Not Skinny But Not Fat - KUWTK Ends & New Life Begins

Episode Date: September 15, 2020

How me is it to have my birth story pod also be an ode to the end of Keeping Up With the Kardashians? So me. It's been 5 weeks since Noah was born & I promised I'd do a birth story pod like a true basic youtuber/blogger/influencer! Except I'm pretty sure they wouldn't talk about pushing the bb out of their ass or peeing blood on the nurse! TMI? Sister Arielle joins me to tell the story, and discuss the many celeb pregnancies, births, the tragic end of KUWTK and more.   Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The following podcast is a dear media production. This is Not Skinny but Not Fat and I'm your host, Amanda, bringing you the latest in all celebrity gossip, reality TV recaps and anything happening in Hollywood right now that I just can't keep my mouth shut about. This is Not Skinny but Not Fat. Okay, you guys, this will be a really special episode, A, because, like, my tit is like half out breastfeeding my child. I think this is my first podcast, postpartum. I feel like the word postpartum makes me feel like a gazillion years old. I feel like I never thought you would say postpartum in your life. For those of you who are old to the podcast, then Cicager Arell is on the podcast. today. And for those of you who are new, my sister Ariel, who used to call herself Cisterjure, because she thought she would one day be my manager and like make money off of me. Oh, I will.

But like right now I feel like I've been hired and fired like over and over again. So right now I'm hired again. For the day. For the hour. So those of you who are new, Ariel, for those of you old. They love you and miss you. A, we were just talking about this. I love Spindrift. And for those who follow me know, like, obsessed, like sold you guys on it. Love it obsessed. Not this flavor, though. Not this, like, tangerine shit. They have some weird flavors. This is a flavor that's like, if you had to drink it for medicine, you would like want to die. Stop. But usually they're so good. Like, I don't think we ever go anywhere without like a can of Spindrift. Like literally all over car it's like spin drift spill city okay so we have a lot of things to discuss today a i wanted to be like

an annoying youtube or blogger person and do like my birth story but like only because like a lot of you asked me so i did want to talk a little bit about that because like a new life who does you know yeah i mean it's like it was also i feel like just like such a crazy day oh my god five weeks ago today you guys today we're recording and it's It was five weeks ago. Oh, no, sorry, five weeks ago yesterday because when everything started, it was a Tuesday and then I gave birth on a Wednesday. But anyway, this is my first podcast postpartum, like I said, tried to get Noah off my tit all day to Noah Vale. Finally, as he passed out like a drunk, like, guy at a bar on my tit, I like transferred him over to husband who's worthless nipples make me want to die.

and he fell asleep on him, but, I mean, anything can happen. I mean, you were just waiting for him to start crying any minute now. Oh, my God, you guys, it is really, really crazy. I've been sharing a lot on Instagram, cute moments, and also me not sleeping, me getting four hours and feeling like I can fucking take a driving test. It is really, really crazy, but I have to say that I'm doing amazing, sweetie. I love you give yourself compliments. Like, if there's one thing you're really good at. Complimenting. Yeah. It's amazing.

Well, A, I also want to say, like, there's such a network of, like, moms out there. Like, whenever I post something, well, A, my network on Instagram is the best on Instagram. I'm pretty sure, like, my followers are the shit, the best on Instagram. But you legit can get any question answered within seconds. Oh, my God. It's the most amazing thing. Since my older sister won't listen to this, we can also talk shit about her. So she thinks because she had a baby, I only need to ask her.

So when I ask Instagram question, she's like, why didn't you ask me? Like, I could have told you that it gets offended. So offended. And I feel like she'll, like, fill out the questionnaire that you, like, put on Instagram. Oh, my God. So this is a true story, you guys. So I didn't ask her. I put up this question about what?

Diperash. Oh, like, what cream to use? Because, oh, she told me to use this, like, Bordeaux cream. Whatever. You guys who are in moms, go with me. Noah had a diaper rash. Alice and my sister, who has a baby, who's two. Liam, you guys know if you follow me.

She was like, Bordeaux all the way. Like, this is the one to do. Meanwhile, he has a rash, not going away. And I'm like, Allison said Bordeaux. So, like, I was like a blind person running into a wall. Like, she said to do this. So it doesn't matter that it's not working. My baby's butt is like on fire.

So I put up a thing. Everyone's like, no, Bordeaux sucks. Use this. Use this. Use this. And then whenever I ask a question, a lot of you are like, oh, let us know what the answer is. So if I'll see, like, a gazillion people say, I'll be like, okay, you guys, people are saying X and Y. So my sister Allison sees the question, responds to it, like, why didn't you ask me?

And then my next slide was like, oh, everyone said triple cream and decetent, okay? So then Allison responds to the questionnaire, triple cream and desatine. And I'm like, Ariel, I'm pretty sure she, like, saw the answer and went back and, like, wrote and wrote the recommendation. And by the way, I'm, like, recording this as if I'm one hondo sure that she's not going to listen, but like there is like one percent chance that by Murphy's fucking law, she's going to listen. She's listening to this episode. Cut it out in a post. Cut it out of post. Anyway, so I did want to talk about my birth story because it is fucking crazy, even though I'm not a YouTubering blogger person.

It is like a fucking major life event. And I was so shocked during my whole pregnancy and also since I've given birth to know how many pregnant followers. I had, how many, do you know, like, if I asked, like, how many people that follow me actually gave birth, let's say, the same day? Like, it's crazy. It's just, like, a huge network of people that were pregnant at the same time. Some gave birth the same day, day before. So many moms that know a lot of shit. So it just feels like a great, huge community and support. And not only my followers, excuse me, can we talk about all the celebrities that are fucking pregnant? Like, A, I was pregnant with, like, a good bunch. Like, me, Gigi.

Katie Perry. No, you don't understand what just crossed my mind because we have like 20 celebrity names that have been pregnant. There are probably more. Probably more. But I'm just thinking like it's like as if you and all of them like knew a pandemic was coming and we're like, this is a great time to conceive right now. Yeah. Because we all get to be home now. I mean, that's the thing. While I was pregnant, so many people when I did like questions and shit like that were like, you know, how is it to be pregnant during a pandemic? Or would say like, you're amazing being pregnant during this. And I would always be honest, as I usually am. And I would say, listen to guys, like, Avi hate this pandemic. Avi wouldn't want it to happen. But being pregnant during it wasn't bad. Like, I'm not brave. I'm not strong. Yes, did I have to go to appointments alone and that fucking sucked? Yes. But aside from that, I was home. I didn't have to go to work. I got to wear sweatpants. I never had to put on real clothes. I didn't have to go out to restaurants and like not drink or ask. if, like, the mayo is cooked there

or whatever the fuck you have to do. And it legit, it was like, I feel like it made it so much easier for you. It made it so, imagine I didn't have to, like, you don't have to, like, nobody was doing anything anyway. No one was doing anything. People were drinking at home, but I was like, you're so lame and an alcoholic.

