Milk & Mayhem Podcast

Episode 19 features Blake Erickson discussing the father's role in early attachment, practical fatherly advice for new dads, and how to support bonding without replacing the mother. Topics include hypnobirthing, emotional regulation, sleep strategies, and gear that helps dads connect, like the tactical baby carrier. Through personal stories about first date nights, moving with a newborn, and every...

Episode 18 of Milk and Mayhem explores why babies often cry more with mom, diving into co‑regulation, attachment, and emotional safety. Hosts share personal stories about nanny transitions, nesting updates, and practical strategies to help infants feel secure. This episode offers reassurance for parents, explains how babies check in with caregivers, and suggests gentle approaches for building trus...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson explore nervous-system awareness for moms feeling overstimulated and overwhelmed. They explain core concepts like window of tolerance, emotional granularity, cognitive reappraisal, self-soothing, co-regulation, and affect labeling. plus a list of common signs of dysregulation. The episode offers practical, easy-to-use strategies: breathing and grounding...

Episode 16 of Milk & Mayhem covers Newborn 101 with hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson, offering a clear, friendly guide to the first days and weeks with a newborn. Topics include the first 24 hours, meconium and diaper care, umbilical cord and delayed clamping, bathing and swaddling techniques, newborn sleep cues, breastfeeding basics and cluster feeding, introducing solids and watch...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson map the hero's journey onto motherhood, from the call to adventure of pregnancy through trials like breastfeeding, sleep struggles, identity shifts, and the return with new wisdom. They emphasize preparation, trusting intuition, seeking community, setting boundaries, and the biological brain changes that heighten maternal perception. The episode encourag...

Hosts Gabrielle and Adrianne share pregnancy updates, health scares, and candid reflections on postpartum burnout. They discuss finding a part-time nanny, restructuring schedules, and practical ways to protect mom time. The episode also covers realistic New Year’s resolutions for moms—habit stacking, quarterly check-ins, self-care rituals like exercise and journaling, and quick tips from Reddit on...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson introduce the Montessori method: its history, five core principles (respect for the child, the absorbent mind, prepared environment, freedom within limits, and practical life), and practical ways to set a child-centered home — floor beds, child-sized furniture, limited toys, observing more and directing less. The episode also includes personal updates: a...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson share pregnancy and baby updates, recount a redeemed Friendsgiving, and dive into nap trapping, carrier naps, and how to take up space during the holidays. They discuss the science and benefits of responsive care and contact naps, setting boundaries as priorities shift, changing relationships, and tease a Montessori-focused next episode. Social links: ht...

Hosts Gabrielle and Adrianne share candid holiday parenting stories: dealing with a baby's first cold, sleepless nights, and practical tips like boogie wipes, vapor rub, and humidifier care. They also discuss seasonal mood support, supplement vs. SSRI choices, fertility-tracking tech, pelvic floor care, and tease a deep dive into nap-trapping and taking up space next episode. Disclaimer: We did NO...

Welcome back, Mayhem Mommies! This week Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson walk through some of their final thoughts from their last episode. They chat about changing bodies and self-perception along with a brief introduction into baby-led weaning and some of their thoughts on their approach to child nutrition. This episode offers honest, down-to-earth advice to help expectant parents man...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson walk through their personal experiences with baby gear — what belonged on their registries, what sat unused, and practical tips for picking tools that actually help. They cover breast pumps and insurance, bottle cleaning, carriers and wraps, teethers, postpartum care, and sleep setups. This episode offers honest, down-to-earth advice to help expectant pa...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson ‘wing’ episode eight with candid updates on baby developmental leaps, a delayed sonogram, and the emotional thrill of finding a fetal heartbeat with a home Doppler. The conversation moves through mom meetups, holiday and parenting values, practical home remedies like grounding sheets and vitamin D, and honest takes on consumer products and medical studie...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson share candid pregnancy and parenting updates — from Gabrielle’s 18‑week sonogram anxiety and placenta questions to maternity fashion and strange pregnancy dreams. Adrianne breaks down her baby’s current Wonder Weeks leap, fussiness and separation awareness, and they both discuss postpartum isolation, work‑life shifts, community support, and real Reddit s...

In Episode 6 of the Mayhem Mommies podcast, the hosts wrap up their two-part series on breaking generational patterns and switch to a Halloween-themed palate cleanser. They share personal updates about pregnancy, sleep regressions, and baby brain, then dive into eerie parent stories from Reddit — including hacked baby monitors, children claiming past-life memories, and a ghost obsessed with a nurs...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson continue part two of their series on breaking generational patterns, discussing books like Hold On to Your Kids, Secure Attachment and The Nurture Revolution. They share personal experiences, practical strategies for responsive parenting, and the importance of prioritizing the parent–child relationship. The episode includes a clear overview of attachment...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson explore attachment theory and breaking generational patterns in parenting, drawing on books like Hold On to Your Kids, The Nurture Revolution, and The Discontented Baby. They discuss infancy, secure attachment, practical ways to reconnect with children, and the importance of self-care for parents. The episode also covers setting boundaries with grandpare...

Hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson share personal fertility and pregnancy experiences from the mind-body approach to stress, acupuncture, ovulation tracking, and preparing your body and relationship for conception. They also read Reddit stories about postpartum hallucinations, awkward questions, missing events while pregnant, and humorous breastfeeding moments, offering candid support and...

Hosts Gabrielle and Adrianne share candid pregnancy and postpartum experiences. covering birth stories, hypnobirthing techniques, breastfeeding struggles, and the emotional rollercoaster of new motherhood. They discuss practical stress-management tools (555 grounding, meditation), the importance of support, shifting identity into motherhood, and tips for preparing mentally and emotionally for birt...

In the premiere episode hosts Gabrielle Green and Adrianne Erickson introduce themselves, share their backgrounds and motherhood stages, and explain why they started the Milk and Mayhem Podcast to build a real, supportive community for new moms. They talk candidly about teething survival tips and remedies, juggling work and motherhood (including Adrianne's bookkeeping business, Dotted Eye Bookkeep...