LadyGang - LG QUICKIE: 3 Pregnant Women Walk Into a Podcast… (The Episode We Had to Make)

Episode Date: April 16, 2026

Every pregnancy journey is unique, and it’s okay to ask for help and adjust your expectations! And today we invited three amazing Lady Gangers – Tori, Heather, and Caitlin – to share their experiences. Tori discovered that her illness hit hard and early, making it impossible to keep her pregnancy a secret. Heather, now pregnant with twins, emphasizes the importance of flexibility and grace amidst the chaos. And Caitlin learned that morning sickness can be a relentless nausea rather than just throwing up. We have spring deals for YOU!!LadyGang is brought to you by Natural Cycles! Take control of your cycle and fertility. Get 15% off your yearly subscription to the NC° app plus a free NC° Band at https://naturalcycles.app/lady // Natural Cycles is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Always read and follow the instructions for use.Nutrafol: Got thinning hair? Get $10 off your first month’s subscription AND free shipping at Nutrafol.com and use code LGPODSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's time for a quickie. Podcast One presents The Lady Gang, The Hollywood Girl Posse with Lady Gang Quickie. Here's Kelty Knight, Becca Tobin, and Jack Vanek. Let's make this quick. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to Lady Gang Quickie. I'm Becca here with Jack and Kelty,

and we are doing a little something special with you in conjunction with our sponsor, Natural Cycles. We have brought on a few Lady Gangers to torture today. Kelty, what are we doing? Okay. So today is the pregnancy episode. And we thought, why would we have like an expert come on and talk about what it feels like to be pregnant when we literally have a wealth of everyone in the lady gang was so horny and now everyone is pregnant. And so we invited three of our lady gang members, Tori, Heather, and Caitlin to come on the podcast and discuss the nastiness, the

rumors that, no, just kidding, that the truth about pregnancy and sort of how they're feeling, what they need, what they wish they knew. And I just want to say before we introduce the girls officially, when we put out the prompt to say, hey, Lady Gang, are you pregnant? Like, write this email if you want to come on the podcast. I was like, oh, that's where you guys have been. You're all pregnant right now. Literally, we need to have a joint baby shower for the Lady Gang members. there was probably 40 to 50 people that emailed in the first day. And I couldn't get to all of you. Like I literally, sorry that Tori, Heather and Caitlin are the K-types. They were first. And I literally just went in the order in which people responded to the email. So like if you're

on your phone and you emailed first, you're in. And I just want to say thanks to everyone who emailed. Like we could do a hundred of these. Okay. So first up, we're going to meet Tori. Tori looks like she's maybe at work right now or in her home office. Tori, who are you? Where are you from? How old are you? How long have you been listening to Lady Gang and how pregnant are you? Okay, I'll try and remember all of that.

My name's Tori. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. 33 years old. I am 14 weeks pregnant today, so I have made it out of the first trimester. You wouldn't believe it, by the way, I feel. And I've been listening to Lady Gang as long as I can remember. I love it. Is this your first pregnancy?

It is. Congrats. First baby. Okay. Heather, same questions. All right. My name is Heather. I live in Canada. Oh, where? I'll just keep it vague at that. Oh. Kind of near Ottawa, like a very small town. I'm at a car dealership right now buying a minivan because I'm about to have too many kids for my SUV, which is like so fitting. So this is not my

office um and i this is i i'm 36 this is my fifth pregnancy uh yeah i have two kids i've had two miscarriages and i am pregnant with twins right now which is just bananas oh my gosh oh my god you are this is the chaos that is my life but your hair looks so good it. I did it for you, especially. Thank you so much. And for that girl. This is new, she would notice. Okay. Caitlin, same questions. Okay. So my name is Caitlin. I live in the Washington, D.C. metro area. So in and around. I'm 33. This is my first pregnancy. And I am about 18 and a half weeks long. So I'm like in the beginning of the second trimester. So finally starting to come back to the land of the living again. Oh, my God. OK, well, girls, jump in. Becca,