Every time I had a drink, I think you might have said, like, that's so lame. Because it's so lame to drink at home in a New York City apartment and, like, smoke a cigarette out the window. There's nothing else better to do. No, I know, but I'm just saying, you know, my husband would go on the roof of the building and, like, smoke it. I'm like, you're disgusting.

Let me, like, drink my spin drift, basically. And I had no craving for alcohol, weirdly. You still don't. Which, like, I thought you'd want your glass of, I don't know. It's very normal. Everyone's saying it's very normal. That you don't have any craving. And I had, like, such bad migraines coming out of the pregnancy.

And I'm not unsleep. So, like, alcohol, I feel like can only make it worse. Like, you have to be, like, kind of balanced to, like, drink. I'm not balanced right now. Yeah, yeah. It's true. Every day is different. Anyone who's followed me for a minute on Instagram

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Like legit. And even giving birth, a lot of people asked me in the questions and I didn't get to answer. Like, my husband was able to be there with me. My hospital, which was Lennox Hill, they were amazing. From the beginning said, I think even our governor, like Cuomo said from the beginning, he's like, no woman is going to give birth alone in New York. Yeah. Everyone's going to have a companion.

But it did mean that my mom wouldn't be able to be with. me and my mom is a single mom and you guys all know her from Instagram and she didn't get to be with my older sister because my older sister had an emergency seek section. So it was really sad for me to know that she wouldn't be there. But it also sucked because like for Allison, like we were in the hospital like waiting for her to get out and like we were able to be with her after and with you. It's like we were like we told the husband like if you don't keep us posted, we're not going to know anything. So like you better be on your fucking A game. I know. Let us know.

They were scared that he wouldn't be communicative. We were really scared. Like I probably talked to him three times before just to let him know he better talk to us. Will you be communicative? But that was the suckiest part. Then nobody could be there. We just dropped you off. We had no idea what's happening.

It was so weird to think about like. And then mom couldn't come in. And like that was sad to see because like this is all she dreamed of. Like she really just wants to see one of us. This is what I don't miss about you being in the podcast. You jump the gun. You're like at the end of the story. You're like, and she didn't come.

Like we said, we're going to tell the story. And I want to talk about the pregnant celebs. I'm sorry. Okay, so we have so many pregnant celebs right now. Okay, first of all, the latest that we found out about was like Lala from Vanderpumpurals. Yeah. Who announced that 10 weeks, which like no judgment. I'm so scared to judge nowadays about anything because everyone wants to cancel everyone.

But like usually like not in the superstitious way, but people only only. kind of reveal to like the general public after when you get into your second trimester, which is like 13, 14 weeks because, and this isn't like a knock on wood like evil eye thing. It's more of a like there is such a higher chance of miscarriage in the first trimester that usually. So I wonder what made her want to share to the world at 10 weeks because like Stasi was forced to tell because apparently it was leaked, whatever. We don't know if it was like a PR thing.

We don't know. But with Lala, it's like she went on the podcast and just wanted to spill the means, which like if she's super excited and wanted to, then that's great. But it is kind of shocking when you're, because she said, she said it even two days shy of 10 weeks on her podcast. Yeah. So that's super early. But I think that when you're in a world of like reality TV and you're sharing your life and like,

maybe they want more people to like listen, like you don't know what's actually why they're actually sharing. But it was like, really cute though. It was so cute. It was so cute. And like as much as she herself basically said that she's like gives blowjobs to Rand and gets PJs for BJ. I mean, BJs gives BJs for BJs. She gives BJs for PJs and basically made it seem like she's like proud of this like sugar daddy relationship.

They are kind of cute. They're so cute. Like they kind of seem in love. They're in love. They're 100% in love. They're so cute. F lofty. I feel like Lala has like a big heart.

and she's like, but she's kind of an actor. She's kind of an actor. I feel like I felt that. But then there were so many moments where like she was kind of a, I mean, the last season is a season of Vanderpump, she was kind of a bitch for no reason to like Raquel and James. And there were a lot of things I spoke about this on the podcast I've done about Vanderpump, which seems so old and seems like it's in a different lifetime that Lala in this last

season, she was very, she was not a vibe. She was very much not sharing her own life, very much trying to get into other people's business to be on the show and kind of being a bitch during it. So I'm not like a hondo on the like. She's a really good person. But I really like thought she was really cute and excited about her pregnancy. So that's from VPR. We know Stasi's pregnant. We know Chrissy fucking Tegan's pregnant.

Obviously Gigi. Gigi Hade is going to pop any minute. Katie Perry. Katie Perry popped Daisy Bloom. I don't like that. Yeah, me too. Sophie Turner popped Willa. Willa's cute too.

Well, is really cute. Also, did you see Sophie Turner in a white, tucked in jeans? Honestly, annoying. Really? It's annoying. And everyone's like, when you want, and it's like, no, I don't care. I'm jealous. Like, what are you been saying?

I'm jealous and I'm not pregnant. Like, I'm jealous. Yeah, it's, listen, I mean, I ate during pregnancy, obviously, not whatever I wanted, but I was more lax about eating. But I did weigh myself every week because remember I had in my head that I didn't want to gain more than 35 pounds because I read everywhere that you should gain between 25 and 35 pounds. If you guys gained more, that's fine. If you gain less, that's fine, whatever.

But in my head, I was like, let me like eat pizza all day and do whatever I want, but just weigh in once a week to see that I'm on track for only gaining 35 pounds. Amanda? And what did I gain? Okay. No, I know. It's like kind of sick, though. You gain?

No, it's not. You gained 35 pounds. But do you guys know what happens? I gained exactly 35 pounds. Like the day I went to the doctor when he said I had an opening of one, I weighed in and it was 35 pounds and I gave birth the next day. And I was like, oh my God, I met my goal. Like it was so fun. But then you know what happens?

You lose 10 pounds the day after you shit out the baby, whatever. And then you know what happens? That's it. The other 25 pounds just linger. And everyone's like, bread's spinning. I'll burn it off. Eat whatever you want. No, that doesn't fucking happen.

Not for me. But I have to say, like, it's so funny because you're OCD in the center, like, you hear something, like, you should gain between 25 to 35 pounds. So, like, in your head, like, that's how much. That's the rule. Yeah. And, like, the same thing goes, like, we were watching, like, taking care of babies. And you're like, she said this.

