You guys delight me! I love how intentional you are in your relationships, how you admire each other, how much you love and respect your babies, I love how masculine and sensitive you are Andrew, and I love to hear you both laugh. Most of all I love that you honor God. Stay humble and in love-it’s the best gift you will ever give your kids.

Enjoying your show! I was a gymnast in the’ ‘80s and a big fan of Shawn during her career. I am a Christian, wife for 36 years to a wonderful pastor, mother of 6, grandmother to 12 and counting😊 I just wanted to tell you how thankful I am to see you using your large platform to promote family and honor God in your show. Praying for you!

Andrew is every woman’s dream husband!! Y’all are soo blessed ❤️🙏🏻❤️

Stared at Bear a majority of this interview haha. I love the way Shawn and Andrew love each other. Congratulations on Baby Bear and all the blessings to the East family. Love yall.

I just had my first baby on December 9th. Grateful he gets to share a birthday with such a special man.

CONGRATULATIONS on your new Baby Bear! You have such a beautiful family! I am so glad that your family is centered in Christ! A Christian home is the best gift you could ever give your children! 🙏❤️🙏

Tell me it’s your 3rd baby without telling me it’s your 3rd baby….when 20 mins in you’re talking about prepping your other kids not about the birth yet. How precious!!! Y’all are the best.

My 6 year old Granddaughter has been rock climbing (well little kid climbing) for a couple months…absolutely loves it! She loves getting all the way to the top!

The scar tissue was a real challenge with C section #3 for me as well. Thought my age (38 years) was what made the experience so difficult. Your advice for postpartum recovery is spot on. Appreciate your Light.

Andrew's dad instincts were amazing at the end when Shawn announced that Bear was peeing inhee and Andrew immediately reached for him. A beautiful family and so willing to share your love.

Shawn and Andrew you are a family that ALL family should want to like. Andrew reminds me of my husband very hands on and loving. Never lose that spark you have for each other. I for one love seeing your videos of the 5 of you now (and Nashy Boy) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I love that Shawn knows herself well enough to weigh the pros and cons of narcotic pain meds for her! That's so healthy and exactly the way medical decisions should be made. I also have a high pain tolerance, so I don't take narcotic pain meds unless OTC stuff isn't cutting it. There's no reason to risk potential side effects and addiction if there's little benefit for you.

His little face is so precious and such a little cuddle bunny. You look beautiful Shawn and I’m so happy for y’all bringing another precious baby into your family 🥰

Baby Bear is adorable! But, you two are more than genuine parents, loving kind etc...but the love and respect you have for one another is such a beautiful thing. Thank you for sharing a bit of your lives with us. Congratulations again and again on your gorgeous family. God Bless You Always. ✝️💖💙💙

Omg Bear looks like a baby doll❤❤ he is perfect😊

So excited for you guys. My marriage crumbled before my eyes quicker then I ever could have imagined. My parents have such an amazing love story and still are going strong almost 34 years later. I love watching you guys, hearing every detail of any story you tell is always fun, and you just seem like an amazing family to know. Congrats on Bear, happy everything went smooth. I understand having a hard pregnancy and birth but I only have one beautiful healthy 10 year old boy and it was all natural. I can't imagine all you have gone through. You have Andrew by your side and it definitely helps when you know you have someone who always has your back no matter what. Pray for you a lot and I always enjoy your content!

St. Thomas Midtown is where my brother worked as a nursing tech! How amazing. Congrats on baby Bear's arrival. ❤

He’s just so cute cuddling on his mommas chest like that such a priceless memory love you both and the babies. God Bless you all

omg for one, i cannot express how happy i am for you guys😭 for two, st thomas midtown is the best hospital hands down! my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and all 6 of her surgeries were performed at midtown! all of the nurses are literally the best. and they all celebrated with us after her surgery that declared her cancer free! we live an hour and a half south of nashville and would drive to midtown and their surrounding medical offices at least once a week for almost a year. hands down the best decision we ever made was choosing st thomas midtown!!❤️🙌🏼

My C-section experience was traumatic. They didnt let me do skin to skin, they kicked my husband, baby, and doula out of the OR soon after she was born and I laid there alone for another hour while they finished up. They had her latch wrong and I was injured for weeks. I also only took Tylenol and ibuprofen afterwards. Two weeks ago I got my redemptive home water birth with my second daughter and it was incredible. Recovery has been so much easier! Glad to hear this experience was better for you.

