VLOG: newborn trenches, postpartum dr. visit, back at it with baking + MORE!

[@sylmor5931]

The clips of your mom bring me comfort. 😊 she has such calm and warmth about her. I lost my mother in March and I miss her dearly.

[@vistatiger7493]

Agreed. She has such a calming presence. So sorry for your loss. I lost my dad but I feel he is with me and his advice over the years guides me to make decisions all the time now.

[@katlynnmansfield1464]

I’m so glad you mentioned the thing about circumcision, people get so angry when you bring up just the idea of it. I didn’t want to tell my family that we were having that done for our son because they were so appalled by it. Even one of my doctors was trying to talk my husband and I out of it. It really isn’t anyone else’s business and if you don’t know what to do, it can always be done later if that’s what is best for your family ❤

[@betsybabf748]

I actually was going to post about this. Most people see videos of babies screaming during them and think it is torture. Not true! I had our 4 boys circumcised. I had seen those videos so spoke to my pediatrician, who was also a pediatric medicine professor at Harvard Medical so I fully trusted him. He explained the nerves in that area are not even fully connected until the baby is 2 weeks old, which is why most doctors prefer it done shortly after birth. It is not pain that makes the baby cry. They don't like the position of being strapped down and as any mother knows, they hate and will scream being naked the first 4-6 weeks of life. The way my dr did it is I was allowed in during the procedure. They were swaddled just the top half of their body so not feeling cold and naked, or strapped in an uncomfortable position. A topical numbing agent is used to avoid the cold instruments. None of my boys cried during it at all. Three of them slept through it, never waking at all. The one son who was awake was allowed to nurse through it as I bent over him, and he didn't even flinch when it was done. I saw for myself, they felt absolutely no pain at all. I'm very happy we chose to have it done with all of them.

[@rockywil]

i feel like i’m always laughing and smiling with you and Zac in these mom vlogs, seems parenthood has already changed your lives for the better. you guys are just radiating happiness lol idk how to explain it!

[@ClancyBurkeX]

You are so sweet! 🥹 thank you! we’ve truly been loving life with decker in it!

[@melanielongpre268]

I love that second outfit on you! It looks great and I want it lol!

[@kyleee8]

*get a mini fridge for your room for milk in the middle of the night!!*

[@jenniferlichthardt9545]

Great idea

[@justineskillman6385]

I think you look adorable in the matching sets and it makes me want some!

[@Southern_Sheila]

Clancy I think you rock the sweats girl, you look amazing after having Decker, I am so excited for you and Zac.

[@angelita9572]

This Thanksgiving 🍁🍂 you have one more human to be thankful for 😃

[@katherine8677]

You are doing great Clancy. It's such a blessing to have your mom helping you. When I had my twins I cried so many times the first few weeks. It was so hard I thought I couldn't do it. I never had any help but they are 2 now and they are happy and healthy and we made it through the hardest part. ❤

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Omg give yourself the biggest pat on the back bc I don’t know how I would ever survive twins haha so much work but I’m sure it ends up being double rewarding and you should be so proud!

[@katherine8677]

@ClancyBurkeX thank you 😊.. idk how im surviving twins 😂.. but i am glad they have each other. A best friend for life. ❤️

[@Madison-pd]

So thankful Clancy isnt one of the influencers that is more worried about getting their pre partum body back more than their baby, she shows she real in motherhood. She makes me excited to be a mom someday 😊

[@marsharehm5599]

Babies really change almost daily!! And that day they look at you and smile ❤

[@RestingBeachFace]

When my first child was born, he was a week old and my mom was there. She held the baby while I made a grocery list. I cried the whole time time I was making it. It’s so normal. Like you said it’s the hormone dump. You look amazing and you and Zac are doing a great job with Decker. 🥰

[@RobinSparklesCanada]

My due date is in July...your vlogs have been super helpful in mentally preparing myself lol

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Don’t get me wrong it’s hard, but it is so so worth it and you can’t even imagine you will love something so much ❤️

[@Stina0381]

She’s out of my league is my favorite! I watch it all the time too 😆

[@ArisMont]

I have a nine month old and you’re bringing me back all the memories from the newborn stage and it’s definitely tough but it gets better! Slightly 😅😂

[@kimbruce52]

You’re doing so good, Clancy! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

[@mansoor3159]

Thank you so so much Clancy for motivating me and I really really never missed any one of your vlogs you are the best best youtuber in the world💗💗

[@bazukathatraluca]

Clancy you are looking GORGEOUS!!

