My Pregnancy Story

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. I am pregnant and we're just gonna 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 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, you know, 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. And so. now almost 2 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. Um, 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.

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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. 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 in finally saying.

out loud, okay, here we go. 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 me let. you in on a little something ladies. Um. 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.

[ __ ] 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 it's like a scheduled. meeting of the bodies, okay? Because. there's a very small window where a.

woman is about to release that egg. It's. about 3 days. So in those 3 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. [laughter]. Matt. And he would be like, "All right, I'm coming up. Let's go." 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. 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 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 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 the 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, [laughter]. 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 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. And I have so much respect and. compassion and admiration for everyone, no matter where they are at on their. journey. And to all of 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. >> [sighs]. >> It feels like yesterday and it also.

feels like so long ago. Um, 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 2 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 2 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 3-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. nope girl better luck next time babe. keep it [ __ ] moving. So when I saw it.

read pregnant. I started crying with my pants down on. the toilet. [laughter] 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? Like, I need. to see it again to believe it. Let's get. back in there." And so there it was. Second test, positive. And then I was so annoyed. [laughter]. Swerve. Not because I was pregnant, but. because my husband had just boarded his. flight and there was no way in hell that. I was going to tell this man over the. phone. Like I'm like, I need to tell.

Matthew in person. I it like it had to. be that way. I wanted us to be able to. embrace and kiss and celebrate. And so I. sat there going back and forth because. my big mouth, you guys, it literally. took everything in me not to be like, "Matt, babe, get off the plane." He's like, "We're sitting on a hot tarmac." I'm. like, "Get off the plane." I'm like, "Emergency.". But I'm like, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I got to just I calm myself down.

and thought, you know what? Maybe maybe. this is going to be a beautiful solo. journey that I have to go on for the. next 4 days or so." Okay, just really. sitting alone with the news until my. husband comes home on Friday night. I. can try to really connect with my body. I can read some books, download every. single app there possibly is to. download. And I will say that it worked. It worked for about 4 hours. [laughter].

Guys, those next few days were actually. torture. I am sitting alone with the. fact that I am pregnant and I can't tell. my husband because he's away on a work. trip and I refuse to do it over the. phone. And every single day and night. that Matt and I talked on the phone, I was bursting. I was bursting to the. point where he was like, "You're acting. like a little off. Like, is everything. okay?" I wanted to scream because we're. having a baby. I'm [laughter] like,

[gasps]. but I was like, "No." Yeah. Just like so. tired from work. It's just like hard day. at work. literally [gasps]. turmoil. And I will also say once I. commit my mind to something, I am locked. in. Okay, Matt was going to be the first. person I told no matter what. I wasn't. going to tell my friends. I wasn't going. to tell my mom. I wasn't going to, you. know, tell the random guy at the coffee. shop because trust me, [laughter] it was. tempting. It honestly really pained me. Um, but no, it had to be Matt because.

why? I don't think anyone would ask why, but just to take you through my thought. process, like I just had this feeling. like we did this together and he. deserves to be the first person to know. and there's no one I want to tell more. in the world than him and I want us to. just be able to hold this moment alone. together before anyone else gets. involved. And so for the next four days, I lost my mind. [laughter].

Also, when I think back to this, I. remember another added layer was like. the morning that I found out that I was. pregnant, you guys. I had a Call Her. Daddy interview that day. And listen, I. love my guests. Shout out if you're. watching this. But that day, girl, I really, really struggled to. focus. I remember walking into my studio. saying hi to my team and I just I just. so badly wanted to blurt out like I'm.

pregnant when I was in the middle of my. interview I would be listening to what. they were saying and I would be locked. in for a second and then it literally. reminded me of the dog from up. Do you. guys remember every 5 seconds the dog's. like squirrel? That was literally me. Every 5 seconds I just wanted to be like. okay. Yeah. And so your childhood hurry. sorry I'm pregnant. I'm like [laughter]. it was like my brain. it's all my brain could think about and. it's almost like holding it in was. making it worse. I just needed to tell. one person [laughter] one person and.

then I would be fine. Um so yeah it was. a really tough day at work guys. And. then finally after downloading like 12. different apps and I'm not kidding. I. literally researched my future child's. star sign, how it would match up with my. star sign, how it matched up with me and. Matt's star signs. I was like going. insane. Finally, Matt was on the plane. to come home. Hallelujah. Matt on the. plane. Hallelujah. Thank you. And then. this man has the audacity to be a good. husband. While he's on the plane, he. texted me and he said, "Oh my god, babe,

I forgot to ask. Did you get your. period?" No. No. No. No, [ __ ] Now, at this. point, you guys, I had kept my mouth. shut for four straight days. There is no. way I was going to blow this whole. surprise over a text message. So, I. ignored my husband naturally and I just. like pivoted the conversation to. something and then he asked again. I'm. like, Matt, the persistence and I appreciate his. attention to detail, but in this moment. I was like, so I ended up just.

responding to him and I was like, yeah, super heavy period. I like didn't need. to be that dramatic, but I'm a very. dramatic person and that was. unnecessary. But I wanted to sell it, right? I did not want my husband to have. any clue, any clue. And he's so sweet. back. I remember him texting me like, "It's all good. You know, we've got. this. We're going to have a beautiful. weekend together. I love you so much. I. can't wait to come home and see you.". And that's when I also realized like, "Holy [ __ ] my husband is genuinely. going to be so even more shocked now.".