Ahh, Shawn I had iron too and shakes. Iam 4'11 too. Your story is so similar to mine. My husband is 6ft 2 and we have a 4 year old boy. I had him c-section. Iam sooo happy for you both. Love seeing you being a mama and the fact that our story so similar makes you pretty cool.

I genuinely love and admire you both and your family values. I hate that you can’t just make “normal people” comments without worry of what the media will do in return. You are such an amazing family and individuals! Wishing you a continued smooth transition period with the arrival of Bear. Sending lots of love from Kokomo, Indiana! 🫶🏼♥️

I’m crying listening to how you both love each other. Thank you for sharing your sweet blessings. ❤️

I didn't find out the gender with my third either. My oldest is a girl who's 4 and then my second was a boy who's 2 and we wanted a surprise tiebreaker so we didn't find out. I was so certain it was a girl the entire time I was pregnant to the point of I bought girl stuff, clothes, etc and when my third was born and it was a boy I was shocked and it took me a few days maybe even weeks to get used to it! He's now 9 months and I love him more than anything and I love have one girl (the princess) of the family. Bear is soo adorable. So happy for you guys and you have a beautiful family ❤

It's been so much fun watching your journey and picking up little pieces of wisdom. My husband and I are trying for our first so I love hearing everyone's stories and seeing your precious little new baby!

Congratulations 🎉 I love how supportive of each other. Thank you for your example.

Making every moment count is where it's at. You two are doing it beautifully~💞

Congrats on your newest blessing. Give yourselves Grace and take as long as you need with him.

Baby Bear looks so serene. What a sweet boy. 💙

good job Shawn and Andrew! baby boy is perfect.

I love Bear's little noises❤ You guys are a great team. Congratulations!!

Good Afternoon Shawn and Andrew I always look forward to the podcasts

I absofreakinglutely love you guys! 😍 I appreciate how genuine and candid you are in sharing your lives with us!

I agree with Andrew. You are a beast.😊 I watched your birth video, and then the next time I see you, you're up walking around in your room.😳😬 I thought holy💩 she will be doing handstands next. I think you guys are great parents, and Drew & Jett are great with Bear.

Congratulations on the newest edition to your family! He is adorable! Love your channel, always look forward to your podcasts❤

Y’all are the best and I look forward to everything you put out!

This is so awesome Shawn.

🥹 awwwww Bear is sooooooo precious!! Yall are so loving and supportive of each other! Such a blessing to have you share your lives with us! Thank you!! Love you all!! Hugs from Oklahoma 💖 Kery

Congratulations on Baby Bear! Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us!!

This was a wonderful episode!! Thank you both for thanking your medical team❤️

Love you guys so much!!

That little squish!!

Love how Andrew played with Bear's hair throughout the video!

Happy Birthday, Shawn

Love you both! Congrats on this new baby and how you’re making family great again 🤟🏼

May God continue to bless your family and all your extended family and friends that stand with you two, with love, care and support for your children and Newborn Baby Bear. God’s Blessings.

You guys have a beautiful family!

East Family!! I’m so sad I missed this live!

Bear 🐻 is adorable and Shawn you look fabulous ❤ Congratulations to you all 🎉

So excited!!!

Congrats, you two! I love hearing how you communicate with one another. You’re setting such a lovely example for those babies of yours!

My dil works at St. Thomas mid town! first icu now the er. congrats on the new baby! love the name!

he is a beautiful baby,,,,,,congrats to u both,,,,,,LOVE ......u. calling him Bear !!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing the advice on what to do in the first six weeks.

It’s so interesting how is mamas do not ever forget our child birthing experiences. I’m 60 years old and remember it like it was yesterday

Thanks for sharing this, y'all are awesome ❤. The end was the best😂❤

Just beautiful!

Enjoy y’all so much!! 🫶🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾

Love your relationship 😊 Skims are amazing - only bras I buy and I'm in UK. Baby is super sweet, congratulations to you all x

Aww! I love finding out how many others share my birthday; 12/12 is the best birthday!! Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy!

I had a doctor prescribe me narcs when I was 18 after a car accident. I noticed how addicting they were and how they deeply affect my mental state. I took them after my first baby and it deeply added to postpartum issues. It affects your mental health. Last two csections I did without them. My doctor made me take the script just in case. But It was not bad at all recovering with other stuff pain wise. Emotionally recovery for me is harder than the pain and I didnt want to stacks cards against that. I think they shouldn’t be standard procedure for C-sections. You can definitely manage without them! You’re going through so much emotionally after baby. Better to try without them and be present.

