EP 51 | 17 diapers: the good, the bad, the ugly

Summary

Podcast Summary: CHEERS! with Avery Woods – EP 51 | 17 Diapers: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Release Date: November 4, 2024

In Episode 51 of CHEERS! with Avery Woods, host Avery Woods welcomes Hannah, the creator behind the viral trend “17 Diapers”. This episode delves deep into the multifaceted journey of turning a challenging motherhood experience into a global conversation, exploring the highs and lows of social media fame, the struggles of balancing work and family, and the power of positivity.

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1. Introduction to Hannah and Her Journey

Avery Woods opens the episode by introducing Hannah, a 25-year-old nurse and mother of two, who sparked the “17 Diapers” trend. Hannah shares how she transformed a moment of frustration into a movement that resonates with countless parents worldwide.

Notable Quote:

Hannah [01:17]: "I just thought it was kind of funny to like, let's make a video about it and then explode – thousands and thousands and thousands of comments."

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2. Hannah’s Background and Personal Life

Hannah provides listeners with an overview of her life, highlighting her roots in Albuquerque, New Mexico, her career as a nurse specializing in long-term care, and her experience as a new mother balancing two young children.

Notable Quotes:

Hannah [04:24]: "I went to nursing school in high school, became a nurse at 18."

Hannah [04:30]: "I have two kids. I have a six-week-old baby. Just had a baby."

Hannah also discusses her experience on an LDS mission in Arkansas, where she met her husband, and the challenges of raising children without nearby family support.

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3. The Genesis of the “17 Diapers” Trend

The core of the episode revolves around the “17 Diapers” trend. Hannah recounts a particularly exhausting day post-birth when she struggled to manage her household alone. Frustrated by the mounting piles of dirty diapers and fearing her toddler might interfere, she decided to document the chaos.

Notable Quote:

Hannah [16:14]: "I just kind of like, will toss the diapers to the side. And at the end of the day, kids. I put the kids to sleep and I was just kind of tidying up and I was like, holy cow, there are so many diapers."

Initially, Hannah anticipated a modest response, but her video quickly went viral, attracting both supportive and harsh comments from viewers.

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4. Navigating Social Media Negativity

Hannah and Avery delve into the dark side of viral fame, discussing the barrage of negative comments and the personal toll it took on Hannah’s mental health. They explore the unsolicited judgments and threats from strangers, including misguided CPS (Child Protective Services) interventions.

Notable Quotes:

Hannah [17:35]: "Like, they're a horrible mother. You don't deserve to have children. Some nasty."

Avery Woods [19:16]: "Unrealistic and they're not showing the help that they have, the nannies they have, the house cleaners that they have, the assistance that they have."

The conversation highlights the unrealistic standards set by social media and the critical impact of online harassment on parents, especially new mothers.

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5. Turning Negativity into Positivity

Despite the initial backlash, Hannah shares how a shift in perspective led to overwhelming support and positive reinforcement. Media outlets like People Magazine and the Today Show featured her story, transforming the narrative from criticism to celebration of motherhood’s realities.

Notable Quotes:

Hannah [33:26]: "Everyone was sharing their version of what their 17 diapers are. You might not have 17 diapers in your house, but you have something."

Avery Woods [31:02]: "No one's a perfect mom... You're not alone with all of this. Everyone struggles."

This resurgence of positivity not only validated Hannah’s experience but also inspired a supportive community of parents sharing their own stories.

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6. Social Media’s Double-Edged Sword for Nurses and Moms

The episode further explores the unique challenges faced by individuals juggling demanding careers and parenthood. Hannah discusses the constant scrutiny nurses face on social media, often being unfairly judged by peers and the public for their professional conduct.

Notable Quotes:

Hannah [40:26]: "Because they're like, they think that they're so much better and we can say that because we're nurses and moms."

Avery Woods [40:31]: "But I feel like the most hated people... are moms again, mom shaming you."

Both hosts empathize with the struggle of maintaining authenticity amid online criticism and the pressure to present a flawless life.

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7. The Positive Outcomes and Future Aspirations

Hannah reflects on the positive changes following the viral success of “17 Diapers”, including increased media attention and a supportive audience. She discusses her aspirations to expand the trend into other platforms like YouTube, aiming to provide more realistic and in-depth content about motherhood.

Notable Quotes:

Hannah [45:28]: "I started a YouTube channel with it... Maybe do more like long form stuff, just being more realistic."

Avery Woods [44:25]: "You're doing a good job... You've truly only seen the beginning."

The conversation underscores the importance of perseverance and authenticity in building a meaningful online presence.

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8. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Avery Woods wraps up the episode by commending Hannah for her resilience and dedication to spreading positivity. She encourages listeners to support Hannah’s journey by following her on various social media platforms and embracing the honest depiction of motherhood.

Notable Quote:

Avery Woods [46:53]: "You're putting your kids first. And that just shows that it literally, like you said, it takes one person to make it negative."

The episode concludes on a hopeful note, emphasizing community support and the power of shared experiences in navigating the complexities of modern parenthood.

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Key Takeaways:

• Authenticity Matters: Sharing real, unfiltered moments resonates more deeply than curated perfection.
• Social Media’s Impact: While it can amplify voices and create supportive communities, it also harbors negativity and unrealistic expectations.
• Balancing Roles: Managing a demanding career alongside parenthood requires immense strength and adaptability.
• Positivity Prevails: Turning negative experiences into positive movements can inspire and unite communities.

Follow Hannah:

• YouTube: Hannah B. Hyatt
• Instagram & TikTok: Search for @HannahBHyatt across platforms.

