This week, we’re talking about TIME MANAGEMENT. We discuss the differences in the day during maternity leave and in going back to work, the work day while pregnant, and whether or not you control your time. How does Kate feel about how time is moving during each trimester, and how does Claire feel about how quickly Rodney is changing? And what tool does Joe recommend (or maybe not) for managing time?

Weekly Plugs:

Opal Apples

Bedtime

Passion Planner

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

This week, we’re traveling back in time to Kate’s BIRTHDAY (a week and a half ago). We discuss birthday traditions, birthday memories, and we of course bring it back to the most important birthday of all, our actual BIRTH DATES and the birth dates of babies worldwide. Did everything go according to plan? How did we cruise into the world? And what do we remember from our very first day of existence?

Weekly Plugs:

Babymoons

Frozen Pineapple

Universal Bassinet / Stroller Sun Shade and Mosquito Net

Bubbles

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

This week on Whatcha Expecting? Kate and Claire discuss MOTHER’S DAY. They chat about their memories of Mother’s Day growing up – flower sales, divorced parents, and the quest for the perfect gift. They discuss fraught connections to the holiday, from childhood experiences to their relationships to it now. They imagine what Mother’s Day might hold for them in the future, and stumble upon a particular New York food insight that Claire discovers her (apparently profound) ignorance of. They share this week’s Highly Original Anxieties, and close out by plugging their own podcast – truly the perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Weekly Plugs:

Bananas

Whatcha Expecting?

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Joe Leonardo - Audio Engineer

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

Kate and Claire commiserate over the stress of crafting one's BABY SHOWER REGISTRY. When should you create one? What should you add to your registry? What should you skip? It's information overload between articles, well-intentioned aunties and TikToks – all offering up competing opinions. Then they zoom out to share who they go to for motherhood advice beyond just baby registry goodies!

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

This week on Whatcha Expecting? Kate and Claire discuss MOM BRAIN. After reviewing some prime listener feedback, they chat about forgetfulness in pregnancy and new motherhood. They discuss what it means to inhabit a “mom brain” and when (or if) they’ve started to feel like a mom. They share this week’s Highly Original Anxieties, one of which is truly, well, highly original.

"The Mom Brain Phenomenon: Blasting the Myth of the Perfect Mom"

Weekly Plugs:

Raspberries

Baby Bjorns

Jeep Travel Strollers

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

*CW: body image issues related to weight changes, eating disorders, hair loss.

This week on Whatcha Expecting? Kate and Claire discuss GROWTH SPURTS. They chat about the fascinating body metrics of a 2 month old as well as the yoga position Kate’s fetus seems to be fond of. They’ll also talk about their own changing bodies – which they’re immensely proud of from a feminist perspective – but not always comfortable in!

Weekly Plugs:

• Town Shop: in the Upper West Side for your bra needs!
• Ergo Baby 360 on the pricier side, but Claire chose this one since you can use it beginning at 7 pounds all the way up to 45 pounds.
• Licenders: Kate and Claire would like to specify that neither of them have lice.

Gap Maternity Clothing

Old Navy Maternity Clothing

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

In the second episode of Whatcha Expecting? Kate and Claire discuss CRAVINGS AND AVERSIONS. They share stories of the foods — and lives — they most dream of. They swap stories (and occasional judgments) of the foods and futures they fear for their children and for themselves. Finally, they exchange their Highly Original Anxieties of the week.

Tickets here to Kate’s musical, Pages Behind, at The New Media Theatre in Media, PA on April 11th.

NYC Motherhood & Family Photographer: @monaandcophotography

BabySparks App

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro

Editing, recording, post production and dad insights by Joe Leonardo.

Music by Christopher Morucci.

Episode 1 is out now!

When a notoriously unprepared new mom and her chronically overprepared pregnant friend love each other very much, they make a podcast!

Each Thursday, longtime friends Kate Herzlin and Claire Tadokoro discuss various aspects of pregnancy and new parenthood. They’ll chat about cravings and aversions, they’ll grapple with their identities, and they’ll tell a joke or two to offset the terror of their existential fears!

With a big sister/little sister dynamic, their philosophies (or lack thereof) may differ when it comes to this huge life chapter, but they’re in it to judge each other – they mean, in it together!

Kate’s Instagram: @KateHerzlin

Claire’s Instagram: @ClaireTadokoro