A BOOK!? SOOOO EXCITED!

Hrs so cute and I LOVE that you had a 3rd baby 🥰

i really love you shawn you are such a kind woman im your fans here in the philippines i wish and pray you and andrew 50 years of marriage 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Congratulations ❤

When your kids get big mine are 7 and 4 and half . Babies look so tiny ! ❤

My spinal didn't work. I have such bad trauma from feeling everything. But when you talked about the pressure, for real that's TERRIBLEEEEE especially when you can feel it all. And the placenta was stuck too and felt like they were ripping me apart the whole time. I remember saying, "thank God he's here" when I heard him cry. Pain and pressure was gone. Then once they handed him off it was immediately back to pain. I asked them, "please knock me out, I can't do it, please knock me out. " They were fighting me because my placenta wouldn't come out and my bowels were coming out, and they still had to sew me up. Plus the fact I was on blood thinners, my blood pressure was up, and I was bleeding. Lol. They knocked me out and I'm forever grateful for that. I'd be terrified to do it again

I started rock climbing at age 40. It proved to be such a powerful metaphor for all the things my mind convinced me I couldn't do.

I, too, must have a high pain tolerance because of dealing with multiple health conditions. After each surgery (3 foot surgeries, 2 knee replacements, a cervical fusion, and 4 lumbar discectomies/laminectomies, a tricep repair) I simply used ice & Tylenol to control pain. I do escape discomfort via sleep. I had 2 natural childbirths although I had requested an epidural for the second one. Our bodies all respond differently to surgery and trauma, so I feel very fortuneate and understand that others may need stronger pain control in order to heal.

I don't know how you do it Shawn. My 2nd was in 1994 and I had a c-section due to haveing Placenta Previa. They didn't get me up until 24 hrs later and they only did it then because I pushed them to. She was early and had to be placed on oxygen so, I'd only gotten a momentary glimpse of her right after she was born. I was told I wouldn't be able to see her until I was able to get up and walk down to the NICU. Just an awful feeling and experience. They wanted me to wait another 12 to 24 hours and only relented after I threatened to pull out my catheter and IV myself if they wouldn't help me. But man, even feeling noticeably high from takeing 2 percocet every 4 to 6 hours, that pain was ungodly. I don't think anything in the world other than my children could have pushed me through pain like that. My 1st was 100% unmedicated (almost unheard of in 1988) and I would have choosen to do it again 10 more times over another c-section recovery.

Love the podcast and well done on refusing the pain med. In the UK we are not given anything more than paracetamol lol I've had 2 sections and took paracetamol a few days and anti sickness for a week. It is painful of course but manageable. What a lovely family you have.

It would be awesome to hear more about the rules and tips, blessings to you guys❤

I had to have iron and infusions not during pregnancy, but I used the same word being in the room with the chemo patients. Humbling.. and how I wished I knew how to crochet to make hats for the chemo patients.

What a cute little cub! Thanks for the peek into how things went. So weird to hear about going to an infusion center to get blood. I go to an infusion center to have blood taken out! I have too much iron where Shawn didn't have enough. My blood gets thrown away. Never understood why it can't be used for anemics. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It is strange going to where patients are having chemo. I never see a soul there though. Everyone has their own room. Sounds like things are going great! So happy for y'all! ❤

I really wanted to watch this as soon as it came out. However this content is more private. I am so happy for you all. Thank you for sharing Bear with me. He is adorable. Your story about rock climbing is so special. I am sure that rock climbing will continue to be a favorite. However I hope that it continues to open her and help her progress. I hope that you find an activity like that for each child. I am super impressed with your dedication to growth and healing. It is not an easy choice to make and it is much harder to go through the pain, but the price is worth it. I have seen some very brave individuals making similar choices for similar reasons (no 1 is the same). However it is very difficult to get through. So well done. Well done to Mr. East for respecting and supporting Mom's decisions. It is so funny to remember how many times Mes. East cringed with the first pregnancy and child at very ceingeable comments. So Mr. East, you have definitely upped your game and levelled up each time. Yes, still cringy moments, but really unavailable and recovered from quickly. That is what us important, to recover from, rather than try never to make, cringy comments because the former is realistic, but the latter is not. I learned so much from this time round. You might be "non-experts", but you are mostly on target with what you share for content most of the time for me, I am only speaking for myself. I am so happy and grateful for this podcast. I am not a podcast person. That should say a lot. I have also cut down my viewing time because I have lots more projects thank goodness and I still try get as much East Family content as possible. So great content. Enjoy the baby and children 💕. So beautiful.

