Finding out we're pregnant with baby no. 3 & telling our family

The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby

Matt & Abby

Society & Culture

4.8 • 16.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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We’re pregnant with baby no.3!!! In this episode, we talk about the pregnancy scare before trying, the moment we found out, and how we told our families. We also open up about fears of miscarriage, how this pregnancy feels different, and the reality of being in the first trimester while raising toddlers. This episode with Hiya, Zocdoc & Audible. Hiya: Go to https://hiyahealth.com/UNPLANNED and receive 50% off your first order. Zocdoc: Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://Zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Audible: Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/unplanned Chapters: 00:00 - WE’RE PREGNANT 02:40 - Experiencing a pregnancy scare 07:05 - Trying for baby #3 13:40 - Finding out we're pregnant with baby #3 18:53 - Telling my parents we're pregnant 24:05 - My fear of miscarriage 28:21 - I thought I lost the baby 35:33 - Why my 3rd pregnancy is different 41:31 - Why I don't want to wait to find out the gender 42:31 - Surprising my parents with baby #3 46:38 - The reality of being in the first trimester with toddlers 47:44 - When a pregnancy craving hits you mid podcast 52:28 - Deciding on our third babies name Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	Okay. Should we just go ahead and tell everybody the news? Let's do it. We're having baby number three.
0:34.4	We're pregnant. Woo!
0:38.3	Crazy. I know. Crazy. Also not. I feel like this experience versus like finding out we were
0:45.2	pregnant with our second is literally the complete opposite side of the coin. Oh yeah. We were
0:50.3	genuinely so stoked when we read the positive pregnancy test.
0:54.6	Yeah.
0:54.8	It was just like pure joy.
0:56.4	Like we love our second child.
0:57.9	I feel like we've said this a million times, but I do know that a lot of you out there
1:01.5	can relate.
1:02.5	Like having an unplanned pregnancy is like every baby is a blessing and we love him
1:08.6	endlessly.
1:09.1	We cannot imagine our lives without our second.
1:11.5	But it's a totally different experience in early pregnancy, like first finding out when you're
1:16.3	like expecting it, planning for it, like looking forward to it, and then just like completely
1:21.2	feeling like it got the rug swipe from under you. How did you convince me to do this? How did this?
1:26.3	That's a you question because I did say,
1:28.3	I was like, you have to be fully on board. Like as much as like I'm on board, you also need to be on board for obvious reasons. You're the father of the child. I want you to also be like ready for it, excited for it even. So I don't know, what got me to change your mind? I think I honestly think it goes back to the holidays.
1:26.7	We are with family around Christmas, Thanksgiving. So I don't know, what got me to change your mind? No, I think I honestly think it goes back to the holidays.
1:45.8	We were with family around Christmas, Thanksgiving, you know, that whole holiday season.
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