Oh, my God. So you don't know how to, like, say, like. I might have issues. Maybe you have a little OCD where, like, you can't, like, deviate. Yeah, I can't, like, take what the rule is. Yeah. I can't, like, take, like, we're watching this baby course or whatever. And she was like, so, you know, wake up the baby after two hours.

And I was like, what? Two hours? He doesn't say, I started spinning. And I was like, maybe this isn't for me. And I had to step away. You really have to step away. But no, don't make, because I did, I didn't want to have weight be a huge thing. I just wanted, I just wanted to weigh in once a week, as I always did pre-pregnancy, just to see where I'm at.

So I don't all of a sudden get one day and I'm like, oh, shit, I'm too underbounds. You know, I just wanted to know where I'm at. And the little OCD in me liked that I would, like, be where, like, it said that it's good to be. Yeah. Which I, like, you guys, I was tipping the scale. I was not in the range. I was, like, at the very end of the range. So a lot of celebs pregnant, celebs gave birth, Nikki and Bree Bella, the twins gave birth, Sierra gave birth, Sophie Turner gave birth.

Wells gave birth. I don't know, but Nikki Minaj is pregnant. Yeah. You know what's crazy? And I just posted on my story today. Chloe Kardashian posted a photo. And so many people DM'd it to me and are like, is she, is this like a pregnancy announcement? Like, okay, guys, this is what I want to tell you.

If someone's putting up a pregnancy announcement, it'll say that it's a pregnancy announcement. What did she put up that was like? A picture where people thought they saw like a bump. And like, people were wanting me to comment on it. And like, I love you guys, but I would never out a person and be like, looks like she's pregnant, like in my life. Like, that's super, super fucked up. And if Chloe Kardashian was trying to put up that she's pregnant, she'd be like,

I'm pregnant. Yeah. You know what I mean? And also, like, their Aubrey O'Day thing. Oh, my God. I don't know. Like, I feel like it's, like, a mirage. Like, I don't know what's rare.

What's a mirage? You know, like, when you're, like, seeing things. No. A mirage. Like, when you're seeing things that aren't there. Like, you're imagining things. so like I don't know what I'm saying is like I don't know what to believe like you see these the pictures surface and they're like that's Aubrey O'Day and then you see Aubrey O'Day put up a picture of like herself and she's like this is me and then you don't freaking know like who is she like which picture is actually her like are they photoshopping these pictures is it actually Aubrey like she's unrecognizable well the thing is it was so funny because so many people were thinking different things so one person was like who is this poor woman that is being photographed as being Aubrey O'Day, which I, no, I don't think there's a random lady being stalked by the Daily Mail

who's like, Aubrey O'Day is twin. No. I also... But she doesn't look like Aubrey O'Day's twin. I also don't think that the Daily Mail is like Photoshop. I don't know. What I do know is that it's fucked up, like, let it go. And the Daily Mail isn't letting it go. They're like trying to stalk Aubrey O'Day. No, I think that like she put up like the like the thing with the August 31st, like the date. I know, which is so weird, because, like, if anything, then, like, show a newspaper. Not you writing it, Aubrey. So.

That's not the vibe. But, like, when people are kidnapped, they show the newspaper so you know that it's, like, the date. Is she going to act like she's kidnapped now? What do you want her to do? She wrote a chief, but that's what she was doing. And she was also, she was also spreading. She was in that picture, it's not like, sitting normally.

She was, like, doing the posies do. Would you not pose? I don't know. Listen, at the end of the day, I don't want. want to say anything bad, and I don't want to, in any way, talk about her body, but I do want to say, do you remember her in Danny Kane? Do you remember her curls? Do you remember her smile? She was full of life. She was such a, like, congeniality queen. Like, I don't explain it. She danced amazing. Diddy loved her? She had such a vibe. And I don't know what

she turned into. And Hollywood is a scary-ass place. What happens to people. Their lips blow up. there. I don't even care if she's heavy or skinny or whatever the fuck she is. I feel bad that she has to defend herself. I feel bad that, I mean, because it is very extreme. If you're photoshopping like Chloe Kardashian, that's one thing, right? This is a very extreme thing. It's like she looks entirely different in reality and in her pictures. And I think the reason the Daily Mail felt comfortable coming after her is because she was advertising a diet plan. So they were saying that she really Photoshop that like diet picture or whatever. But I also think that, like, she put up that.

So they also wanted to come out with another thing being, like, here's more proof that, like, she's photoshopping her pictures. But I also think that if that's actually her in the pictures in the Daily Mail, that it's really sad that she's photoshopping her pictures where she's not, you can't recognize her on the street because her pictures are so different than what she looks like. Yeah. Like, that's, I don't know, Hollywood is scary, but I do feel like Aubrey O'Day from Danadie Kane, like, probably was going through stuff. then and we just didn't know it, you know. Or that being famous for a minute and in whatever that world is fucks you up. Yeah. I mean, everyone's going to say that. And like, you really need to be saved.

Like, look at Justin Bieber. Like, he's getting better because of Angel Baby, Haley Bieber. Oh my God. By the way, you guys, pop star the music video. Jizz. It's like I don't. Jizz all over. I have no words.

Obsess of it. Obsessed like with the song somehow. I don't know it's like so dumb. I'm not a doctor. How does it go? I'm a pop star, not a doctor. Yeah. Didn't it get a ben,

na ban a bun back. I'm a pop star. Not a doctor. Yeah. And then I feel sexist because I listen to that and I'm like, that's my jam. And then I watched Selena Gomez's like ice cream video. That was not her song though. That was like another group and she joined it.

But then I'm like ice cream? How dumb is this? But then I'm like, I'm not a doctor. I'm a pop star. Yeah. And then I like, to her thing and I'm like, ice cream is so stupid. What do you like? Ligging ice cream? Anyway, I hope Selena Gomez is okay. She's also looking very frail lately. I hope it's not a lupus flare-up

and that she's okay. She just came out with her rare beauty. So she's obviously all over now, which I did say in my stories that I less like when celebrities pop up just to promote their shit. And I know she goes through a lot, but it's like, Selena, you disappear from the world. And then you come back and you're like, buy my makeup. Don't you know I'm a makeup maven? Like everyone's a makeup maven? Imagine me coming out. Like I don't fucking like... Like who knew she's like contouring all day?

I've never seen her in like makeup that she did. Everybody is coming out. Addison Ray has a makeup line out. Everyone. Everyone. Fuck Addison Ray. Lala. Addison Ray.

Oh, Ariel asks me in the middle of life today. She's like, we're like having a regular conversation. She's like, do you think anybody buys Lala's makeup line? Who buys? She also names them. like things that she thinks are clever. So she has one that's called James because she had a huge fight with James.

