Better Relationships After Baby helps parents nurture their marriage and connection while navigating life with a little one. Hosted by Chelsea Skaggs, each episode delivers expert advice, relatable stories, and actionable tips to improve communication, reignite intimacy, and find balance in your new roles. Whether you're facing sleep deprivation, shifting priorities, or longing for a deeper bond, this podcast is your guide to building a stronger relationship after baby. Tune in to rediscover love and partnership in this wild season of your life as lovers and parents.
Motherhood Unlocked: Improving Identity and Relationship After Baby
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Better Relationships After Baby helps parents nurture their marriage and connection while navigating life with a little one. Hosted by Chelsea Skaggs, each episode delivers expert advice, relatable stories, and actionable tips to improve communication, reignite intimacy, and find balance in your new roles. Whether you're facing sleep deprivation, shifting priorities, or longing for a deeper bond, this podcast is your guide to building a stronger relationship after baby. Tune in to rediscover love and partnership in this wild season of your life as lovers and parents.
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Recent Episodes
July 29, 2026
Visitors After Baby: Setting Boundaries Without Starting a Family War
<p>Everyone is excited to meet the baby, but that does not mean your first days postpartum need to become a public baby reveal.</p><p>In this episode, Chelsea talks about how expecting couples can decide when to welcome visitors, distinguish genuine support from added work, and communicate postpartum boundaries without blaming one another or turning one partner into the family “bad guy.”</p><p>You’ll learn why even loving visitors can feel unexpectedly overwhelming after birth, how to think beyond rigid rules about when family should visit, and what you and your partner should discuss before making promises about your postpartum season.</p><p>Chelsea also shares a simple formula for communicating boundaries clearly and kindly:</p><p><strong>Warmth + decision + next step</strong></p><p>For example:</p><p>“We know you’re excited, and we’re excited for you to meet the baby. We’re not committing to visits during the first week. We’ll reach out once we know how recovery is going.”</p><p>Later in the episode, Chelsea reflects on approaching ten years of motherhood and shares some of the things that surprised her most about birth, postpartum recovery, hormones, asking for help, feeling touched out, and experiencing resentment toward her partner.</p><ul><li><p>Why postpartum visits can become more stressful than expected</p></li><li><p>The difference between a visitor and a genuine helper</p></li><li><p>Why good intentions do not automatically make a visit supportive</p></li><li><p>How to decide when family should meet the baby</p></li><li><p>Hospital visitors versus visitors at home</p></li><li><p>Protecting physical recovery, feeding, rest, and bonding</p></li><li><p>Why you should avoid promising access before you know what recovery will require</p></li><li><p>How partners can communicate boundaries to their own families</p></li><li><p>Why couples should use “we decided” language</p></li><li><p>What to say when relatives are disappointed or push back</p></li><li><p>How unclear family boundaries can create resentment between partners</p></li><li><p>What Chelsea wishes she had known before becoming a mother</p></li><li><p>The connection between receiving help, nervous-system regulation, and relationship health</p></li></ul><p>Instead of beginning with, “Who is allowed to visit?” ask:</p><p><strong>What kind of support will help our new family feel safe, cared for, and able to recover?</strong></p><p>That question can help you make decisions based on your actual needs rather than guilt, family expectations, or pressure to keep everyone happy.</p><p><strong>The Postpartum Visitor Plan</strong></p><p>Download the guide with reflection questions, visitor-planning prompts, and communication scripts for setting expectations with family.</p><p><a href="https://www.postpartumtogether.com/store/p/boundaries" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.postpartumtogether.com/store/p/boundaries</a></p><p><strong>Peri bottle for postpartum recovery</strong></p><p>Chelsea mentioned how helpful a peri bottle can be during the first days of physical recovery after birth.</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4wt1upC" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://amzn.to/4wt1upC</a></p><p><strong>Prep for Us</strong></p><p>Prep for Us is Chelsea’s six-week relationship-preparation program for expecting couples. It helps partners strengthen communication, understand their stress responses, share the invisible work, clarify expectations, and enter parenthood as a stronger team.