you open the floor to you. First question. OK, what do you wish you knew before getting pregnant? And we can for for Heather, who's done this more than once for that first pregnancy of yours what was your the thing you like wish you had known going into it um I think like for me it's like everything is a sign of pregnancy so I don't know if you guys find this but like any ailment you have if you google it that is a sign like it's because you're pregnant so I was like having hives the other day and was like why do I have hives and my vagina feels like it's gonna fall out and it was like those two things combined are because you're pregnant and you might need medical attention, but it might also be totally normal. So it's like anything, anything is fair

game. Okay. That's not helpful. No. Okay. Tori, what about you? I think that I thought I was going to have more time to tell people than I did, but work guessed it because I was so sick that I couldn't hide it anymore. So it was one of those things. My boss came around the corner in this office, found me on the floor, like laying underneath the desk because I was like, I can't keep food down. I can't keep my head up and I can't leave. And then I think I was like six weeks at that point. And I was like, surprise, everybody, I'm pregnant. So didn't know it was going to be that bad. This is why I feel like there should be a maternity leave during a first trimester. I know that that would require you telling people that you're pregnant early,

But I really do think that it is the biggest load of bullshit that women have to walk around for like 12 plus weeks, sometimes more. And my sister was barfing into the trash can under her desk three times a day and being a lawyer. I'm like, there has to be a solution here. We sent people up in space to sing. allegedly. No, it's so true. So when did you, Tori, when did you know you were pregnant and when did you know, when did you start getting so sick? I knew, I knew exactly when I got pregnant. It was one of those, I was actually using natural cycles. So, you know, sponsored, but as soon as I knew I started getting sick and then it was, okay, I'm going to tell my husband and then, oh my gosh, I have to cancel all of these plans. I guess I have to tell these close friends. And then now I'm passing out at work and the funny thing about work was we have a sushi place across the street and so my boss goes I was like seven weeks I guess six weeks at this point he goes you want

to go get sushi and I said I just panicked I was like I don't think I can eat sushi right now I'm not sure that's in my like palate and he was like are you pregnant and it just that's kind of how oh my god okay Caitlin what do you wish you knew before you jumped into the pregnancy Yeah, so physically, um, I guess I always thought morning sickness meant you actually like threw up and got sick But it's actually so much worse because I literally just felt sick all the time And it just didn't go away. Like it's not like when you're hungover and like you throw up and you're like, okay It's so much better now. No, it just like lasts the whole day Um, well not and not always the whole day but like it was just like nausea

It wasn't necessarily like actually getting sick. I think it's probably better. I didn't know that going into it because I, it was better. I just didn't know. Um, but I think mentally, um, like I, what I didn't realize is like, you just never feel old enough to like be pregnant and have a kid. I'm like, I'm 33 and I feel like I'm a teen mom. I'm like, so I'm just going to go to the hospital. I'm going to have a baby and they're going to like, let me take it home. Like to drive a car, you have to get a driver's license to like do a job. You have to get training, but you just show up to a hospital and they're like, okay, you can take your baby home. Like that's crazy to me. So I don't know. It's like mentally, I still don't feel like I'm old enough to, that I'm going to be like someone's

mom, but I know that it's happening. So I think that was just something I didn't realize I would feel until I was like actually pregnant. Well, I'm going to be 39 in one month and I still feel that way. I'm like, I am far too young to be getting pregnant and having a kid. But then I thought maybe it would change like when you're actually pregnant and you're like, we're doing this. So I don't know how I feel about the fact that you still feel that way while you're pregnant. I felt this way. Maybe for some people, but not for me. I think I'll feel the same. Till Ford was two years old, I feel like around two. Now I walk around with him and I'm like,