I thought they were all like butterfly, baby. No. Red. No. They're called things that have to do with things. Really? Yeah. Anyway.

Are you looking it up now? No, because she just put it up today, which is why I was thinking about it. Well, yeah. But at least, you know, this is what I think. I mean, I share my fucking life. Like, I'm an open book. Sorry. Send nudes. High maintenance.

Send nudes. Yeah. Calm down. Wifee. Daddy. Rules. Savage. Rules. It's really all classy. Yeah. No, I think she thinks it's like smart. You know. Anyway, the biggest news of the week, aside from Noah turning five weeks today is that the, okay, you guys, okay, oh my God. I go to Noah's one month appointment yesterday, and my pediatrician is really great, but she won't shut the fuck up. And it was like so long. I'm like, schvitzing in there. I pull out my boob to breastfeed him so he comes down.

Then I dress him. Then he pees on her twice, whatever. And then I walk back home and then I get home. And then it's like this whole thing. And then I pick up my phone and I fucking see the most tragic news that the world is ending. Like the 2020 is the most ridiculous year of all time. And that the Kardashians literally, it was in April Fool's like I checked. And that Kardashians announced that they're done filming, that they're

last season is going to be in 2021, which means, by the way, that we probably have like seven seasons because, you know how they split it up? So in September, we're going to have the second half of the season. And then in 2021, we're going to have the next season. They said early, early 2020. Right. But I'm saying in September, we have episodes coming on. Yeah, yeah. So it's probably going to be a while to we really feel like we're missing them. But yeah, they put out announcements that they're done. It's tragic, I feel like. Because like we grew up. As bad as it got. As bad as it got. And that they were doing like TPs in their houses and I couldn't fucking watch that. And like pretending to be private investigator.

There were too many sticks happening. It was Scott hanging out way too much with MJ. Like like it was like not it was not natural. You know, like it's Scott with MJ bringing her like eggs. And then it was Chloe tee peeing Kim's house and was like wasn't that done? Following Courtney. Oh my God. And then. Chloe dressing up as Chris and like a paparote. So if they left because like they were like, because this is what I think. Courtney, which like we know I think she's the most interesting to look at, wanted to step back.

Kylie is it doesn't really show her life. Chris doesn't really show her life. Kendall doesn't really show her life. We're left with Kim and Chloe. I feel like Chloe might be going through some shit with Tristan, might be back with him. She might not want to show that anymore, you know? Yeah.

I feel like Kanye also going through. shit. Kim, so if it's because of that, then I super respect it. But they never showed Kanye. Like, Kanye started being on the last season. A little more, but like not like Chloe was sharing her life. So the only person who was really fully sharing their lives, I feel like it's Chloe, because Kim shared her life, but like you didn't see her kids a lot. You saw what Kim was doing with, you know, being a lawyer and her skims and her beauty line, but not so much. I just rolled my eyes. I know. I saw it. It was a hard role. A hard role. But not so much Kanye. So, like, really, like, you had two people who were, like, willing to share, and the rest didn't want to share at all.

Do you think that Courtney feels, like, so justified? She's like, I set boundaries and I wanted to, like, be a mom. And now everyone's in my, but, um. I feel like. Such a bad corny. No, I feel like she probably, like, feels like, even though I got out at the right time. I know. But even though Miss fucking corny, who wants to spend more time with her kids, boundaries, all that fucking shit, is up in the no boo.

every night, paparazzing it up, like, Instagramming it up, pushing the boundaries, all that shit. So, like, it doesn't feel like she wants to, like, step away and live in a small town in Italy. Like, she's kind of in the limelight right now. She's in the limelight and they're like $500 million dollar Malibu mansion. Nareel looked it up. It's 500K a month, no, to rent it. I investigated it.

It was 500K a month, me, if not more. And Addison Ray is there. I mean, you guys, if you follow me a little bit. Addison Ray is living with Courtney. So there were rumors that... Who could be her mom? Who's the same age? Who's older than her mom?

Her mom is 40. Courtney's 41. Like, or something sick like that. Oh, my God. So you guys have seen the past couple months, Courtney hanging out with 19-year-old TikToker Addison Ray and me bugging the fuck out, trying to figure out why still not really being able to,

knowing that she met her because, you know, Mason really liked her TikToks or whatever. Is that why? That's why they met. Mason really liked her TikTok. TikToks. So she met Addison Ray and decided to become best friends with her. Yeah. But there's best friends and there's like practically living at her house, hanging out every day. But what I wanted to say is there were a lot of rumors coming about that she,

Addison might be getting groomed to like be the next Kardashians. And this was before it was announced that Kardashians is ending. And I was like, that's such bullshit. It's one of those rumors. But all of a sudden now it seems like it might be true because Addison's mom, if you guys have seen her, she also has a TikTok. followers and shit. She's thirsty. A. F. She's like, worse than Lisa Rina. Like, she's crazy. I mean, Addison has been hanging out so much with Courtney. It's sick. She's been in Skim's ad. She's been in good American ads. Like, she's all over the place. She's, I don't, we were just talking about it. How does it fucking happen? All of a sudden she was hanging out with Avrilavine yesterday. Like, what,

Avril Levine DM'd her? Like, Addison was like, I like skater boys. And Avrilavine was like, let's hang out. And Haley Bieber is liking her pictures like, which is most important. Yeah. But I don't know. Like, how does this happen? So, like, Addison meets Courtney 41-year-old Courtney. Addison's like, oh, cool.

I'll be best friends with somebody that's my mom's age. She has sleepovers. Corny and her are BFF. Like, what do they even talk about? Like, how is there? Like, they're in different life stages. Like, 19. Like, she's closer to Mason's age than she is to her age.

Right. And then all the Kardashians are like, let's give this girl a career and put and every ad of our... I mean, that's a thing. And she's probably getting paid... I mean, it's... The thing is, we'll probably find out, right? At some point?

No. Like, she's just now... Like, it is... They're going to have a show. For sure. For sure. Keeping up with the rays? I guess.

They're going to fill the Kardashians spot. You know what someone said to me today? That they'd be down with hanging with the Hersh's. I'd be down with hanging with the Hershs. I think there's a lot more interesting stuff going on than hanging with the rays and TikTok dancing. First of all, like, how crazy is it that these teenage pseudo dancers become billionaires overnight? And here we are. And here we are.

What did we do wrong? I mean, on one hand, but on the other hand, like, we already know. That's not the life. No, it's not the life. But I'm just saying, like, oh, so somebody put up a dance on TikTok, it blew up. And that means that you now have 30 million followers on Instagram. Like, but don't, who cares about the Instagram? She has 70 million.

