Daylight savings really trolled me at the end of this video! 😂🌚

I can’t wait for Kristin to start her cooking videos again! They always make me feel so cozy and in the seasonal spirit! Until then I still absolutely love the content she is putting out! James is so adorable and I’m obsessed with their little family 🥺🤍

Girl, do everything on your own timeline. You're a mama, a wife, a daughter, a friend, and a KZfaqr. I'm sorry you went through this hard time but so glad you got through it and found what works for you and James. Yes, breastfeeding is important but it can be very hard and sometimes it just truly can't work for some mamas and there should be no shame in that. You are a great mom and love what your midwife told you. A happy mama is the most important thing for your baby's health.

I know you’re saying “I’m the worst and have been putting off posting the birth video” but no one is going to hold that against you! It’s such a vulnerable position to be in and something that is so precious to your heart and you should listen to what your heart is telling you is right. God will help you to know when you are ready, and until that happens we will all be here supporting you! We LOVE you! Also thank you so much for inspiring me to grow my relationship with the lord, you have been such a role model to me since before you even started your own KZfaq (aka the stick shift video). Love watching your journey and your family grow! Love from Sacramento CA🤍

You did the right thing for the tongue tie! I am 25 years old and I’m STILL in braces because my parents decided not to get this done. I couldn’t breast feed when I was a baby. Growing up my tongue was always at the bottom of my mouth instead of pressed up against the roof of my mouth. It caused neck, back, jaw and headache pain for years. After my first round of braces my jaw went EXTREMELY crooked because my tongue wasn’t able to hold the shape my orthodontist tried to give me. Cut to me as an adult and I’m in college (4 years ago) and having horrible headaches & pain. My breaking point was overhearing a classmate make a comment to another about how he thought I was “special Ed” at first because of how severely messed up my face was at the time. I mean I don’t blame him- the poor structure of my face caused me to stumble on words a lot. But there I was, busting my butt for straight A’s & feeling like I was never taken seriously in academia or in my career and that is honestly why. I went to a new ortho and they put me in a growth plate to expand my palate since my tongue had never done it (my top jaw just never grew to the size it should have). Two years of TMJ therapy. I finally had my tongue tie done & felt immediate relief. Now over two years of braces again. I’ve had to postpone major life events (proposal, wedding…) because I’m still fighting this issue & don’t want to be photographed in them. My husband & I decided to get married in the courts against my family’s wishes so I could finally live w him during his military career. We are planning on a ceremony when I get my braces off but I feel like I’m stuck in limbo waiting for it. This has caused so many issues in my family. It’s made me depressed. Ive gained significant amounts of weight because I’m so embarrassed by the situation. I don’t like going out. I feel belittled in my career still to this day since I’m always the “young girl with braces”. Trust me. You did good, mama.

Something that a friend of mine kept repeating to me on my breastfeeding journey that ended shortly I was devastating and so conflicted and she told me “your baby needs you more than she needs your breast milk” and that hit me like a ton of bricks because they do need you a healthy, taken care of, and full of love you not what your breasts can do for them.

that sweet james cameo at the end just gave me the push i needed to keep studying for my final! bless you kristin!

Omg my tongue was tied when I was born too. I didn't have it burned off until I was 11 though and it was the most painful thing I've ever had to deal with when it was healing. I couldn't talk or eat for several days because it was agonizing to lift my tongue. Luckily the stitches were dissolvable. They did put me under anesthesia too when they did the procedure. But I want to say, it's the best thing that you had James' tongue tied fixed at a very young age, because it is traumatizing when you are old enough to know what's happening and can remember the pain. He's just a baby, so he won't ever remember going through that.