Like me adding that little sprinkle, that little dash of like, "Oh, your girl. got her period." Now there is like zero. percentage that Matt in his brain is. coming home to a pregnancy announcement. So here's what I did. I cooked Matt and. I our favorite meal that I make. And by. favorite meal that I make, I mean the. one thing that I know how to make, which. is like taco bowls. I lit candles. I put. a little bit of music on. I poured us.

both a drink, which really I knew would. throw him off even more. And when he got. home, I told him I had a little gift for. him, which technically isn't really like. out of the ordinary. Matt and I. typically if one of us is traveling, we. do a little something for the other when. they come home. And so I sat him down. and I said, "Okay, put your hands out, both of them, and close your eyes." And. he's like, "What is this? Like, what is. happening?" And I was like, I hope you. like it because it is non-refundable.

And so he put both of his hands out, he. closed his eyes, and I placed the. pregnancy test in his hands. And when he opened his eyes, they immediately filled with tears. He. looked. so shocked. And then we both started. crying. We didn't even say anything in. that moment. There were just no words. He pulled me onto his lap. We were.

hugging and kissing and crying and. we just had the most incredible night. that I will forever and always cherish. It was like. finally I was able to share this with my. person and. celebrate it and talk about it. incessantly. again. Also, being able to say it out. loud finally, it made it feel really. real. And we just kept crying and like.

replaying the moment over and over and. over. Matt was in so much shock that I. was able to wait as long as I did to. tell him. And he felt so bad. He was. like, "How did you keep this to yourself. for as long as you did? Like, you could. have told me. I feel horrible." And I. will say, and I told him this, I said, "Listen, listen, sweetheart. Although those four days felt like a bit. of torture, I am now able to look back and be so.

grateful for the time that I had to. genuinely sit with my thoughts and my. feelings. I was able to kind of. I don't know like slow myself down, which I'm so bad at. And I I think it. really gave me this period of time where. it felt like every the world stopped. And in those four days, I remember. having thoughts about how excited I was. for this pregnancy because.

I feel like I am someone who really. loves to push myself and challenge. myself and I want to evolve and I think. it's so important to grow and change as. a human being. And there was something. so transformative with envisioning this. new chapter for yes Matt and I as a. family. but also individually myself as a woman. How will this change me? What new. perspectives will this give me? I'm not.

someone who has grown up from a very. young age and envisioned having. children. I just didn't. And so, how. will this impact my identity? How will. my body changing? How am I going to. connect with myself and growing a human. being inside of my body? Like, how will. that influence the way that I approach. life and look at the world? And so, all. of these questions, I guess, kind of.

left me. really excited for the future. There's. also something I really loved about the. feeling of the unknown. Now, I know a. lot of people, some people like to know. the exact answers to what's going to. happen, but like I really loved that. feeling. I feel like I have done so much. already in my life and I am so proud of. what I've accomplished and I feel so. fortunate. But this to me just feels. like the next beautiful blessing in life.

that is going to change me forever. Obviously, not holistically, but to some. degree, right? And I'm so ready to go on. that journey and share it with you guys. Honestly, I think this show has been my. baby. No pun intended. But Call Her. Daddy has been the biggest blessing of. my life up to date. You guys are going. to now share it, okay? And I would be. nothing without all of you who watch.

every single week. And so now to have. shared so much of my life for so long. and have this new phase, I'm really. excited. And so how did I decide I was. ready to publicly share my pregnancy. with the world? Girl, girl, the truth is my goal was to try to. pull a Kylie Jenner. I really wanted to. I just one day wanted to come on and. announce like, oh, I had a baby. But the. unfortunate reality is that my job does.

require me to be seen either on my show. or out at public events. Um, and a. sweatshirt can only do so much for so. long, guys. And so I had told Matt my. goal was to try and hide this pregnancy. until August or September. I really just. wanted to stay in this bubble and not I. don't know not open it up for public. commentary. for honestly as long as I could. But it. was May when I announced. So obviously.

that plan didn't work as expected. And. so the reason I chose to share my. pregnancy when I did was because. my bump was becoming too hard to hide, plain and simple. And the process of. trying to hide it was literally causing. me more anxiety than just putting it out. there and being honest with the world. And I will say, no, guys, let me take. you on this little journey. You ready.

for this one? The biggest turning point. of when I knew I needed to tell the. world about my pregnancy was the little. recent trip Matt and I took to New York. City. There was this really, really big. important work event that I was so. excited about going to and I was going. to have to walk a red carpet. And so I. had prior put a lot of thought into my. outfit the month before. I was like, I. know what I'm going to wear. Um, I tried.

