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Think pregnancy is all glowing skin and baby kicks? Think again. We're spilling the tea on the bizarre, hilarious things about pregnancy that are giving us the "ick" this time around. From your partner's breathing becoming offensive to crying over dropped socks, we're diving into pregnancy symptoms nobody mentions. You'll either relate way too hard, or question what kind of aliens our bodies are producing. NOTE: If you are experiencing a truly difficult pregnancy, please ignore this episode and tune in next week. Sending love and support.

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The Sensory Betrayal: When Your Body Turns Against Everything You Once Loved

Pregnancy doesn't just change your body – it stages a full sensory coup. Your favorite foods become enemies, your deodorant makes you gag, and chewing sounds feel like nails on a chalkboard. From tomatoes turning into public enemy number one to your toothbrush feeling like daily betrayal, we explore how pregnancy hormones rewire your relationship with everything.

The Physical Comedy of Late Pregnancy: When Your Body Becomes a Stranger

Your belly starts bumping into everything, constantly hitting counter-height buttons and starting dishwasher cycles you never intended. Looking at your feet becomes like spotting distant acquaintances, and shaving below the belly turns into a faith-based endeavor. We dive into feeling your uterus flop like a waterbed, feeling like your baby is trying to escape via cervix trap door, and the inexplicable rage when your boobs dare touch each other.

The Emotional Minefield: Irrational Reactions and Partner Crimes

Your partner's existence becomes temporarily offensive – their breathing is wrong, their chewing is a personal attack, and their breath suddenly smells impossibly heavy during sleep. And yes, these are the same humans we've lived with for years, who are currently giving us extra care, grace & and support. Maternity jeans? Empowering to some, and an insult to dignity to others. We unpack why people think it's appropriate to say you're "glowing" when it's obviously sweat and why the advice to "sleep while you can" deserves its own circle of advice hell.

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Hosted by: Cally & Emily O’Leary

About the Hosts: We’re real moms and real sisters. We may look and sound alike, but our motherhood journeys are uniquely ours. We all do Motherhood differently, and thank goodness for that. Let’s learn and grow together.

Podcast Website: https://therealmomhub.com/

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Ever find yourself eating Target ravioli straight from the package? Same. Join us for an unfiltered chat about feeding families when you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and just trying to get food on the table and also into tiny bellies (and still remember the adults). We're spilling the tea on our grocery shopping fails, weird kid food phases, and why sometimes "good enough" nutrition is actually perfect. Plus: our Costco obsessions and easy meal hacks that actually work.

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The Reality of Mom Life Grocery Shopping

The most relatable mom moment - standing in Target, starving, buying Good & Gather ravioli because survival trumps meal planning. This isn't about perfect nutrition; it's about the real, messy truth of feeding your family when life gets chaotic. We dive into those "I should have gone to Starbucks first" moments every mom knows, capturing that universal experience of grocery shopping with hungry kids.

Finding Your Food Philosophy as a Mom

Cally embraces "function first" food - meals as fuel that can be enjoyable but needn't be elaborate. Emily leans into cooking joy and flavor exploration while adapting to mom life constraints. We explore how motherhood shifts your relationship with food, from "elite grocery shopper" luxury to navigating food waste anxiety when your toddler refuses yesterday's favorite meal. Different food philosophies can work within the same family - there's no one "right" way.

Practical Shopping Strategies That Actually Work

Real mom grocery shopping tactics across multiple stores: Sam's Club basics (natural peanut butter, cheese sticks, crispy chicken splurge), Aldi pickup strategies, and local co-ops for quality dairy. Learn about the CSA subscription revolutionizing one mom's produce game - from kohlrabi confusion to seasonal eating joy. We tackle the processed food reality check: ingredient line boundaries, "natural flavors" battles worth fighting, and why Target's frozen fruit blend sometimes beats expensive organic alternatives.

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Hosted by: Cally & Emily O’Leary

About the Hosts: We’re real moms and real sisters. We may look and sound alike, but our motherhood journeys are uniquely ours. We all do Motherhood differently, and thank goodness for that. Let’s learn and grow together.

Podcast Website: https://therealmomhub.com/

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We sit down with Kaylee Isbell, mom of two (soon to be three!), entrepreneur, & founder of Isbell Family Films. Kaylee opens up about her journey from severe postpartum depression to building a thriving business that helps families capture their most precious moments. This isn't your typical success story – it's about finding beauty in the mess, learning to accept help, & discovering that sometimes our greatest challenges become our biggest breakthroughs.

Main Topics & Discussion

From Dream Baby to Barely Surviving

Kaylee gets raw about the shock of severe postpartum depression after her daughter's milk protein allergies made breastfeeding impossible. She shares the hidden medical condition every new mom should know about and how she learned that every child is completely different.

The 3-Minute Video That Changed Everything

During a rare moment when both kids were napping, Kaylee made a simple video from phone footage that gave her a "fly on the wall" perspective of her own life. What started as personal therapy became a viral Instagram moment that launched a business now serving over 700 families.

The Broken Ankle Breakthrough

What made them ready for baby number three? A serious injury that forced this Type-A mom to accept help became the relationship reset that opened up brand new possibilities.

Key Takeaways

For Moms Struggling with Identity: Kaylee's journey from postpartum depression to business owner proves that your lowest moments can become your greatest strengths. Sometimes you need that outside perspective (even from a phone camera) to see the good you're already creating.

For Aspiring Mom Entrepreneurs: You don't need a perfect business plan. Kaylee went from Instagram DM to full business overnight, proving that authentic connection and solving a real problem matters more than having all the systems in place.

Ready to capture your family's story? Connect with Kalee: IsbellFamilyFilms.com | @IsbellFamilyFilms on Instagram.

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Hosted by: Cally & Emily O’Leary

About the Hosts: We’re real moms and real sisters. We may look and sound alike, but our motherhood journeys are uniquely ours. We all do Motherhood differently, and thank goodness for that. Let’s learn and grow together.

Podcast Website: https://therealmomhub.com/

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