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Better Relationships After Baby helps parents nurture their marriage and connection while navigating life with a little one.
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How to Reduce the Risk of Postpartum Depression During Pregnancy (opens the original)
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Can you prevent postpartum depression? There is no checklist that can guarantee a new mom will or won’t experience postpartum depression, but there are evidence-based preventive interventions and protective factors couples can begin putting in place during pregnancy. In this episode, Chelsea talks about postpartum mental health through the lens of preparation, partnership, and support. Prompted by the current conversations surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial and Hayden Panettiere’s public histo
Newborn Night Shifts: How to Split Overnight Care With Your Partner (opens the original)
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How should couples split newborn nights? (And does “sharing the nights” actually mean the same thing to both of you?) In this episode, Chelsea walks expecting couples through several ways to divide overnight newborn care , from split-night shifts and alternating wake-ups to feeder/support-partner roles and evening-and-morning coverage. More importantly, this isn’t about finding the perfect newborn sleep schedule. It’s about making sure both partners understand what they are agreeing to, protecti
Visitors After Baby: How to Set Boundaries With Family Postpartum (opens the original)
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Everyone is excited to meet the baby, but that does not mean your first days postpartum need to become a public baby reveal. In this episode, Chelsea talks about how expecting couples can decide when to welcome visitors, distinguish genuine support from added work, and communicate postpartum boundaries without blaming one another or turning one partner into the family “bad guy.” You’ll learn why even loving visitors can feel unexpectedly overwhelming after birth, how to think beyond rigid rules
Do You Need a Doula? Cost, Benefits, and What a Doula Does (opens the original)
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Do you really need a doula (and what do they actually do?) In this episode, Chelsea breaks down the practical, emotional, and relational role of a birth doula. You’ll learn how doulas support labor, what they do not do, how much they commonly cost, when payment is usually due, and when hiring one may be especially helpful. Chelsea also explains the deeper reason doulas can matter: birth was never historically something couples were expected to navigate entirely alone. A doula can bring experienc
Best Pregnancy Classes for First-Time Parents: What You Actually Need (opens the original)
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What classes should first-time parents actually take before the baby arrives? In this episode, Chelsea breaks down the most common options, including hospital childbirth classes, Lamaze, HypnoBirthing, the Bradley Method, infant CPR, breastfeeding education, lactation support, and newborn-care classes. You’ll hear how to decide which classes are worth your time, what hospital-based classes may leave out, and why finding a lactation professional before birth can make those early feeding days much
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