S5 Ep8: Tales from the Crib
Happy Halloween Mamas!! Gather round if you dare. This episode features some of our most hair raising moments as mothers. Snakes ! Rats! Pumpkin spice candles! We’ve got it all.... if you’re brave enough to take a listen. Muahahahaha (evil laugh).
45m Oct 31, 2019
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S5 Ep7: Nail Biters.
Do you have an anxious kid? A nail biter, a bed wetter, a kid who can’t sleep, who struggles with a change to her surroundings or schedule ? How do you cope and what do you do? This week we talk about how much we worry about our kids worries and how much their anxiety stresses us out. As usual we have more questions than answers. And chrissy shares the most magical fail we have ever heard.
41m Oct 24, 2019
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S5 Ep6: GASPING FOR HAIR!
Gasping for Hair. This week’s eps is all about your kid’s hair. Was your baby born with a full head of hair? Bald? Did she grow a toddler mullet?! Does she have the same hair as you? Has she ever cut it herself? Have you?? Does she let you wash or style it? And dude, WHAT .ABOUT. LICE!?! Listen in and help us out. Kate hasn’t brushed mavis’s hair since 2017 and there might be something nesti...
39m Oct 17, 2019
39m
S5 Ep5: What's Your Favorite Age?
When it comes to raising kids, what’s your favorite age? A snoozy (or screaming?!) newborn? A sleep-trained and smiley 9-month old? Elementary school? Or for those of us at this shit too long, is it tweens or teens?! Or will you be like us, blaming this mess on a “difficult phase” til 2030 and just waiting on the promise of a favorite stage round the next bend 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ This week we weigh up the...
40m Oct 10, 2019
40m
S5 Ep4: Standing Up for Your Kid .
Hey mamas. How do you feel watching your kids struggle to overcome challenges? How do you know if they’re just frustrated or if they’re truly scared? Should you intervene and help them, or encourage from the sidelines while they work it out? You can’t learn how to ride a bike without falling off a couple times, right? But then what if you break a leg and never get back on😬🤷🏻‍♀️ This week we ta...
41m Oct 03, 2019
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S5 Ep3: Picture Day !
Hey momarades! This week we are talking about School Picture Day. Do you plan your kid’s lewk and order 72 wallet sizes for everyone you know? Do you let your kid style herself and cherish the authentic moment she is capturing? Or did you fucking forget it’s picture day again and send your kid to school in the shirt she wore yesterday, hair that was washed a week ago and then mean to order prin...
38m Sep 26, 2019
38m
Trailer for THE MOTHER LOAD Podcast
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4m Sep 26, 2019
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S5 Ep2: The Witching Hour
Moms, it’s finally 5pm. It’s been a long day, you’ve worked hard. Lets unwind and head to the Witching Hour shall we!? Oh, what’s the the witching hour? Well it’s *just like * happy hour except that instead of beer and LOLs with your friends, it’s inconsolable crying with your baby, mind numbing exhaustion, uncooked food and no end in sight! Yes, this week we dig in to the darkest time of day:...
43m Sep 19, 2019
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S5 Ep1: Season 5 Premiere ! Have We Become Our Parents ?!?!?!?!?!?!??
Welcome back mamas!! We missed you! We hope that you all had wonderful summers. And if you spent 768 hours preparing to take your kids to the beach only to have them bug you for a snack / a shit /a nap /the iPad as soon as you lathered the reef-safe sunscreen on, WE.FEEL.YOU. This week we ask : are we turning into our parents. GULP. Are we making the same mistakes they did, or making our ow...
45m Sep 12, 2019
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S1 Ep71: Speed Aging !
Me gazing at a photo: Can you believe that was only 2 years ago?!? It feels like a life time ago! She was so young!!! And so cute! She’s grown so much, she’s so much bigger now! I miss that phase! My husband: Oh you lookin at pics of the kids ? Me: Nope. Pics OF MYSELF BEFORE I BEGAN TO SPEED AGE!!!! Seriously WTF. This week we celebrate turning 100 episodes, by discussing how we were j...
50m Jun 27, 2019
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S1 Ep70: WINE NOT ?!