I feel like motherhood should be an open conversation, more realistic and more sincere! You are so brave for sharing your raw story with us✨💕✨💕✨💕

I'm a Mom of grown children and I thought this was a beautiful, much needed video for new Moms. 🥰

I’m only 17 and still watching this!! I’m so glad Kristin and more people like her are talking about this. That way I can have so much info when I get pregnant later on in life! 💗💗

I started tearing up when you were talking about your mental health, because I felt this so hard! I had a very similar experience to you postpartum and it is so true it takes sooo long time to find yourself again! And grace is so important 💛

When you talked about feeling horrible after realizing what it’s like as new mom and wishing you’d been a better friend to your friends and family during that time - YES! I felt the exact same! It hit me so hard that I was such an absent friend to those I love, I just didn’t understand. We can do better now though! Glad you all are doing great! ❤️

I love how real this is! Makes me feel not as alone as I’m about to go through this, in my third trimester right now!

This is honestly one of the best 4th trimester update videos I’ve seen!! Your honesty is so important and valuable and I am so grateful to you for sharing your thoughts and experiences

Thanks for being so real and open. Real experiences from others make us all feel so much less alone!

You’re so loved, Kristin! And doing amazing, don’t worry about us and the birth video. Those that love you understand you’re busy being a momma and we can wait. 😊 so happy your mental health is improving!

Thank you for sharing! I am 4 month PP and this is exactly what I have been going through. So nice to know us mom's aren't alone! ♥️

Thank you for spreading the word about how valuable therapy can be, and for being so open about your experiences around the birth of James.

James is a mini Kristin!! Absolute angel. I'm happy how honest you were and that you are feeling better!

Thanks for sharing your experience, Kristin! Also this is such a cute and cosy set up! The little baby clothes in the background omg 🥺

I always look forward to watching your videos!! Hope you’re doing well 🤍

I wish I could like this video 100 times! We need to do better as a society letting mom's know how HARD the first few months are! Everyone talks about the horror stories of labor, and never explains the struggles afterwards. Thank you for being so open and honest! You're an awesome mom!!

Why am I crying from being so proud of her.

Yay!! Love when your videos come out! Watch them right away! ☺️ love you and your cute little family!!!

I’ve never talked about my postpartum ever, ever. I made it all about me and seeing, hearing, holding my baby boy felt sabotaged by current events. My husband was caught being a player and moved in with his love of his life when I was seven months along. I shutdown and stopped eating and was hospitalized for dehydrated and my potassium levels crashed. Even with the doctor telling me I could have a heart attack I didn’t care. Looking back I can now see I was the selfish one in our baby’s life. What his dad did was wrong but didn’t put our baby in danger. I recognize now I refused to let go of the hurt I felt I deserved because I was dumped during my pregnancy to a cougar 20 years older than me. Two wrongs don’t make a right and this hurt my baby. He was born as healthy as can be but it took about a month before I bonded with him and he truly is loved and wanted and adorably sweet.

You’re amazing, you’re the best mom! As the nurse said James wants you to be happy and you’ve found the best formula for him that’s so good! And as long as he’s healthy and happy that’s the main thing. I’ve watched your videos since your first video Ever (which helped me through hard times) and you’re just such a kind caring person and that’s what James and the world needs 💜

I went through the same breastfeeding thing! At three weeks my baby was 12% under her birthweight, I was seeing an LC, & triple feeding! I triple fed for about a week, my mental health tanked. I cried and cried. A week after triple feeding & taking the pressure of ebf I started to see an improvement & substantial weight gain. I became more positive & had a breastmilk ring made to remember the trial & error that bfing is.

Thank you so much for opening up about this!! I’m currently 1 month postpartum and really needed and loved hearing your story ❤️

I can relate to almost every part of this video! Thanks so much for sharing this! You’re doing an amazing job!❤️

I love how real you are about mom life and your experience.

As a 17 year old girl, I love watching these videos to educate me more before that stage of my life happens :) thanks for posting this series!

Thank you for sharing Kristin ❤️ you’re always so honest with us. James is the absolute cutest and he’s getting so big!