[@betsybabf748]

We chose no birth control after some of ours, but know you are far more fertile after a birth, while nursing and right after stopping nursing. The reason is because as our bodies are getting back on a cycle, it's very common for us to release multiple eggs and to ovulate more frequently. More eggs released, more change of one being fertilized, and more chance of multiple being fertilized. We were open to another right away but then conceived fraternal twins while I was nursing an 9 week old baby! It is absolutely fine to have them back to back, confirmed by all my OBs and perinatologist, and I nursed our son throughout my twin pregnancy, but you have to be wanting or willing to risk one (or more) to go the no birth control route.

[@insidetherose1934]

One thing I learned after my C-section was that walking and moving around is really good after birth and as soon as possible. My pp nurse got me up and moving within like 18 hours of my C-section and I’m so thankful they did. I was completely healed and in no pain my 2 weeks pp.

[@betsybabf748]

I hope you, Zac and Decker have a wonderful first Thanksgiving together! 🦃 I have raised 7 children (2 were fostered), and I had the youngest 3 baby boys in under a year (having one then twins only 11 months later, nursing them all). I always got dressed, did my hair & makeup every day. I know me. If I look like a sick day, I feel like it's a sick day. When I'm ready, I have more energy & get more done. My husband worked 14-16 hours a day so it was all me with 3 babies & 4 school-aged children. I needed energy! I had a skin care bag & a makeup bag hidden in a cabinet in my family room so I did it right there in the family room with all the babies in front of me. 🤣 The first 12 weeks with a newborn were always just called the 4th trimester.😀

[@HesstonandTandem]

Zac is just a typical millennial with his comfort movie 🤣 I am the same

[@angelabodon2825]

Hi Clancy! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving, too!!

[@amorvincittomnia]

I feel you on the high bun! For me it's a sensory thing. I can't deal for long with the feeling of heavy hair hanging and dragging on the back of my neck 🤢

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Yesss I love how the high bun keeps it all so out of the way!

[@jessicameyer3875]

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 sending smiles to you all

[@stephaniejohnson6204]

BEAUTIFUL seeing you and Zack as parents!🎉😊

[@colleenemal5182]

It’s crazy watching your vlogs with my baby. Also those 6 pack mini fridges are great for milk to keep in your bedroom.

[@morganpritchett8447]

Totally Team Purple Monkey in a Bubblegum tree

[@elizabethcheung6207]

Good morning Clancy, enjoy your first Thanksgiving with Decker ❤❤

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Thank you so much!! 💕

[@yolandadavenport9581]

Your mom is living her best life!!! I can’t wait to get grandkids. My daughter is 30 and has no interest as of yet😩😩😩

[@DebraE.Carlson]

You have many blessings to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, Clancy. You are truly blessed❤

[@hollywarfield6380]

Watching this and getting nursery ready 🎉

[@sunshine-bs2jx]

Hi clancy glad all well x enjoy the time x i was back out working at 3 weeks after it was tough but luckily i was able ❤

[@brittanydraper8384]

My gosh yes, the baby blues. 😭 I had to be induced 4 weeks early and I was so sad that I lost 4 weeks of it just being him and me 😂

[@alyssamartinez8068]

I agree with your mom 1-2 is so challenging because with it come teaching and patience and trying to manage your own emotions plus the emotion of a toddler 😅 I currently have a four year old and an almost two year old. The first two years with my oldest were amazing. The two years since my second was born have been sooo challenging for me. I remember people telling me the newborn stage was the easy stage. I thought they were crazy but now I understand what they were talking about. Having a newborn is hard yes but keeping a newborn alive is easier compared to teaching and managing a strong willed toddler 😅

[@Stephaii]

Your longer hair looks good!

