The Fourth Trimester: Identity Crisis and Postpartum Depression with Kelsey Kreppel

Today, Valeria welcomes Kelsey Kreppel, a preschool-teacher-turned-content-creator and entertainer, to chat all about her current pregnancy and the anticipation and fear that comes with being an expectant first-time mom. Kelsey shares her pregnancy experience, the challenges that come with it, and the joys, fears, and anticipation of her son’s upcoming arrival. Being a first-time-mom can be scary and lonely, but Valeria gives Kelsey her best tips on how to navigate this new season of life without losing your sense of self along the way.
Valeria shares with Kelsey her honest and realistic advice on the “fourth trimester”, what to expect postpartum, how to handle being humbled as a mother, and not falling into doom traps of birth experiences and advice on the internet. Kelsey also shares the approach she and her husband, KZbinr Cody Ko, take when sharing their lives as influencers and the precautions and boundaries they’ll have to think about as new parents in the public eye.
You can find Kelsey on:
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/ @kelseykreppel2
/ kelsey_kreppel
What We Talked About:
00:00 Intro
01:54 How do you define a cool mom?
03:31 Becoming a mother feels so natural
07:06 Conversations about starting a family
11:54 How to parent your own children
17:17 Preparing for postpartum and other afterbirth care
21:36 The fourth trimester
23:27 Embracing the changes that happen during pregnancy
29:00 It’s not easy but it’s also not permanent
34:48 Attachment style
38:03 The advantage of allowing your child to explore their emotions
42:45 Limiting what to share online when you have kids
48:07 Preparing to give birth
49:53 Doctor visits and counting baby kicks
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[@jowiens32]

I was never able to have children, and now turning 55. I’m finding this time in life a little weird as I see my friends with grandchildren and how that fills their lives. I’d love a conversation on how a woman’s life is impacted with purpose and the world’s perception too.

[@missopinionated0000]

believe me having kids is overrated.. you dont miss anything special

[@user-lv4ov5rp6d]

I have a son. Even though I gave birth to him. He prefers his dad. Yesterday he even pushed me because he rather be with his daddy. WTF moment for me.

[@awmallek]

@@missopinionated0000are you a mom?

[@missopinionated0000]

? you should know already from my message :-))) LOL@@awmallek

[@kristinerancane7249]

Two of my favorite KZbinrs ❤❤ kind and empowering women

[@ValeriaLipovetsky]

you're so sweet ❤️

[@sofie.mondello]

I do like Kelsey for her very chill and comfortable content but you can tell that she doesn’t bring a lot of deep thoughts and topics to the table. Very different to Valeria, she definitely guided the whole conversation and gave it more meaning!

[@-wi7ci]

Love kelsey❤❤

[@mariaokhapkina6971]

Loved Kelsey's thoughtful and balanced responses. To be honest I did not enjoy Valeria steering the conversation towards difficult things about becoming a mother, for the most part - I felt like it was a bit inconsiderate towards Kelsey. I would've appreciated a more encouraging and supportive tone from an experienced mother to a first-time mom - I think there's a way to do that while still being open and honest about the struggles. Great conversation regardless ❤

[@larrywatson3479]

Hello Valeria! This is such a wonderful podcast. Such great information. Valeria you are a beautiful rock star. You are such a beautiful person,caring and loving Mom Jake,Ben, and Maxi are so blessed to have you as their mom. Love you so much Valeria! Love, Janice and Larry Watson Pittsburgh PA USA

[@rachel-ko]

I've watched both yours and Kelsey's content for years and this podcast was such a perfect mix of both your perspectives

[@dominoaura]

2:22 there's a beautiful important thing that Kelsey is mentioning, that could lead the conversation further, but then there's a cut to a next Valeria's question. I find some few more cuts like this in this episode. I don't necessarily think Valeria is at fault, it just seems flow is lacking, weather it's the interview of the cut. I know it's not always possible to achieve tho.

[@yuliaeskin4611]

So many insights from Valeria here. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@annamarihiljanen5221]

I appreciate this so much. Beautiful podcast. I'm getting too old to have kids and I really never had this feeling of definitely wanting to be a mom. I still have no desire to be one and I'm thinking is this a mistake or am I meant to be childless since I'm not craving to have a baby. Maybe I'm just a bad person??😅 Maybe it's just not for everyone? I feel like my life is whole as it is. A tiny part of me is a little concerned if I'm going to heavily regret this childlesness when I'm older. I really don't think I will, but people have warned me.. so I'm scared!! Anyone else like this? 🙃

[@ADG247]

It depends. Maybe you are not with the right partner? You could always try to freeze eggs to be able to decide later based on where you are in the world. Good luck ❤

[@VilleGardian]

Don't ever let people project "their" feelings and fears onto you. That's how we've been programmed and mostly it has ended badly for us. I too don't have kids and I'm not old for it but there is no need and I feel content with myself.❤

[@svitlanareipashi2925]

Valeria seems very serious compared to the guest

[@dipendrasah4255]

Women are warrior 💯

[@ValeriaLipovetsky]

Absolutely 👏🏻

[@dipendrasah4255]

Let's goo👏👏👏

[@ValeriaLipovetsky]

💪🏻✨

[@sreunard]

🙌🙌❤️

[@mxf3005]

Everything looks great but i see a difference with the orange colour. The other colours suit you better in this video ❤

[@shamshadsora6360]

❤

[@ValeriaLipovetsky]

❤

[@marylinjesus5914]

I usually love the guests, but I didn’t like this one. I feel you should talk about motherhood with someone who has more experience. Just a thought 😅

[@lillyh.4505]

I agree

[@srhbart]

It’s good to have experiences shared from every level of motherhood

[@joelawe3186]

Potential dizsaster alert 🎉You must be married to live with someone and have children❤

[@ari_jean]

In my opinion the guest is speaking too much about abstract things that aren't informative or useful...

[@annamarihiljanen5221]

All I want to say is I highly disagree. Motherhood is so much more than concrete things. I have a feeling this talk was not only for us but also for themselves too. It just got recorded and we as an audience have a possibility to be a part of their insightful discussion. 😌

[@ari_jean]

@@annamarihiljanen5221 well, the title and contents had very concrete points that attracted my attention, but by the middle of the conversation I realised I’m wasting my time and getting bored. I agree that it sounds like a “private conversation” rather than a high quality podcast. It’s fine tho, glad it was useful for you :)

[@annamarihiljanen5221]

@@ari_jean Okay, well I understand that it didn't deliver what you expected. I wasn't really reading that at all so I don't know if the talk and the title matched really 🤭

[@shelby6]

It's definitely an opinion, a wrong one lol

[@lillyh.4505]

I felt the same. After approximately 8 min. I was out. Got bored. Wasn't informative for me. But still love Valeria

[@laurenhills239]

I have pretty much grown up watching Valeria. I have looked up to her for years as a role model. And I just love this podcast because I feel like I can always learn something new. 🤍

[@ValeriaLipovetsky]

Thank you for sticking around 🥹❤️