About this episode

The episode explores the phenomenon of third children often being a surprise and reflects on the challenges of newborn life.

Ok, so apparently third babies are usually a “surprise”. But is this an actual phenomenon, a wildly convenient excuse, or have parents simply stopped pretending they know how babies are made by round three? Let’s unpack the third-child theory. And while we’re here, we reminisce about the good, the beautiful and the mostly very difficult reality of our newborn life. Happy Tuesday, DLs! - Send This Episode To Your Friends: I Need A New Podcast (Spotify) I Need A New Podcast (Apple) Check out our  Amazon Storefront   Know Thyself 2026  LIVE SHOW TICKETS and MERCH Subscribe to MORE TIME For This: Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Spotify Submit your OTDL Submit your Bestie Hotline Sign Up To Bestie Bulletin Join our Facebook Group Listen to our cool little sister podcast: The Fifth Trimester on Spotify The Fifth Trimester on Apple See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Gemma Peanut, Kate Reeves

Topics covered

• third child
• parenting
• newborn life
• family dynamics
• surprise babies

Keywords

• third child
• parenting
• newborn
• family
• surprise baby

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