In our very first episode, Amy, Lauren, and Whitney introduce themselves (yes, Whitney flew in from Vegas for this) and tell the story of how a 911 call, a firefighter, and a Drake concert turned three strangers into a group chat. Then they get into how each of them became a mom.
Lauren's first was a happy surprise. Whitney spent months "shooting blind" before learning how ovulation actually works, then had a terrifying St. Patrick's Day scare that turned out to be implantation bleeding. And Amy shares something she's never told in full, not even to her family: two back-to-back miscarriages, the isolation of keeping it secret, and the research that led her to an undiagnosed thyroid issue and, ultimately, to becoming a mom.
Every journey looks different. Whatever yours is, you're not alone. Welcome to the group chat.
In this episode:
- 00:55 — Meet Amy: 13 years on YouTube and quitting her pharmacy job to create full time
- 04:50 — Meet Lauren: building a Tennessee seltzer company from the ground up with two little girls
- 08:16 — Meet Whitney: stay-at-home mom of two boys and a firefighter wife
- 12:47 — How we met: a febrile seizure, a 911 call, and a firefighter playing matchmaker
- 16:51 — The blind-date Drake concert
- 21:18 — Amy and Lauren: neighborhood park friends turned roommates, and what it's like to have a village
- 25:43 — "She does online stuff…" the OnlyFans mix-up
- 28:19 — How we became moms: Lauren's surprise
- 29:59 — Whitney on what health class never taught us about ovulation
- 36:31 — The St. Patrick's Day scare and implantation bleeding
- 39:08 — Whitney's second, and faking her pregnancy test reveal
- 43:09 — Amy: "I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom… now I am the rich man"
- 45:09 — Amy's first miscarriage and the decision to keep it secret
- 49:05 — The second loss
- 58:19 — Refusing to wait for a third: the book and doctor that changed everything
- 1:00:11 — The thyroid discovery
- 1:03:53 — Finally seeing a heartbeat
- 1:06:04 — Trying for baby #2 and dialing in thyroid meds
- 1:10:35 — Looking back: should she have told her family?
- 1:14:26 — Pulling back the curtain
Mentioned in this episode:
- Carrying to Term by Dr. Jordan Robertson, ND (Burlington, Ontario), the book Amy credits for finding her answers
The hosts share their personal experiences. Nothing in this episode is medical advice. Please talk to your own healthcare provider about your health and fertility.