[@rachelbarela2287]

I feel the high bun rant so much 😂 it’s just who I am

[@dirtlifeadventures]

I can't even remember the first month of my kid. I heard someone say once mom's forget so they can have more kids. It was like being a zombie on remote. And I get the baby sleeping thing. I think for me I didn't really bond with him until he was 2 or 3 months. I loved and cared but the bond feeling took time.

[@ajr9846]

Decker is beautiful and so precious!! Everything you said about postpartum and newborn trenches is so true and I’m reliving my days when I was postpartum with my son 7 years ago 😂. Everything you talked about from pumping to giving him milk and the feelings you had to go to the doctor after having him is so incredibly true and I felt all those same feelings. God bless you Clancy, you are doing incredible as a mom and you look beautiful. Cherish every moment because life will get easier and as he grows you will get time and sleep back for yourself. You made the best decision to make it a priority to shower every day, such a simple thing but it helps boost your confidence and energy. I regret that I didn’t make that a priority back then. God bless you and your family. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 🙏🏼

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Awww thank you so much! Honesty the showering thing is hard!!! haha but definitely helps! 🩷

[@TheCleverlibrarian]

Hi Clancy , first time comment long time viewer. As a new mom too of my 11 month old! I wanted to tell you that you’re doing great !!!

[@dylansousa5571]

Clancy Zac and your family Happy Thanksgiving

[@aguirrn]

Happy thanksgiving!! Clancy you are doing an amazing job. ❤

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Thank you so much!! ❤️🥹 happy Thanksgiving!

[@adrienne5011]

The newborn trenches is why I’m terrified to have another 😭 I feel like I was in shock for 2 months lol

[@ClancyBurkeX]

But as you know…it gets so much better!!!

[@adrienne5011]

Sooo much! My daughter is 15 months now and it’s such a joy🥲 I wish they all came out at 15 months 😂

[@yml425]

Clancy you’re like my internet big sister. I’ve been watching since your VS days :) love from Milwaukee WI 💜

[@squirlle6]

Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope you and your family enjoy all the delicious food. I can't wait to see what cute outfit you put Decker in (not that you're required to, I just know a lot of moms, including my sister, love to do that 😅) Stay safe and cuddle your two babies as much as possible 🥰❤

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Thank you!! And Happy Thanksgiving to you too!! 💕

[@tisha1109]

I also cried the first few days that his growing up too fast. My son is 1 years old now and walki g everywhere my little human is my bestie.

[@beautifulandbold7117]

Decker looks like his daddy💙

[@lisaborsi3092]

Clancy you could use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups.....it would be so much easier and cleaner! Loving the mom content these days.....

[@carolinelvsewe]

It’s sooo good to see you “in the swing of things “. It’s something so easy to comment , “in a couple months it will be so much better” but that doesn’t help when it’s so new and so rough. 😅 When I saw you making your fave muffins, thought, ok she’s ok. (And a great mom, really Clancy!). I also love that your mom is there for you. My mom did the same and I can’t thank her enough.😊

[@ClancyBurkeX]

You are so sweet🥹 thank you so much!!! I feel like every week gets so much better and so much more fun!!!

[@nikitreadway3763]

Just had my second this year 0-1 was way harder than 1-2!

[@BigNati513]

OH WOW, Congrats on the baby. Praying for the best for you and Zack, but I'm gonna be selfish and just say it. I MISS YOU AT CHANNEL 12 NEWS. 😭

[@inspiretodream3]

The first video of your I watched, was a messy bun tutorial 😊. You were still in high school.

[@Moonbeams_SweetDreams]

Nothing could have prepared me for all the changes when i brought my first baby home. It was so difficult at first! Baby blues, healing from delivery, adjusting to taking care of a whole other human, sleep deprivation! When I brought home my second baby it felt like a breeze in comparison! Happy Thanksgiving Rogal family!

[@mdt1529]

I had a feeling he’d be like his uncle!

[@Jillianrc]

I agree, once my baby turned about two months, things got a lot better. Also I nursed her to sleep for 1.5 years and it was no problem to transition her from no milk before bed. Kids are wayyy more resilient than we think. I wouldn’t worry about any sleep association stuff until at least 5-6 months old.

[@MarisaEMQ]

Clancy, thank you so much for being so informative and telling the viewers who haven’t had children things that are never talked about. I love your videos!

