Category: Motherhood
Laura & Sal Ep. 10 – Doubling down for twins
When Laura and Sal found out they were pregnant, they were happy that they could reuse a lot of Aria's old baby items and wouldn't have to buy too many new things. But when they found out they were expecting...
Laura & Sal Ep. 12 – Breastfeeding a toddler through a twin pregnancy
Laura is a postpartum doula, so she knows what to look for when breastfeeding. Although she is in new territory with breastfeeding twins, she talks about her faith in her body and her confidence in being able to exclusively breastfeed...
Laura & Sal Ep. 13 – Postpartum means lady pads in the freezer
Postpartum is often tougher than the actual pregnancy, what with taking care of a newborn and healing from giving birth. Laura went through a difficult postpartum period with her first which has now prepared her for the twins! Watch Sal...
Laura & Sal Ep. 14 – Part 1 birth story: A failed induction
There are risks attached to a late term birth with twins so Laura and Sal, now over 39 weeks pregnant with twins, decide to go in for an induction. After 8 hours of laboring, Laura is only 4 centimeters dilated....
Laura & Sal Ep. 15 – Part 2 birth story: Twins! 7 pounds a piece
Even though the induction was ineffective in dilating the cervix, it did put Laura into labor. She and Sal made their second trip to the hospital after her water broke at home in the middle of the night. The birth...
Laura & Sal Ep. 16 – My baby aspirated what when she was born?
When Laura's water broke, she noticed tints of green in it which she recognized as something called meconium. After the birth of her twins, they found out that twin A, their baby girl Willow, had aspirated some of the meconium....
Laura & Sal Ep. 17 – When our children met for the first time
Laura and Sal talk about the different approaches they tried to help their 3 year old, Aria, transition from being a single child to an older sister. While jealousy is a natural reaction, they wanted to make sure that the...
Laura & Sal Ep. 18 – How our twins ended up with identical names
Willow and Luca may not be identical twins, but their names have more in common than one might think. New twin parents, Laura and Sal, have their differences when it comes to baby names, but they ended up with two...
Laura & Sal Ep. 19 – Why I decided to take placenta pills
Encapsulating placenta has it's benefits. Laura's twins, Willow and Luca, are di/di twins which means they each had their own placenta. Having encapsulated both separately, Laura talks about how taking placenta pills has benefited her during the postpartum period with...
Laura & Sal Ep. 21 – Nobody talks about the difficulties of weaning a toddler
Through her twin pregnancy and now during postpartum, Laura has had a continuing challenge: weaning her 3-year old, Aria. She thought Aria would wean naturally and it would run it's course midway through the pregnancy. While that did seem like...