Solo: Sinus Infections, Solo Parenting, and Surgery Gone Wrong

The Mom Room

Renee Reina & Podcast Nation

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

EP538. In this episode, I’m showing up real and raw to talk about the not-so-glamorous side of mom life. From navigating the chaos of solo parenting while sick, to my ongoing battle with chronic sinus infections, I’m sharing it all. I also open up about those moments when your child says something that stings... only to remind myself that their little prefrontal cortex isn’t fully developed yet. And for a wild twist, I tell the story of my sinus surgery in 2015 that went horribly wrong (yes, it’s as bad as it sounds). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.6	trusted by parents nationwide. Welcome to the mom room. This is going to be a struggle. Do I sound
1:19.4	different? Because I am still recovering from a sinus infection. They last so long. But the thing is,
1:27.0	they're really bad for a couple days.
1:30.1	And then you just feel like garbage for like 10 days.
1:34.6	You don't feel bad enough to sit and do nothing.
1:37.4	So you literally just struggle all day to have a normal day, but you feel like garbage.
1:43.9	I am recording this Wednesday afternoon
1:45.7	and I got my first sign of symptoms last Tuesday evening. I developed like this really weird,
1:53.4	soft little dry cough. It was really annoying and I honestly thought it was from getting my hair
1:59.3	done. Like I thought I breathed in hair spray because they used so much product and I was like in a tiny bathroom breathing it in
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