Support and Connect: Join the conversation by following Hannah and participating in the #17Diapers trend to share your own motherhood experiences and support fellow parents navigating similar challenges.

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Thank you for tuning into CHEERS! with Avery Woods. Remember to spread positivity and support one another in the journey of life.

Transcript

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[Avery Woods]

See for yourself at botoxcosmetic.com hi guys. Welcome back to the Cheers podcast. I'm your host Avery woods and today we have Hannah here. And if you are not familiar with Hannah, she started the trend 17 diapers.

[Hannah]

Let's pick up all the dirty diapers I have lying around my house right now.

[Avery Woods]

And she turned something that was very negative into something very positive.

[Hannah]

But I was just kind of tidying up and I was like, holy cow, there are so many diapers. And I just thought it was kind of funny just to like, let's make a video about it and then explode. Thousands and thousands and thousands of comments.

[Avery Woods]

The diapers are being changed, letter B.

[Hannah]

It took a while to get there.

[Avery Woods]

So tell me the positivity that's come from it.

[Hannah]

So one morning it just like all turned to positivity, like in one day. People magazine, it was on the Today show, it was on every big news platform. And I got an email from the Tamron hall show being like, hey, can we fly you out to New York City? Can you be here tomorrow? Me? Like, I'm just like a normal mom, like a normal person. And it turned into this. Everyone was sharing their version of what their 17 diapers.

[Avery Woods]

Yes. Hi, welcome to Cheers. I'm your host, Avery Woods. Hi guys. Welcome back to the Cheers podcast. I'm your host Avery woods and today we have Hannah here and if you are not familiar with Hannah, she started the trend 17 diapers, which I loved so much. And she turned something that was very negative into something very positive, which I really appreciated. And what I loved was the video that you made that you want to come on a podcast and you said you wanted to be on Cheers. And I. I have taken a break from checking my mentions or tags just because it can be really nasty. But when I was on the app, I kept getting tagged. Kept getting tagged, and Cheers kept getting tagged. I'm like, what is this video? And I click on it. And I had recognized who you were because I saw the trend. Yeah. And I was so honored. And I immediately commented and had Scott. I mean, I literally sent that comment. And I think I sent a screenshot to you and was like, email her right away.

[Hannah]

And so I saw the email pop up and I was like, oh, are you. I listen to, like, not to, like, be weird and, like, fangirl, but I always listen to your podcast. Like, I. I feel like I know so much about you guys. Like, I always listen to a podcast. And so I was like, cheers, podcast? Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

No, I'm very honored. And it's. I think for Scott and I, it's the biggest compliment because this is my happiest place to be for work. Like, this is what really fills my cup, is spreading other people's stories and spreading positivity. Because I feel like social media has become such a negative place that when I have people on the podcast, I like to get to know who they are as a person. Person and spread positivity. And I love that your video was just. People were being so nasty, which I've experienced. I'm sure you've seen. I've had my trials and tribulations when it comes to being canceled.

[Hannah]

Oh, gosh.

[Avery Woods]

But when you can look at it in a positive light and turn it into something good, I just really admire that. So I can't wait to hear more about your story.

[Hannah]

Well, yeah. Yeah, I can't wait to share it.

[Avery Woods]

Okay, so tell me about you. I know you're a nurse.

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

Which I did not know until. Oh, really? No. When I clicked on your profile and I was like, holy, she's a nurse. So I love that we have that in common. So tell me more about Hannah.

[Hannah]

Well, Hannah, I am 25. I have two kids. I have a six week old baby. Just had a baby.

[Avery Woods]

Six weeks.

[Hannah]

Six weeks.

[Avery Woods]

You look amazing.

[Hannah]

Thank you.

[Avery Woods]

Well, thank. And thank you so much for being here. Seriously. Oh, my gosh. I would have stole your baby. Oh, of course. Yeah. I was so happy to fly you out. And that's why I told Scott I was like, you need to reach out to her, see where she's at, offer to fly her out, or we're going to her because we need to have her on. So it's so fun. So tell me about your background.

[Hannah]

I grew up in New Mexico in Albuquerque. We. I live in Utah now, so I don't have any family. Family in New Mexico anymore. We're all just in Utah area. Let's see. I went to nursing school in high school, became a nurse at 18.

[Avery Woods]

What? Dang.

[Hannah]

And then that's kind of. I always say that's My whole personality is being a nurse and a mom.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Because that's all I do. Really.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

And I went on an LDS mission to Arkansas.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

That's where I met my husband.

[Avery Woods]

On your mission.

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

Yep. So my. I. So I grew up in New Mexico. Right. My family, while I was on my mission, they moved to our. Into Wyoming, where my husband's from. And that's kind of how we met on our mission because, like, our moms became friends, and then they're like, we have kids in the same mission.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

And so that's how we met that way.

[Avery Woods]

Well, and that's when I had come in the studio, you and Scott were talking about that. Because you have that in common. Common, obviously, because. Because Scott served a. Miss a mission. And it's such a. I mean, obviously being in Arizona, Utah area. You live in Utah. It's much more common here. But I know a lot of people aren't really familiar with what an LDS mission is. Do you mind explaining that?

[Hannah]

So with the LDS mission, like, it was just, like, Mormon. Right. So it's optional. So I chose to go out. I was 19 when I went out.

[Avery Woods]

Right. And I think. Oh, woman. Girls is 18.