on a bunch of different options and then. I found this suit. Oh, this suit that. had this little like almost like pepleum. looking shape to it. Um, and then like. kind of had buttons and when I tried it. on, those buttons like sat right above. the bump where like the bump really gets. big. And then the pants, oh god, the. pants were incredible. The pants had. this like elastic band that was like. jewel encrusted that really like hugged.

and sucked me in. Okay, it was black. There was like a lot of illusion going. on. And I remember walking out of my. closet showing Matt in LA being like, "Look at this." And he's like, "Baby, you don't even look pregnant." And I'm. like, "Thank you. Hello, red carpet. Let's go." And so I really felt like, "Oh my god, this is like a foolproof way. to lock lock it all in." Okay, lock it. all in and just keep that secret because. in my calendar, I literally had the. amount of public dates that I would need.

to be on like carpets and stuff like. that. and then call her daddy. I was. like, "We could hide this. We could go. real big in those hoodies, okay? We. could really stretch this thing as long. as we want.". So, the next month I get to New York. City and my dumb ass hadn't tried the. outfit on since the first time. It. looked gorgeous, stunning. Oh, so. delicious on me. Okay. and your girl, she had gotten a little bigger and. [clears throat] that bump.

that bump was bumping. And so the day of. the event, I had meetings all morning in. New York City. And then Glam came. We. rushed. I was ready. They left. I went. to put on my outfit. [laughter]. I was alone in my hotel room. Matt was. downstairs finishing his last meeting. And I started hyperventilating as one. does. Um because I looked in the mirror. Actually, I didn't even need to look in. the mirror at first and I said,

"Yeah, no, this isn't fit." Yeah. No, this doesn't fit. This This isn't. fitting. This isn't This isn't fitting. right. And this isn't sitting right. None of this was looking the same as it. looked the first time that I tried it. on. And so, I'm adjusting. I'm. unzipping. Like the side of the pants. had a zipper. I just went, "No, no zip. We don't even need the zip. We'll just. And they wouldn't fall down. They just. stayed right there. They just stayed. right there." And I was so frustrated. I.

really was. I was so excited for this. work event. I I I was so excited for the. people I was going to meet. There was so. much business to be done that day and. that night. And I I didn't want people. to know I was pregnant yet. I just. didn't I didn't want this work event to. turn also into speculation. Like that is. not the way I wanted this to go. I had. done such a good job of only telling our. closest friends and family. No leaks, nothing. And I didn't want to also go to.

this work event and be uncomfortable in. my body or in this outfit. So Matt comes. up to the room. I am in tears. Shout out. to my glam squad. You didn't have a. chance. [laughter]. I am I am so I'm a mess. And he's so. supportive. He's like trying to help me. like rejigger the thing. I got my Spanx. literally hiked up to my nipples. Okay, we're about to be late. I am sucking in. for dear life. I'm trying to make this.

work as we walk out the door, but the. carpet was going to close at a certain. time. I had to be there. You guys, I'm. in the back of this SUV. I am laying. horizontal in the very back seat so that. these buttons do not pop off as they. continue to do. Anytime if I was not. standing perfectly straight up and. sucking in these buttons were blowing. Okay, these buttons all I knew is I was. like, "Okay, I just have to get through this red.

carpet moment." That's literally that's. it. Because once I knew I if I got. inside, I knew I would be completely. safe from like random cameras and I. could just focus on the business. And so. here we go. Matt and I get out of the. car and he does the thing where he like. gets out of the car, shields me as if I. have like a skirt on where you're going. to like see the girl's badge. No, just. shielding me to, you know, just bust up. and really cinch it in and suck in. I. wipe my tears. I have so much powder.

underneath my eyes. I have like a 4 inch. [laughter] layer under my eye. [gasps]. I'm like, "How do I look?" Matt's. looking at me like the gleaming sun. You. know, as a girl when you have like too. much makeup on and you're in the sun and. it's hitting you. He's like, "You've. never looked more gorgeous." I'm like, "Shut [gasps] up." And we get out of the. car. and my button bursts. [laughter]. [gasps]. The godforsaken button.

just bursts and I am like putting it. back in. Burst. Putting it back in. Burst. I start trying to suck in so. hard, you guys. I'm wiping away these. tears. My PR woman comes over. You got. they're they're ready for you. You got. to get on the carpet. Let's go to the. carpet. I'm so emotional. I am so. hormonal and I was not prepared for the. energy of a red carpet. Okay. the energy. of a red carpet. It is very loud. It's. intense. It's intimidating. It's a lot.

of things. Okay. And the last thing that. I wanted was for me to get on this. carpet and for those buttons that. couldn't stay secure for the life of. them to just boom, just a big boom boom. hit him with the belly. [laughter]. Bam. Hit him with the belly. Hit a. little one two boom flying off. Hits the. cameraman in the eye. Literally, that. was I remember that scene from Hannah. Montana when she's with Jake Ryan on the. carpet and she's wearing a jacket and. SHE GOES BOOM. SHE'S wearing the swan.

