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Oct 2023
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Sex life after kids & asking for help wh...

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Chessie King is a content creator and the founder of BABYHOOD - a platform to support, guide and empower parents through their first 40 days post-partum.

In today's KICBUMP episode, Steph chats to Chessie about some of the similarities and differences between their kids Rae and Harvey who are similar ages, how she balances work and motherhood, overcoming struggles with sleep, building your own motherhood community, and how to help your friends when they need it most in their parenting journey. Plus, if your sex life changed when you had a baby, don't worry, you're definitely not alone!

    Check out Chessie’s online parenting course BABYHOOD here

       

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