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Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola

The Realities of Life After Having a Baby That No One Tells You

Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola

That Sounds Fun Network

Christianity, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I’m getting real about my journey through postpartum and five months of being a mama. Motherhood is beautiful, but WOW, it’s also the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I open up about sleep deprivation, my hair falling out, pumping and breastfeeding struggles, how this season has changed my marriage, and why sometimes just getting through the day feels like a major win. 😅 If you're a mom, a mom-to-be, or even just want to understand what this stage of life has looked like for me, I hope you feel seen and encouraged by this chat. This one's from my heart to yours. All you Mommas are doing amazing! OUR SPONSORS Hosanna Revival: use my code Jeanine15 for 15% off your entire order at checkout at HosannaRevival.com! Wayfair: Don’t miss out on early Black Friday deals. Head to Wayfair.com now to shop Wayfair’s Black Friday deals for up to 70% off. Clear Focus Bible for Kids: Visit ClearFocusBible.com to learn more Ritual: Get 25% off your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ritual.com/HEALTHY. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ NIV Bible App: You can save an extra 10% on any NIV Application Bible or NIV Application Commentary resource by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠faithgateway.com/ NIVAB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and using code HEALTHY at checkout. If you’d like to partner with Jeanine as a sponsor for the Happy & Healthy podcast, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine and Kaleb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I have anxiety talking about this.

0:02.0

Again, I could cry thinking about it because, oh my gosh, are these hormones?

0:06.0

I don't know.

0:07.0

Sometimes you just feel really alone and then you hear someone else vocalize what you're going through and then you're like, wow.

0:13.0

To be vulnerable and transparent, it's probably my least favorite thing out of the whole process.

0:19.0

I literally screamed, God, help me. The next thing I want to

0:23.3

talk about is your marriage changing when you have a baby. Motherhood is one of the most

0:30.1

amazing things that I have ever done. If you're not interceding for your family, no one will.

0:35.5

You've got to be the praying rock for your family, and it will make a difference. Being a mom is really hard, and until your mom, you don't fully realize

0:50.7

everything that it entails and how difficult it can be and how taxing it is on your

0:56.3

body. And there's so many things that I never understood until I became a mom. But at the same time,

1:02.1

there's so much beauty in it. There's so much goodness. Like I have seen God completely reveal

1:08.4

himself to me throughout this whole process and also my self-change in a way that

1:12.1

I never imagined. And so that's what we're going to talk about today is the journey of motherhood

1:17.8

in postpartum. If you are new here, my name is Janine Amapola Ward. I post every single Tuesday.

1:23.7

This is a Christian podcast. And I just love sitting down with you guys, giving you guys

1:27.6

advice, and also just being vulnerable and sharing with you guys things that I'm going through

1:31.6

because let's be honest, we all go through things. We all struggle. We all face things. And

1:37.3

sometimes you just feel really alone and then you hear someone else vocalize what you're going

1:42.5

through. And then you're like, wow, I did not

1:45.4

know someone else was going through that. And so today we're going to be talking exclusively

1:49.9

just about motherhood and postpartum. And I am five months postpartum. And part of the reason why I

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