Stay ConnectedJoin Audrey and Bonnie, homeschooling moms to a combined total of 19 children, as they explore the joyfully chaotic side of motherhood including managing your own expectations and parenting intentionally.
Whether sharing tips for loving your body after pregnancy, setting personal goals amidst the chaos of childrearing or troubleshooting potty training, these experienced moms bring both wisdom and hilarity to motherhood.
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Are you one of the millions of moms who experiences Mom Guilt? If so, Bonnie and Audrey have packed this episode full of advice, tips, reassurances, and how to combat those internal and external voices that cause Mom Guilt.
Bonnie recommends: Girl Wash Your Face, Confronting the Myth of Self Esteem
Audrey recommends: Yoga with Adriene, Yoga for Self Doubt, Yoga for Insecurity, Yoga for Mood Swings, Head and Heart Reset, Let it Go Yoga Flow, Yoga for Depression, Yoga for Loneliness
Is there anything all moms need more than a good night's sleep? Bonnie and Audrey tackle the frustrating (and often polarizing) subject of how, where and when to get your kids to sleep!
We're sharing what the experts say about how much sleep each kid needs, as well as sleeping arrangements, tools for dealing with kids who need less sleep and more.
Join us in helping more moms get the rest they desperately need!
Show notes:
Amount of sleep needed for infants
Amount of sleep needed for kids
Bonnie's post on getting a baby to sleep through the night
Bonnie's post on calming a cranky baby
Audrey's tutorial for making a swaddle blanket
Bonnie's recommendation for Velcro sleep swaddles
Bonnie's recommendation for sleep sacks
We're back for part 2 of our pregnancy series! In this episode Bonnie and Audrey are talking about the 3rd trimester, preparing for birth and how to survive the postpartum days and weeks ahead. We'll talk about the good, the bad and the ugly, including Bonnie's hilarious post-partum story about bodily fluids.
Audrey's Maternity Sewing Guest episode (discussing prenatal anxiety)
Audrey's newborn capsule wardrobe
Bonnie's Book Recommendation: Gift of Giving Life
Audrey's Book Recommendation: The Vital Touch
The Outnumbered moms, Bonnie and Audrey have so much to say about pregnancy that this is part 1 of 2 episodes on the topic! In part 1 we cover pre-pregnancy days, and the first trimester and second trimester. You can be sure that with all the kids we have, we know quite a few things to help you get through these pregnancy days. From nausea to miscarriage, anxiety to cravings, exhaustion to weird things people say, we laugh our way through these topics in depth!
Show notes:
Audrey's recommended liquid prenatal vitamin
Bonnie's recommended gummy vitamins and liquid iron supplement
Bonnie's blog post about dealing with nausea
Bonnie's maternity clothing recommendations from H&M.
New baby on the way? In this episode we discuss so many ways to get your other child or children ready for the new baby. We cover preparing the former baby for the new baby, preparing older children for the new baby, preparing kids for when you are away giving birth, and preparing kids to attend a birth. This is a topic we're excited to share our knowledge and tips with you!
Show notes:
Audrey recommends the Welcome with Love book
Audrey recommends the Birth Into Being waterbirth video and the Gentle Birth Choices documentary
Today's episode is just the encouragement you need to let go of mom guilt, others' expectations of you and all your preconceived notions of what motherhood should look like. Join us as we explore the idea that both our strengths and our weaknesses are what make up the perfect mother for each of our kids. We're learning to embrace both the bad and the good in this mothering journey and accept ourselves along the way!
It may sound drastic, but have you ever wanted to quit being a mom and never look back? We have. It's not a fun or popular thing to admit but we want to make sure that any other moms out there who are struggling know they're not alone! Motherhood is a grueling, intense job and sometimes we just need a break. We'll share 5 tried and true tips for renewing yourself when motherhood has you up against the ropes.
Audrey's recommendation: The Live Free Creative Podcast
Bonnie's recommendation: Better Than Happy Podcast
Chores!!! Does any kid (or mom!) enjoy them? In this episode, we discuss 3 reasons WHY it's beneficial for kids to do chores. We also have helpful suggestions for age appropriate chores and a printable for you. Last of all we answer that burning question: money for chores or not?
Show notes:
Bonnie's DIY chore chart video.
FREE age appropriate chores printable
Outnumbered recommendations: Method All Purpose Surface Cleaner and Method All Purpose Lavendar Cleaner and Method Bathroom Cleaner
Welcome to Outnumbered! We're so glad you're here.
We're your hosts, Bonnie and Audrey and we're EACH moms to 8 children, and both expecting our 9th!
We run crazy, insane households but we really enjoy our callings as mothers and can't wait to help you better enjoy yours. With a combined total of 33 years of mothering experience, we're acutely aware of just how hard this job is, but also how equally valuable it is.
In other words, we're here to help you find the joy in the chaos of motherhood.
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