Wine not ?? Pour yourself a refill and listen up. This week we are talking about moms + booze. Do we need it /earn it /deserve it as overwhelmed women looking to take the edge of during our kids’ live-stream, real-time paw patrol plot breakdown, or is something darker going on? And Kate drops some Claritin Jr and gets CRAZY.
40m Jun 20, 2019
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S1 Ep69: Oh yea, Father's Day !
Shout out to the father's out there !
6m Jun 14, 2019
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S1 Ep68: Do it Yourself, Kid !
You know how we lie awake at night and worry that we’re not doing enough for our kids? This week we discuss an alternate truth: we’re doing *way too much* for them. From chores to homework to relationships to activities, are we making this whole childhood gig too easy for them instead of preparing them for the shit show of adulthood?!? As always : it turns out we are doing it wrong. 🙄 and Sa...
36m Jun 13, 2019
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S1 Ep67: iParent
This week we are talking about the tech we can’t live without. We use one app to get around, one to shop, another to shop, one to budget, one to sleep, one to get odd jobs done, one to shop, one to make friends, one to stalk friends, one to shop, and then one to sleep cuz wow all that convenience was stressful af. And so many fails!
40m Jun 06, 2019
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S1 Ep66: Husband Self Care
There are just not enough hours in the day for family, career, rest, relaxation, a 5mile run, hobbies, health, a spin on the stationary bike, therapy, surfing, a chiropractic adjustment, the game, a hot shower, a smoothie, and a score at an estate sale. Unless...unless you’re our husbands. This week we are talking about husband self care. How do these wizards conjure the time for all this gui...
42m May 30, 2019
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S1 Ep65: Car Talk
Join us for a ride in our disgusting, trashed, vomit-stained, goldfish dust, coffee -cup car nightmares. This week we are talking about our cars after kids. Just like our bodies, our brains, our houses, and our sanity: they’re garbage now. We may be the ones behind the wheel, but these kids are driving us f*ckin crazy. And Sarah fills us in on how Wednesday is doing. We know you’re on the edge...
34m May 23, 2019
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S1 Ep64: Just Say No !
Work, kids, partners, parties, school plays, sports, PTA, recitals, field trips, how much more can you fit on your plate mama? Do you ever say no when you know you just can’t?? Or just can’t even? This week we talk about the awesome power of the hard pass. Because saying no to something that stresses you out is really just saying yes to your own sanity. And Kate drops a fail that will change yo...
38m May 16, 2019
38m
S1 Ep63: Mother's Day !
Happy Mother’s Day to our friends, listeners, and fellow mamas. We love you, we need you, and being in this tribe with you is our sincere joy. We will be back with you next week, but in the meantime, enjoy our most popular Mother’s Day ep. What does the perfect Mother’s Day look like for you? Are you sleeping in? Eating out? Hopping a private jet for Alabama and watching Dawson’s Creek reruns?...
53m May 09, 2019
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S1 Ep62: Postpartum Husband Hatred
Hey guys! This week please enjoy our *very first * episode of Nursing and Cursing!!!  An oldie but a goodie. See ya next week with a brand new episode! How did you feel about your partner immediately after bringing that baby into the world? Did you look at him with fresh love or deep, scary, sleep deprived rage? Listen to our tales of post-partum husband hatred, one of the most important mommy ...
23m May 02, 2019
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S1 Ep61: Nursing & Cursing Trailer
The parenting podcast that covers more shit than your baby’s full diaper! We are 5 friends with more than 20 years of friendship, a decade of motherhood, and 4 years of recording between us.  After riding the mom rollercoaster for so long, we have shared some incredible highs and some devastating lows.  Check out what makes us so special and please share with any mama who might need a laugh. Du...
4m May 01, 2019
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S1 Ep60: TEETH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guys stay with us! This week we are talking about teeth. When it comes to brushing our kids teeth it seems like there are only two options: abuse or neglect. When it comes to our own teeth it seems like there’s only one option: dentures. because we just can’t make it to our regular checkups anymore. Wtf why are teeth so hard.