[Hannah]

Yeah. Girls go for 18 months.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

The guys go for two years.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

So guys. For the men, it's more like encouraged to go. And then for the girls, you're also encouraged, too. But it's not like a. As big of a deal.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

So you just go. You don't get to choose where you go. You just kind of submit like an application or like your mission papers. They decide where you go. Um, I went. Got chosen to go to Arkansas or called. That's what they call it, called to Arkansas. And that's what you do for the next. You dedicate your life for the next 18 months or 24 months to, like, preaching about the church, the gospel. That's like, what your life is for that time.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And I'm obviously not A religious person and haven't been involved in religion, but hearing stories about, especially from Scott, I mean, people that serve a mission. I give it to him because it is not easy.

[Hannah]

It's hard.

[Avery Woods]

He tells me about his days and how much it affected his mental health. I mean, it's.

[Hannah]

It's a lot when it's just, like, you. You are fully leaving behind, like, your life before that. Like, you're not used to. But when you're 18 years old and.

[Avery Woods]

The lack of communication, too, with your family and friends, it's very isolating, I'm sure.

[Hannah]

But when you're also. You're 18 years old, like, you're straight out of high school, when it's all about your friends and popularity and sports and stuff like that, and then you go in this fully different world, and it's just like, church stuff, like, that's. It's hard, but it is, like, a great and wonderful thing. Like, I. I loved it, but it is an adjustment when you first get out there. Like, a lot of people struggle at first because it's a whole different world, basically. Lifestyle. Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And so you met your husband on your mission, came home, obviously got married, and then how soon after did you have your first baby?

[Hannah]

So we. Well, we got home from a mission, and we were married five months later, which is kind of wild.

[Avery Woods]

Well, that's like the Mormon culture.

[Hannah]

Mormon culture. And then we. We also just lived, like, three houses from each other when my. Our parents were.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

You know, so we're, like, hung out, spend time every. All day. Every day. And then we had our first one a year and a half later.

[Avery Woods]

And is it a boy or girl?

[Hannah]

Boy. Got two boys.

[Avery Woods]

Two boys. How. And so six weeks, obviously. Is your youngest. How old's your oldest?

[Hannah]

He's two and a half.

[Avery Woods]

So you're busy.

[Hannah]

It's busy.

[Avery Woods]

And you worked all night last night.

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

Which I'm so grateful that you still chose to come here. So thank you.

[Hannah]

So if my. If I kind of, like, lose my train of thought, or. I'm kind of like, wait, what am I.

[Avery Woods]

No, you're like, yeah, I gave the queen an Alani, too, because I said she's gonna need the caffeine. But, yeah, we were also talking because tomorrow's Halloween and also Ziggy's birthday, so I was like, I'm so sorry we can't hang out more because I'm so busy. But also, I'm glad you got a comfy hotel room. I hope you go take a nap, enjoy a meal in peace.

[Hannah]

I brought my swimsuit. I'm like, I'm going to go get in the hot tub.

[Avery Woods]

Yes. Like, I'm going to like, you deserve.

[Hannah]

To see a movie by myself. Like, I'm the.

[Avery Woods]

You should. Yeah. No, this is kind of like a little. I mean, Arizona is the greatest place to come on vacation, but at least you get a little getaway.

[Hannah]

I love Arizona. We used to live in Arizona.

[Avery Woods]

Oh, okay.

[Hannah]

In, like, Mesa. My husband went to school and did. He was in. Played basketball in college.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

So we lived here for a little bit and then we did. We do travel nursing. Oh, he does as well? No, just me.

[Avery Woods]

Just.

[Hannah]

He works from home, so we can kind of just bounce around wherever.

[Avery Woods]

Nice.

[Hannah]

So then when we were deciding where to go, like, for a contract, I was like, I want to go back to Arizona.

[Avery Woods]

Was that during COVID No, this was.

[Hannah]

We. We lived here for. When he was in school in. When my first one was six weeks old, we moved here.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

So he was little, so.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. Because we had a lot of.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

An influx of travel nurses here during the pandemic, obviously, because it was so crazy. But what. What kind of nurse are you?

[Hannah]

So I do long term care.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

So very different from what your typical, like, nurse does.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. But still very important.

[Hannah]

Yeah. So I got into long term care right away. That's the only thing I've ever done is long term. I got into it and I was like, well, we'll, like, see. Like, I'll just do it for a little bit. I don't know. Like, that's. No one, like, dreams to be, like. Because long term care is like a nursing home.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

That's what that. So that was never, like my dream, but then I just got into it and kind of got stuck with it and I was like, wait, I love this.

[Avery Woods]

Oh, see, that's.

[Hannah]

So that's. It's like my favorite thing. Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

I have no, like, planned to go anywhere else with it.

[Avery Woods]

And I. When I did clinicals with like. Because they have. You do long term care facilities, like when you're first starting out. Like my first semester, I think, in nursing school, and there was a lot of nurses that were like, no, I'm totally happy here.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Like, I feel like every nurse kind of has their calling. Mine was picky, yours is long term, and you just kind of stick with it. And that's what makes you happy. And as long as you're happy and fulfilled, that's all that matters.

[Hannah]

I love it. Anyone I talk to, they're like, long term, like, why? Why would you. Because it's so different from. It's not like your typical ideal, like what the day looks like as a nurse. It's so different.

[Avery Woods]

And you obviously worked night shift and I feel like, because I was just telling you I worked full time night shift until Ziggy was 10 months old. And that was when. So when I was pregnant with him, he was up until he was 10 months old, I worked night shift. And then when we moved to Arizona, that's when I was offered a full time day shift position. So I took it. But I think a lot of people don't understand that sometimes night shift is better for motherhood.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Like a lot of the nurses I worked with in PICU that were full time night shift preferred it because especially as their kids got older because they would get off their shift, go home, drop their kids off at school and then be able to sleep the whole day until they pick their kids up from school and then would go work a night shift while their kids were asleep. Because you see your kids a lot more. What's the benefits for you working nights?