costume. Look it up. That was I was like. that will boom me. I still Oh my god. In my head, you guys. I still like a psycho thought that I was. going to last until August or September. I was not ready to announce. Okay. And I. am sucking in by the grace of God, you. guys. Here we go. They pushed me under. the carpet. I go solo at first. I shimmy. I shimmy under the carpet. I'm not. breathing. I'm not breathing because if. I when the minute I would breathe, you.

know what I mean? Hit him with a pop. So, we got to keep it We got to keep it. tight and we got to keep it locked in. And that girdle, I don't know what brand. it is, but I'll shout you out at some. point cuz my god, the girdle. The girdle. came through. Honestly, I don't know. what happened after that. Like, I. blacked out a little bit. I remember. they were like, "Matt, come on. Matt. comes on." I said to Matt in the car, I. said, "Look at me in the eyes right now. You need to match my energy." Okay, we. are going We are going business. We are.

going professional. Business. professional. Not business casual. Business professional. He's like, "Okay, babe. Sure. Whatever you say." I'm like, "We're going to keep it tight. We're. going to keep it We're going to keep it. serious. We're going to keep it quick. We're just going to keep it right here. Okay. We're going to keep it right here. We're going to get in and we're going to. get out." I also told Matt, I was like, "You know what? If all hell breaks. loose, which it might, and if these. buttons have a mind of their own and. there's belly on the carpet, [laughter].

imagine being in this car with Matt and. I while I'm If and I'm laying down. horizontally. If there's belly on the. carpet, Matt, eyes are closed. I need. you to pivot. Stop. Drop. Roll. Oh, we. got to get out. Just do something weird. Just do something weird." Honestly, I. said, "In that moment, Matt, you got to. get in front of me. You got to get in. front. You gotta You got to block the. shot. You got to back it up. Take your. moment. If anything, Matt, shove me out. of the way. Shove me. Get the angles. Get the one two shot. Take me to the.

ground. Take me to the [ __ ] ground. Literally, anything. Just get me out of. there. And Matt is like, "Alex." And I'm. like, I know I'm being so [ __ ]. dramatic, but it felt this way to me. Okay. So, he's trying to stay calm for. me. Honestly, guys, I remember I was on. the carpet, sunglasses. They're like, "Take your sunglass off." I'm like, "Oh, you want to see this powder, babe? You. better back up, sir." Frank, give me a little flash cuz my [laughter].

god, I don't know what's worse, the. girdle or the powder? I am having a. mental breakdown on this carpet. And. then all of a sudden, it's over. and we exit. And I'm looking for my. publicist. because you just kind of black out of. car. I'm like, "What happened? Did it. was I was it okay? Is am I buttoned?". She was like, "You're fine. You're. fine." Later that night, I'm I She texts. me, "You're all good. No pregnancy. rumors. Nothing from the carpet. The.

only rumors that actually came from the. carpet was just how miserable my husband. and I looked.". I said, "Babe, that is a win for a win for a win.". These people, you guys are dissecting. Matt and my body language together on. the carpet saying, "This this looks like. an arranged marriage. Like, this. relationship looks like a business. deal." I was like, "Carrie,

Carrie, come in and listen real quick. We did have a deal." Oh, this this was. this was more than a business deal. This. was a protect me at all costs husband. So to see people overanalyzing Matt and. I as we are earnestly trying to hide. this pregnancy, I was so relieved that they were talking. about our dynamic, our supposed marital. issues. and no one was talking about a potential. bump. It was a win for the Cooper.

Kaplins that day. Matt and I went to bed. holding hands and we were like, we. survived another day. Honestly, it is. sad though, guys. To take a pause from. all the jokes. It is really sad and just. insane how crazy this industry is. You. read those things and Matt and I are. like, no one in our life, our closest friends, our family is wondering those things, but then it is crazy to see the internet. be like, "Oh my god, like they're on the.

rocks." And we're like, "We wait, we are. like what's happening?" And so I think. that is an odd part of the job that I. don't enjoy. But like Matt and I are. good. No one [gasps]. no one needs to worry. Matt and I are. great. And I will say after that event, which was such a success, thank God. We. unveiled multiple new exclusive shows. with Unwell and YouTube coming out with. our partnership with them, which has. been amazing, and our partnership with. Google. Very exciting. But I remember.

getting home that night and Matt and I, we kind of looked at each other and. we just both felt it. And it was almost. like we both knew. We knew that that was. the last event I would probably be able. to go to and to hide this pregnancy. It. obviously had gotten too crazy. I'm. sucking in for dear life. And to. literally any woman who has been. pregnant before, you know that that's. not even a thing. you literally that.