I mean, 700 million followers on TikTok. You don't care about TikTok. I don't care about TikTok. But most of the world does. Have you ever been on the TikTok? Well, yesterday. Oh my God, you downloaded TikTok? No, I felt so old.

So my friend Erica was showing me her friend on TikTok that's funny because like we hate it because we see like stupid Addison Ray doing like Zumba. But like or Hannah Ann like doing or like Hannah Ann doing a dance with Maddy. Like we hate that, right?

But there are actually comedians doing funny shit. Like, there is funny shit. So my friend Erica was showing me her friend who was, like, really funny. And I felt like such a GMI. You guys, I'm like, to my friend, I was like, wait, are there like templates or like how? Like, I like know nothing. Okay, this was supposed to be a birth story pod.

Oh, my God. Hashtag delete. Like hashtag NVM. So I do want to tell this story, though. Okay. Do you? Yeah. I'm excited.

Okay. So I woke up Tuesday morning. Well, I'm trying to think like a lot of people wanted to know for people that are pregnant. First of all, I will say I had a lucky pregnancy because like watch Amy Schumer's documentary. Not all pregnancies are made equal. So even though I had SPD, which was sort of like pain in your pubic bone, so it like really hurt and some anxiety at the beginning. Aside from that, like, I was really not complaining. I was like, this isn't that bad.

Like, a lot of people complained in my pregnancy. I was pretty okay. I also thought I would be a house. I thought I would be, like, oh, I'm not as big as I thought I would be. And also, for some reason, everyone thought, and my family was betting that I would totes give birth, like, at week 42. Like, everyone, like, thought I was going to 40. Like, thought I was praying. Why?

I was praying. Oh, we didn't want it to be close to my other family's birthday. I legit. It was like, if it's in the first week of August, like, I was. Like, I don't know what I'm going to do. Okay, because my mom's birthday is August 4th. My brother-in-law's birthday is also August 4th. My nephew Liam's birthday is August 8th.

I was like, you either give birth July 30th or August 20th. I was dying to give birth in July. I was like, or, you know, September, just not to be in August. Yeah. Fucking August. I hate it. Very stressful month for us anyway, birthday-wise. And I was like, if-month week.

There's one week in August. And like, I was due August 15th, but I was like, he comes, like on Liam. my nephew's birthday and Allison and I have to have the same birthday for our kids and it's going to be a fight. We're still screwed. I might change it for him.

You're going to change the date. I might be like, Nella you were born in January. Actually. So due August 15th, for some reason, like, everyone was like so used to pregnant women being at their wits end

by the time they're due. And since I was kind of okay, it was like, oh, then you have time. So I wasn't expecting to really give birth early, nor was I, I didn't do any classes, any, I didn't do anything. I was like, I'm an anxious person. It's better for me not to know and come unprepared. So that's what I did. But I did get the like app alerts every week.

So I guess like things kind of did like go into my brain. So one morning, August 4th, which is my mom and my brother-in-law's birthday for keeping up, I wake up at 6 a.m. I go to the bathroom with my panty liner because you guys, when you're pregnant, you will meet panty liners. Like, and you'll get why your mama always had them in her fucking closet because it was like panty liners all day. So, and then I'm like, hmm, what is this color? And then I remembered something about the bloody show, which you're going to find this funny because the bloody show I knew about from my ass, but I also knew about from Becca M from R's season. Why, from her stories? Yeah, because she said that both of her pregnancies, the bloody show, was very indicative of when she was going to give birth.

Meanwhile, Becca M had both her babies in a tub in her house, which is very not me, okay? But I remembered that, and I saw a little bit of blood on my panty liner, and I was like, this must be the bloody show. You know, I was like, I think labor is a coming. And I was kind of chill in a weird way. I was like, and then I looked it up and it said that means labor is near. It could be a day. It could be two days. Like, it's so weird, you guys, because even though we're in 2020 and even though medicine

is so advanced and everything, birth is still very like... Unknown. Cave men. Yeah. Like, it's like, you look that up and it's like, okay, bloody show. That means it could be a day. It means it could be a week. It means it could be three.

It could be nothing. Like, you're like, okay, thank you. But I had a feeling that it would be coming because like my stomach was kind of weird. I was like, maybe this is what contractions. are about, I literally was like, I think it's going to come today. It was a very weird kind of thing to like get and understand. And then I was trying to like even like time the contractions, which Ariel was with me that day.

And it was very weird because I would like be having one. She's like, did you time it? I was like, no. And it was like screaming. What do you mean you were trying to time the contractions? Like that's what you call trying to time the contractions. Was I not? You downloaded the app, like wanted to delete it right away.

You were not timing anything. Because there are no rules because it says like, oh, if they're. five minutes apart and like, like, this intense. And you're like, then what? And it's like, there are no rules of this fucking shit. So then I'm having these contractions. They weren't that painful and they weren't consistent in like how far apart they were, which like I think is a thing.

So at 6 a.m. Bloody show. Contractions. Went to my doctor at 2 p.m. He's like, you're at a 1. And I was like, that's awesome. And I was like, when do you go to the hospital? And he was like, when you need something for pain? And I didn't get what that meant.

I was like, what does that mean? And he was like, when you need something for pain. So I was like, okay, so then feel like I'm dying and then go? Like, that is the medical. That's what they tell you. That's the fucking medical thing. It's legit like when the pain is not bearable. No, that's it's so.

And the thing is, you guys, because I was so unplanned, because I didn't do any research, because I didn't think about it, I didn't even know if I wanted an epidural. I didn't look into it. I didn't think about it in anything. So I made myself kind of stay at home. home until about 5 p.m. I was in pain and husband was like, listen, hospital's close. We can go there easily. Let's go. Like, you're in pain. And the thing is you don't realize, like, what that means. Like, if I'm going, like, does that mean a baby's going to come out? Like, what does that mean? Anyway, we drive to the hospital, even though it's super close with, was it with you and mom and

Allison? I drove, yeah, I drove you to the hospital. I think it was just you and mom, me and mom. and then I was sure like we saw you you were in so much freaking pain like I was like it's happening now on the fourth

like my mom was so cute though she was so happy she's like oh what a birthday present I'm sure

like our brother-in-law was probably like dying on the inside so we go to the hospital it's so weird because you say bye to your family outside so sad

and you like look back and you're like bye I think Allison was there she was I think all of you were there we didn't

How could we all fit in the car? I think I drove. Maybe I drove you alone at 5 p.m. How don't we remember? It's five weeks ago. I legit have no idea. I drove you to the hospital that much I know. Okay.

