Episode

Motherhood Unfiltered: Pregnancy Complications, NICU Life, and Postpartum Identity with Daria Willems

Podcast: Baby Steps Podcast
Published: Dec 19, 2025
Duration seconds: 875
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In this honest episode of Baby Steps, lifestyle content creator and mom of two Daria Willems shares the real side of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum life. From premature deliveries and NICU stays to postpartum depression, identity shifts, and potty-training struggles, Daria offers reassurance, practical insight, and encouragement for parents navigating early motherhood.