In this episode, we're talking about the thing nobody prepares you for: bringing a newborn home and realizing motherhood doesn't feel the same for everyone.

One of us felt that instant, overwhelming connection. The other was sitting there wondering why everyone else seemed obsessed while she felt anxious, disconnected, and honestly kind of terrified. We get into postpartum anxiety, C-sections, birth trauma, and the pressure to act like you're immediately living in a diaper-commercial fantasy.

We also talk about how social media has convinced everyone that good moms instantly bond with their babies, and why that's just not true for a lot of women. If your connection took time, if the newborn stage felt hard, or if you've ever felt guilty for not loving every second of motherhood, this episode is for you.

And because we can never stay on one topic for too long, we also get into husband venting, life updates, and what happens when you suddenly have an empty house for the first time in years.

Basically: motherhood is weird, nobody knows what they're doing, and we're talking about all of it. Tune in!!

• (00:00:01) - Back In The Elevator With Chrissy
• (00:02:25) - Deep Thoughts on Acting
• (00:02:48) - The Connection Between A Baby and His Mother
• (00:04:02) - I Had A C-Section Birth
• (00:06:46) - One mom's experience of a natural birth
• (00:10:31) - Jonah on Having A Baby Without A Mother
• (00:12:28) - Mothers Talk About The Baby's First Year
• (00:15:25) - Joey Says He's A Pretty Mom
• (00:18:23) - Melissa on Her Maternal Intinct After Having A Baby
• (00:21:33) - "Like a drug" On Molly or Ecstasy
• (00:22:35) - What Type Of Connection Did You Have With Your Baby?
• (00:26:16) - Guys Get Real About Postpartum