In this week's episode, Em and Liz talk about how we feed the mouths we have to feed. Special topics include food intolerances, elimination diets, pumping, the formula shortage, and a little understood condition called D-Mer.

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In this week's episode, Em and Liz talk about the history, the stress and the joy that goes into making their child's birthdays special.

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We're back baby! Or should we say babies.

In this episode of the podcast, Em and Liz talk about transitioning from one child to two, birth order, and give an update on the turns their lives have taken since the last episode was recorded.

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Dube, R. (2018, April 23). Mom survey says: Three is the most stressful number of kids. Today. https://www.today.com/parents/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-t127551

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Joio, C. D. (2022, November 1). Why are people weird about only children? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/11/are-only-children-worse-off-kids-siblings/671955/

Lillehagen, M., & Isungset, M. A. (2020). New Partner, New Order? Multipartnered Fertility and Birth Order Effects on Educational Achievement. Demography, 57(5), 1625–1646. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48681345

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