307. Honest Motherhood Q&A: Baby #9, Behind the YouTube Curtain, Sourdough in Busy Seasons & More

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

While waiting on baby #9, I’m sharing one last solo chat before stepping into the newborn season! From why I’m hoping for a daytime labor and how mindset shapes birth pain, to what the Christmas season really looks like in a big family, this episode is a mix of my personal reflections and practical advice. I dive into my approach to teething, first foods, picky eaters, sourdough routines, and even how I’ve kept up with full-time content creation without burning out. If you’ve ever wondered how I approach motherhood rhythms with a house full of kids, this one pulls back the curtain a bit!

In this episode, we cover:

At 39 weeks pregnant with baby #9, I’m reflecting on labor patterns and what I’ve noticed over the years
Why I’m really hoping for a daytime labor this time and how mindset can change the pain of contractions
What Christmas morning looks like in our house with so many kids and how I’ve felt both joy and overwhelm around the holidays
The real answer to what number of kids is “easier” or “harder,” and why perspective makes all the difference
My laid-back approach to teething, baby-led weaning, first foods, picky eaters, sunscreen, Tylenol
How I currently handle fermenting sourdough with stretch-and-folds, my everyday breads, and why bagels are my go-to when I’m short on time
Behind the scenes of content creation: how I’ve kept up with weekly videos and avoided burnout through different seasons
Why I keep baby items minimal, how I store what we do use, and my experience with toddlers and breakables

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm laid back about so many things and I've witnessed this with so many mothers as they move through motherhood, as their children get older, as they have more perspective.
0:07.9	There's certain things they just don't worry about anymore.
0:10.2	It's a lot easier to have littler children with that perspective. Different people have different opinions on which transition is easiest.
0:18.4	There's a lot of people that'll say, oh no, going from zero to one was no
0:21.2	problem for me. That was not my perspective, but that could just came from me being very naive about
0:26.8	how much work children took. That was a hard shift for me. But then one to two, I was like,
0:31.7	got this. Okay. My name is Lisa, mother of eight and creator of the blog and YouTube channel
0:36.5	Farmhouse on Boone.
0:37.6	On this podcast, I like to talk about simplifying your life so you can live out your priorities.
0:42.2	I help you learn how to cook from scratch and decorate on a budget through this podcast
0:46.3	and my courses simple sourdough in the simple sewing series.
0:49.7	I also help people reach their goals from home through my business course in YouTube
0:53.5	Success Academy.
0:54.6	I will leave links to these resources in the show notes and description box below. Now let's get into the show.
1:04.1	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast. Today, I am doing one last solo episode before the baby is born. I was just looking at my
1:14.5	schedule and seeing when this will come out. And I believe the baby will have been born at this
1:21.3	point, or at least right around this time. I am currently 39 weeks pregnant with our ninth baby, and I have this
1:31.1	belief that I know when my children will come, not on the exact day, but because my experiences
1:37.6	have been very consistent, so I haven't had too many that were major outliers. I feel like I know within like a four or five
1:47.9	day range when the baby will come. Now at any time, this could completely go, you know, out the window
1:54.0	and I could have somebody throw me for a loop because that happens with people. There are people who
1:59.8	have all their babies at a certain week,
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