things I WON'T be doing for baby #2

Am I giving birth anytime soon? Nope! Am I going to watch this entire thing? Yes 😁

your demeanour is SO calming. i love it

A tip for shifts- you have the right idea for baby #2! We have found it works really well for me to get up with the babies to breastfeed and let my husband sleep.. because him being well rested makes him so helpful during the day. I got to nap while baby napped, he would make me food, do things around the house, and then help with our older boy when we had baby #2. Then he would do some skin to skin for bonding. I know many people feel like the night time shifts should be shared, but this worked out really well for us!

from watching you a few years ago to now I love how much more comfortable and confident you are in front of the camera! It makes it feel like a big sister chat! hope everything goes smoothly this birth!!

26 year old mom of 3 here 👋 my biggest tip for doing feeding shifts is to either have hubby take baby for first shift of the night, immediately following a feed (usually around 8-9pm) and go to bed early for a couple/few hours, he can stay up with baby until 10/11 and then bring baby to you. Alternately, if you prefer to sleep in he can take baby immediately after a feed early in the morning, around 5/6 and you can sleep in a couple more hours! This makes it so you get a few good quality hours of sleep every night but you don’t have to pump! And he gets to sleep through the night while you handle feeds. That’s what has worked for us! Best of luck 🫶❤

The best thing I did my third trimester was prep muffins, pancakes, and bfast sandwiches to keep in the freezer. I was so sad when they ran out 😂 Praying for your delivery and postpartum ❤

My lactation consultant gave me a tip to cut out little squares of wax paper and to put them on after applying the nipple cream. This helped to keep the cream on you instead of just absorbing in your bra. This helped so much! Good luck with everything. You got this!

This video is so helpful! I want to make sure I'm prepared for baby but also I'm a minimalist so I don't want tons of baby clutter. Theses are great tips!

Thank you for posting, Jess!!! 22 weeks tomorrow with my first, and am starting to research alllll the things, so it’s nice to have your perspective! 🤍✨

this plan looks sooo good thus far, jess girl! i am so excited for you and your family on this next step of your journey. love you and be safe. you're in my prayers. <3

I definitely recommend the owlet.. when pregnant I didn’t really think about it and thought it was unnecessary but our little girl ended up being born premature so I asked around and the NICU nurses told us they are quite accurate.. once we did finally get to bring baby girl home it gave me such peace of mind, and honestly the ability to sleep well between feeds knowing that if something sinister were to occur, we would be notified immediately.. used for 10months and only alarmed once when she had RSV which we ended up needing hospital for anyway..

The owlet raised my anxiety even more because of false alarms when the sock would shift in their sleep. But we also had a nicu baby so the false alarms were extra triggering for me. Totally support people who enjoyed it and want to use it, just personally didn’t have a good experience with it.

I’m currently 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant with my first baby! Watching this gave me some reassurance on certain things ❤️ Praying for a healthy delivery 🙏

you’re amazing!! I always look forward to watching your videos! I hope everything goes well with your pregnancy🩷🩷

Hi, Jess! I really enjoyed your video. I’m a college student, I saw it upload earlier in the week when I was studying for finals. I saved it to watch for when I finished all of my classes and was moved out and back home. Thanks for helping me relax and do some self care after a busy semester❤ I appreciate what you have to share!

Loved that you kept changing backgrounds

Love love your vlogs!! Such great content and super helpful. Praying for you and a healthy baby💕

The number of times Jess repeated "hand-me-downs" is giving a gender reveal soft launch🤭

Loving these loooong vlogs! 💛💛

Hey out there in the States. Thank you a lot for all the positive vibes from you and your family. I am praying for you two and your children, and all the things you'll need during birth!