Call Your Mom Friends

Motherhood: the only job where your boss leaks on you, screams at you, and still gets all your heart. In this  Call Waiting  mini-episode,  Amey (IBCLC) and Lauren (labor nurse) unpack a raw and honest voicemail from a new mom navigating the messy magic of postpartum life. From second-degree tears that feel like a Brillo pad scrub, to boobs that leak on their own schedule, to the bittersweet reali...

Remember when parenting in the 90s meant Slap bracelets, Beanie Babies, and VHS rentals from Blockbuster? In this episode of Call Your Mom Friends , Amey  (IBCLC),  Lauren  (labor nurse), and  Charity (bodyworker) rewind the cassette tape of childhood and motherhood to explore what it was really like to grow up—and parent—during the most transitional decade yet. From the carefree "be home when the...

Parenting isn't a sprint—it's a snack-fueled negotiation.  Ever traded a cookie for cooperation or dangled a Pokémon card just to survive the grocery store? You're in good company, mama. In this Call Waiting mini-episode, Amey  (IBCLC),  Lauren  (labor nurse), and  Charity (bodyworker) pick up a few listener voicemails who share what they've resorted to in parenting despair.  We're diving into rea...

✨ Remember when breastfeeding in public was scandalous but Blockbuster late fees were totally normal? That's right we're heading to the 90s. In this episode of Call Your Mom Friends , Amey (IBCLC), Lauren (labor nurse), and Charity (bodyworker) rewind to the rollercoaster of birth and breastfeeding in the 1990s. Think the 90s were all boy bands and Beanie Babies? Try growing rates of intervention...

Tired eyes, full heart, messy bun, CAN'T LOSE—welcome to the season you're in. In this Call Waiting mini-episode, Amey  (IBCLC),  Lauren  (labor nurse), and  Charity (bodyworker) dive into the ever-changing seasons of motherhood with a caller—because everything truly is just a season. From sleepless nights to joyful milestones, Charity, Lauren, and Amey remind us that while the days may feel long,...

Were you one of those kids who was tossed a Capri Sun and told to "be home when the streetlights come on"? If so, you already know parenting in the 80s was a different world—equal parts freedom and firm discipline. In this episode of Call Your Mom Friends , Amey  (IBCLC),  Lauren  (labor nurse), and  Charity (bodyworker) rewind to a decade of free-range childhoods, spanking, and food trends that w...

In this Call Waiting mini-episode, Amey (IBCLC), Lauren (labor nurse), and Charity (bodyworker) pick up a listener voicemail about how a new baby can resurface old emotions and trauma—even when you thought therapy had "closed the box." We're breaking down postpartum mental health screenings (like the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Perinatal Anxiety Screen), sharing what actually happens...

Ever wonder what birth was really like in the 80s? Spoiler : it wasn't like the movies. From routine episiotomies to the first IBCLCs , we're unpacking the myths, the milestones, and why your support team still matters. This week your mom friends are swapping highs and lows (because let's be real—motherhood always delivers both!) before rewinding to the 1980s version of birth . Think "clean babies...

What if the best parenting manual is actually your intuition ? In this Call Your Mom Friends "Call Waiting" episode, we listen to a heartfelt message from Alexis that feels like a mini TED Talk for moms everywhere. Her encouragement sparks a rich conversation about giving yourself grace, trusting your instincts, and realizing you don't need all the fancy gadgets to be a good mom. Lauren, Amey, and...

What did parenting really look like in the 1970s? Spoiler: no car seats, SpaghettiOs for dinner, and yes—smoking in the delivery room. In this episode of Call Your Mom Friends , Charity, Lauren, and Amey swap highs and lows of the week before diving deep into the fascinating, funny, and downright shocking parenting norms of the 70s. We chat about legendary midwife Ina May Gaskin and her work at Th...

In this Call Waiting episode of Call Your Mom Friends , we answer a call from Kelsey, a mom who believes hospital nurses need more training to better support new moms with breastfeeding. Sounds reasonable, right? But here's the twist — we play devil's advocate and explore why prenatal breastfeeding education before delivery might actually be more effective (and realistic) than waiting until you're...

Welcome back to Call Your Mom Friends , the motherhood podcast where we blend hilarious mom stories with honest conversations about birth, postpartum, and parenting. In this episode, we dive into birth history —from the dark era of Twilight Sleep in the 1950s, to the overly medicalized hospital births of the 1970s, to how those experiences still echo in our own motherhood journeys today. You'll he...

Welcome to the very first episode of Call Your Mom Friends , a motherhood podcast created for moms who crave honest conversations, relatable birth stories, and postpartum support. In this episode, Amey, Charity, and Lauren share how their friendship began, why they started this podcast, and the real-life motherhood moments that bonded them—awkward, funny, and everything in between. You'll hear: Hi...

Motherhood can feel a little chaotic...sometimes we're smiling, laughing, and the next minute finding a closet to cry in. It doesn't really make sense half the time, but here we are. This is Call Your Mom Friends- where we have moms on the mic, experts on deck , and we're talking about- behind the scenes social media isn't sharing.  From parenting struggles, to things we're all afraid to talk abou...