Episode 36: Postpartum, Marriage and Intimacy with Randy George

Today we bring back a special guest, Jessie’s husband Randy, so that the couple can talk postpartum, marriage, and intimacy!

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Time Stamps:

0:55 – Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy is OPEN!

1:57 – Jessie introduces Randy

3:19 – The birth experience with baby #2: What did the whole situation feel like for Randy, and how did it compare to baby #1’s emergency c-section experience?

5:29 – What those first few days with a newborn felt like for Randy.

6:49 – When we got home, things got a little bit tricky with the newborn and silent reflux.

7:57 – Let’s talk about those first early weeks postpartum, managing that transition to two – toddler and newborn – on very little sleep.

11:02 – How has parental leave been for Randy?  

13:50 – The relationship shift with baby #1.

16:39 – What personal struggles has Randy had during the first 3 months of being a dad to 2?

18:26 – Listener Question #1: I would like to know if Randy feels, notices or “gets it” more this time around? And how does Jessie feel about this?

21:15 – Listener Question #2: How is Jessie and Randy’s marriage surviving?

23:27 – Talking resentment and the strategy to avoid it going forward!

29:06 – Listener Question #3: Does Randy have any strategies to not burn out between demanding toddler, caretaking and household?

30:52 – Listener Question #4: I would love to hear hear a real conversation regarding changes in intimacy/lack of or lots of sex and feelings from both of you around it.

36:37 – Listener Question #5: What should single kid families be prepared for before second kid comes along?

38:35 – Listener Question #6: What has been exceptionally better this time around, if anything?

43:03 – On the next episode of To Birth and Beyond…

43:33 – One last reminder that the Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy is open until October 22nd!