thank you! What an exciting time for your family. It’s a crazy journey - Full of challenges but so very wonderful too!!
Going to be induced on Friday!! We don’t have any other kids but we have 2 kittens that will be very jealous 😅 It will all be an adjustment for sure!
Good luck! Hopefully no issues with birth or the kittens. Just be careful with the curious little paws/claws.
Awww, u guys were pregnant again . Congratulations 🎉❤
Thank you!!
Thank you for talking about safe sleep! So important to protect our sweet babies!
So very important! Thank you!
Thank you for the toddler and baby interaction and how ro talk. My daughter will be 2 in June and second baby with be coming in May. Great video!
Congratulations!! Sweet footage of Cecilia with Beau! I’m currently 20 +4 with baby #7 and found the tips about language to use not “blaming”baby helpful. We do the presents for siblings from baby when they visit day after delivery (C-section) but I love the idea of gift from siblings to baby!
Hi Cassia, could I ask were all your children C sections? I have had 4 C sections, the first 3 were not planned but after the 3rd I had to have one with my 4th, and I just found out I am pregnant with number 5 (wasn't planned was on Birth control) and I'm very nervous this time because my doctors scared me about the number of C sections I've had, plus had 2 LEEPs done and a Cone done.
Thank you.
Aw those sweet clips, it made me kind of miss the first few sweet days I had with my son. My mum was staying over to help, everything was so new and emotional and fresh, wow. What a time. You are doing amazing Sarah & Kurt! Thank you for these videos, I'm watching even though my son is 8 months old and I'm not having another baby just yet 😅❤️
Thank you for following along on this crazy journey of ours!
I love your videos! Next week I will be a mom, too💙 watching from Romania. Thanks for all the helpful information and congratulations for your new baby boy! 💕
Congrats you two. I remember watching you go through the first pregnancy!
Love your content!!! So much to learn. Always learning.
Congrats! Excited to see this new journey with two kids :)
It’s been quite a trip already! Thanks for following along
Enjoy all your videos! Thank you for suggesting Lactation Care....It's IBCLC Day!!👍🏻
Lactation is so very important! Thank you!!
Ohh boy my journey was rough ,but worth it.when I saw my lil princess, the afterbirth pain ohh boy. She's a few days old
Super helpful! Wow good luck ❤
Congratulations on your second! Just as exciting as #1! ❤
It is VERY exciting. Thanks!
I’m 33 weeks pregnant with a baby boy and we have a 3 year old big sister right now - I’ve been reading a lot about introducing the baby to her etc and one of the main things we’re doing is instead of saying that mommy and daddy are going to have a baby, or bring baby home etc but that she’s going to have a little brother - from the very beginning it her brother, something for her … not mommy’s new baby - this approach supposedly helps with the possible jealousy and feelings of being left out or less important
Thanks for the great video!
Can you please clarify the age at which we can allow babies to sleep through the night without having to wake them for feeds? Thank you x
Thank you! So feed every 2 hours (3 max). Is that just just during the day? Or should we be setting alarms to wake up every 2 hours if he doesn’t wake us beforehand?
My baby is 1 week old and we are able to breastfeed! Thank you for the silverettes tip... they came to me quickly and I've been using them ever since I got home from the hospital. MIL and hubby are taking care of our 1 year old and im taking care of this new little one. Tho, I'm terrified of April when I'll be taking care of 2 babies 15 months apart.
It’s a lot of work, but you can absolutely do it. Look for help and support anyway you can. Having even a few hours of someone else around for a couple days a week has been a HUGE help for us.
congrats on the new baby
Such great advice! Thanks for sharing❤
Thank you!
Loving these videos! I'm 25 weeks pregnant with my second (a boy), I have a 16 month old daughter already and I'm very curious how it's going to go transitioning to two. I'm starting to consider what I should be doing to make the transition as smooth as possible so these are great!
It’s going pretty well, but is most certainly a transition. We have been very intentional to make sure Cec (our toddler) gets special time to herself with each of us every day and that seems to be helping. And then just talking out loud about how much we love baby and love her and all of the happenings around the house. We will keep you posted as we go and good luck!
@@TheDoctorsBjorkman Thank you!
Another fantastic video! I love all the detailed info and appreciate it more than you know! Congrats on your adorable baby! What a beautiful family 🥰
Thank you so very much for your kind words!!
The night my son was born, after all the check up and releasing us from the labour ward into the maternity ward, he slept for 11 hrs straight which scared me. I kept putting my finger under his nose to see if he was alive. Then I decided to wake him up and everything went downhill from there. He would sleep for abt half hour at a time and then cry a lot if I put him in the bassinet even if he was fed and dry.
