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Chapter 1: How did Alex find out she was pregnant?
what is up daddy gang it is your founding father alex cooper with call her daddy okay are we ready here we go daddy gang welcome to a very special episode of call her daddy um I am pregnant and we're just going to get right into it today. I, oh my God, I have been so excited to share this news with you guys. And I definitely went back and forth on when that would be and how I would even do it.
But now that we are here, I cannot wait to share all of the fun and the emotional things that I have been going through during this pregnancy. The last time I spoke about my feelings around having kids was exactly a year ago.
And for anyone who missed it, I basically came on the podcast and I shared that in the summer of 2024, right after Matt and I had gotten married, and we basically talked about how we were ready to start having kids. And that was our goal. And then shortly after that, in that summer, I decided actually... wait, no, I'm not ready. I'm not ready at all.
And so we made the mutual decision to pause on starting a family in the summer of 2024 because I really wanted to prioritize our relationship. I wanted to prioritize work and I wanted, honestly, most importantly, to prioritize myself. And Overall, I just felt like I needed a little bit more time and I was not ready to take on motherhood just yet.
Chapter 2: What emotions did Alex experience when sharing her pregnancy news?
And so now, almost two years later, I lived. I did... kind of what feels like everything I wanted to do. And now I am pregnant and I couldn't be happier. I couldn't be happier that I waited and I couldn't be happier for this next chapter of my life. And so I want to do a little story time of how this all came to be.
I do, before I get into it, I want to acknowledge coming in here today, I was like, I'm so aware that the topic of pregnancy and the process of getting pregnant and everything that surrounds it can be very understandably sensitive and difficult for a lot of women.
And so I just want to be really mindful today that as much as this is a very exciting time and a celebration, I also want to hold space for the women who may be on a different part of their own journey right now. And I'm thinking about you and I'm sending you so much love and I love you, Daddy Gang, and I support you. Okay, so let's rewind a little bit.
So throughout the period where Matt and I had put the decision to start trying to get pregnant on hold, we were having constant check-ins. And as more and more time went on and we traveled and we accomplished certain goals we had set for ourselves, your girl started to get the itch.
Chapter 3: How did Alex navigate her decision to pause starting a family?
And I remember the exact night, I remember telling Matt, we were in the hot tub, we were having one of like our whiskey nights. And I just looked at him and I said, We have had such an incredible time of pouring into our relationship, building a strong foundation, being with our family. Now that my family's out in LA, like we spend so much time with them.
And literally all I can think about, the only thing that feels like it's truly missing right now is a child and starting our own family together. And I have never felt more ready. And when I said that out loud in that moment, it was such an exciting feeling, but also, I don't know how to describe it. Like it almost felt just like such a calm feeling as well, maybe. Calm?
Yeah, I guess it was calm. Because I think we both felt so together and so unified in our desire for this really big next step. And it was one of the most beautiful moments because Matt and I had been so intentional about everything we had done in our relationship up until that point. And...
I think we both felt so sure in the foundation that we had built and there was really zero fear and finally saying out loud, OK, here we go.
Chapter 4: What were the challenges Alex faced during her first trimester?
We are going to try and we are going to do this together. It was really only joy and excitement. And so we started trying. And let me let you in on a little something, ladies. At first, there is nothing sexier, there is nothing hotter, there is nothing more connecting in this world than trying to make a baby with the love of your life. You're like, oh, let's go. Let's fucking go.
Like, get in there. Like, enjoy, okay? It is great. And then, and then, once that like spontaneous thrill has happened a few times, there's a little shift, okay? And that shift is just a little less sexy, in my opinion. And it's a little bit more of like a, It's like a scheduled meeting of the bodies, okay?
Chapter 5: How did Alex handle anxiety during her pregnancy?
Because there's a very small window where a woman is about to release that egg. It's about three days. So in those three days, you got to be locked in. You are laser focused, okay? We are making sure that we are using every single opportunity to try to make this happen. And so I was obsessively tracking my ovulation. I'm like peeing on ovulation strips.
I got ovulation strips in every single one of my purses. And it basically tells me when I am peak time. And when I am peak time, that is when Matt... Matt, let's go. Matt. And he would be like, all right, I'm coming up. Let's go.
Chapter 6: What role did Matt play in Alex's pregnancy journey?
