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Ep 5 The First Days After Birth — What Nobody Really Tells You

Episode Summary:

The first days after birth are intense, emotional, and nothing like the Instagram version.

Annika and Anjelli get honest about what those early days really looked like — the hospital stays, the pain, the sleepless nights, and the moments that caught them completely off guard.

In this episode:

What the first 24 hours felt like for each of them — C-section recovery vs. an unmedicated birth in a hotel-wing room

The golden hour: why that uninterrupted time matters so much

Triple feeding, tracking sheets, and setting alarms every 3 hours while sharing a room with another couple…

The skinny

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