Ep. 48 The First-time Pregnant Mom and the New Mom Village

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and transformations faced by first-time pregnant moms in today's scattered support networks.

The mom village looks different these days. Families are now scattered across cities and countries, and those built-in networks of moms and aunties ​are harder to secure. The current world has made it harder to find the kind of support and security that other generations may have taken for granted, especially during this uniquely vulnerable experience of becoming a mother for the first time. As a first time mom today, it's nearly impossible to really prepare yourself for what lies ahead.Most of us are familiar with the first pregnancy path we've grown up hearing about​. We stock up on baby gear, build a registry, set up the nursery, coordinate support for those first few days, choose a pediatrician, figure out daycare. All of these things matter. But they can absorb our attention and sometimes prevent us from seeing the bigger picture.We are stepping into a profound transformation, one that will shape the rest of our lives. ​It sounds daunting, but here's the empowering part: We have a voice in how that transformation unfolds. The way we direct our focus during our first pregnancy can profoundly influence our experience as mothers. ​ M​y purpose today is to first, share some of…

People in this episode

Host: Mamistad

Topics covered

• first-time pregnancy
• new motherhood
• support networks
• transformation
• vulnerability

Keywords

• first-time mom
• pregnancy
• motherhood
• support
• vulnerability
• transformation
• baby gear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mamistad - New Moms Network

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