[Hannah]

I think with my kids being so little, nights are hard because when I come home, they don't go to school.

[Avery Woods]

That's what I was.

[Hannah]

They still wake up at 8 o'clock in the morning.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. And I experienced that because like I said, when I did do nights, that was when Ziggy was really little.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

So it was really hard because I felt so guilty. I would come home, I would get home like 8am, breastfeed him. I would set an alarm for 11am, I would get three hours of sleep because my boobs were so full. I would get up, nurse him and then I would feel so guilty if I went back to sleep because it was my first baby. And then I would be so sleep deprived all night.

[Hannah]

For me, like I, well, I just do. I just bounce back and forth, night shift and day shift, like whatever. I just pick up random little shifts here and there.

[Avery Woods]

Okay. And I'm sorry I asked you before, but are you per diem?

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

So I just do like a. Maybe five or six shifts a month. Typically, like it's very part time per diem, and then so I just kind of pick up whatever. So. But like with night shift, when I come home, I'm not, I'm not used to sleeping during the day. So when I come home and then I hear the baby crying, like my husband works from home, so he gets up with the kids.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

And so then. And he's like, sleep however long. Like sleep all day if you need to.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

But for me, once I hear the baby's crying, I wake up.

[Avery Woods]

It's hard.

[Hannah]

And then not because like, I, like I know he has it under control, but it's like I hear them wake up, I hear them crying and I wake up. And then I'm like, wait, why am I sleeping at 11 o'clock? Why am I still. And then my brain is awake thinking about all the mom things I have to do.

[Avery Woods]

Yep.

[Hannah]

The piles of laundry or a million things I need to do. And then I'm like, feel guilty for like sleeping.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

So it's hard. That's what I remember was I did the whole blackout shade.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Sound machine, the eye mask. But once you're up, you're kind of up. Especially as a mom. Because although you can get used to that routine, no human body is meant for that. It's not a natural thing to sleep all day long.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And be up all night.

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[Avery Woods]

And my husband experienced that too working in law enforcement. He just. His body could not do night shift. Yeah, it's. It's a different beast.

[Hannah]

I like the, the vibe of working nights and just the environment and how kind of very chill it is, especially in like long term care. It's pretty chill at night, but. So I would pick nights over for that. But then the sleep schedule and how just hard it is on your body. It's. Yeah. You get sick more because you're, you're up all the time. And then when I'm not working nights, then I'm at home up with the newborn. So then it's like I'm just never sleeping.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. And do you get shift if. Shift differential. See, that's nice too.

[Hannah]

This is my first job having the shift differential.

[Avery Woods]

What?

[Hannah]

Every other place is just like, no, you get whatever you get.

[Avery Woods]

I don't even know it's legal. Oh.

[Hannah]

I'm like, oh, yeah.

[Avery Woods]

The hospitals here, I think it's 18% shift if. Which is pretty good. But yeah, I didn't know if. I don't know if that's legal, if they can do that. So I'm glad that you get it now.

[Hannah]

I don't know what percentage. So it's like a. It's not. It's something crazy.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Like maybe $2 extra.

[Avery Woods]

Well, it's.

[Hannah]

It's not like it's an incentive to pick up nights.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah, for sure.

[Hannah]

But it's like. Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Okay. So let's talk about 17 diapers. Tell me the whole back story of that, why you chose to film it, the story behind it. I want to hear all the details and then we'll kind of talk about what came.

[Hannah]

I had no idea it was going to be a big deal at all.

[Avery Woods]

For sure.

[Hannah]

People. It exploded. I. So my husband was gone. I. I think I was. My baby was three weeks. I think I was three weeks postpartum. And I was kind of sick, kind of on, off and on sick. And I woke up that day really sick and my husband was gone. And people kind of attacked him for being gone. So, like, new into like postpartum. But we had talked about it. He was gone for a day. And I was like, I can handle. It's not.

[Avery Woods]

Not a big deal.

[Hannah]

But so I was kind of struggling all day long. And you know, newborns go through so many diapers.

[Avery Woods]

Oh, yeah. It's crazy. Well, and that's what people don't understand is that that means you're taking great care of them. Right.

[Hannah]

Focusing on the wrong part in a.

[Avery Woods]

Poopy diaper all day. You're changing them so that he's clean, he doesn't have a rash. You're doing your job as mom.

[Hannah]

So we just went through so many diapers that day, and I don't have a diaper pail. I don't want to throw away the nasty poopy diapers in my kitchen trash can so that my kitchen sinks. So I. What we always do, what we try to do is like, we put them like, like a plastic. Like a Walmart bag or something. We tie it up and then we usually take it out to the outside garbage can. That just didn't happen that day. My fear is I have. My toddlers had a hard time adjusting to having a new baby around, and he wants to help a lot. And so my fear is if I. If I turn my head for two seconds, he's going to be like holding the baby or like holding him by. By its legs or something like that. So I just can never keep. Take my eyes off.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

So I'm not gonna go take out diapers to the trash and leave the kids at unattended. So I just kind of like, will toss the diapers to the side. And at the end of the day, kids. I put the kids to sleep and I was just kind of tidying up and I was like, holy cow, there are so many diapers. And I just thought it was kind of funny just to like, let's make a video about it. Thought it was gonna be like an average regular video, nothing viral, nothing crazy, and then exploded.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Like, I remember telling my husband the next day, and I was like, should I be embarrassed? Like, I. Is this, like, it make us look like we're horrible people? Because people were commenting saying that, like, they're gonna call cps, this is a biohazard.

[Avery Woods]

Crazy.