35m Apr 25, 2019
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S1 Ep59: Ali's Birth Story
Hi mamas!!! We got a treat for you! This week is a very special episode : Ali’s tells the story of her first son’s Hawaiian home birth. It’s a beautiful and fascinating story involving long walks, Vince Vaughn movies, wet cats and you guessed it...coconut oil.
56m Apr 18, 2019
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S1 Ep58: What Would Nursing & Cursing Do?
Hi Mamas!!! We are back from spring break!!! We went to Senor Frogs, won a wet shirt contest and got some sick new tats. Kidding we hosed our kids off in the yard and did all the screen time and we’re so glad it’s over because we missed you!! This week we answer your burning questions with...more questions. And Chriddys fail redefines the phrase, “Stoney silence.”
36m Apr 11, 2019
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S1 Ep57: Secret Milestones!
Yes, yes it’s wonderful when they first sleep through the night, try solids for the first time, babble mama or take those first wobbly steps. But get real: what are the milestones that really rock your world and make motherhood that much easier? We’re talking using the remote , putting on their shoes, and the holy grail of milestones : wiping their own asses. Plus kate’s epic fail as a helicopt...
46m Mar 21, 2019
46m
S1 Ep56: Birth Control.
Hey mamas, what kind of birth control are you using? The pill? An IUD? Your baby's screams and your building resentment of your partner? We've tried them all! This week we chat about what's worked for us in the past and what we're relying on now. Plus someone let their kid walk around Disney with no shoes and get sick. GUESS WHO? Rhymes with Dolly.
39m Mar 14, 2019
39m
S1 Ep55: Liar Liar Pants on Fire !!!
Ok kids, you want the truth?!? Your artwork sucks, your bedtime story is annoying, if you don’t eat your dinner you won’t actually shrink until you disappear, Santa ain’t real, ditto the Tooth Fairy. Mommy’s phone has plenty of battery but you still can’t watch it, the park is open, but we ain’t going. You need to wear your coat bc I care more about what strangers think of my parenting than you...
35m Mar 07, 2019
35m
S1 Ep54: Fighting in Front of Your Kids.
When I have kids, I’m gonna feed them organic food, read to them every day, make sure they get plenty of creative stimulation and...slam the door in my husbands face, yell at him at the top of my lungs, go passive aggressively silent, exchange nasty texts, and terrorize the kids with our screaming matches SAID NO MOTHER EVER. And yet. Couples fight. And couples with kids have more to fight abou...
41m Feb 28, 2019
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S1 Ep53: Guys! What Should I Do? (Part 2)
Guys! What Should I Do? (2nd Edition) : Surprise! The real moms of Nursing & Cursing don’t know what the eff they’re doing! 👍😃 This week, join us for another round robin discussion and weigh in on some parenting dilemmas we’re having: From the life changing magic of Daniel Tiger, to overnight diaps... Not to spoil it, but “Dig deeper, this too shall pass” will most likely solve all of them.
43m Feb 21, 2019
43m
S1 Ep52: Husbands Tell All !
V-Day Special! Who let the Dads out?!!? WHOOP WHOOP (its a dad joke, get it?) This week we have some verrrryyy special guests: OUR HUSBANDS! Join us as we discuss what they miss about their pre-baby lives n wives and we ask them the hard hitting questions like: wtf even is wrong with you?!?!?  Listen as they come clean with their #nails and #fails. Leave a comment and let us know if we should a...
40m Feb 14, 2019
40m
S1 Ep51: Extracurriculars.
Extracurriculars, enrichment activities, after school. Whatever you call it, it equals more time and more money. And more signing them up and more dropping them off and more picking them back up and more more MORE. So why do we do it, why do we do music classes and gymnastics and swimming and soccer and a bunch of other extra shit? Is it mom guilt, pressure to keep up, or is it possible one of ...
43m Feb 07, 2019
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S1 Ep50: Tits Up !
Finally , our episode on nursing :  from the toe-curling first days, to the emotional clusterfuck of weaning. Did you find nursing to be a pleasure or a pain, or something harder to explain (why does that sound like a Seal song?) Join us as we hand express our nursing highs and lows. Listen up and wean in.