So then we go in. Oh, with mom, for sure with mom. For sure with mom. Then you go in and then your partner can't come into triage with you. So I go into triage by myself, which if all of you don't know what it means, because I don't. It's just the place that you go before you get like admitted. so where they check you and they check your opening

and everything like that so I get there I'm like by myself kind of freaking out and there was a really sweet triage nurse and she was basically like everything takes so long guys

so it's like you're there and you're waiting and you're waiting and you're Schwitzin and they check you and then she's like oh you're a one and I'm like

are you fucking kidding me and she's like well you want something for pain and I was like I don't know I haven't thought about it and she was so funny because she was like

she's like listen if you're here and like at a one and you like think you're about to give birth and like you're not going to have a natural birth um but she's like go home have a glass of wine like eat dinner and she spoke to my heart because she was like if you get admitted now like you can't eat i was like what she's like yeah the minute you get admitted if you want an epidural like you can't eat so like have you eaten and i was like not enough to like not eat for the foreseeable future you're like durb is going to take 72

hours. So I left, even though it's weird to leave when you're like in so much pain, but not in enough pain to like die or something. You're not dying yet. Again, you guys, it's such a weird concept because you're like, I'm in so much pain, but I'm like only the one. And I don't want to be at the hospital 72 hours without food. Again, the not food thing, like Laura know how to speak to me. She's like, eat dinner. Anyway, leave the hospital. We actually have. had planned for my mom and brother-in-law's birthday, like a little shindig at my sister Allison's house. So my sister Allison is like, come over and like have your contractions here. I don't know what I was there. And you agreed Amanda. I don't know who I am. I was in shock

that she like, she like somehow convinced me she was like, like be distracted. So I go. Like you could be distracted. You guys, I was in so much pain there that like, and it's legit such a weird thing because it's every few minutes. It's like, you get like. You get like. attacked and you fold over and then literally whoever was nearest to me had to press so hard on my back. A lot of you asked me if I had back contractions. No, it was definitely in my stomach. But someone pressing really hard on my back just made my stomach kind of just gave it contrast, like made me not feel my stomach so much. So imagine folding over every four, three, four minutes. Like that's what I'm saying. Fuck the timing. Like it doesn't even matter. Like you're

like living for a minute and then it's like oh that's the thing you're not like in constant pain contractions literally come every couple minutes so i was like i can't like continue living like this no so when you came i was like in shock that you came back because like the way you seemed i was like she's at a nine opening like she's gonna have this baby at alice i was crying every contraction i was crying you were crying you were in so much pain but everyone makes it seem like hold it like stay home for as long as you can like all the shit so you're like trying to be so strong. I ended up going back to the hospital at midnight. We actually walked there and imagine walking like three avenues folding over in pain. Four. Four. Folding over in pain every so many

steps. And again, I'm with my husband and both my sisters and my mom leaning on buildings and them like doing that to my back. Oh my God, you guys. It was just awful. So at that point, again, say goodbye to my family outside the hospital. Go in. This time it was like definitely like in a movie like looking back like I'm going to have a baby like this time it's like when I got to triage and they were like would you want something for pain I was like yes like I don't care how whatever it means and so they admitted me I was like well fed at that point I wasn't scared even though I'm such a fad ass that like I was asking for ice chips since like triage like when you don't you usually ask for ice chips like during labor after labor I was like ice chips and like and then oh my god

when I was offered like something to drink that was sweet, I just felt like for me, not thinking that I can't drink and eat makes me really anxious. You know what I mean? Anyway, I said yes to the epidural and you guys know most of you that as an anxious person, even that in my head kind of made me like kind of spin. Like I don't know what it is. It's a drug. It's in your back.

You're not going to feel your legs. Like all this shit is about to happen. And it's so crazy to even start digesting it. So you get admitted. Again, everything takes hours. So, you know, we get there at midnight. There's this nurse. She checks you, blood pressure, this.

Then the epidural woman comes and she gives it to you. And then another few hours and the contractions. And then the contractions did get better with the epidural. I have to say, like, I felt they were happening. But I was like, oh, my God, I don't feel it that much. It's amazing. It's amazing. And then I was like, in my head, I remember telling myself, Amanda, like, I would have told Amanda, like, get it at a one.

Get the epidural. Just like, oh, I forgot to say that I was at open. opening three this time that I came, that I came back to... Did they want to send you back home? No, because I said that I wanted... An epidural? Yeah. But then I was in the hospital for a very long time and still a three.

So admitted at midnight, let's say. So for hours, I was like at a three, at a three. So they gave me potosin, which kind of makes things hurry along. And also with the epidural, even though the contractions were better, they gave me, like, they give you this, like, thing where you can press for more epidural. But because I'm anxious, again, even though the epidural lady, which is called an anesthesiologist, said, you can click it. You can't OD. Like, don't worry.

I was still scared because my legs were so numb that in my head, like, what am I trying to get my legs more numb? Like, they feel like dead weight. Oh, my God. Anyway, so I was scared too. So even though the contraction started getting, I was feeling them more within the more the hours went on. I was too anxious to click it. which might have been a mistake on my end. Husb did make me click it like twice, but it's nerve-wracking.

I was so anxious that my blood pressure got so high that the machine was beeping. Imagine that. Like, the machine is beeping. They were like, why is it beeping? They're like, your blood pressure is high. And I was like, I think I'm just anxious. You think I was shaking, Ariel. Like, my whole body was shaking because, you know, they put in the potosin.

They put in the epidural. I had this other antibiotics because I tested positive for this. this, like, strep test that you take that's, like, whatever. So I was like, in my mind, I'm like, wow, man, there's so much medications in your body and you're about to give birth. So all the shit was making me very, very anxious. You're in a hospital. So I was shaking, like, trembling galore.

So I even told them, like, I remember not being worried about the blood pressure because I was like, I'm just really, really, really anxious, like I told them. Anyway, nurses were switching fucking shifts. I didn't know if my doctor, who's Israeli, Dr. Ferber, would be on a call. I didn't know who was going to be on call. And I remember so many of my followers being like, you know, your labor and delivery nurses are going to be, you know, your biggest angel. And, like, the ones that I had on at the time I was admitted were like, lame. And I was like, these aren't angels.

Like, I don't want these ones. Anyway, after the potocin, which kind of makes your contractions hurt more, by the way. At some point, I touch my like stub leg because basically you don't feel your leg. I touch it and it felt wet. And I was like, oh, my God. I think my water broke. So I, like, called the nurse and comes in, this, like, angel baby nurse. Like, hi, did you ring?

And I was like, hello. And she's like, are we having a baby? And I was like, oh, my God, are you the angel nurse? So she touched my thing. She was like, your water did break. And I was like, oh. And then you're, like, thinking about the movies, right? You're going to have the baby that moment.