like you there's no such thing as. sucking in. But I was trying girls, okay? I was trying. Um and so Matt, I. remember him sitting me down and he was. like, "Alex, I love you so much and I. know that we had this plan and you had. this vision in your head, but maybe it. is time to announce so that you can just. start living your life again. Like this. is not making you happy. It's causing. you so much stress." And I started. crying, [laughter]. guys. cuz I've never cried more in my.

life. But he was so right. Like the. minute that Matt said that, I just felt. so much better. Like, of course, it's so. romantic and it's lovely to keep it a. secret, but I was starting to lose it. I. have so many work things coming up this. summer that are obligations. And if I. ordered one more dress that was going to. make me look like a loofah, you guys, you got the d Oh, the layers. cuz you. once it gets to a certain point, you. can't just do like a big tea cuz then it. will it will still show. So, you got to.

go multifabricked on this thing. Okay, I. was coming in box ready and I'm ordering. things for the South of France. I have. to go in a couple weeks for this event. and I'm like, I look insane. And every. single outfit was going to be a lofah. Like, oh, really? Like, you're not. fooling anyone, [ __ ] It just wasn't. going to be enjoyable and it wasn't. going to work. And so, I said, you know. what? You're so right. What do we do? Should I just upload one of my mirror. selfie nudes? Honestly, fire. And he was. like, "Well, you could do that, but why.

don't we also just take a photo in. upstate New York this weekend?" And I. was like, "Okay, great idea." Matt and I. were going to be in New York City for. two straight weeks for work. And so Matt. had planned for us to go out of the city. for the weekend, you know, so the bump. could get a little fresh air, get a. little privacy. And he was like, "Where. we're staying is so gorgeous. Let's just. take a picture there. Literally upload. it that weekend. Okay. So, we got out to. upstate New York. And I remember we took. the photo on Saturday. So, that would.

have been May 16th. Saturday, May 16th. And then the next morning, I woke up, I. was in bed, and I posted it on Sunday, May 17th. And I was very upset that my. dogs couldn't be in the photo. It really. guys, it ju the aesthetic would have. been so much better if Henry and Bruce. were just a little I literally. considered asking my mother to fly the. dogs across the country so that they. could participate in the family. portrait. I don't want the judgment. I. just want the I just want you to know. how much I love my dogs. Okay. Obviously, we didn't end up deciding.

that cuz it was excessive, but I needed. to work through it. And Matt held my. hand and said, "That's insane." But I. did think about photoshopping them in. Yeah, that kind of [ __ ] that that. upset me. But anyways, the photo was. cute. I think it we didn't really put. much thought into it and we threw it up. on Sunday morning. And I will say. [gasps]. guys, when I pressed post, I felt. so much relief. I felt so free. It made. me so excited to just lean in and be.

able to connect with other women over. this, to be able to start to finally. wear cute outfits and like own the bump. and take pictures, not be stressed being. out in public. And so I am really really. happy that I made that kind of sporadic. decision and I didn't wait until August. because now I get to share all the fun. and the not so pretty details of my. pregnancy journey with you guys. So. here we go. More more story times. Let's.

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first few weeks of my pregnancy, I could. have eaten an entire family. I was Oh, I. was so hungry, you guys. I was ravenous. I felt like a vacuum. I couldn't stop. myself. I would eat everything and. anything in my line of sight. I. remember, oh my god, this is a sad one. I'm at dinner with Matt. We're on like. some work trip. We go to this restaurant. where everyone was recommending like, "You got to get this one steak, this. like wagoo, whatever." D. And I'm ready.

I'm like, "Okay, let's get the steak.". Bear down. Ready to go. The waiter ends. up bringing me my plate. I ate every. single piece of bread at the table. Did. my appetizer. My steak comes. and he. puts it down in front of me. He walks. away. and I start crying. [gasps]. I look at Matt. I'm like, "Why is this steak so small?" This poor. man, my husband, is like, "It's fine,

baby. You can have mine, too." He like. gives me my steak, his steak. He's like, "Just have [gasps] both." The hormones. and the hunger mixed. I felt like an. animal. I was crying in public over my. steak being too small. And in hindsight, it really [laughter] wasn't that small. Like, as annoying as it was, girl, okay, crying over being hungry, I would have. paid. Let me say this very loud and. clear. I would have paid to live in that. state. So, I did not need to enter the. phase of, drum roll please,

morning sickness. You know, it's so funny because this is. my first baby, so I've heard about it. Oh, morning sickness. You rub the. woman's back, you're like, "Oh, babe, I'm so sorry." No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh my god. I. have seen some women now because my. whole algorithm is this talk about this. and I want to double down for you, okay? I want to be very clear and I want to. say it myself on my platform.

