Is This Normal or Should I Call Someone? Newborn Chaos 101

About this episode

This episode discusses the chaotic and humorous aspects of newborn life that parents often question.

If you’ve ever stared at your newborn at 2 a.m. wondering, “is this normal or should I call someone?”, this episode is for you. We’re talking about the funny, stressful, wildly unhinged parts of newborn life no one warned you about—but every parent ends up Googling in the dark. From Cirque du Soleil stretches, demon‑level eye rolls, and grown‑man farts to poop becoming your entire personality and blowouts that only happen at church, we’re here to tell you: your baby is weird, and that’s completely normal. We’ll get into feeding chaos, sleep deprivation that makes you feel feral, postpartum hormones, and why being overwhelmed does not cancel out how much you love your baby. If you’re constantly asking “is this normal?” and worrying you’re doing everything wrong, you are exactly the mama this podcast was made for. Two moms, nine kids, zero filters—ultrasound tech Alicia and mom‑of‑5 Kristian are here to help you breathe again and say, “oh yeah…that’s normal.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alicia, Kristian

Topics covered

• newborn care
• parenting challenges
• postpartum
• sleep deprivation
• baby behavior

Keywords

• newborn
• parenting
• chaos
• normal
• feeding
• sleep deprivation
• postpartum
• baby behavior

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