No, that doesn't mean that. She was so sweet because she was like. I was like, wait, aren't I going to be, like, checked then to see my opening now? Because last time they checked, it was a three still. And she was like, listen, like, after your water breaks, they don't want to, like, insert too much into you because it can, like, get infected because the water was, like, kind of a shield before. And then she was like, but how are you feeling? And I was like, well, I'm fine, but, like, my butt kind of hurts. And she's like, oh, that changes things.

I guess that gives more of an indication that you're close. closer to birth, yeah. So she's like, that changes things. So then she was like, oh, and you're a doctor. Dr. Perper just got here. And I was like, yes, that meant he would deliver the baby. So then they checked me. I was already at a seven.

Oh, and it was so cute because she, I liked her vibe so much because she didn't want me to like have expectations that because my water broke, it would mean that I'm like a 10. She was like, listen, like they're going to check you, but don't think that just because of this, like, but don't worry, your body's doing all the work and you're doing a amazing and she was so sweet. And she was like, okay, listen, like, if they'll check you and you're still at a three, like, don't be upset. And then, like, they check me and she's like, they're like, you're a seven. And I was like, oh my God. And I got so happy that like it's moving along. And then I think from the seven to the eight, nine, you told us, I think like 10 minutes

passed, honestly. Like, you told us you're at a seven or, and then you're like eight, nine. And then like has stopped answering. And we were like, that's it. Well, at eight, nine, my doctor and, like, other people in the room started preparing the room. And I was like, okay, this is happening. Like, oh, my God, you guys, it's so fucking insane to think about. And then my doctor, like, gives me this whole spiel about how to basically give birth. And he's like, do you know how to swim? Like, you take a deep breath, like, you're going underwater.

And then you push out of your ass, which is something no one fucking tells you. No one tells you it has to do with the asshole. People tell you you push out of your vagina. Let me tell you right here to everyone. my doctor told me push like you're pooping and it's such a weird thing because you you understand the instruction but then you're like wait I don't want to poop like so your body is somehow like you're you like want to do what you're told but you're also like holding in your poop so you're not pushing out the baby do you get what I mean so I really had to kind of like let go and I remember

my husband being like being like why aren't you doing what he said and I was like I was like doing weird-ass things because it's so weird to like, again, I feel like we should be told this since we're children, you push the baby out of your asshole, not your vagina. Yes, it comes out of your vagina, but you're pushing out of your ass, if that makes sense to everyone. It's insane.

And like, how, so how did you not poop? Well, I didn't poop. And I don't want to out anybody, but our mom pooped. Yeah. You don't want to out, but you pooped. I thought I was going to put, like, I was like, here I go. Here I. ago. Hus was holding one leg. The angel baby nurse, Allison was holding another leg, just being my biggest cheerleader. My Israeli doctor was like, are you Israeli or American? Because I was like being a pussy. And he was like, do you want to have a C-section? And like my angel baby nurse was like, your baby's head is out. Like you're not having C-section.

Wait, did she say that? Yeah, because he was like, she was like he's trying to scare you so that you push better. But you're not having a C-Sexam. And like the baby's head, we see it. But guys, listen, pushing a baby out of your vagina. slash asshole is the craziest thing. First of all, for me, it hurt. Like, I don't know if epidural is supposed to work on that part of the birth, but for me, it didn't. Like, I felt everything. That's why it's so funny to me when women are like, I don't, not sure I want an epidural because, like, I want to feel the birth. You feel it anyway. You fucking feel it. It's the craziest thing because, again, you think medicine, technology, all the shit. At the end of the day, two people are holding up your knees. like a motherfucking cow and you're pushing to poop and you're being told to push to poop so nothing

medical about it do you get what I mean which is why Becca M could give birth in a tub except oh my god so and I wonder if like I did have an effect of an epidural and this was my pain level with like help do you get what I mean I feel like that it's probably it was the pain level with help no yeah then I don't know what it is without at anything. Like, I think, like, screaming like a crazy motherfucker. Well, I asked at the hospital in there where, like, almost no one does, like, the only people that do, it's 97% of women do the epidural and whoever doesn't, they didn't make it on time.

Do you know what I mean? It's not because they, like, came in to have an actual birth. They came in and they were in time for it. Right. Yeah. So anyway, and then listen, you guys at the, like, every time they're like, Amanda, good, like, good. That was a good push.

Like, we see a little bit of the head. and we see the hair and we see the head. And I'm like, this whole time, like, it's still the fucking head. Like, I'm like, this isn't ending. I was like, in my head, like, just fucking pull it out. Like, pull it out, you know? And then I didn't believe them that we were advancing anywhere until at one point, my doctor was like, Amanda, okay, you're going to push for one last time and then

you're not going to push anymore. And then I had a feeling like something. That was it. Then he, like, pulls it out or something. So what actually happens is that I think at like the last time you push and like maybe get the shoulders through. then it's like it feels like spaghetti

and he like flittles him out and then they fucking put him on your chest like in the movies they put the baby on your chest and like in the movies it's the most exciting insane surreal moment of your life

that you're like that I don't know how we don't I told you like feint like I don't know how our women and can go through this crazy as experience and like stay alert be conscious.

Like I don't even know how at that moment I just went through that whole thing and then this human that was living inside of me is put on my chest is connected to my body. Husb cut the fucking cord which I didn't think he would. He's like such a pussy.

He did. He's on my chest and I'm like literally how am I alive? Like I'm such an anxious person that I think I'm going to like faint if I don't have oranges for breakfast but I just literally gave birth to a human and the human is fucking screaming on my chest. like it just shows you like how strong you are and again women are fucking insane men could

never let me fucking tell you it's all true and then oh by the way after you fucking poop out the baby like I see my doctor like sewing shit down there and you don't even know you just births a bit you don't fucking people can do whatever they want down there he's like do do I see him like sewing like my vagina I'm like what is going on he's like just a little tear it. Then you would like poop out the placenta. You don't even notice that part either. It's fucking crazy. It's fucking crazy. But like you said, I like to compliment myself and I really do think I was a trooper. You really were. It was a trooper. Being again, an anxious person, so scared of shit like this to get through it is like insane. I was so scared of everything of the epidural. And then the catheter, they put in a catheter in you. And then I remember they took me to pee for the first time. And I fucking peed a whole tub. They were like, you. you might not pee, like, peed on them. It filled up the whole fucking, it filled up the whole thing. Oh, this is the funny part.

After I legit pee on Angel Baby Nurse Allison, she rolls me in the wheelchair to my, um, the recovery room. We got a private room, whatever. And she's like, by the way, I'm a big fan. And you guys, I legit thought I was hallucinating. I was like, a say a what now? And she's like, like, on Instagram. And I'm like, am I hallucinating?