We got to knock it off. We got to knock it off. calling this. monster. morning sickness because you know what. morning sickness it almost sounds like. oh little more a little bump in the road. to start your day. Just have a little. morning sickness on the side. This is a. manhole in the middle of the street that. you can fall into and you cannot crawl. out of for the entirety of the [ __ ]. day. I morning sickness. My guys morning.

also mine didn't even really come in the. morning. I'm like, "Oh, babe, hit me at. noon and take me to midnight. Okay, hit. me with a little 12-hour combo." Boom. Like, are you [ __ ] kidding me? Morning sickness sounds like you're. having your morning coffee with a side. of morning sickness. I will [ __ ] it up. Oh my god. No one explained this to me. And it's crazy because now that I'm out. of it, you do have revisionist history.

because now I'm talking. My mom was. like, "Oh, did you? I can't remember if. I did." Uh-huh. I'm sure that's how. birth feels, too. You're like, we all, we forget. We forget so we can survive. I was so miserable, you guys. I was. going to my office every day, taking. meetings, and wanting to absolutely. projectile vomit on everyone. People. were talking to me about analytics, and. I could barely keep myself upright. Everyone, I love you, but my god, in. between every single meeting, oh my god, I think my assistants were like, I don't.

know if she's having a mental breakdown, something's happening. In between every. single meeting, I would go into my. office. I would curl up on the floor and. rock myself back and forth until I had. the next meeting. And then they would. like knock on my door. Honestly, they. now obviously know I'm pregnant, but in. the beginning, I think they were like, "Oh, she's losing it. Oh, she's losing. it." Um, because reminder, no one knew I. was pregnant. And so, I was trying to. be, you know, happy golucky Alex who. skips down the hallway and is cheery, but deep down I was hanging on by a.

thread, babe. Ooh. Ooh. And so what no. one told me, and maybe they did, and I. just like didn't listen until it was. like applicable to me. I didn't realize. this to all the women who are maybe one. day going to get pregnant or are. pregnant right now or going to look back. on this with nostalgia. Here we go. I. didn't realize until a couple weeks of. living in this hell that in order to try. and fight the overwhelming and extreme. nausea,

you have to eat, which to any rational brain would make. no sense, right? Because the last thing. you want to do when you're nauseous is. chow down and eat. Like, but there. apparently there's a science to this, okay? The more that you eat, the less. nauseous you become throughout the day. I could barely stomach anything. I will. say again, and I would love to hear. other people's experiences, but for me, weeks 7 to 10 were like peak hardest for.

me when it came to nausea and exhaustion. and just overall not feeling great at. all. Um, but I do want to talk about. anxiety when it comes to pregnancy. because I have had a lot of women write. in and ask me what my experience has. been with anxiety throughout my. pregnancy thus far. And here's what I. will say. I am not by nature an anxious. person. I have not struggled with.

anxiety throughout my life. But that. definitely changed since pregnancy. For me, where it was showing up the most. was I would say in that first trimester. and a little bit into the beginning of. the second, like the time in between. doctor's appointments when you go to see. your baby on the ultrasound and it is. like this incredible euphoric feeling, right? You know, hearing the heartbeat,

it's all very fun. Then I would leave. and. it almost felt slowly like a comedown. where you start to get in your head like. wait is is the baby still okay? Like. what's going on in there? Am I going to. show up to my next scan and not hear a. heartbeat? Cuz you just have no way to. know in those beginning days, right? And. so that feeling was hard to sit with. because I also didn't want to speak it. into existence. And I know that sounds. so crazy to just say out loud, but like. these are the thoughts that go through.

your head as a woman and it's. anxietyinducing. It's just like a. feeling. There's so much at stake and. you're just going through so much. mentally and emotionally and physically. and you just want to know that. everything is okay and the baby is safe. and and you're putting your body through. all of this and you're still okay. And. it's still okay, right? What I will say. though is the anxiety was alleviated. when I started to feel the baby kick. Guys,

it is the craziest feeling. Oh my god, I. will never forget. Like my favorite. thing to do is just lay down and put my. hands on my stomach and just wait to. feel the baby. Like, oh, I think heads. down by the bladder. Like, we're good. It's also fun. And I remember the first. time that Matt was able to feel the baby. by putting his hands on the belly. because for a while only the mother can. really feel it internally, but now I'm. at the stage where it can be a shared. experience and it's very fun. Call her. Daddy is brought to you by SoFi, the.

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all in one app at sofi.com/callherdaddy. Okay, here is a. topic that I do really want to. talk about though today. Something that. a lot of people have asked me right when. I announced my pregnancy was, "How did. you know you were ready? How did you. know, Alex? Was there something specific that. happened? Did something change?" And so, I do want to talk about that a little.

bit. How did I know I was ready for a. baby? So, like I said at the beginning. of this episode, for me personally, I am. so happy that I listened to my intuition. and gifted myself time and was able to. be honest with my partner that I wasn't. ready to start a family in that moment. that we thought we wanted to start a. family. because now having almost a year. and a half since pausing,

it really granted me so much more than I. probably could have ever asked for. And. again, I recognize that is not going to. be everyone's situation. So, please. remember, I'm literally only speaking. from my own personal experience, but. when Matt and I got married, we had our. wedding. There was so much momentum and. excitement from that moment. and into. the honeymoon. I remember genuinely. talking about it on that honeymoon where. we were like, we're going to be ready to.