40m Jan 31, 2019
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S1 Ep49: Chored to Death.
Hey mamas!  Take a break from trying to figure out if those sweat pants spark joy (duh! They do!) and join us as we talk about housework. How much do you do? The bare minimum or do you like a spotless space?  Do you stay on top of it, or let things get really bad before you tackle it? Anyone else help out around the house ? Ugh. Would you rather fold and put away a load of laundry every day or ...
43m Jan 24, 2019
43m
S1 Ep48: BONUS: Introducing Josie & Jonny are Having a Baby (With You!)
Here’s a new podcast for you: as new parents, comedians Josie and Jonny bring their humor and genuine curiosity into each conversation to get answers to questions they’re completely clueless about. Each episode of their podcast, Josie & Jonny are Having a Baby, features creators of all types talking candidly about what it means to raise a baby into a full on adult human. Check it out in Apple P...
4m Jan 18, 2019
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S1 Ep47: W.W.N.C.D.? (What Would Nursing & Cursing Do?)
Happy New Year Mamas!!! We missed you. How’s the Whole 30 Keto beach body shakeology dry January Kondo thing going? SAME. This week we are answering some listeners’ parenting questions.  Unfortunately, as usual, we don’t have any answers except : you’re doing great, keep going.  2019 gonna be the year of the #nail. Say it with us. ❤️
45m Jan 17, 2019
45m
S1 Ep46: Moms Make the Holidays
Hey mamas! Beginning with Mary in the manger, moms have literally made the holidays. Without all the mamas cooking and cleaning and shopping and wrapping and decorating and shipping, the holidays wouldn’t be shit. This week we acknowledge how extra hard moms go during the holidays and why. And Ali’s fail is a long and terrible tail ;)
33m Dec 20, 2018
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S1 Ep45: Confessions of an Anxious Mother.
It’s mom guilt’s evil twin: anxiety. We don’t know any mom that hasn’t checked to see if they're breathing in the middle of the night, or cut the grapes into grain-size bites, or triple checked the seat belts. But what else do you worry about and why? And how do you stop? This week we touch on our mom fears: the real and the imaginary. And Ali does a cujo in the truck.
33m Dec 13, 2018
33m
S1 Ep44: Screen Time.
I screen, you screen, the kids all scream for ...iSCREENS. Ok this week we are talking about kids and screen time. We know it’s bad, but how bad? And is it just a fact of modern life or can we just say NO? We have special guest Sarah Dunlop, the blogger behind Soemtimes Kids are Dicks helping us figure it out. She took away her kids’ screens for a summer and, well...listen and find out!!!
38m Dec 06, 2018
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S1 Ep43: Mom Jeans.
This week’s topic: Mom style. What do you have in your closet that looks great with those saggy boobs and the scowl you’re wearing? We discuss what passes as fashion now that we’re moms. Is it ever ok to wear a thong bikini again? and is a long butt better or worse than a muffin top??  If you do drop off in your pajamas can you brag that your look goes from night to day? And Sarah drops a bomb....
38m Nov 29, 2018
38m
S1 Ep42: Hashtag Blessed.
Happy Thanksgiving Mamas!!! We are so so so grateful for each other and all of you! And seatbelts and Harry Potter, and water, and employed husbands, and healthy kids, and early bedtimes, and kids who who can wipe and SO MANY OF LIFE’S RICHES. Thank you for listening, may your turkey be tender and your toddler be tame. We love you. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram ...
34m Nov 22, 2018
34m
S1 Ep41: The Husband Dilemma
We are fortunate enough to be raising our kids with loving and committed partners, so how come we just want them to get out of our way and let us do things the way we wanna do them!?! This week we are talking about those times when compromise and coparenting are overrated. Come on, mom, you know your way is just better. Or maybe you’re just a psycho control freak, like us 😂🤔😅 #nursingandcursin...
34m Nov 15, 2018
34m
S1 Ep40: Not a Vacation !
Ahh the breeze in your hair, sand between your toes, and the sound of an off-schedule baby screaming bloody murder while his brother whines for the ipad. Welcome to your vacation with kids. This week we dial in on why vacations with kids suck: it's the kids. You can change your location/time zone/outfit but THERE IS NO VACATION FROM MOTHERHOOD. So save your air miles, put paw patrol on again, a...