Like, did I just pee blood on a follower? Like, did I just, what is happening? And she's like, yeah, I didn't tell you before. And I was like, good call. Not that I would have tried to be cute, but then it just, it did, it made it even more special. I feel like it's like the cherry on top of, like, everything. It did make it more special because she was an angel baby anyway, but that just made it feel like it was one of my people kind of. So it was really, really special.

And, you know, Huss was exhausted. The rest of the time in the hospital, I have to say that was such an overwhelming part. So if you're going to give birth, try to not be overwhelmed by the gazillion people that just come into your room, spew information at you. I legit had to shut it down. Like they were like talking and I saw the lips moving and I was like, and I'm going to do my own thing when I get home. It's crazy to think about right now that it was five weeks ago. It feels like a lifetime ago. But at the same time, I remember like the day so vividly.

but it doesn't feel like he's been home for only five weeks. I know. It feels like he's been part of our life for longer, but then also, no, it's crazy. It's crazy because he grew so much. And he grew so much. And he grew so much. The thing is like you don't have time. I didn't even digest that I was pregnant. I think I just knew I was pregnant, but I didn't know I was giving birth. And then by the time you realize that you're pregnant, you're like in labor. And then by the time you realize you're like pushing human out of you, the human is on your chest.

and you have to fucking deal with it and especially being a mom and not the dad for instance, like, you really don't have time to be like, wait, how do I feel about this? And like, what am I gonna do? You just like, from the first moment, you have to fucking

do it. And like, thank God that I'm feeling okay and thank God that so far we're doing okay. No sleep is pretty fucking hard. It's not a myth. you really don't sleep.

I used to think like, okay, you don't sleep. No, you really don't. You really don't sleep. But, like, honestly, like, I'm really impressed with how you're doing with not sleeping.

I know, I remember my mom being so concerned. She used to be like, oh, yeah. Would you just get distracted by? Do you know what I just did? What did you just? I just checked my Instagram.

And I forgot what I was. Like, someone tagged me in something. I don't guys know, like, when you forget where you are. I just, like, could have been scrolling. just like scrolling on with my life. By the way, a lot of you asked me about my mom because you saw a picture of her.

At Lenox Hill, specifically, I was able to have my partner there with me and sleep with me and everything. Poor husband slept on a chair. And he fucking complained about it. But my mom, I was allowed one visitor, like in general, to come during visiting hours. You can yawn.

Are you scared of me to yawn? No. I just like try to keep it in. Why? I don't know. Are you a lady? No. Yeah.

So my mom was able to visit That's why you saw her in pictures And luckily she got to be part of it that way And ever since then I mean she lives in my fucking building Hallelujah to me Super helpful. REL lives in my building For those who don't know, my older sister

lives three blocks away for those of you who don't know So I said this on my Instagram Because I'm on Zoloft I had to have a social worker like visit me at the hospital And she was like, do you have a good support system? And I was like, I'm pretty sure I do. Pretty sure I do.

That sounded like such a cheesy ending to a movie. Pretty sure I have a good support system, I'd say. But yeah, you guys, this whole shit is fucking hard. And women are so strong. And it is empowering because, like I said, a gazillion times on this podcast, I have fears. I have anxiety.

I felt and feel like a baby a lot of the time. All you have to do is remember for a second, what a savage animal you are and what you got through nine months of fucking pregnancy you pushed a kid out of your vagina and you recovered

and you are amazing and a day after that you were caring for a baby and not sleeping and since then you're fucking giving this baby life and keeping him alive then you're like

oh guess I should get over like whatever you're afraid even though of course we have our fears and we have our everything but it really is empowering to get through something so big and know that, like, you can do it and you got through it.

It's insane. Like, amen to that. Like, that was very inspiring. Was that a hashtag YouTuber birth story? It was like close. Yeah. It was close. So swipe up you guys.

Thank you guys for listening to this. I was going to say, like, because it was kind of like an episode, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, a little bit of birth story, a little bit. Thank you guys for listening. Yeah. No, but I, but, you know, and I hope for people that are pregnant, it doesn't make you scared. And I hope for people that aren't yet, I just, you know, wanted to share my story. And I'm so happy that I was here to hear it again.

Really? Yeah. Did it, did I tell it the way that it was? It was exactly the way that it was. Okay. Because I am really F. And I hope that I'm like, I feel like I'm still me. The thing is, like, you think so many things before, like, I'm not going to do this and I'm not going to do that and I'm still going to be me.

And, like, I was pretty much, like, storing celebrity gossip from my hospital room. I remember the day that Bradley Cooper was seen with Jennifer Garner? I was, like, pushing the baby out as I'm being like, is that Jennifer Garner or Irene Shake? I was shook. I was like, no, she's not. No, she's not. It wasn't that kind of my announce and I put it up. I was at Allison's and I was like, Amanda is Instagramming.

Everybody go, look, because Amanda is Instagramming. Did she give birth 10 minutes ago? Yeah. No, I didn't. No, I think, well, I wanted to give a little bit of a hint. So I storied like something about ice chips are the best. Oh, my God, I'm such an annoying basic bitch. So most people got that and I got a gazillion messages and it was really fun.

And then I put something up and Ariel was like, is this bitch really? What did you say? I was like, are you for real? Like, I don't even know what I said. No, you were like, wait, was that after I, because ice ships I put up before I delivered. I know. No, and after you delivered, I think you put up something or like, I think throughout the whole thing you were putting up things.

Whatever. And I was like, no, she's fucking not. She's literally having contractions, Instagramming. She just gave birth. She's Instagramming. Like, what is she doing? I didn't understand. I was like, who cares about Jennifer Gardner?

You know that I do. I know. That's a thing. It's not like in an annoying like it's my job way. It's in a like, it's my life way. And it also is a really good distraction for me and keeps me sane. And I also feel like now like if I try to talk to you, it's like you will pay attention if I say something about a celebrity. But like otherwise you're not this world. You're such a fucking liar. No, I'm not lying. Really? I'm not lying. That means I'm dedicated. A.S. You don't even know when I'm here. When I'm not here, you could say like I haven't seen you in two weeks. I'm like, I'm like, I'm not. Amanda, I was here yesterday. Didn't I tell you one day and I want to apologize on air that I forgot you exist? Did you cry about it? I legit walk in and you're like, I forgot you like exist. I was literally at your house the day before. And I was like, is she for real right now?

Is she for real? Like, I didn't even respond. No, you know, okay. Yeah. I didn't know what to say. You don't know what day it is. You don't know what time it is. Like anything.

You really don't. Legit. Well, thank you for being part of my birth story. Thank you for having me, V-B. Check out my YouTube channel. Just kidding, I don't have one. Check out my TikTok. Just kidding, I don't have one.

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