I had the same exact experience with breast feeding! At my second week appointment my baby didn’t gain any weight while I was EBF! I was logging it too and the day I nursed for 8 hours was the worst, I would offer her the breast every hour 😭 thank you for sharing this because sometimes it feels like people judge you if you struggle to breast feed but there is so many aspects to it. People don’t see how much work you put into it 🥺 I’m so glad I’m not alone! I triple fed too!!! At one month I finally gave myself the gift to use formula exclusively. All I did everyday was nurse, pump, and wash bottles and pump parts. Thank you for sharing, I feel so understood 😭😭😭

I LOVE your vulnerability about the postpartum period/ breastfeeding. It is so HARD. My baby is 2 weeks and i was also so naive about postpartum and breastfeeding and how hard it actually can be. You’re doing great momma. I just keep telling myself to take one feed, one nap , one diaper change at a time. ♥️ you got this momma!

Thank you for this video! I love how honest and real you are. My little girl was born July 18th so it is so fun to follow along with your journey. I would love it if you'd do a video sometime about all things baby, ie. How you got him to sleep well, how you spend your days, how you plan to feed solids, etc. 😊

Postpartum was truly the hardest part! I think for 6 weeks straight I cried every day, baby blues were rough, breastfeeding was so difficult and like you I tried pumping, breast feeding, & formula, which was making me absolutely crazy, I stopped at 4 months. I had it in my brain that I was going to exclusively breastfeed so giving it up was difficult and I cried even packing up my pump. I had other moms telling me “it gets better” and there were points I didn’t believe them but as time went on things did get better and I started to feel more like myself and you find your groove and routine. Now having my baby be almost 18 months old & sleeping 12 hours, I realize how short that newborn period is and I find myself missing it 😅😩 For any new mamas out there or any woman about to give birth, it does get better!! There is a light at the end of the hard postpartum tunnel and like Kristin said, it’s a short phase. You are a great mom Kristin ❤️

I"m nowhere close to planning to have kids, but I'm so grateful that you made these videos. I will definitely be looking back on them! xxx

Wow I honestly didn't know you went through all of this 🥺 I had a very similar postpartum experience. I was so drained 😩 pumping, nursing and we did a little bit of formula because I had no choice. I got a pretty bad infection and had to take a strong medication which led me to pumping and dumping my milk for several weeks. So throwing breastmilk away was so sad too! Breastfeeding was so hard for me and for others it seemed so easy. My daughter had a tongue tie as well and I knew for sure and everyone one looked passed it. Finally I had a specialist agree with me so we got it taken care of. So happy to see you as a mother Kristin. I know you are a great mother and you would do anything for your son! It really is beautiful because God uses all of those things for us to draw more near to Him and to rely on him wholeheartedly 🙏

Thank for sharing.. I gave birth on October and I had a similar experience with breastfeeding my babygirl, it was definitely tough and I felt the same way you did… I saw on Instagram that said “a fed baby is best” and it made me feel better ❤️ as long as baby James is being fed and loved that’s all that matters 😃 God bless you and your family 🙏

Yay! Almost 37 weeks pregnant and love hearing other women’s experiences- especially anything from Kristin!

Love your honesty and your realness and encouragement so much!!!

Your videos are always my favorite, no matter what you’re talking about!! Thank you for always being so open and honest about your experiences 🥰

Just wanna say: You’re amazing, I’m so proud of you and I love you 💛

I'm so happy you talked about this. My daughter is 18 months now, and I just found out I'm pregnant with #2. I remember back when I had my daughter how the mix of emotions were, I had pp depression also and I would have anxiety attacks bringing her out while she was young because I was adjusting to having a little one with me. Thankfully it does get better! ❤️ Around 6 months I felt like myself again and I feel like during this time especially for every woman we need to be supportive and be there for each other!

Ahh yay! I'm so excited to watch your beautiful family grow! I look so forward to all of your videos, they are so safe and cozy feeling, and always so happy 😊 Thanks for being so willing to be real about everything! Sending prayers your way, always! 💖

I really needed this video! I’m 2 months postpartum and I relate to everything regarding the breast feeding, pumping, and formula feeding. I had no idea how intense the whole feeding journey could be. Although the days are rough, I know they will become better with time. 💕

We have very similar postpartum experiences. I am 3 months pp with my Jamie. Was a planned home birth that ended up at the hospital and we have struggled with breastfeeding due to tongue tie and lip tie 🙃 it's so hard. I'm so glad you gave yourself freedom/grace to let go and find what works for you and James! 💞💞 Much love Kristin! You're a great mom!