Sometimes it didn't happen in bed. You know, sometimes we didn't have that luxury. It was boom. Got to do it. Let's go. Also, to be real for a second. Whoa. Okay. There is so much mentally that starts to happen when you are looking for your body to essentially perform and produce something. essentially at the highest level.
Like, it's a really weird mental and physical battle that I personally found because when it doesn't work and you don't get pregnant, all I was left to feel was, what's wrong with me? And the longer it goes on, for me personally, my desire to get pregnant was only increasing, which was then making the disappointment hit even harder.
And not only that, I would say, but like then the anxiety that is created, because again, this is a really small window. And so every month you try and then you have to wait and see if it worked. And if that test comes back negative, you feel like you're starting from zero again.
Chapter 7: How did Alex decide when to announce her pregnancy publicly?
And it's almost starts to feel like Groundhog Day where you're like, you're waiting, you're waiting, you're waiting, you're waited, you're disappointed, right? And for me, the importance of having a partner during this time who was supportive and loving and understanding, you guys, it was so essential. Because anytime I felt down, Matt was there. And he made me feel like, nope, this is us.
This isn't on you. This is on me and you. So if this is not working, this is something you and I are going through hand in hand together. And... Listen, men will never understand what we have to go through with our bodies and these psychological warfare and all of the emotions.
But I will say it does make it a hell of a lot easier when that person by your side is not making you feel like for a moment that it is just you. It's all on you. Even though...
let's be real it kind of is and again I know everyone's journey to getting pregnant looks so differently and so obviously again I just want to clarify today I am only talking about my personal experience and I do want to acknowledge all of the women who have tried to get pregnant who are still trying who are pregnant and it hasn't gone the way that they expected so
who maybe you are someone who's watching, you took a different path than you originally planned. This is one of the most complicated and personal experiences you will ever go through.
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Chapter 8: What advice does Alex give to women about their pregnancy choices?
And I have so much respect and compassion and admiration for everyone, no matter where they're at on their journey. And to all the women who have also decided that motherhood isn't for them, I see you and I respect you because I genuinely believe as long as you're making choices that feel right for yourself and your life, that is all that matters. Full stop. So, okay.
I would love today to share the story of how I found out I was pregnant. It feels like yesterday and it also feels like so long ago. Okay. Okay. So I'm peeing on my good old ovulation strips. And on the strips that you're using, there is one side in the box that is blue for ovulation and checking that. And then the other side of the box is filled with pink labeled strips.
And that is to test for pregnancy. And so I remember I was two days away from getting my period. And... I don't know, I felt like there was like a small chance I could be pregnant because before, almost every single time, like I am getting cramps, okay? I'm getting cramps before this period. It is a surefire thing and I didn't have any cramps.
And so for the next two days, I'm like, okay, I think this could be an option. We are going to finally open these pink strips, baby, and let's pee and see if I'm pregnant. And it just kept coming back negative. And I was like, okay, okay, we're keeping the vibes high. We're keeping it, it's fine. Maybe I'm just late.
Also for me, it always could kind of be for my period, a two to three day buffer, either I'm late or I'm early, like that usually happened. And so I kind of went through the feeling of damn, Here we go. We're starting from zero again. Another month of trying. Let's do it. And then two days passed.
still no cramps and like literally never has that happened in my life again not the lateness the lack of cramps like i was the girl you guys who had to stay home from school because of how bad my cramps were i have always had the worst cramps and so i will never forget it was a tuesday morning matt had just left for a three-day work trip and something came over me and i was like you know what
I'm just going to get one of the digital hard tests. Screw these like pink little strips. Let's get the hard stuff here. Okay. So I go and I buy two. It's first thing in the morning. I sit down on my toilet in my bathroom. I pee on the stick and it felt like the minute I peed on that stick, the minute that urine hit that stick, it said pregnant. And I'm like, What?
I was in, I was in complete shock because again, I had been taking these pink little strip tests for almost a week and it was telling me, so no girl, better luck next time, babe. Keep it fucking moving. So when I saw it read pregnant, I started crying with my pants down on the toilet. I'm like, oh my God, I'm crying. I remember then getting off the toilet.
I sat down in my bathroom and I'm just staring at the test. I'm just staring at it. Meanwhile, Henry and Bruce are like freaking out. They're licking my face. They're like, what is wrong with our mother? Is she having an actual mental breakdown? They hate when I'm crying. And then I immediately got right back up and I was like, I need to take another test. What if it's a false positive?
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