Our Fab Four: Best Podcasts for New Parents
We here at Happy Family After are always listening to podcasts, and many of us are obsessed with finding the best podcasts for pregnancy or the best podcasts for new parents, because we are constantly asked by our clients — not to mention our friends and families! — what they can check out for reliable, relatable information.
This blog is a roundup of four fabulous podcasts we are loving right now — ones that have received good feedback from the Happy Family After families we serve. Let us know if you have a favorite we should put next in our listening queues!
1. Twin Talks: Pregnancy and Parenting Multiple Children
Happy Family After provides a lot of postpartum doulas for multiples in NYC, NJ, and Philadelphia, so we get asked for this podcast rec pretty often. We love Twin Talks because they dive deep into the family life aspect of having multiples—the good, the bad, the ugly, and the funny. Finding out you are having twins (or triplets!) can be so scary. Twin Talks Podcast can alleviate some of that feeling and replace it with excitement.
2. Plus Mommy Podcast
This is a long-time favorite that focuses on plus-size pregnancies (and motherhood, and womanhood). Plus Mommy Podcast Being a fat parent is unique, and this podcast gets it, with a healthy dose of body-positivity. Jen McLellan offers episodes that leave you informed, in community, and loving your body. There are several years worth of episodes for your listening pleasure!
3. Is It Normal? Podcast
This puppy is 37 episodes (plus bonus eps!) of pure genius. The Is It Normal? Podcast addresses all the things you want to ask and more, and makes you feel so much better about wondering …is it normal that I’m having discharge? Is it normal that I’m having sex dreams? Is it normal that I hate grilled cheese now after wanting to eat only grilled cheese for three weeks? What is really cool for the fetal development geeks among us are that the podcast offers an explanation about why we experience certain things
4. The Parenthood Prep Podcast
Well what in the world would this list be without our humble but awesome podcast?! Happy Family After’s Founder and CEO Devon Clement brings us a new episode every week all about newborn babies, routine infant care, baby sleep tips, parenting struggles, caring for multiples, and more. She’s been doing this for thirty years, and her experience (plus her education!) helps you trust her while her humor makes you want to be her best friend. The Parenthood Prep Podcast is fantastic to throw on while you’re prepping veggies or walking the dog. Let Devon become your Baby Bestie!
Let us know what sparks your interest! We love keeping current with what our clients and community are finding helpful and engaging.
And as always, we hope to be providing exactly that with The Parenthood Prep Podcast, so if you listened and loved it, would you mind subscribing, rating, and mayyyybe even reviewing? It helps us spread the word and grow our circle of Happy Families After!