Thanks for sharing what you went through, I know I was worried about you. Prayer carried you through and will continue to carry you through. God will never leave you nor forsake you, no matter what the problem may be. We love you Kristin ♥

James is such a cutie!! Thanks Kristin for sharing this with us! I’m the second oldest in my family and the first to have kids, so it’s always nice to have a “big sis” help you through stuff like this! Ours is due in April, can’t wait 🥰

Loved this video!!! So proud of you Kristin, remember your advice at the end of this video always

Omg James full head of hair is the most precious thing ever

I would love to see a video on how you stay connected to God/your Bible reading routine as a mom and what that looks like!

I had such a similar breastfeeding journey thank you so much for sharing .even with my daughter being four now this was really soothing !

I’m so glad you’re doing well and are healthy! You look beautiful 💜

Love you so much, girl! So happy to see your videos pop up!

What a wonderful video! Your honesty is much appreciated and soo welcomed! Thank you Mama Bear!

Kristin, your little James is so cute 🥺 I've been following you since your "honeymoon haul" video and it makes me so happy to follow your journey through life ❤️ you truly inspire me. wish you & your lovely family the best 💫

Im not even pregnant, yet I feel inspired haha! Love how sweet and open about mental health you are and OMG James is sooo cute!

Watching this with tears in my eyes because I am literally going through this now. It’s been 2.5 months with my son and I’m breastfeeding, pumping and formula feeding. Wish I watched this a few months ago. Thank you so so much for sharing. 💕

So proud of you mommas!❤️

Thank you for sharing! Fed is best and your midwife sounds amazing! I had PPD too, you are not alone. Give yourself grace, it’s such a learning curve 💕

Yes yes yes!! My story is very similar to yours and I think it’s so important to speak out about postpartum because I was in the same boat with not knowing what to expect and having unrealistic expectations about postpartum! Thank you for sharing your story 🤍

Being induced on Saturday evening so super excited for the timing of this!

love this & you!! thank you for sharing Kristin, you’re an amazing mom!!💛🤗

I had the EXACT same experience breastfeeding. I feel you so much babe. Combo feeding is amazing! Formula is honestly an incredible thing. ❤️

I’ve been having to triple feed my newborn twins and have felt the exact same way you have and trying to get myself to let go of expectations with it all. It’s so encouraging to hear your perspective it could make me cry tears of comfort haha 🫶🏻🫶🏻

it has taken me 2.5 years to learn to enjoy myself again. I developed several food intolerances, abdominal separation, guilt for living across country from family, and severe postpartum anxiety. its such a long process, never linear. some days are so hard while others are beautiful, but wow the glorified expectations of postpartum vs reality is insane

as a pediatric speech therapist, you did the right thing with the surgery! what was a struggle at the beginning is going to save you years of speech therapy that some of my kiddos have!

I literally love this video so much. Post partum to the T. I made the switch to formula at 4 months as well was such a huge weight lifted off my shoulders after the internal battle all that time. You’re amazing for bringing awareness to all this and can’t wait to see the birth vlog eventually but don’t rush on our account enjoy that sweet baby they grow up to fast 💙

Very interesting 🤩 and can’t wait for you to start your baking videos again!

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. My daughter is almost 7 months old and my pp experience was very similar to yours. I triple fed for 2 weeks and it was the most mentally and physically exhausting thing I've ever done. Thanks for being so vulnerable and sharing your thoughts!

You’re the best for answering these questions! Thanks for the tip about what to do when my friends have babies!! Laundry and cooking ❤️

Best part is the end with James! I am sold!