[@ansr8859]

I Stan for a high bun!!!!

[@DawnGray-g6q]

Just something to consider. When babies fall asleep with milk in their mouths, that can cause damage to their teeth causing cavities. The milk pools. So if worries you, you might want to stop once he starts cutting teeth.

[@SimplySmiley04]

I also had a 2 week check in postpartum in addition to the 6 week one. Thankfully the 2 week was virtual, but it’s more about catching 😅postpartum depression I believe. Also, you get more milk in the middle of the night because prolactin (the hormone responsible for making milk) is highest because 2am and 7am!

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Oooh that’s so interesting! Definitely always when I’m able to get the most milk

[@Shortstuff1972]

When I had my babies ..my parents ( who we lived with) Would watch the baby for about 2 hours every day ..

[@mrskaylawillms]

I’m also a high bun girl 😂😂

[@laurenguenther1428]

Did you say previously how much Decker weighed?? Just curious 😊

[@Riograndelily]

You are so blessed to have your mom. I was a mother of three never had help. I had to do everything! Cook, clean, nurse, shop, bath kids. You name it. Even made the entire Thanksgiving dinner after giving birth. We walked where as we did not have but one car then. Life was so hard. You are blessed indeed.

[@ClancyBurkeX]

Wow, good for you!! 👏🏻 I feel so grateful to have the help I do and can’t imagine doing it all alone!

[@manuelfajardo7767]

Asher’s probably wondering why the new guy doesn’t have to spend time in the crate. Manny F.

[@jessicakobynik]

1-2 was easier for me than 0-1. My kids have a 22 months apart :)

[@teresamarie710]

I felt empty after I had my daughter. I would just get these waves of being SUPER sad that I wasn’t pregnant anymore. I also got upset she was getting older but now she’s a year and a half and I’m just like yeah she’s a toddler lol

[@Miss_M93]

Do you think Decker has any allergies?

[@SoraMTeichman]

Clancy, maybe try a non hormonal IUD if you need BC. This way you don't mess with you hormones and cycles. Or look into fertility based BC.

[@averygaming8707]

❤❤❤

[@SunflowerStateBrenda]

Good morning and I have a question for you! Curious if you were gifted a "push" present?

[@ClancyBurkeX]

The necklace I’ve been wearing lately - it has a “d” on it for decker! 🥹

[@SunflowerStateBrenda]

Thanks for answering so quickly. It's beautiful and I had thought so and didn't want to be rude by asking but I noticed it wasn't your usual one. I'm so enjoying your vlogs and watching you be a mom!

[@disneyworlddreamer]

Not that I'm saying you should get on birth control but the reason they want to put you on it so quick is because even though you say don't worry I'm not even thinking about having sex at some point your hormones say otherwise out of no where and you are extremely fertile for the first few m9mths postpartum but it can be dangerous to get pregnant that soon for both you and baby.

[@brendaw2255]

I think since you get your sweat sets oversized they will look different. Most influencers wear fitted sets.

[@AnnieEJones]

We have the same car, do you feel like you have enough room for all things baby in your Mazda? lol

[@ShannaLaesway]

Trying the breast milk 😅

[@sunshine-bs2jx]

🤮

[@ShannaLaesway]

@sunshine-bs2jx My thoughts Exactly 💀

[@michellesunshinestar]

My sister's philosophy was to have kids whenever they come. I hope they stop at 3 though. They have all boys, so I hope that's quits for them. The last one was 9 pounds 3 ounces. It was a C-section, thankfully.

[@michellesunshinestar]

I thought only Jewish people did circumcisions.

[@dustmite723]

I think a lot of Americans do it but most of the world including Australia and New Zealand do not do it and haven’t since the 60s/70s

[@anastasiap.6807]

@@dustmite723 same in Europe noone does it.

[@Riograndelily]

Teaching a baby to self-sooth is a wonderful gift to give to your baby, and future sitters as well as yourself. Crazy to think teaching and equipping your baby is right out the gate. I had mine sleeping through the night at three months old allowing babies to cry not only strengthens their lungs but teaches them not to associate crying to your running to him every time. Sounds brutal but trust me this helps the baby so much. You'll find what works best for you all.