Unrelated but you guys talked about nutrition for a second at the end. I remember seeing Andrew wearing a continuous glucose monitor a while ago. Wondering what he learned from that experience.

I ended up having a c-section, and my husband keeps telling people, "I SAW 3 SETS OF HANDS IN MY WIFE'S BODY" lol

That baby profile is killing meeeeee 😭 My ovaries!!

I also did my 3rd c section with just Tylenol and ilbprofeun(I was allergic to the tortal) I give Shawn the credit for going the route

I was angry for two years thinking I never got to see baby until she was wrapped up on me after 10 min and randomly one day I remembered them pulling the drape down so I could see her …. 😂😂😂 I think I was in shock from it all my body blocked it out.

I was prescribed a medication for lower back pain. I had taken it for 4 months when the media reported a well-known actress was arrested for selling drugs. The drug was the meds I was taking. I googled and discovered I was taking an opioid. Saw my doctor and worked out a time-line to stop taking them, to avoid withdrawal. It went smoothly. Now I take a standard painkiller, but only when the pain is too much. Well done for refusing to take those painkillers. Like you, I don't want to be controlled by drugs of any kind.

Are you still taking vitamins and supplements from Care/of? Do you still recommend them?

Barrett Madison COULD easily be a GIRL name. It's a great name!Congratulations on baby #3!!

Anyone know why they deleted all their old videos on the East Family channel including this birth vlog? Wanted to watch it again before my own upcoming birth.

Get a Medela foot pump and mimic the baby’s rhythm while they’re nursing on one side, and strip the other side dry. Seriously. Establish a rhythm and either one of you can feed that milk to that little Bear. It’s also excellent practice for building up a reserve for date nights, etc. the foot pump is more effective than a hand pump, because it leaves both hands free to cuddle the baby. The nursing bra can support the pump up to about 6 ounces, then you add the crook of your arm. Pumping is a godsend. I did three without it and loved it for my fourth, though I loved straight nursing as well. Best of luck in every endeavor!

I get the pain med thing! I had a hysterectomy with only Advil and Tylenol. If you stay on top of taking them it was great!

Many doctors, including mine, do not prescribe narcotics for c-sections. I had 2 with only Tylenol. Congrats on Bear. He is precious.

You did the right thing by Jet.. if you would have let him change the situation you would have put him I. Control.. it hurts but you were right ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

Oh my goodness December 9th is my baby’s birthday! Such a special day (12/12 is obvs cool too) 🫶🏻

Here to say I just had my first three weeks ago and I, too, had to experience a foley bulb (obviously referencing your birth with Drew). I also wanted to go completely unmedicated so I did the entire thing without any pain relief like you did. Definitely a traumatic experience that I will NOT ever be reliving 😂 childbirth is no joke!

Hi guys congrats on Bear’s birth.I was thinking when you said you had a girls name picked out.By the clue you gave I was thinking it was Wren or Skye?

Congrats! Our sons name is Bodhi and somehow we started calling him Bodhi Bear so he gets called Bear a lot! Makes me think of you all now too! So cute. Blessings

I hear you about pain meds. I hate narcotics in general. I broke my toe too. I took some ibuprofen and Tylenol or aspirin with that. I’ll tell you two regular strength aspirin and one extra strength Tylenol, taken together, cover me for most pain for 24 hours, but I never take it more often that three times a week. You can also take Tylenol with ibuprofen. Just keep the dose low.

Breastfeeding does get easier with each kid for sure!

Good for you for saying no to addictive drugs. You are smart! Recommendations are just that...a recommendation. You have the right to say no. Thank God! Knowledge is power.

Dont forget to like!

Is the kids school pretty much just daycare? Or is it some sort of very early learning type of preschool daycare hybrid program?

I am a mom of 3 from Iowa. I was addicted to pain pills for nearly 20 years after being diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 9. I was so mindful about taking my meds, and for the first time in my sober life, I didn’t need them like I thought I would have needed them.

I agree with Andrew after losing a parent especially as an adult life and every experience is just so much more emotional and meaningful

You had someone try and predict the name. Was she correct?