Ep 186: 6 Months of Parenting feat. James Middleton
Probably a Podcast
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4.3 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
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In this episode, Shannon sits down with James for a 6-month parenting update! The pair chat about Daisy’s half-birthday dinner, their biggest fears, and sleep needs as new parents. They each share their favorite parts of parenthood, the fascination of diaper changes, and how having a baby has strengthened their relationship. They critique internet parenting pressure, share nap schedules, and talk about their expected parenting styles once Daisy is a little bit older. Shannon and James each give their ideal gender birth order of their kids. How many do they want to have? How do they feel about holding strangers babies? What advice do they have if you’re on the fence about having kids? Tune in for this parent-packed episode of Probably A Podcast.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:47 Rings and Marriage
00:02:00 Celebrity Lookalikes
00:03:10 Starting Solids and Steak
00:04:37 Choking Fears and CPR
00:05:38 Nighttime Anxiety and Sleep
00:11:06 Best Parts of Parenthood
00:13:54 Babies on Planes and Kindness
00:18:28 Diapers and Daily Moments
00:22:33 Bath and Bedtime
00:23:45 Ignore Parenting Internet Noise
00:25:53 Nap Schedules and Routines
00:28:25 One Kid vs Many Kids
00:34:13 Marriage After Baby
00:35:35 Teamwork And Communication
00:37:17 Beach Burn Banter
00:40:20 Whole Foods Teasing
00:43:16 Purees Versus Homemade
00:47:57 Baby Led Weaning Fears
00:50:58 Parenting Style Choices
00:56:17 Good Cop Bad Cop
00:58:14 Sleepers And Tantrums
00:59:51 More Kids And Comments
00:01:03:35 Dream Gender Order
01:05:36 Wrap Up And Goodbye
LINKS:
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Shannon’s tour dates: https://punchup.live/shannonmiddleton
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome back to another episode of probably a podcast. |
| 0:08.1 | I have the one, |
| 0:09.5 | the only main character, |
| 0:11.6 | superstar movie star from Honey I Shrunk the Kids. |
| 0:14.3 | Shut the fuck up. |
| 0:17.1 | Oh, |
| 0:17.6 | I don't, |
| 0:18.2 | no, |
| 0:18.6 | don't encourage them. |
| 0:19.5 | I get DMs on the regular with just pictures of him, just going, I swear you look like this guy. I'm like, no. You look like a sexy version of him. No. No, you're my British bomb. You turn me on. This is my husband, my everything, my whole world, James Middleton, coach James to you at home. Booshy to me. joining us on the ones and twos for today's episode where we talk all about parenthood. Why not? Let's talk about some other stuff too, though. Yeah. Let's hold hands the whole time. Yeah, let's do that. Okay. It's cute. You got rings on, which is great. Great to see. Oh yeah, James is really mad at me because I keep forgetting to wear my rings. Yeah, you just leave them all over the house. Well, because now that I have a baby, I don't want to like scratch her with any of the prongs. Sorry, I've got some, I'm so iced out. I've just hurt my baby. But yeah, it's, it's a problem because I do forget to put them back on and then we're out in about. I need to get you just a modest one that you keep on all the time. |
| 1:12.2 | Oh my gosh, because you never forget to wear your ring when we're out and about |
| 1:15.1 | and I don't have my rings on it. Kind of like your mistress. I know. Sexy. I know. I might start forgetting mine as well. My dad doesn't wear a wedding ring. My dad doesn't either, but that's because his fingers are stuck closed. |
| 1:27.3 | Yeah, but I think it's... |
| 1:28.5 | Bless his heart. |
| 1:29.2 | I don't know. |
| 1:29.9 | I don't know if it's... |
| 1:30.6 | I don't know think it's... |
| 1:28.5 | Bless his heart. |
| 1:29.2 | I don't know. |
| 1:29.9 | I don't know if it's... |
| 1:30.4 | I don't know if it's... It's more American, I think, to wear wedding rings as men. Surely not. No, I pluck that out of thin air. Did your dad just not wear any jewelry at all? Yeah, he's not a big jewelry guy, just a watchman. But I don't like loads of guys I know back in England don't know, don't wear any rings. |
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