Ep 164: We're Parents! feat. James Middleton

Probably a Podcast

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Society & Culture, Comedy

4.3 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

They’re officially MOM AND DAD! Shannon and James sit down to recap the birth of their sweet baby girl, Daisy Patricia Middleton! They discuss the long weeks leading up to her due date, the unexpected parts of labor, and Shannon’s luck: a (wonderful) student nurse who made her cry. Shannon talks about her initial fear of childbirth and what helped ease her anxiety. James shares his perspective from the delivery room, and his shock from the shape of Daisy’s head (parents, you know). Epidural, low blood pressure, swelling, catheters, hemorrhoids, but also the overwhelming joy of being parents: don’t miss episode 164 for all things birth of Daisy.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:46 Discussing Birth Fears and Expectations

02:57 Preparing for Labor

04:27 The Final Days Before Birth

08:59 Induction Day and Early Labor

17:22 Labor Progress and Epidural Experience

27:24 The Student Nurse Encounter

29:15 Epidural Challenges and Adjustments

34:39 The Long Push and Blood Pressure Scare

39:10 The Final Push and Delivery

50:31 Post-Delivery Reflections

52:03 Nurse Support and Baby's First Moments

52:42 Record-Breaking Baby Stats

53:34 Postpartum Nurse Experiences

57:33 Post-Birth Recovery Challenges

58:19 Catheter and Swelling

01:01:47 Hemorrhoids and Recovery

01:03:33 Lazy Bladder and Number 2

01:15:25 Baby's Head and Recovery

01:17:18 Final Thoughts and Gratitude

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.9	Welcome back to probably a podcast.
0:08.4	Guys, who am I?
0:10.6	I'm a changed woman.
0:12.2	I have my amazing husband here with us as well.
0:15.0	He is going to help us break down none other than my birth story.
0:20.7	So stay tuned. I've got Sweet Baby Daisy
0:23.4	and her bassinet right in front of us. So if we have to take a little break, if things seem
0:27.5	a little edited, they might just be because she's de boss. My favorite thing that James used to say
0:32.9	to me was what, James? You to boss. But no longer. Well, no, there's just two bosses now. Oh, okay. I like it.
0:42.0	Yeah. I like it. Yeah. Picasso. I'm outnumbered. Um, okay, so we can dive into the birth story.
0:49.2	I figured we'd kind of back it up a little bit and also discuss the couple days leading up to the birth.
0:55.4	But boy, it was everything that I was not expecting.
1:00.0	And I think I mentioned, which is good, I think I mentioned that I was not afraid or nervous for birth,
1:06.7	which is crazy because my whole life, like really, truly my whole life, I've been really afraid
1:11.7	of birth, even as a small child. Why? Why? What about it? Well, as a small child, I obviously, like, as soon as I figured out that babies come out of your vagina, I was like, what the fuck? Like, I was just very stressed out about that and, like, did not like the idea of that. And then, of course, Hollywood makes birth seem so crazy and scary with, you know, screaming and pain and whatever.
1:29.0	And then I think course, Hollywood makes birth seem so crazy and scary with, you know,
1:27.6	screaming and pain and whatever. And then I think probably in my early 20s and stuff, I was just like, man, I can't believe people get pregnant, but then they have to have the baby. Like being pregnant, okay, but like you have to have the baby. Even in my 20s, like I was scared of birth. I think the only thing that started shifting my brain was thank God. If you can like, if you have anyone in your
1:47.7	life that will let you know. even in my 20s, like I was scared of birth. I think the only thing that started shifting my brain
1:44.9	was, thank God, if you can like, if you have anyone in your life that will let you in a room when they
1:49.1	give birth, like, do that because watching Taylor give birth to Walker helped so much from like a
1:54.6	squeamish gross standpoint. And we can talk to you too about the actual birth. But when you
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