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#15 - The 10 Things They Don’t Tell You About the Delivery Room

Meet The Holifields - August 03, 2017 08:18 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
People have been constantly asking Chris if he's planning on being in the delivery room during the birth. So let's discuss 10 things they don't tell you about the delivery room. http://www.gq.com/story/10-things-about-the-delivery-room Also, this week we were guests on Get Yourself Together pod...

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#14 - Should We Eat The Placenta?

Meet The Holifields - July 28, 2017 02:47 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Welcome to episode 14! We are 9 weeks away until baby girl is born and are we ready for her? We both still don't feel like we aren't. But Chris is slowly finding out that no parent ever feels ready.  On this episode Krissie wants to delve into the world of eating the placenta. What are the pros...

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#13 - Vasectomies are uncomfortable and all birth control sucks

Meet The Holifields - July 20, 2017 08:09 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Eric Tomorrow from the Mediocre Show calls and gives Chris advice about visiting doctors. We talk a little more about Vasectomies and Testosterone Cream. IUD horror stories: Krissie had a bad experience with the Merina IUD. Krissie also learned about Ablation & Partial Hysterectomies. A girl go...

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#12 - No more babies! Planning birth control.

Meet The Holifields - July 13, 2017 08:11 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
We discuss what to do when you're done making babies. Tubal Ligation or Vasectomy? Birth control pills, IUD options and so many more things are out there. Krissie also learns about the book "Turmoil in the Toybox" and is on a mission to learn more. Shit that didn't exist the last time I had a b...

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#11 - A Soon to be Dad's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Part 2

Meet The Holifields - July 06, 2017 10:09 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
More Soon to be a Dad Survival Tips! In this episode, we finish the second half of listener Nick's Soon to be Dad's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy and we discuss the nitty gritty of giving birth. Shit that didn't exist the last time I had a baby and if it did, I wouldn't buy it because it's stupid...

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#10 - A Soon to be Dad's Guide to Surviving Pregnancy Part 1

Meet The Holifields - June 29, 2017 06:07 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
A Soon to be Dad's Guide for Surviving Pregnancy. Our friend, Nick, wrote in and shared his advice for expectant fathers and how to cope with preparing for a new baby while also understanding how to live with a pregnant woman. We weighed in on our thoughts and feelings to this great dadvice. Shi...

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#9 - Mom Shaming

Meet The Holifields - June 23, 2017 07:57 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Let's face it. We've all mom shamed or been mom shamed. Not to mention dad shaming. In this episode, we try to dissect stories of parent shaming and tell all you parents out there, YOU DO YOU! You're doing a great job. Head on over to our website http://www.momandthenewdad.com for previous episo...

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#8 - Daddy Issues

Meet The Holifields - June 15, 2017 05:51 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Chris took Krissie to see Paula Abdul and New Kids on the Block! It didn’t suck! It’s almost Father’s Day, so we talk to our audience about advice for dads. Many of us don’t know how to parent, but a lot of us know how we wish we would have been parented. Shit that didn’t exist last time I had a...

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#7 - We Got Married!

Meet The Holifields - June 07, 2017 08:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
We have a lot to catch up on. We’re married! The bride and the groom give their individual point of view on wedding stress, their thoughts on how the wedding turned out and how to deal with kids on the wedding night. We also talk about our honeymoon, dental disasters, Las Vegas letdowns, and the ...

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#6 - A Disappointing Ultrasound

Meet The Holifields - May 11, 2017 04:54 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and moms to be! We made it to 20 weeks, and that means it’s ultrasound time! Unfortunately, it was not as exciting as we anticipated. It's so much simpler than we thought to get our marriage certificate. We ask the important questions, such as: Can pets tell whe...

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#5 - Naming Another Human

Meet The Holifields - May 04, 2017 06:28 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Welcome to episode 5 of Mom and The New Dad! On this episode of the podcast we find out how this podcast got its name. We talk about our upcoming wedding that is happening in a couple of weeks. We talk about possible baby names but the struggle we face with Krissies kids. We read some iTunes rev...

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#4 - Nesting

Meet The Holifields - April 27, 2017 06:49 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
We continue in episode 4 finding out that Krissie is starting to nest and has been spending way too much time on Pinterest trying to figure out ways to get the entire family organized. We discuss the "command center" that Krissie is setting up in the kitchen which include a calendar and chore cha...

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#3 - How Can Dads Feel Included in Pregnancy?

Meet The Holifields - April 22, 2017 09:22 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Sometimes I forget you’re pregnant. Why aren’t you eating more ice cream? Blended families are becoming more mainstream. How can dad’s feel included during a pregnancy? There are some interesting pregnancy simulators that we take a look at, like the FIBO bracelet and the Empathy Belly for expecta...

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#2 - Pregnancy Brain is Real

Meet The Holifields - April 22, 2017 09:18 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Today we tackle the difficulty of getting married while being pregnant. Pregnancy brain is real. Are women totally different people when they are pregnant? At what point can you be considered a dad? Baby’s suck your brains. Being pregnant sucks. What happened when we found out we were pregnant? A...

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#1 - Meet Mom and The New Dad

Meet The Holifields - April 22, 2017 09:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Meet Chris and Krissie. Krissie has 3 kids. Chris has a cat. These two are combining families and adding a new kid to the mix! This is their journey of blending families, adding to it and learning along the way. Do women worry about being as beautiful to their significant other after having a bab...

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