207: Entrepreneur Diaries: I Had A Baby During the COVID-19 Pandemic!
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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2020
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Guys, I’m back! And if you’re asking yourself, ‘Back? Where did she go?’ then this is the episode for you to listen to.
I’m fresh off maternity leave.
My husband and I had our first child, a beautiful baby boy back in April, and despite all that’s going on, I couldn’t be happier and more grateful for how things turned out.
When we found out we were pregnant, we could have never imagined that we would be having a baby during a pandemic. The only Corona I knew about was the beer. But we did it and we made it through with God’s grace.
I was fortunate to be able to select and be seen by all Black women doctors for my prenatal care. My baby was even delivered by a Black woman (Nigerian!) doctor, so it was just #BlackGirlMagic throughout my entire experience.
In today’s episode, I’m sharing my:
✔︎ What it felt like having a baby shower one week and going into quarantine lockdown the next week
✔︎ My experiences, cravings, and symptoms during every trimester
✔︎ The ways Coronavirus impacted my pregnancy and postpartum experience
✔︎ How I prepared to take maternity leave as an entrepreneur
So what was it like having a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic? Take a listen. And share with all of your corona moms so they know they’ll be OK! Check out this episode and others on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.
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| 0:00.0 | What was it like having a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| 0:07.0 | Well, first and foremost, when we found out we were pregnant, |
| 0:12.0 | none of this was going on, all right? |
| 0:14.9 | The only Corona I knew about was the beer, okay? |
| 0:18.0 | I could have never imagined that unwelcome house guest Corona would show up and that she would be here to stay for a while you know and I can't kick her out. |
| 0:30.0 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your |
| 0:35.9 | Side Hustle from Passion Project to profitable business. |
| 0:39.7 | And I'm your host, Nakela Matthew Zocome. So let's get started. |
| 0:46.0 | Microphone check. |
| 0:48.0 | One two, one two, one, two, is this thing on? |
| 0:50.0 | I am dusting off my microphone and I am back with a solo episode to update y'all |
| 0:57.8 | since my last solo episode so much has happened and today I'm here to fill everybody in let you know what I've been up to how everything's going. |
| 1:07.4 | The last time we spoke I was telling you all about how my 2019 went plus announcing that I was Preggers. Well the year just flew by |
| 1:17.6 | after that 2020 started and as you all know it's been one hell of a year and I can't believe I'm coming back after my baby is |
| 1:26.3 | born yes I had my baby in April and haven't had a chance to do any updates since |
| 1:31.9 | my last solo to now. And I really did plan to y'all, but then life just |
| 1:37.1 | kicked into overdrive. So what was it like having a baby during the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| 1:44.7 | Well, first and foremost, when we found out we were pregnant, |
| 1:49.1 | none of this was going on, all right? |
| 1:51.8 | The only Corona I knew about was the beer, okay? The only Corona I knew about was the beer, okay? I could have never imagined that |
| 1:58.4 | unwelcome house guest Corona would show up and that she would be here to stay for a while, you know, and I can't kick her out. |
| 2:06.4 | My biggest focus back when I recorded, my last solo episode was just preparing to have a baby. |
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