I obviously am his mother, maybe because I'm so haggard and tired already. But for the first two years of his life, I remember being out at like parks and things and being like, I wonder if people think I'm the nanny or like the babysitter. Or the sister. I'm the rich aunt I just look so young like I just can't believe this is this is like how did I have a baby already I barely got my period no wait Heather did you know you were having twins or this was did you do like IVF after the miscarriages or how was your you had the two babies first and then two miscarriages or what was your calendar and sorry I'm really sorry about

your losses? I've gone like, thank you. Um, I've gone, so I have a six year old and a four year old. So I went like baby miscarriage, baby miscarriage, babies, um, no IVF, no twins in the family. My first two pregnancies were fairly easy. Um, and this one has been awful. Uh, and I was, have been feeling awful since the beginning. So I had a hunch and then you do blood work and they test for your hcg levels and my levels were like off the charts so then i was like okay i feel like something's up here so when i went to the first ultrasound i i was like preparing for bad news again or something and almost immediately the ultrasound tech was like there's two like you're having twins oh my god identical yeah they're identical twin girls and i have two boys

so it's kind of fun oh that's so exciting yeah that's cute though does it freak you out knowing like here's the thing you're going into twins knowing how hard it was to have one baby does it freak you out are you like oh no this is like i'm i i'm ready for this because you've been through it before i think it's better like i'd prefer to like i'm happy i know what to expect with motherhood. I feel like if twins were your first, that's got to be extra terrifying. I also just thrive in chaos. So I feel like I was meant for this, unfortunately. And I'll enjoy the chaos of it. Never thought I'd have four kids, but here we are and we're definitely going to end at four. So it'll be exciting. What would you, Heather, tell Tori and Caitlin and all those other

lady gang prager women about the birth and then like the first few weeks like what do you wish you had known or what wish you had bought like is there like a hot heather tip that you can be like make sure you get a night nurse or make sure you get this specific thing because after your body's wrecked you're gonna want this diaper like what is the thing yeah I think um so I had two c-sections because both my kids were breech so I had to um and I was so adamantly against a c-section like it did I didn't even consider what we would do if I had a c-section because like I wasn't gonna do that um so and I had a friend give birth last week who like said I had this whole perfectly planned birth plan like the music and like I'm not doing this and I'm not doing this and she's like

it just goes out the window once you're in the moment. So I think like remaining flexible and like giving yourself so much grace. I think a lot of us put pressure on ourselves to like breastfeed and like do everything ourselves. And it's, it's mostly just like pressure on ourselves. And it's very easy for me to say this, and I'm sure this time around, I'm going to do the same thing and put all this pressure on myself, but just like throw away the playbook, do what you got to do to survive it it's a season it's gonna end and then you're gonna have a toddler and have like a whole new set of challenges it never ends you've put off that upgrade long enough during the hyundai upgrade your ride sales event finance a new kona or elantra from just zero

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that you're like, oh, what the hell is even going on? Yeah. Caitlin, let's start with you. There's like so many weird things that just like happen to your body. So I guess I'll talk this like sounds scary just to preface it but like it all ends up okay but um i was at work um a few months ago and so i i did ivf um and um so i was at work and then all of a sudden i felt like fluid and i went to the bathroom and i was like bleeding a lot and immediately i was like oh my god this is the worst case scenario like should i go to the er and like i reached out to my clinic and they were like oh well if it's not like you know soaking a pad then like you should be okay. Well, you can come in tomorrow, but like, don't try not to worry about it. And I was

like, well, that's crazy. Like, how are you not going to tell me to come in? Like, I immediately thought it was the worst, but it turns out it was, um, uh, subchorionic hematoma, which is like super normal and like very common. And it happens, especially in IVF pregnancies. It's super, super common. Um, and, and I didn't know that like the, because just like the way it implants and everything that I, but again, I think it's probably better. I didn't know because like, I would have been anticipating it, but like I went and like everything was fine with the baby. They're like, yeah, you just have a subchorionic hematoma. It will heal itself. And it did. So like, I think it's important to know that like you always see it in like pop culture and