try, you know, this summer 2024. And. when I changed my mind that summer, it. was not because something tangible had. happened. There was no big event. I. could just feel in my body that I wanted. more time and I needed that time. And. Matt couldn't have been more supportive. And so we did that. I had a vision of. what I wanted that year to look like. And I talked about it in that solo.

episode. I did. It's called I'm Not. Ready for a Baby. I focused on work. I. poured into my relationship. romantically. I poured into my. friendships. And most importantly, like. I said, I poured into myself. And also a. year later, I remember telling the world. I waited because I wanted women to hear. from me on that topic and hear that it. is okay to not be ready or to not know. if you even want a baby or it's okay to.

change your mind and it's okay to. express whatever it is you're feeling. with your partner. All of this, I knew was going to allow. me to grow and ultimately allow me to. get closer to living a more authentic. life, no matter what the decision I. ended up making was. And I hope that for. the Daddy Gang, you can see that, too. As scary as those type of moments are. where you're like, "Wait, I know I said. this, but I want to do this now." It. just allows you to prioritize yourself. more the more that you advocate for. yourself, the more that you listen to. your gut. And I'm not saying sometimes.

you're not gonna go wrong, but I think. as women, we can get so wrapped up in what society. tells us obviously and you know the. timelines that look the best and it's. just a croc of [ __ ] What do you want? What feels right to you? That is all. that matters. And so I did see some. people confused saying, "Well, I thought. that she just said she wasn't ready for. a baby this past year. Why then is she. having a baby? Was it an accident? No.

If you listen to that full episode, if. you go back, you hear me say I made the. decision to pause having a child back in. 2024. It is now 2026, which is honestly. probably longer than I thought I was. going to wait. So, how did [snorts] I. know I was ready after all that time? First, I will say it's honestly kind of. similar to how I made the decision to. pause on having kids. When I knew I was.

ready, there was no big tangible thing. that happened. There was no big obvious. change in my life. I could just feel it. I was ready. And I. don't think you'll ever fully be ready. for a child. And I think that's also. part of like the beauty of it, right? But aside from my gut and my body. telling me you're ready and me just. feeling it, I also will say for me. personally. having the independence to explore the.

world, build a career, understand myself. before having kids, I believe will make. me a more stable, mature and emotionally. ready parent. And I absolutely encourage. all women to focus on themselves for as. long as they need to discover what they. want in life and in a partner. I have. always said that here on Call Her Daddy. Never settle, Daddy gang. Never settle.

for less than you deserve. Having. a strong foundation, I have to believe. makes bringing a child into this world a. little easier. And it makes me so happy that I have met. so many of you in person and you have. all whether it's in person or you've. messaged me online that when you choose. yourself and when you prioritize. yourself you all tell me you're like you. can feel it right there's such a.

difference in the quality of what you. demand and what you expect and what you. find within yourself and in a. partnership. And so I will say yes, I. felt ready mentally, physically, and. emotionally. But I would be lying if I. didn't say a huge reason that I also. knew I was ready was because of the. partner I chose in life, my husband. I. have never felt more sure and confident. in our partnership and us as individuals.

as we take on this next chapter. together. Again, I think it's important to emphasize I am. speaking from my experience. So, it's I. want to add like some women are never. going to be ready to settle down and get. married and have a baby and that is. their choice. And what a beautiful. choice because it's their choice. Some. women will be better off as a solo. parent. Beautiful choice. Some women. will live a beautiful child-free life.

and then find a great partner when. they're 57. There is no right or wrong. answer when it comes to how to be a good. woman. Every single person has to live. the way they want to. And to compare all. the people around you guys, it's just to. rob yourself of true happiness and. freedom. And so today, as I'm sharing my story. and timeline, if yours looks different, that is okay, guys. This isn't like a.

guide book on how to live, follow this. step by step. it is just what is right. for me and I'm sharing with you. I also think something that has become. uh just really clear during this time is. I would not be in the most. wonderful, happy period of my life right now had I. not lived the life I chose in my 20s.

I wouldn't change a thing about the. choices I made in my 20s, who I slept. with, who I dated. I wouldn't be who I. am today had I not had fun and explored. and gotten my heart broken and gotten. [ __ ] over and [ __ ] and made some. mistakes and dealt with the. consequences. Like, that's what I. personally needed in order to be ready. for this next phase of my life.

