Ep 184: They're PARENTS!
Probably a Podcast
Dear Media
4.3 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
RERUN: 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. Welcome back to probably a podcast. Guys, who am I? I'm a |
| 0:09.8 | changed woman. I have my amazing husband here with us as well. He is going to help us break down |
| 0:16.6 | none other than my birth story. So stay tuned. |
| 0:21.3 | I've got Sweet Baby Daisy and her bassinet right in front of us. |
| 0:24.5 | So if we have to take a little break, if things seem a little edited, they might just be because she's de boss. |
| 0:30.3 | My favorite thing that James used to say to me was what, James? |
| 0:34.0 | Uda boss. |
| 0:34.6 | You de boss. |
| 0:35.4 | But no longer. |
| 0:37.1 | Well, no, there's just two bosses now. |
| 0:39.3 | Oh, okay. |
| 0:40.3 | I like it. |
| 0:41.3 | I like it. |
| 0:42.3 | Picasso, I like it. |
| 0:43.3 | I'm outnumbered. |
| 0:45.3 | Okay, so we can dive into the birth story. |
| 0:48.3 | I figured we'd kind of back it up a little bit and also discuss the couple days leading up to the birth. But boy, it was |
| 0:56.4 | everything that I was not expecting. And I think I mentioned, which is good, I think I mentioned |
| 1:02.1 | that I was not afraid or nervous for birth, which is crazy because my whole life, like, really, |
| 1:09.0 | truly my whole life, I've been really afraid of birth, |
| 1:11.3 | even as a small child. |
| 1:12.3 | 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. And then I think probably in my early |
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