Mother Effort
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A bi-weekly podcast about how motherhood is a mother effort and a mother-effer! Hosted by two best friends, one mom to be and one mom of two, both unafraid to tell it like it is.
Mother Effort
3y ago
It the end of a mother effort era! The girls talk about all of their favorite episodes, favorite guests and favorite moments of the past four years with the Mother Effort Podcast. ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
In this episode Ilana and Beth sit down with Stay at Home Dad Frank to talk about how stay at home parenting differs when you are a guy and what parts of parenting cross gender lines and are a mother effort for us all. ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
Did you carry low but end up with a girl? Have terrible heartburn during pregnancy just to end up with a hairless baby? Are you eating an apple a day to keep that doc away? Ilana and Beth join their friend Allison to talk all things Old wives' tales...and why we should or should not buy into them ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
On this episode find out what it was like for Beth to give birth at the height of the pandemic one year ago. Beth finally feels ready to tell Jake's birth story, and boy is it a story! It was scary, sad and joyful all at the same time and even full of the stereotypical movie trope birth scenes! ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
Ilana and Beth sit down for a conversation about cheeto fingers and facetime babysitting, playground etiquette and how difficult it might be to properly socialize when we all emerge from this pandemic ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
Ilana has a major mom fail then tells a tale of a Facebook Feed gone terribly wrong. Beth has an epiphany when it comes to the motherhood mental load. Beth also might have to sage her house...tune in and hear why ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
When our babies are small, it can be natural to fantasize about a time when they become independent. One day, you turn around and your infant is feeding themselves, sleeping out at friends and going off to college. The struggle is real for Ilana so she calls on friend Amanda Fries for advice on what to expect and how to stay relevant as a parent of "big kids ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
When our babies are small, it can be natural to fantasize about a time when they become independent. One day, you turn around and your infant is feeding themselves, sleeping out at friends and going off to college. The struggle is real for Ilana so she calls on friend Amanda Fries for advice on what to expect and how to stay relevant as a parent of "big kids ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
A blow out or glitter, which would you rather clean up? Beth gives an update on the sleep situation and then they girls go 13 rounds in Ilana's “Would You Rather" Mom Edition game. ..read more
Mother Effort
3y ago
I've got 99 problems...and pooping, sleeping and bra wearing are some! This week Beth tells Ilana all about the issues going on in her house in the last 10 months. Spoiler alert, the potty is not our friend and another bed change is needed! Ilana gives some much needed support and advice to help Beth, and all of you, feel less alone through these trying times ..read more