people are like, oh my God, I'm having a miscarriage, which sometimes I, you know, that is the case, but at least in my specific scenario, it wasn't necessarily that. So I think it's important to know that like, just try not to panic when like weird things like that happen to your body because it may not necessarily be the worst thing. It may be something that's super common that you have no idea is actually a thing. So. Wow. Wait, I love that, actually. That's great advice. Yeah, it was it was scary, but it was like I'm almost glad I went through it because I was like, OK, my worst case scenario, mine was not right in that scenario. Yeah. Yeah. That's so true. Tori, what about you? What is the weirdness? Mine's I feel like I shouldn't go after that

because, Caitlin, that was, like, actually helpful. Mine was. Welcome to the lady gang. Someone has to be the Kelty. Doesn't have to be helpful. Yeah. So, Kelty, this would happen to you. But I go to this girl's house.

It's a work meeting. I work in policy, so everything's very buttoned up. This was a little bit less buttoned up. And so I was like, okay, I'll just kind of wear, like, sweatpants and a, like, T-shirt or whatever. And so all of a sudden I got really nauseous. This was my like witching hour, 630. I go to the bathroom and I was like, I'll just be a minute. I'm throwing up.

And as you do, and I peed myself and it like on the floor. So I'm like over the toilet with like crouched down. There's now pee on me and on the floor. And I'm going, oh my God, I have to walk out there and ask for like a Clorox wipe or something because both of these things just happened to me. So, um, I think I expected that to happen like third trimester when things had a lot more pressure and I didn't expect it, especially at like someone's house. I was like, look at me leaving the house on my own. And I peed on my pants. Wait, were your pants were not down? So you like peed your pants? yes she's she's shaking but i was staying the night so i had leggings to put on but i was like

i just was not super comfortable but she had clorox wipes under her little thing so i just like wiped it and i was like maybe i should take these with me um everywhere oh my god that is wild it's truly wild everywhere how have your partners been if you have them during this process Let's start with Heather. Just to add to my chaos, my husband's in the military and he's on a six-month deployment. Oh, my God. Heather! I swear, I just like, I plan chaos.

I literally was like, why is your husband not getting the minivan? Why are you getting the minivan? Send your man. Oh, my God. So actually, I, like... Hold the phone for a second, Heather. How were you the first replier to this email? when you have twins and two children.

Jack has no children, and she was the last replier to the email. I think I have a bit of Kelty in me. I feel like frantic energy, you know, just doing things haphazard. Yeah, so the week before he left, we found out we were having twins. So he was there until like 10 or 11 weeks pregnant, which was good because that was like real rough. puking all the time. And then he left like beginning of December. He's home right now for two weeks because they get a two week break. So he's actually out there with the kids, like talking

with the finance manager and I'm dropping him off at the airport in an hour to go back to his deployment. And then he comes home a week before my scheduled C-section. So he's been great from afar. He's been great the past two weeks, but it's been a lot of solo parenting. Yeah. Wow. That's crazy though. I'm proud of you. Not, not in this country. Yeah. Far, far away. Oh my God. Oh my gosh. Chaos. Tori, do you have a baby daddy? I do have a baby daddy. He's the most attractive man I've ever met. Um, yeah, I'll maybe I'll send you a picture, Kelty. Um, but Yes. He's been awesome. The only thing I have to do is grow it, her, I'm sorry, grow her and find the daycare. He's like doing all of the consumer reports stuff. He bought a 3D printer.