[Hannah]

Like, so many things, like, you're a horrible mother. You don't deserve to have children. Some nasty. Thousands and thousands and thousands of comments.

[Avery Woods]

And video has. None of them are 11,000 comments, which is.

[Hannah]

And so many of them are filtered, too. So it's probably closer to, like, 20,000, honestly.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Because you can, like, filter all the, you know, whatever words.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

So, yeah, so many of them are, like, filtered.

[Avery Woods]

I mean, I have so much to say about it. First of all, when Stevie was born, Ziggy was 2 years, 7 months old. So almost the same age gap. I know how hard that is. I remember even. Especially with boys. Like, toddler boys, they're so busy, they just want to play. They want to throw toys around, play with dolls. Like, Ziggy wanted to play with Stevie. Like, she was a doll. So I couldn't even leave her in the swing while she was sleeping to do the dishes for two seconds because he was, like, poking her, trying to wake her up. I don't know if he's going to pull her out and she's going to hit her head on the tile. You just don't know. So I empathize so much with that because I remember being so overwhelmed and I'm sorry. You just have to give and take in certain areas. And if it means cleaning up diapers at the end of the day and your kids are safe and happy and healthy and tucked in their beds, and that's when you choose to clean up the diapers, so be it. That's what I thought, and that's what is. And unfortunately, social media has become this disgustingly curated platform where I see these moms do these vlogs and. Oh, my God, it's so unrealistic.

[Hannah]

It's perfectly clean.

[Avery Woods]

Unrealistic and they're not showing the help that they have, the nannies they have, the house cleaners that they have, the assistance that they have. They don't show that stuff behind the scenes. And you were just real about it.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And I love that, and I respect that. And I saw a lot of positive, positive comments that were like, you guys have to realize her kids are happy, healthy, clean, fine. The diapers are being changed. Let her be.

[Hannah]

But it took a while to get there.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

For the first, like, few days, there was no positivity to it. I'm sorry, like, how you said about, like, your mentions, like, my mention. I would open the app, and it's, like, hundreds of mentions. And I didn't even go in there because I was like, I don't even want to.

[Avery Woods]

Don't even know.

[Hannah]

I'm like, I don't even want to know what they're saying. Nasty things. And then eventually, people were tagging me, like, good videos. And that started, like, a whole trend of, like, what their version of, like, a 17 diaper was. Because it's like, you might not have 17 diapers in your house, but, like, you have something. You got something. Yes. You're not. No. I'm like, once you're a perfect mom, then you can come judge me. But no one's perfect.

[Avery Woods]

No one's a perfect mom. And no one can survive motherhood with the expectation that people have set, like, this perfect standard on social media without a huge village around you. And I'm sorry, when you're three weeks postpartum and you have a toddler and your husband's gone and you're home alone, that's really, really hard.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And you're exhausted.

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

Like, so exhausted.

[Hannah]

Then you're just worried about leaving the kids. Like, what? Like, taking your eyes off of them for two seconds.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

My toddler, like, he's always been really good and, like, very kind of chill. But then the day we brought home the baby, he, like, something switched in him, and he just is so hyper.

[Avery Woods]

Yes.

[Hannah]

Jumping off the couches, throwing balls or the ball at the baby. Yeah. He's out. He's trying to get that attention back.

[Avery Woods]

Yep.

[Hannah]

And so he's trying to, like, he'll, like, try and share his toys with the baby by, like, he wants to, like, throw the ball with the baby. And so I just, like, throw, like, a hard ball or, you know, try and poke his eyes out. Like, you literally can't take your eyes off of them.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. Yeah. I remember Ziggy kind of Doing the same, I think, because he missed me and saw me breastfeeding all day. And so I'm like cuddling the baby and so they act out and that's just a natural thing. But it's really hard. It's hard. And people don't talk about that. And I just, I don't know, I think people are so quick to judge. And I had my thing with the boy mom, which is a whole other thing. And I still laugh about it because I'm like, if that's the worst thing you can say about me, fine. If you really, truly think I don't love my children equally.

[Hannah]

Right.

[Avery Woods]

You don't know me as a person. But I feel like that's the issue with social media now is they are so quick to just jump down your throat, not even knowing you as a person, as a mom, as a human being. And they send death threats and leak your address and say that they're going to call cps. Like, I've had friends in the social media world have CPS at five in the morning.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Knock on their door, huge creators. Hi, we're here to inspect their kids, pull their kids out of bed at five in the morning, take off their clothes, inspect their skin.

[Hannah]

What?

[Avery Woods]

Oh, yeah, I've had that. I've had. Well, I haven't had that, thank God. But I've had friends that have called me and been like, freaking out.

[Hannah]

I had cps. Like people that worked for cps, like dm me being like, you're fine. Like, I work for cps.

[Avery Woods]

Like, are you kidding me? I was a picky nurse. The things that I have seen and experienced with my patients, David. And law enforcement as well. And those kids still go home to their parents. And you think diapers around the house is. I'm like, those people need to be focusing on the kids that actually need help.

[Hannah]

They're focusing on the wrong things. Yes. Wrong people.

[Avery Woods]

And the craziest part is that when you are on social media like that, it gives people, they think that they have the right to call and report stuff like that when they don't even know you personally. And the worst part about it is my friends that have experienced it are genuinely people that are the best parents. Like, they give their kids an incredible life, are so great with their kids, they're so observant. They're. I don't know, they just. Their houses are full of love and I just think it's such a waste of our resources in this world to help kids that actually need help.

[Hannah]

Right.

[Avery Woods]

But the Fact that people comment that. I'm like, what is wrong with you? Okay, so when did you see a shift and it start to become a positive thing?

