The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby
My sisters-in-law on 2nd trimester, mom rage & switching husbands
Wed, 28 May 2025
Abby is joined by her sisters-in-law Addy and Abigail (yes, two Abbys!) to answer your questions about pregnancy, marriage, and motherhood. From handling mom rage to deciding when to share pregnancy news—and even which husband they’d swap with for a day—nothing’s off limits in this honest and hilarious Q&A. This episode is sponsored by Acorns, Zocdoc & Cash App. Acorns: Sign up now at https://acorns.com/unplanned or download the Acorns app! Zocdoc: Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://Zocdoc.com/UNPLANNED to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Cash App: Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/kssum24w #CashAppPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are the unexpected aspects of pregnancy?
Ja, das ist ein guter.
Und dann hilft es deinem Mann, sich zu kompartmentieren. Ja. Oder sich durchzudenken. Okay, vielleicht wäre das ein guter Zeitpunkt. Was müssen wir tun?
Anstatt an die Logistik zu beginnen, was wir tun müssen, ist es so, wann wollen wir fertig sein? Und dann zurückgehen. Ja. Für die Jungs vielleicht, um ihr Gehirn wiederzuarbeiten. Ja. Ja.
Hilf ihnen, sie zu verändern. think into the future a little bit or also like if you're like okay you're not ready right now like what is your expected timeline because if he's like maybe by the end of the year then you're like okay well I can wait till then like you know things like that my mother-in-law feels like she lost a son not gained a daughter advice navigating difficult in-laws
Oh, das ist traurig. Ich würde sagen, meine Perspektive auf das hat sich verändert, seit ich Söhne habe. Ich bin so, Matt, nenn deine Mutter. Weil er wirklich gut ist, mit seinen Eltern in gutem Kontakt zu bleiben. Aber ich bin so, Matt, es ist eigentlich nicht das Beste, weil Söhne, ich fühle mich, das ist natürlich, generell gesprochen, in viel näherer Kontakt mit ihren Eltern als Söhne.
Und es ist so, okay, also, A mom of all boys, like our mother-in-law, I'm like, give Teresa a call. I'm like starting to see this. I knew that. I thought about that before, but now being like, it feels so personal to me. Please. But that's really hard. I don't know. What do you guys think?
I would say on my end, like really just trying to have a good relationship with your mother-in-law and spend time individually with her.
could be helpful in that area because i feel like your family is really close like you and your mom are really close blake and your mom are very close i never had any like issues in that aspect but i also like me and your mom would go to brunch or like we would do things on our own to where i also feel like she's now also just like a bonus mom in my life and she might also feel like i mean she does that she feels like you're one of her daughters too and so i feel like
sometimes it might feel awkward to like do things individually with your in-laws or your mother-in-law but that might be helpful in those areas yeah like maybe having a relationship with your mother-in-law outside of you as a couple just like you woman to woman having a relationship yeah if she's open to that
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Chapter 2: How to handle mom rage effectively?
No, I think that's also really good for someone who is at home a lot and is with their kids.
all the time too and like balancing those expectations for yourself when part of what you do is doing the laundry and stuff like that but giving yourself a break from that even yeah is good thank you to cash app for sponsoring this portion of today's episode abby when you pay people back with cash app do you pay them like with the exact sense or do you like to just like round up
No, I do the exact sense. You do? If I know it. Like if we like are splitting something, then I don't want to pay like less than my part. Do you round up?
It depends. Like now I'll round up to the nearest dollar, but in college I would always put it to the exact.
Wait, does this make me look kind of cheap then?
Well, as long as you're paying your portion, I think you're good.
I just feel like that's the benefit of Cash App. If I only had cash, then I would have to round up or down. But like Cash App, you can like be specific about it. Rounding up kind of feels like flexing on somebody. It's like, let's just keep it fair.
Das ist wahr. Vielleicht muss ich auf die Leute einsteigen. Ich habe mich auf den nahesten Dollar gewandert. Es sollte einfach sein, Geld zu verdienen. Und deshalb gibt es CashApp. Es ist schnell, sicher und ehrlich gesagt, viel personalisierter als andere Apps.
Sieh, das ist, was ich mache. Ich personalisiere meinen Profit.
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Chapter 5: What should you consider when deciding to have a baby?
after the fact that you already did or to make sure that you don't? That's a good question.
Exercise. That is the biggest thing. Get that rage out. Get that rage out of there. Lift some heavy weights.
Does that mean towards your kid or just the fact that your mom and the emotions of it? I wasn't thinking about towards your kid. Or towards your husband? Is it kind of like pregnancy rage?
I was thinking of pregnancy rage.
Okay.
Which seems to always be geared at the husband.
Yeah, unfortunately.
Mom rage. Maybe I don't know what mom rage is. Google mom rage. Well, maybe it's when you're mad at your kids.
An intense, overwhelming anger that mothers can experience often in response to the demands and pressures of motherhood. It's more than just irritability. It's a feeling of being pushed to a breaking point.
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