Motherhood In Between

This third pregnancy feels different, and a lot of that is in a good way. No food aversions to eggs or meat, less severe nausea, and far better tolerance overall compared to her first two pregnancies. But it's not all smooth sailing. In this episode, Lauran gets honest about what changed, what didn't, and what she actually did in the months leading up to trying to conceive that she believes made t...

You know your child's shoe size. You know when their next dentist appointment is. You know which kid likes the blue cup and which one likes the pink cup with flowers on it. You know it all, and you're carrying every bit of it while making breakfast and trying to remember why you walked into the laundry room in the first place. If you've ever wondered why you're still so exhausted two, three, four...

Things will feel better when the baby is sleeping. I'll feel better when I'm done breastfeeding. I'll finally enjoy life again when I lose the weight. If you've ever caught yourself living in a string of "I'll feel better when..." moments, this episode is for you. Lauran gets personal about her own survival mode spiral, a tearful dressing room breakdown on her anniversary trip, and the moment she...

You finally made the appointment. You sat in that crinkly paper gown and told your doctor everything, the exhaustion, the brain fog, the hair still falling out a year later, the anxiety that crept in after the baby. They ordered the labs. And a few days later you got the call: everything looks normal. If that moment felt worse than getting a real answer, this episode is for you. Lauran breaks down...

Lauran has mentioned mineral mocktails in every episode so far and in this one, she finally does the full deep dive. If you've been wondering what actually goes in a mineral mocktail, why it works, and how to start, this is the episode for you. She breaks down why minerals are foundational to your energy, hormones, fertility, mood, sleep, and metabolism, and why so many moms are running on empty w...

If you have a baby and you want more, this episode is for you! In this first episode, Lauran introduces the season that so many moms are living in but nobody has really named: the in between. That stretch of time after one baby and before the next, where your body is still recovering, your identity is still shifting, and you are just trying to figure out how to feel like yourself again. Lauran sha...

If you have ever thought "I want another baby but I am not sure my body is ready," this episode is going to be exactly what you needed to hear. In this episode, Lauran shares her own experience going into her second pregnancy more depleted than she realized, and why she believes so much of how sick and exhausted she felt was directly tied to not being fully replenished from her first. She also bre...

If you have been wondering whether the exhaustion, brain fog, hair shedding, mom rage, and just general feeling of being off is normal, this episode is for you. In this episode, Lauran breaks down what is actually happening in your body during the in between season and why so many moms are dealing with true physiological depletion that goes way beyond broken sleep. She covers why standard lab work...

Show intro for the Motherhood In Between Podcast, hosted by Lauran Saunders.