Hello Beautiful Kristen! I've never been so early before! Sending you loads and loads of love ❤️🙏💕 May the rest of your week be calm and positive 🌷

Love you sweet Kristin! Thank you for sharing all of this very personal stuff ❤️

It’s so much more helpful when you have a good family support 🥺🥺 wish I had just that

Such a great question and answer regarding what to do as a friend when one of your friends just had a baby ❤️❤️ I will definitely keep that one in mind!!!

I loved having just my mom stay with us after I had my baby. I also liked how she stepped back and let us figure out parenthood without being too pushy. She also didn’t constantly ask to hold the baby which was nice. The mental shift after having a baby is so crazy. The sleep deprivation really doesn’t help either. 🥺 My baby is almost 7 months and last month I finally started to feel like myself again.

LOVE YOU KRISTIN!!!!

No matter what content it is your videos always make me feel happy and calm! 🥰

Love you Kristen ! Those were much needed words I needed to hear. I’m currently 4 weeks postpartum

You’re an amazing Mom! God bless your little family!

Thank you so much for sharing Kristin! This is such a great video. I’m almost 4 months PP and am so encouraged by this video. Especially the breastfeeding part!! ❤️❤️

SPOT ON! I feel you and I had the exact experience.

I really appreciate these videos. Thinking of starting our family and I’m unsure and terrified. I needed this honest information

Gah love love love you!! This brought me so much happy 💕

So much love for you! I'm having my first baby next year and videos like these give me so much comfort ❤️

Sweet Kristin, I had a very similar experience breastfeeding. So hard! To top things off my mother in law lived less than a mile away and she was always telling me how easy breast feeding is and she couldn’t believe we were struggling so much with it. She would continuously tell me that everyone can breast feed and that we needed to just try harder. I was a crying mess for months. Thank you for sharing. ♥️ James is sooooo adorable!!

I am so thankful you are so open about this, it helps me be more confident about giving birth one day.

Kristin you’re a wonderful mama. Being a mom can be very hard and all you can do is your best! 💛 My son had a tongue and lip tie and I almost quit breastfeeding at like 2 weeks because breastfeeding was EXCRUCIATING. He couldn’t latch, so he would just bite me to hold on and honestly TMI but I was purple and swollen. 🥴 Got his tongue tie revised and it was super sad but helped tremendously. My daughter was never easy to feed. She was colicky and gassy and a struggle for 11 long months, and then she cold turkey weaned herself?!!!! And it devastated me. One night I nursed her to sleep, and the next morning she rejected me. 😭 But you know what, they’re 4 and 2 now and they are so beautiful and fun and all that stuff feels far away. 💛 Sending love and prayers to you, friend. 💛💛💛

I really would love to hear marcus’s thoughts on being a new dad!

I'm so glad you're doing these videos Kris, it's so helpful ! And Jaaaames, he's cute as ever 😍❤️

I think I smiled more at the end when you showed James than I did when getting engaged 🤣🤣🤣

Perfect time to have dinner while enjoying some Kristin content 🥰

You’re doing a beautiful job as a mother💕

I just have to say we just went through the tongue/lip tie revision and oh my gosh, it’s been SO hard. I cried so much and my mental health went downhill too. The stretches are so awful too. I felt like some people made it sound so easy and it just wasn’t! We’re 2 weeks post procedure and hopefully turning a corner but man, so tough. I see you mama! We are also in Nashville too 🤍

My son is about the same age as James (6 months on 12/28) and can 100% relate to your experience. Had a tough time mentally when going from exclusively breastfeeding to a combo with formula. It’s refreshing to know that it’s normal and I wasn’t doing anything wrong even though my brain was telling me otherwise, thank you for sharing & making us fellow first time mommas feel less alone!! ❤️ Finally getting over post partum hair loss too 🙏🏼

Kristin, wish I could give you a big hug!! So appreciate you talking about BF and formula, I work with WIC and you’d be surprised how many mommas go through the same thing you did 🥰 sending you the best! Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful fam ☺️

Thank you for the new video❤️ I’m having a baby in May and appreciate the advice! I’ve been watching your cooking videos to hold me over😊❤️