Mom Friends
Two long-time friends; Laura, a pregnancy and postpartum doula and mom of two, and Remi, a first-time mom-to-be, get together to discuss the journey from preconception, through pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Raw conversations with educative content as well as relatable struggles and challenges on how this life-changing event impacts all areas of live!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Ep. 73: Q&A! How can husbands be helpful the first year? How to know when you are done having babies? How has motherhood affected our marriages? & More!
This is a great catch up episode where Remi shares big news on how she's more successfully handing the night sleep challenges now, new updates on Laura's 4 month postpartum, and we also respond all o…
Ep. 72: Let's Catch Up! Releasing control as moms, Postpartum recovery, Our Breastfeeding Goals & More
In this episode, we catch up on where we are at right now at 3 months & 7 months postpartum. We talk about some realizations, new goals, new experiences and milestones, how we feel in our postpartum …
Ep. 71: Baby Solids! How to Introduce, When to introduce, Different methods, Tips & More!
This episode is all about baby solid introduction! Laura explains her experience working with her pediatric nutritionist and gastroenterologist, Dra Mafer, and Remi explains her experience so far and…
Ep. 70: Baby sleep 0-6 months, Part 2! Night routines, Sleep training vs Not, Swaddles, Sleep environment, Sleep associations & More!
We continue the sleep 0-6 topic with tons of other issues:
- Night routines for newborns and babies 3to6 months
- Sleep training: our thoughts, if we do it or will do it, experiences and why
- Swaddling cons,…
Ep. 69: Baby sleep 0-6 months, Part 1! Baby naps, Sleep Challenges, Cosleeping vs Crib Sleep & More
Baby sleep wow, where to begin!
In this episode we start talking about baby sleep (part 1) and we divide it within the different baby sleep topics:
- Naps (contact vs independent)
- Challenges 0-6m
- Cosleepin…
Ep. 68: Q&A! Take on pacifiers, Sleep as a parent, Spirit baby dreams, Is being a mom as magical as they say?
We finally do another Q&A episode which is a great way to catch up and answer any of your questions on numerous topics.
- Why did Remi switch nanny and why another Mandarin speaking if she does not spea…
Ep. 67: Welcome to our Mom Friends era!
Welcome to season 2! We are now in a new era, our mom friends era. We both have babies and share our struggles, lessons and tips as we navigate motherhood from our two unique perspectives.
In this fir…
Ep. 66: Laura's first 4 weeks Postpartum: Recovery, Newborn life with 3 kids, Breastfeeding experience, Struggles & more
In this episode Laura finally explains her 3rd postpartum experience and recovery, as well as how newborn life was these first 4 weeks with now 3 kids, how different breastfeeding was this third time…
Ep. 65: Laura's Third Birth Story. Early labor symptoms and Unmedicated, home, water birth.
In this episode we finally catch up on Laura's third birth story and the LONG early labor she had for weeks, as well as early labor signs and symptoms leading up to the day off. She also goes through…
Ep. 64: New Year Special! Top accomplishments of 2024 & Realistic new year goals & intentions for 2025 as two new moms.
In this special new year episode, we recap all of our top 2024 accomplishments, and then go through all of the 2025 new year personal and professional goals and intentions set as now two new moms.
We …
Ep. 63: Birth Visualization & Guided Meditation. Release fear and prepare your mind for a calm, empowered birth experience.
This is a very different type of episode but, we thought it would be so helpful for those who are going into labor to prepare their mind for a calm, confident, empowering birth experience and to help…
Ep. 62: Remi's first trip & flight experience, Lessons learned & Best tips! Laura's last week of pregnancy: Early labor experience & Natural induction methods!
Another great catch up episode, on one end, Remi recaps her experience traveling with Opie for the first time ever, how her trip and flights were, lessons learned and best tips. As well as the gear s…
Ep. 61: Traveling & flying with a baby! Tips, recommendations, fears & logistics to prepare for.
As Remi is preparing to travel to LA, aka travel with Opie for the first time ever, she shares her fears and anxieties and how she is planning for the trip ahead!
Laura has traveled with babies all ag…
Ep. 60: Let's catch up! Remi's new 3month postpartum schedule, Re-introducing bottles drama & Body Changes; Laura's Kidney Stone Recovery, Birth prep & more.
In this episode we catch up on both Remi's and Laura's journeys:
Remi tells us about what it is like to have her nanny back full time, what her new role is now that she is working, how re-introducing …
Ep 59: Postpartum Maternal Mental Health. Postpartum Depression & Anxiety Signs, Symptoms, How to prevent it, How to get through it & more with Dr Greer
This week we dive deep into all of the big postpartum mental health issues mothers go through with Dr Greer. A neuroscience PHD, doula and mother who is on a mission to change the future of parenting…
Ep. 58: Laura's big 3rd Trimester update! Hospital visit scare, New symptoms, Preparing for 3rd home birth & Postpartum logistics with 3 kids
Laura finally updates us on her 3rd trimester journey in one episode, after a few months of focusing on all of Remi's updates, and she catches us up to speed on everything going on.
From the new symp…
Ep. 57: Q&A! Tests needed in each trimester, Surviving postpartum just mom & dad, Top nursing bras, Postpartum intrusive thoughts & More
Another ask anything, any topic, QA episode to catch up and answer your questions. Always fun to sprinkle these!
- What tests are needed in each trimester?
- Did meditation help Remi during pregnancy and p…
Ep. 56. Remi's newborn experience. Night routine, Schedule, Partner support, Favorite newborn products & more.
In this weeks episode we focus on Remi's newborn routine and all of the things that have helped her:
- When did she start implementing a night routine and what is it like?
- Current day to day schedule at …
Ep. 55: Remi's breastfeeding experience. Is she pumping or formula feeding too? When did she introduce the bottle? Favorite foods to support breastfeeding?
We finally catch up on Remi's newborn breastfeeding experience from week 0 to 7, which is the most intense and challenging learning stage.
- Did she have colostrum before birth?
- Did she store colostrum?
- W…
Ep. 54: Different type of postpartum support, costs & how to find it, Postpartum red flags & more.
We continue to explore Remi's first 6 weeks postpartums with more like, how she's feeling with her phyiscal recovery, the help she has, more symptoms she's experienced, if she's meditating through po…