[Hannah]

I would say it was probably like a good week.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

Honestly, just a week of just negativity. And I was just kind of like, told my husband, like, should I delete it or ask him? And he's like, no. Like, it's. That's honest. It's real. He's like, yes, who cares? I, at this point, like, my husband and I one time talked about it. He's like, you can't read comments. I. Because some people love to, like, interact and interact with people in their comments and go back and forth. But he's like, you can't read comments.

[Avery Woods]

I have a rule.

[Hannah]

It's so nasty.

[Avery Woods]

It's the first 10 minutes of my video. I will respond to comments because I feel like things start to become negative over time. Like, I've noticed, like, once it starts to pick up after like a day to a week, like, the boy mom video was posted for two weeks before I got any negativity from it.

[Hannah]

And then once one person starts the negativity, then they're like, oh, it's okay.

[Avery Woods]

To be negotiate what it is, though. Which makes me laugh every time. It's people that want to look for something negative use the video to go viral themselves.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

So they'll make their own video. They'll stitch a video because they know people are going to go off in the comments and they're going to get viral. So I'm like, so you want to be an evil, nasty person to me so you can get monetized?

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

Please.

[Hannah]

I've had people that do that with my nursing stuff, which speaks way more.

[Avery Woods]

About them than it does about you.

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

Way more about their character.

[Hannah]

There are always. I've had so many people try and get big off of, like, my nursing videos. They're like. They make it controversial. What about mom stuff?

[Avery Woods]

Like, what do they say about your nursing videos?

[Hannah]

Oh, there was this one that went. I made a video, like, at the very beginning of my start on TikTok.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

Some random thing about. I used to always be just nursing content. That was me because my husband was like, I don't want the camera in my face.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

So I'm like, okay, I'll just kind of talk about nursing stuff. And so I just do nursing. And I remember talking about. And this was like, when I had maybe like 5,000 followers, I was nobody. And I made a video about, like, being at work and, like, a colostomy bag had exploded on me. I'm like, oh, this is so gross. Because it's, like, literal poop. Yeah. You know? Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Like, that is a bag full of poop.

[Hannah]

Yeah. And it got on me. I made, like, had, like, a comment saying that, like, I was, like, a picture thing. Right. And then someone made a video recently, like, years later, talking about how I'm a horrible person because I'm so judgmental that someone's colostomy bag got on me.

[Avery Woods]

They always try to judge up your own huge.

[Hannah]

And I was like, I'm sorry. Like, just because I'm a nurse doesn't mean that I'm okay with having, like, all these nasty things on me. And they. But. But it was someone that was like, some small creator that just wanted to, like. Yeah. Take those videos to, like, bash on me because they knew that. Oh, that she's bigger.

[Avery Woods]

Oh, yeah.

[Hannah]

So me bashing on her will make me have me get the attention.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I've had people try to pull, like, old Instagram highlights from, like, five years ago and compare it to things that I say now. Avery woods as a liar. I'm like, girl, let's sit down and have a chat and talk about everything online about. It's. It's just. It's pathetic and sad, and that's just the way it is. And I. I hate that people are always like, well, you signed up for it. No, no, no, no. See, the issue with that is that you don't sign up for people to ridicule you to the point where you want to kill yourself, literally. Because that's the point. I got to. Yeah. In the beginning of the year is I told myself I would feel the only thing that's going to take this away is if I'm gone forever. And you can't. You can't. That's not okay. It's not okay. And I think TikTok is the worst app when it comes to anti bullying. I think they. They really don't do anything to protect anyone from being harmed from their safety being compromised. I know they have, like, this anti bullying protection in the. Doesn't do anything. Doesn't do anything. And at least Instagram can prevent people from making other profiles once you block them, whereas Tik Tok doesn't.

[Hannah]

I get a profile, dude.

[Avery Woods]

I've had people literally make 10 profiles in a day just to leave one comment. I'm like, girl, how much time you got in your hands?

[Hannah]

But then they comment saying, you can't block Me, you can't stop me from commenting or whatever. And I'm like.

[Avery Woods]

And you're like, yeah, well also I'm like, when are you contributing to society? Like, do you have a job?

[Hannah]

Or like, yeah, you wonder what they're doing all day long. Like, why are you stalking all my mom of four?

[Avery Woods]

And I'm like, so you're spending time away from your kids to comment these horrible things about me?

[Hannah]

It's just you go on their profile, it's like, they're nice family picture and they're oh God, Jesus, whatever bio. Yeah, I'm like, oh no, it's the worst.

[Avery Woods]

Oh yeah. Well, first of all, I'm sorry that you've experienced that because I can empathize with you more than anyone. And it's the worst. It's that like horrible gut wrenching feeling in your stomach and just know it gets better. And I know in the beginning it's really a weird thing because you go viral so fast, but you'll get to a point where you realize it's only a reflection of them and they're miserable and they're envious that you were able to take something that's very realistic and blow up from it. And also you've created this beautiful trend for people. Like, I loved what you said. You made a video, said, how did we go from she deserves the purse to the 17 diapers? Which I love.

[Hannah]

It was at the same time the whole thing with the purse was trending. And then it was like right after that was this. It was like, that is. How did we go from that to this?

[Avery Woods]

Yes. And for people that don't know the she deserved the purse trend, which I actually participated in, was a beautiful mom that's on social media. She had posted a video of the diaper aisle and there was a purse left. And she basically said the mom deserved the purse and that she probably put the purse back in order to afford diapers or formula or whatever. Yeah. So then a lot of creators went and started putting money in the diapers and formula. And then that kind of went to. Because everyone started stealing it.

[Hannah]

People were going through the diapers or.