35m Nov 08, 2018
35m
S1 Ep39: Back to Work.
Back to work after a baby? Like having a baby is some kind of vacation 😂 . Well,  have you gone back to the work force after a baby? When? At 2 months, 3 months, a year, a decade? Or did you become a stay at home mom? Or did you work part time? Or did you work full time from home? Or did you work part time from home? Or did you find a new career? We did. Between the five of us, we have approach...
43m Nov 01, 2018
43m
S1 Ep38: Parenting Past 7pm
Omg you guys. This week we tried to record an episode about how hard it is to survive after 7pm. How your patience hits the skids just as the kids go from hard to impossible. I mean, by 7pm mom has been on the clock for 12-13 hours, often longer. For years. Would you want your uber driver or doctor to be on her 14th hour of a 19 hour shift!?! Let’s face it: 7pm-9pm is the child abuse window. An...
38m Oct 25, 2018
38m
S1 Ep37: CIRCUMCISION????
Our friend Laura Perlongo is pregnant with her second baby and her first son. Yay!  This week we try and help her figure out whether she should have him circumcised or not. And even though the answer seems obvious, whether or not to cut your baby’s foreskin turns out to be as confusing and controversial as whether or not you should cut bangs.  Aka: the answer is a simple Yesnomaybewtf. Join us...
46m Oct 18, 2018
46m
S1 Ep36: Potty Training
Oh shit...we talkin potty training. Some of us planned it out perfectly and followed a strategy based on love and encouragement. Some of us just reached a breaking point with diapers and house broke our kids like puppies, and some of us called upon the power of Santa and a Christmas miracle to make it happen.  What can we say mamas, diapers happen! #pottytraining #nursingandcursing #nursingand...
39m Oct 11, 2018
39m
S1 Ep35: "BAD MOM" or REAL MOM?
Hey mom. This week we break down the difference between being a “good mom,” and a “bad mom,” and guess what: it’s the same shit show, just a different filter. Plus Chriddy gets a reputation as a stoner and Kate busts a sitter with a problem. And yes, before you can ask: you’re a good mom. And we got you. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #...
39m Oct 04, 2018
39m
S1 Ep34: Yolo VS. Solo
Mamas!!! You only live once!! You gotta grab life by the labias and say yes! Friends, concerts, parties, trips...GET IT!  But we are so tired. We don’t wanna YOLO, we wanna SOLO. Aka we want the house to ourselves, a sweet mystery on PBS  and no one’s company but our own. This week we discuss how we wanna spend our precious down time, and Molly cops to a crippling case of FOMO.  Listen in as we...
36m Sep 27, 2018
36m
S1 Ep33: Christine's Birthday Story : Matilda !
Christine is highly efficient, badass, and deeply judgmental of her husbands’s clothing choices. Why would it be any different when she’s in labor?? Listen up as Christine tells us about the speedy af arrival of her second baby. And yes, Sarah talks about her toilet /bidet again. #nursingandcursing #nursingandcursingpodcast #momsofinstagram #momsofig #grittyparenting #motherhoodpluggedin #flas...
43m Sep 20, 2018
43m
S1 Ep32: Drop Off Hell.
Moms, we missed you!!! Welcome to season 4! This week is all about Drop Off at day care and school. How can something so right feel so wrong? How many mornings of clinging and wailing are you supposed to deal with before you’re allowed to drink your pumpkin spice latte in peace?!! As usual, we have no clue. But we love you and we are so happy to be back on the mic.  This school year we are all ...
35m Sep 13, 2018
35m
S1 Ep31: Season Finale : Packing !
Season Finale ,Mamas!!! Omg we have soooo much much baggage. And we ain’t talking about how even a commercial about restless leg syndrome can trigger an emotional breakdown and a pint of Ben n Jerry’s. No we are talking about actual literal baggage . Like the kind you have to pack when you go anywhere with kids. And the crippling anxiety about over / under packing. And trying to be organized. ...
26m Jul 12, 2018
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