Can you discuss abdominal binding and pelvic recovery in more detail! There's a lot of info on getting things back into place but not sure what's legit or not. Thanks!
I never produced enough milk. I had three babies and I was hoping after each baby the milk would increase but nope. I tried really hard especially my third baby was a preemie but finally gave it up and just did bottle feeding.
So, if a newborn has been fed well during the day and tends to sleep throughout the night, should we still wake them up in the night every 3 hours? Would 4 hours be ok?
I remember hearing babies are supposed to have 4 wellness checks (newborn hospital f/u, 2w, 4w and 2m) in the first couple of months of life, but in that same time frame, moms only get 1 wellness check. Do you think that's adequate, or do you think moms should get more wellness checks? Granted, a big part of all of babies' visits are to make sure they're gaining weight, monitoring bilirubin levels, etc but shouldn't moms get more care than just one visit?? Thoughts?
They definitely should. I agree. I live in Japan and mom gets two wellness checks. I think around the 1 week mark (which is after being 5 days in the hospital after giving birth) and then at 4 weeks. There’s also a health nurse that visits the house to check in if mom needs any help.
Congrats! I wanted to see how the dog met baby😍
Dr. I have question as a patient struggled with endometriosis they decided to do laproscopy and hysteroscpy which was 2019 and nothing happen so I am going through ivf. My fresh didn't work and now will go with frozen transfer. What is the best protocol in your opinion as I will discuss it with my Dr.
Another question I am taking estrace to prep for the frozen does that going to stop my normal ovulation?
Hi You are a lovely couple !! Congrats on your beautiful baby !!!! , i'm victoria from Argentina. I have a question : can't the dad be the baby's pediatrician?
So question post recovery how much do dads normally help out? My husband think as he is bread winner he shouldn’t do any nights (as he needs his 8 hours) and basically it feels like he only wants to do 3 hours of cuddling after work. In the first 3 weeks he was pretty proactive but now he wants his sleep. Meanwhile I have had a C-section, 2 postoperative infections, Covid and going on average 4 hours broken sleep
I had a c section 5 weeks ago, i felt like my husband wasn’t helping enough, I finally just talked to him.. my husband is also the only one working and I do the over nights too. But he works from home so if i need help i just ask , tell him you need help , i cried last night because i was so tired and he took over the feeding …
Omg, the babies meeting! So sweet and beautiful. ❤️
We really love them a lot! Thanks 😊
Do you pump in those early days with the colostrum?
Great advice :) :)
Hi - when you say to keep the baby in sunlight during the day, does that apply when they are sleeping? Or just when they are awake and feeding?
Thank you so much for these videos - so useful!! I noticed you have a beautiful doggo, do you guys have any tips for introducing a newborn to a dog? We have a rescue greyhound who will be getting his first human sibling in a few weeks!
Thank you for your videos and congratulations! Can you give some info on milk supply in c-section deliveries? With my first I had a very low supply and my baby wouldn't latch when no milk came. With the formula shortages that have happened lately I would love to breastfeed with my second. Thanks!
Congrats!! What is the age difference? Our kids will be 25 months apart. Appreciate all the advice always!
Thank you! We’ve got 2 just under 2 years apart. 🥳🥸
Please could I ask you a question. I'm 34 years old and had an ectopic pregnancy over 5 years old. Since trying to convince I've had a few miscarriages and wondering what advice you could give me.
Enjoy your videos! Unrelated..Where did you get your hair tie?
Thank you for sharing! Quick question, should a pregnant woman be concerned if baby's cord is around its neck in womb? Obgyn doesn't seem to be concerned but I find that alarming wanted to get your opinion! Thanks!
I've heard that can occur around 30% of pregnancies but it rarely causes issues (I'm not a doctor so don't take my word on this but look into it yourself) :)
@@shelbyhawkins7817 thank you so much
I believe since baby doesn’t actually “ breathe” while in the womb, it’s totally fine. The doctor will just carefully unwrap the cord immediately after baby is born.
Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
Thank you!
Should I worry about a feeding schedule within the first two weeks of life?
I'm so happy to see your IVF baby! Congratulations to both of you. May God bless your lovely family!
Hi! What are your opinions about introducing the newborn to the rest of the family or extended family especially in the first 1 to 2 weeks of life? I'm referring to more like close contact such as hugging/kissing the newborn. Is it safe for baby? Should parents take any precautions?
Just walked in the door with our 1st little guy. Terrified and excited.