[Avery Woods]

Saying that they're doing it for clout, which is a whole another thing. So then when I did it, I like stopped the people in person because I'm like, I would rather give these to the moms directly.

[Hannah]

Give it to them. Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

Because I don't.

[Hannah]

A teenager going through the boxes.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. I wanted to actually help someone. So the fact that that turned into such a positive trend that Was huge. I mean, this is being picked up on, like, major news outlets, and then around the same time, the 17 diapers comes out, and it's. You're just being eaten alive.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And I'm like, you have to understand these are coming from two different moms with the same goal, and that's. They're putting their kids first. And that just shows that it literally, like you said, takes one person to make it negative.

[Hannah]

Yep.

[Avery Woods]

And it starts this, like, trajectory.

[Hannah]

But then it only took one person to, like, make it positive. Once one person was like, hold up. Like, yes. Why are we freaking out? Like, 17 diapers means there are 17 times that baby was changed or tended to, you know, which I love. Like, it's not like my baby's in the same diaper all day long.

[Avery Woods]

No.

[Hannah]

Like, so then at once, one person was like, hold on. Like, let's change our perspective on this for a little bit. Then everyone's like, oh, wait, yeah, that's true. Yeah, everyone. Once that they see all the negativity, they're like, oh, yeah. Like, that's horrible. That's disgusting. Yeah. But then once one person turns it into something positive, then everyone else kind of turns into something positive.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. I mean, I remember, like, Stevie was a very gassy baby, so she was up a lot at night. But, I mean, even during the nighttime, there was times where I changed her, like, probably six different diapers just at night, let alone during the day.

[Hannah]

I just chugged it to the side.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. And I think it's just really not okay when other moms shame other moms.

[Hannah]

No, you should be the ones that understand it. Yes.

[Avery Woods]

And at least empathize or give some grace or maybe think with your brain. This mom is three weeks postpartum. She's doing her best. She's taking care of her kids. She's solo while doing this. So I just. I thought it was horrible how it started, but beautiful. And the trend that it's.

[Hannah]

It was, like, kind of. Well, I don't really listen to, like, all the hate stuff.

[Avery Woods]

Good.

[Hannah]

I don't, like. I don't really take. I used to, like. I don't take it personally.

[Avery Woods]

Yes.

[Hannah]

So I wouldn't, like, I wasn't, like, really affected by it. I don't listen to it. Like, I know I'm a good mom.

[Avery Woods]

Yes.

[Hannah]

I know my kids are healthy. They're happy, they're changed. So if I'm like, why would I let some random person over social media tell me about the kind of mother that I am?

[Avery Woods]

Yes. Well, that Just shows how mature you are, that you use common sense, you're confident in the person and mom that you are. And I think that's the difference between people that can handle being on social media and the capacity that, you know you're becoming versus people that aren't able to handle that. And I think there's just. You're damned if you do, damned if you don't, social media. And if you take those comments as criticism and you start changing the things that you post, it's gonna become disingenuine and they're gonna find something else to nitpick about you always. And it's really just an unhealthy cycle.

[Hannah]

You're either sharing too much, you're not sharing enough, or you're. Yeah, always.

[Avery Woods]

So tell me the positivity that's come from it. I know you went to New York City, right? What was that for? Tell me about that.

[Hannah]

I was on the Tamron Hall Show.

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[Hannah]

Do you know who that is?

[Avery Woods]

No, tell me.

[Hannah]

I didn't really know who she was either, but she's like. She's on abc.

[Avery Woods]

Amazing. Yeah.

[Hannah]

So I. So one. So one morning, it just, like, all turned to positivity, like, in one day.

[Avery Woods]

Good.

[Hannah]

So one morning I woke up and, like, I got an email from People magazine, and I was like, wait, hell, yeah. The People magazine. What?

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

And then all in one day, it was like, the People magazine. It was on the Today Show. It was on every big news platform of, like, how it had turned positive. And then I got an email from the Tamron hall show me, like, hey, can we fly you out to New York City? Can you be here tomorrow? And I was like, what me? Like, I'm just like, a normal mom, like, a normal person. Like, you want me to come out there? You want. I'm on all these news, like, platforms. Like, what is going on?

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

And. But it turned into this. Everyone was sharing their, like, version of what, their 17 diapers?

[Avery Woods]

Yes.

[Hannah]

You know, I couldn't get out of bed for a week.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

I couldn't take a shower for two weeks. I couldn't breastfeed my baby because I couldn't feed myself.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Everyone was sharing, and I was like, really? Something that, like, I. Like, I'm not alone with all of this. Everyone struggles.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. And you might have 17 diapers around your house, but there's a lot of moms that have their own 17 diapers and what they struggle with. And I think that's the most important message of it all, which I think that's it was all meant to be. And although. And I hope. You know what, I hope those people that were so quick to judge and threaten you and say so many horrible things have seen this amazing trend that you've started, and they're ashamed of themselves.

[Hannah]

And I've seen some people make videos or comments being like, I judged you at first, and, like, I was one to leave a nasty comment. But then, like. Like we were saying once. Once it turns into positivity, once they. The perspective on it is flipped, then they're like, oh, wait, yeah, you're right. Like, I should not have judged. But they're so quick to judge. Be like, ew, that's disgusting. And until you realize, like, okay, yeah, there might be diapers on my. On my coffee table, but what does that mean?

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

What. What, you know, came before, like, what came of that?

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

So.

[Avery Woods]

Well, and I also once. It. Once the snowball effect. Snowball effect kicks in, that's when people reach out and catch on the trend. But I'm so glad that they reached out to you in a positive way, because I've had issues where I've been canceled or whatever controversy started, and people will reach out because they want me to speak about that. I'm like, I'm not gonna give you more things to get me hated on.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

And I don't respect news outlets that do that. And I love that they reach out to you to talk about the positivity. Right. Yeah. That came from it.