</p><p><a href="https://www.postpartumtogether.com/prepare-relationship-before-baby" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Prep for Us: How to Prepare Your Relationship for a Baby | Postpartum Together</a></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:chelsea@postpartumtogether.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">chelsea@postpartumtogether.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <strong>@postpartumtogether</strong></p><p>Website: <a href="http://www.postpartumtogether.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.postpartumtogether.com</a></p><p>Your relatives are allowed to feel disappointed by your boundaries.</p><p>Your responsibility is not to create a postpartum experience where no one ever feels left out. Your responsibility is to protect recovery, build trust between the two of you, and create enough room to meet your baby without immediately becoming responsible for everyone else’s expectations.</p><p><br /></p>
July 22, 2026
Do You Really Need a Doula? Cost, Benefits, and What They Actually Do
<p>Do you really need a doula (and what do they actually do?)</p><p>In this episode, Chelsea breaks down the practical, emotional, and relational role of a birth doula. You’ll learn how doulas support labor, what they do not do, how much they commonly cost, when payment is usually due, and when hiring one may be especially helpful.</p><p>Chelsea also explains the deeper reason doulas can matter: birth was never historically something couples were expected to navigate entirely alone. A doula can bring experienced, nonmedical support into the room while helping your partner feel more confident and less responsible for carrying everything.</p><p>Inside this episode:</p><p>• What a birth doula does<br>• The difference between a doula, midwife, OB, and nurse<br>• Common doula costs and payment timelines<br>• When insurance, Medicaid, or HSA/FSA funds may apply<br>• Situations where a doula may be especially useful<br>• How doulas support both the birthing person and partner<br>• Why a doula does not replace your partner<br>• Questions to ask when interviewing a doula<br>• Where to search for doulas in your area<br>• How birth support can protect connection during a stressful experience</p><p>A doula cannot guarantee a certain kind of birth, but they can help you feel more informed, supported, and grounded as plans unfold.</p><p>This episode also explores how preparing for birth is connected to preparing your relationship. Inside Prep for Us, expecting couples learn how to communicate under stress, clarify support needs, share responsibility, and enter parenthood as a stronger team.</p><p>Check out the related blog post here (including an easy download of questions to ask when choosing a doula). </p><p>www.postpartumtogether.com/blog/do-you-really-need-a-doula</p>
July 16, 2026
What Classes Should First-Time Parents Actually Take?
<p><u><strong>What classes should first-time parents actually take before the baby arrives?</strong></u></p><p>In this episode, Chelsea breaks down the most common options, including hospital childbirth classes, Lamaze, HypnoBirthing, the Bradley Method, infant CPR, breastfeeding education, lactation support, and newborn-care classes.</p><p>You’ll hear how to decide which classes are worth your time, what hospital-based classes may leave out, and why finding a lactation professional before birth can make those early feeding days much easier.</p><p>Chelsea also names the class most couples never think to take: preparation for the relationship transition.</p><p>Because couples can spend hours learning how to swaddle a baby and almost no time learning how to handle the 3 a.m. disagreement about whose turn it is.</p><p>This episode will help expecting parents prepare not only for birth and newborn care, but also for communication, mental load, stress, roles, and becoming parents as a team.</p><p>Topics include:</p><p>• Best classes for first-time parents<br>• Hospital birth classes vs. independent birth education<br>• Lamaze, HypnoBirthing, and the Bradley Method<br>• Infant CPR and newborn-care classes<br>• Prenatal breastfeeding and lactation support<br>• Preparing your relationship before baby<br>• Dividing responsibilities after birth<br>• Communication and mental load for new parents</p><p><a href="https://www.postpartumtogether.com/prepare-relationship-before-baby" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Prep for Us </a>helps expecting couples prepare for the relationship transition into parenthood so they can communicate clearly, share the load, and stay connected after the baby arrives.</p><p><a href="https://www.postpartumtogether.com/prepare-relationship-before-baby">Prep for Us: How to Prepare Your Relationship for a Baby | Postpartum Together</a></p>
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