The 2nd Pros & Cons of Having Kids Episode: Pooping During Labor, The REAL Cost + Sex & Body Image After Birth

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 123 minutes

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I am SO excited to share today’s episode, which is our second episode all the pros and cons of having kids. It came out of an Instagram Q&A where someone asked what Zack and I were doing, and I said we were undecided and then asked people how they decided—and the responses were so fascinating, I knew I had to make it into a podcast. This episode features: TikTok stars Leanne and Allison from Thirsty On Main on what no one tells you about sperm donation, infertility struggles, deciding what religion to raise kids, and body image & sex after birth Dr. Kiarra King, OB-GYN on the one thing women can do that grosses her out, raising an only child, Black maternal mortality, and pooping during labor Plus, dozens of anonymous comments from listeners about the true realities of parenting AND being childfree Obviously, this is a huge and complex topic, and we’re just scratching the surface here. I can’t wait to continue to have this incredibly important discussion with you! I can’t wait to hear your feedback on this episode! Screenshot and tag me—i’m @lizmoody— and my guests—@thirstyonmaintiktok and @drkiarraking and share your thoughts, feelings, and reactions. PS: My foodie preset pack is officially live. You can get all 8 presets, designed to make your food pics look as good as they taste, at lizmoody.com/presets. PPS: Healthier Together is officially a number one best-seller! You can get your copy on Amazon or at lizmoody.com/cookbook. Please keep sending me your creations on Instagram—they make me so happy! This episode is sponsored by Kyoto Botanicals, the first CBD brand I’ve recommended on this podcast! Right now, I’m loving their Warmth tincture, which has turmeric and cinnamon, and the Warmth balm, which is so helpful for headaches and sore muscles. You can get a whopping 25% off your order (AND they always have free shipping!) by using the code “HEALTHIERTOGETHER” at kyotobotanicals.com. This episode is also sponsored by Lavva’s brand new Plant Based Milk. It’s some of my favorite plant milk I’ve ever tried—it’s super rich and creamy and made with pili nuts, which are a complete protein. Go to lovvelavva.com to find a retailer near you! Healthier Together cover art by Zack. Healthier Together music by Alex Ruimy.

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome back to the Healthier Together podcast. I am your host, Liz Moody
0:06.4	and I am a longtime journalist and cookbook author and I am so excited to share today's
0:11.0	episode, which is our second episode all about the pros and cons of having kids. It originally
0:16.6	came out of an Instagram Q&A where someone asked what Zach and I were doing and I said that we
0:21.0	were undecided and then I asked people how they decided and the responses were so interesting,
0:26.6	so I knew that I had to make it into a podcast. I have three amazing guests on this episode. I have
0:32.8	Leanne and Allison from Thurcy on Main, a TikTok account with over 600,000 followers,
0:38.8	where they share honest thoughts and answer often inappropriate questions about same-sex parenting.
0:44.3	There are two of my favorite people on the internet. Their thoughts on parenting are so
0:49.0	articulate and interesting, but they also are just completely relationship goals. You can hear how
0:54.4	they communicate with each other throughout the interview. I was truly in awe. I think you will
0:59.1	be obsessed with them whether you're a same-sex couple thinking of having kids or if like me and
1:04.3	many of your followers, you're just curious about a life that's different from yours. We talk about
1:09.2	difficulties with pregnancy and fertility, the whole sperm donor process, which is way crazier than
1:15.1	I'd ever thought about. How having kids has changed their relationship, sex and body image after
1:20.4	childbirth, deciding what religion to raise their kids, and so much more. Then I have on the
1:27.3	lovely Dr. Kiara King in OBGYN. I wanted her to speak to being both a mom. She has one lovely
1:34.8	daughter and a doctor who's helped birth thousands of babies. And boy, did she deliver? That's a
1:41.5	yeah, she delivered. It's a pun. Yeah. Uh-huh. We talk a lot about my fears around pregnancy and childbirth
1:49.6	and honestly, she helped us swage them more than anyone that I've talked to before. We also talk
1:54.9	about the inequities of black maternal mortality and her thoughts on how to approach that problem.
1:59.8	And then finally, we get into what she thinks when women poop during labor because I just had to know.
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