But. choosing motherhood in my 30s doesn't. erase the right to have enjoyed my 20s. It just doesn't. And I want every woman. watching today to know you have the. right to make the choices that are best. for you to live your best life. You can. have both freedom and family commitment. if and when it serves you. I promise. you, you can have both. And as I am. definitely going to teach my kid, your.

body belongs to you and no one gets to. make your choices for you. Period. End. of statement. I do not believe we should. let society and its absurdly extreme. judgment on us as women dictate how we. operate, how we move, and the choices we. make. So, I really hope me sharing a little. bit of my timeline and how I knew I was.

ready. And also, again, if there is. anyone who's at the place I was at where. it's like you actually realizing you're. not ready, that's beautiful, too. Again, cuz what do you want? Stop reading what. other people are doing. Stop seeing your. mother-in-law who's like, "Well, it's. you're this years old, so you have to do. it. What do you want?" on. It's that is. the only way you're genuinely going to. be happy in life is if you go based off. of what is internally telling you what. will make you the happiest. And so it's.

not for you to copy and paste when you. even watch me on here right now telling. you this story, right? But I hope that. my story can it can be more of just like. the sentiment and the feeling of giving. ourselves as women the grace to live. life on her own terms and to grow and. evolve as we do it. Who I was in my 20s, oh my god, I love her. I am will always.

be obsessed with Alex in her 20s. I I. had some of the best experiences. I. learned so much. I learned about my. body. Like there's so much repression, guys. If you are a woman, the way that. we feel about our bodies, again, everyone's different and your upbringing. independent, but I was someone who did. grow up very, very religious and it was. like shame and you're going to die if. you have sex before me. All of it for. me. And so, I really needed to learn.

about my body. No one told me that after. he when he's coming, you're supposed to. have also came and enjoyed yourself. Like, no. I didn't understand that. So, I had to have partners who disregarded. my wants and my needs and then finally. found one who actually cared about it to. be like, "Wow, that's an option as a. woman to actually feel safe in your body. to feel safe in a relationship, to feel. seen, to feel heard, to feel respected. It's a it's an option to put push pause. on your personal life because you are.

such a motivated individual. You are. bright. You are intelligent. You're. charismatic and you're climbing the. ladder at work. Oh my god, what a. concept. You want to wait to have kids. There's no shame in doing that. Or. you're young and you've known from a. very young age you want to have those. kids so you're going to do it young. What a beautiful decision. Like we're so. [ __ ] judgmental of women and I've. seen the rhetoric online around it of. like oh my god Alex Cooper this and that. and who she was back then and she's. selling the load of garbage from oh my. god I would never ever ever be sitting.

where I'm at. And I don't mean this. chair and this career. I mean I wouldn't. be where I'm at with the person I chose. as my partner and the person who is. sitting here carrying a child had I not. lived the way I did in my 20s. I. I got [ __ ] over. I put myself first. I. was hurt. All the things that you have. to go through in my opinion to now be. the strongest version of myself who is. so capable of bringing life into this. world now and is so capable to take on. parenting. Cuz I know, trust me, I've.

heard from everyone, my god, is it a. journey. A journey is actually like a. nice word to use. My god, is it more. than a full-time job. So ladies, I will. leave you with this. Obviously, there is. still so much to discuss and get into. when it comes to pregnancy. Um, for me. personally, like how am I going to. handle work, you know, body dysmorphia, mental health, boundaries, posting a. child on social media, it's endless.

There's a lot. And I am so excited to. talk with you about it and keep you. updated on my pregnancy journey. I also. promise my OGs, I think what's been. lovely about this process of podcasting. since I was in my early early 20s, like. this is not going to become just now a. mom podcast, right? This is another. layer to me that I'm going to be. exploring in my life. And I'm so excited. to connect with women who are have also.

gone through it or have people on who. have struggled or whatever it be. But. again guys, women are multifaceted. and we can do multiple things, right? So. this doesn't now need to just be call. her mommy, okay? There's a part of it. that is, but I can also talk to you. about the business decisions I'm making. and how I am as a woman navigating. business independent of having a child. But now, yes, adding on another level of. complexity because I do say complexity.

because we have a lot of [ __ ] as women. to think about that men will never ever. ever have to think about. And so when. people make you feel crazy for pausing. and questioning, okay, am I ready? Is. this the right time? Or am I feeling. depleted? Or am I feeling unseen? No, no, no. Not only are you not crazy, you. are so valid. in what you are feeling because of how. much more we have to [ __ ] deal with.

So, [gasps]. oh, wa guys, that was like. a long journey. And I hope everyone. feels like they got some answers cuz I. know I just kind of like popped out and. was like, we're pregnant, guys. Daddy gang, we're. having a baby. But thank you guys so. much for the support. Last, I will say. it has been such a crazy year and I feel. so blessed where I'm at with the Daddy.

Gang and my personal life and my. business life and there's just like a. lot of guys. It's what is it? Isn't it. like the year of the fire horse or. something? I take it back. It doesn't matter. Okay. It's going to be a good year and I'm. very excited. And oh my god, this belly. I can't wait to literally get out of. this chair and go heat the upper part of. my back because the back pain has. started. And let me just tell you. something. I still would pick this over the nausea, but like oh my god, there's a lot. Women.

are incredible. The fact that we have to. go to work and be pregnant and like it's. just a whole [ __ ] thing. We we should. run the country. What a concept. Um, okay. Daddy gang, I love you guys so. much. I will be back. Write in more. questions that I didn't answer. And you. guys know the drill. I will see you. [ __ ] next Wednesday. Goodbye. [music].

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