And so instead of having to buy like outlet covers and like little tiny hangers for clothes and stuff, he's just like, oh, we need that. I'll just 3D print it. Oh my God. And it's been awesome. yeah wow okay resourceful damn can you come to my house I need some hangers Caitlin do you have a baby daddy in the picture I do it's my husband so um he's great you know this is obviously like our first pregnancy together so we're both just kind of figuring things out but I think the best part about him besides like I mean obviously he's 10 out of 10 because like I married him and like I wouldn't have married anyone that's like not a 10 out of 10 but um he's like just a really steady person like it's been especially hard to like regulate my emotions when there's just so like

I'm hormonal and like I'm naturally just a worrier and someone who's has anxiety but he's always able to like just look at things objectively and be like okay this is I know that you're worried right now and you're scared but I've done this research I think it's okay but we'll like everything will be fine. And that's what I really need because that's, I mean, again, it's just so hard to regulate your emotions when you're already just all over the place. So he's supportive in like every way, but I think that is pretty much the most important for me because that keeps my stress and anxiety level where it needs to be. Oh, what a guy. This is so special. Well, I just want to say thank you guys to coming on the trio the other lady get the pregnant lady gang um and i want to

have becca and jack just say something too but i i just wanted to say like you know as a childless wonder my cold dead heart right now is very warm for all of you and i just think like i'm thinking about the other 50 girls that we couldn't have on and them listening to this and then all everyone else in the lady gang listening and like how cool it is that like we don't know each other but we know each other. You know what I mean? And how cool it is like that we're all connecting through this thing through womanhood. And, you know, like the fact that Tori was like, Oh, my your story's not good. And mine I peed by like, the fact that Tori is like, I'm in a buttoned up job. And she's like, just come on a huge podcast to let everyone know she peed her pants is like, that's what the

lady is all about. Yeah, I'm really, really proud. Becca, Jack, do you guys want to just wrap any say anything? Yeah, I'll just say that I have, I've never given birth. I've been the cheerleader at many births. But what I have picked up from those experiences, I mean, Heather, this is old hat for you. So just ignore me. But I think the thing that I've noticed is that more women need to remember that they're the ones in charge and they're the bosses in that room. And, you know, it comes down to as simple as I was having a conversation with some girlfriends of mine about post birth, you know, some of them had C-sections, some of them, you know, had a vaginal birth, both are pretty traumatic on the body. And they said they remember beings

very out of it. And then this woman comes in and like whips their nipple out and like shoves it in a baby's mouth. And it's like in that moment, she said she was like, I didn't use my voice to be like, please don't come at me and please don't touch my nipple. I'm actually not planning on doing this but you just sort of because they have so much confidence and they've obviously been at all these births they've never been at your birth and they've never cared for your baby and so bringing in like really bossy energy and feeling really empowered to do that I think is the best advice I can give and obviously I've never done it but I think um yeah I just just like feeling that empowered energy going into it. You got a Becca, your birth.

I was just going to say, I mean, I said it before that I still feel like I'm going to have a teen pregnancy at almost 40 years old. And I actually don't have a lot of friends around me that have had kids. So I'm sort of, I have two, but they live far away. So I'm going to kind of be the first, which is so bizarre. So it is so nice talking to you guys. Cause it makes me feel like a little less scared to go into something that so many women have done but like having these conversations is just like very comforting to me so thank you guys so much for being here also if you're curious about any kind of like schedule sleep training everybody does it their own way but I did moms on call and it saved my life so there's a book there's an app there's

the whole nine yards to me that was the thing that was easiest for me to follow and I had a baby that did end up sleeping through the night. Not to brag, but I do think that it had a lot to do with that book in particular. I don't know why, but that's the advice I have to give. All right. We love you guys. Good luck. We're sending you a good baby juju that you hopefully you stop throwing up soon. And Heather, I hope you get that nice minivan, girl. You better go get that minivan. Kiss that cutie husband of yours. Please send us pictures of the baby bellies when you get them or you feel good about it and keep us posted. And your hot husband, Tori.

Yeah. And your hot husband, Tori. You promised. And we weren't here for a long time, but we're here for baby time. Baby time. Lady Gang is hosted and produced by Kelty Knight, Becca Tobin, and Jack Vanek with social media support from Kali Carrera, audio and video editing from Jared Monaco, and additional support from Steve Delameter and Podcast One. mornings without coffee road trips without snacks movies without popcorn without our favorite foods we'd miss out on all our favorite moments