Moody Mommies Podcast

We all know someone with breast implants, have them or have thought about getting them for ourselves, but most of us are not aware of the potential ways they can make us ill. We are joined by B.I.I. survivor Tania, who graciously shared her experience with us to inform women about this life altering side effect.

We are joined by Mike Lavea as he shares his battle with epilepsy, and how it effects his daily routines of life. And jess and share a lil about how life in quarantine with the kids has been. Hope you enjoy and feel free to share this with anyone you think might enjoy it.

We are joined by fellow Moody Mommy Cindy. We talk surprise pregnancy, a birth shock, having a one year old and a newborn, deciding to go for number 3 and getting your tubes tied! We also talk about what it was like having our first Drive by Birthday Parade back in April at the beginning of the pandemic. We learned so much in an hour and are so happy to share it with you. Leave us a comment, rate and review.  

Join us and our guest Macy as we dive into the details of her experience with her daughter's brachycephaly AKA "flat head syndrome". We get into what appointments look like, making the decision coping with what everyone has to say about it and more.

Being pregnant is so tough. Now imagine how it is for the ladies that don't get to be surrounded by the love they usually would get. We chat with our close friend about staying at home, what doctors appointments are like now, delivery plans and fears. We also get into struggles in having an active pregnancy, virtual baby showers, what she's feels she is missing out on and feeling under prepared She asked us her new mom questions as she is figuring out what baby essentials are needed for creating registries online only.

Dani the doula is back!  This time, with a baby on board. We learn so much including how she decided to become a surrogate, how she told her eight year old daughter, meeting the intended family, what doctors appointments look like and much more. We also talked about other options to consider before surrogacy. This episode was super informative and we know you will enjoy it. You can follow some of her journey on Instagram via @mamiamorbirth. You can also get more info about her birthing community @lafuentelb.    We recognize everyone's experience is different, we are sharing the experience of one very knowledeable friend.   Vanessa: 5 and 3 Jessica: 4 and 6 months 

Must listen for new moms and mommas to be!   This week we are joined by our fellow Moody Mommy, Gaby.  We chat about her and Vanessa's experience with Tongue ties and how it effects breastfeeding. We wanted to let you all know what it is and what the procedure is to correct it. The ladies faced struggle with latching which lead them to be more informed for their second chance. We also catch up on our "safe at home" activities and how we've been managing our sanity. We are staying at home for our podcast and recording through Skype.    Vanessa kids: 5 and 3 Jessica: 4 and 7 mos Gaby: 4 and 2 mos

After our month long break we are back! Of course we chat about the corona virus and how it's been affecting us. We also lighten up and chat tips on laundry for growing families, dealing with hand me downs, new baby must haves and diaper changing in public. We give a little peek into an upcoming topic and then end with an update on what Vanessa had to deal with when Zoey caught Hand foot mouth disease while Jessica met a new pediatrician. Over hearing about covid-19? skip to 19:00. Vanessa's Kids : 3 & 5 Jessica's Kids: 6 months and 4

We talk Kobe, what we're up to, coronavirus and we answer a listener question.   Vanessa: 5 and 3 years Jessica: 4 and 5 months

We are back for 2020 for a recap of what we have been up to. We chat about life changing events, worry about SIDS, hating our kids and more. 

Our first episode of 2020 we are back with part 2 of our chat with the ladies from Latinx Parenting. We discuss what non violence means in present tense and what the ladies are doing to help support the Latin community. Vanessa's kids: 5 and 3 Jessica's: 4 and pregnant

This week the women from Latinx Parenting tell us their origin story and why they started a community to help latin families change their narrative.

Moody Mommies Takeover!!! Every time we record an episode our little ones beg to get on the mics. They finally got their moment to shine on this weeks episode. We chat with them about what it's like to be a sister and what they are looking forward too.

On This Episode Jessica and Vanessa have guest speaker Nick Munoz from Mental health advocacy services on to discuss all things IEP. We get into to all the details on the proper steps to take to help your child get the assistance they may need, with an "Individual Education Plan". Listen in and let us know any thoughts you may have on this importantly and sometimes over looked parenting tool.  

Did you have the fear that you weren't going to make it home from the hospital to raise your baby? Listen in to hear about Jessica's labor story and how she was getting close to that reality.  

We both had some very big life events. One of us pregnant and the other planning a wedding. Listen in to get a little inside information in what it has been like for us the past couple months.

On this episode we talk with Nancy and Eric, creators of clothing brand MILF University, about creating a company that celebrates women and how they decided to start a business together as a married couple. We really enjoyed chatting with these two and learning about the support they continue to give each other.

This episode we are joined by the founder of Latina owned company Pureza Wellness. We are all hearing about CBD oil and it's benefits but Vanessa and I wanted to know more about it and how it actually helps. She clears up so much for us and we are so excited for her journey in breaking the stigma for her products.   Listen in for a special deal on her products for our moody mommies only!

Figuring out how we want to raise our children is sooo difficult and there are a million different ways to do it. We chat with Niki Woolsey about the benefits of positive parenting and how to incorporate it into our lives to support our children and not use fear based tactics. We truly hope that this episode resonates with you because we know we can all do better for our children by continuing to learn and add "more tools to our toolbox"   Niki mentions: Parenting With Love And Logic Book by Foster W. Cline and www.loveandlogic.com The 5 Love Languages of Children Book by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell and a seminar with Dr. Harvey Karp founder of www.happiestbaby.com/pages/dr-karp    

This week we get together with our cousin Olivia to talk about her experience with her son's allergies and the road they have taken to manage his symptoms. We also chat about prevention and our experience with our kids allergies as well as our own.   Let us know if you have had an allergy scares!