In today’s episode, we sit down with Natasha Pleis, a mama who always dreamed of having four kids in four years… and actually did it. She had 4 easy hospital births that she genuinely loved, but what came after is where her story really unfolds.

This one is for every mom who’s thought:
“Why is postpartum so much harder than birth?”

We dive into:

✨ Birth Stories: 4 Easy Hospital Births
• How she intentionally planned for a big family quickly
• Why each hospital birth felt smooth, supported, and empowering
• What made her epidural experiences positive
• Her tips for creating a beautiful, calm hospital birth

✨ Postpartum: The Hardest Part
• Her experience with postpartum rage
• How rage can mask itself as irritability, overwhelm, or “snapping”
• The shame spiral so many moms experience
• How she learned to name her emotions and find support

✨ Triple Feeding + Feeding Challenges
• Surviving the exhausting nurse–pump–bottle cycle
• The mental and physical toll it took
• What she wishes she knew earlier
• Giving herself permission to rest and pivot

✨ Reconciling Easy Births + Hard Postpartum
• Identity shifts with multiple babies close together
• What changed with her fourth postpartum
• How she rebuilt confidence, capacity, and connection

💛 Big Takeaway
You can have 4 easy births… and 4 really hard postpartums. You are not alone, and you are not failing.

🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, & YouTube!