[Hannah]

Well, I just. I think it was so big because it was. It did a full 180. It was so negative to so positive. Like, if you look at the hashtag 17diapers, I think there's like 50, 000 uses of it.

[Avery Woods]

That's amazing.

[Hannah]

In, like, just a few days as a man. And I was like, what is going on? Like, I. When I would scroll, it was like, every other video was the same sound and the same thing.

[Avery Woods]

Good.

[Hannah]

It was crazy. Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

So what. What's Your next plan. What does the future hold for you with the.

[Hannah]

With this diaper thing?

[Avery Woods]

With anything. With life, Social media.

[Hannah]

With. Oh, diaper. Diaper thing. Everyone's saying you need to trade market. You need to start a podcast, you need to start a. You know, And I'm like, I don't even know how to go about that. I don't even know without. I don't know how to do any of that.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

But plus, I just don't even have time. Like, how do I know when I would start to pick up something new like that?

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. I was a smaller creator for a long time, but when I had Stevie and I went back to work balancing. So I was working two different nursing jobs on top of two kids and trying to grow my social media platform. It's so hard. And so I empathize with you so much because I remember being in your shoes. Yep. But stay consistent because you can make a huge career out of this.

[Hannah]

That's what I wanted to turn into. I. Well, I always kind of wanted to be in this, like, sharing, like, mom stuff on social media, like, my realistic stuff. But then I was always doing nursing, and then that's what people knew me for. So when I would post anything about being a mom, it was just like, no one cared.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. Right.

[Hannah]

And so, like, okay, well, I guess that means I gotta stick with the nursing stuff. But nursing was always controversial. Like, it always.

[Avery Woods]

This sounds very familiar, Scott.

[Hannah]

Doesn't people always turn into being controversial? It like, oh, girl.

[Avery Woods]

I had two open investigations on my license from so many haters calling the state board of nursing.

[Hannah]

Me too.

[Avery Woods]

Which, by the way, they were all investigated and dropped because they were complete lies. They try to say that I was stealing drugs from my hospital.

[Hannah]

I had that, too.

[Avery Woods]

Come on.

[Hannah]

I had. So I had my. I had to take my last name on social. Take my last name off of social media. For so long. I had a fake last name because people were. I would get. I was getting calls from the Utah Board of Nursing, being like, hey, just so you know, like, people are calling about this and they said, like, they're like, we watch your videos. You're fine. Because I would film stuff at work. I would film stuff, like, talking about, like, stories that happened. But I was always very careful about, like, hipaa because, like, that's number one if I'm going to film at work or talk about that.

[Avery Woods]

Oh, yeah, that's your.

[Hannah]

You never talk about that or about HIPAA stuff. And so they're like, you're fine. But people would Always call. They would always call about a million things. Trying to like what? Why do you care so much? Like why are you some random person that's trying to call the board of nursing on me? My license.

[Avery Woods]

You don't know what kind of nurse I am. Oh, I would have. I was contracted with a scrub brand. I would do try on hauls in my house of scrubs and people were think I was like, I'm in my bedroom right now. I'm not at work, I'm not on the clock. I never showed my badge. I was never even late to a shift. One time I had.

[Hannah]

So I used to do agency work. Where you just go to random different places.

[Avery Woods]

Yes.

[Hannah]

So I used to do that for a long time. And I was contracted. Well, kind of contracted with one business that would do it and I would have people call them. Well, they, they like made it so I couldn't pick up any shifts with them because people were calling them about it. So I had this one place call the agency or whatever it is and say that I was making videos in their building dirt while I was getting paid. Even though the videos they were complaining about. I'm like, I was in my car in the parking lot on my non paid lunch break and there's nowhere that I'm identified to your building. I'm not like your building's not in the background. I'm like, for all you know I'm sitting in some random Walmart parking lot not even working that day.

[Avery Woods]

Also, do you feel like nurses are some of the biggest haters? Nurses and moms are the worst.

[Hannah]

Yeah. Because they're like, they think that they're.

[Avery Woods]

So much better and we can say that because we're nurses and moms.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

But I feel like the most hated people. I'm sorry. The most hate I would get on videos about nursing were from other nurses. You're unrealistic. You're filming in your hospital, whatever the case may be. Or moms again, mom shaming you. I just, I can't. I'm like, aren't those like two of the most compassionate roles you can ever have in life? Why are you so mean?

[Hannah]

Well then with my nursing stuff. So a thing in long term care, it's different. Right. You have like 30, 40 patients sometimes or more.

[Avery Woods]

Which is insane.

[Hannah]

So. But it's like no one is like dying. You're not taking care. It's not like the icu.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

Where like you are have every patient is like on all these monitors and drips and you're having to like, constantly be in there for hours. Like, sometimes you're in a patient's room, like, for a very short period of time throughout your whole shift because they're stable, they're fine. They're just long term. So I would like, sometimes I'd make videos on like a chill day or talk about having 50 patients. Sometimes that's how long term care is. Like, there was this one thing that was going around saying that long term care is like the hood of nursing. Not the hood because it's like year sometimes. You're working with very limited supplies. Oh, yeah, you are so short staffed. Sometimes I'm like, why Do I have 50 patients to one nurse and one CNA?

[Avery Woods]

Yeah, that's crazy.

[Hannah]

Like, how is that allowed? So I'd make videos about it and people would freak out at me for, like, accepting the assignment and like, what am I going to do? Go home? Like, abandon all these people? Like, I'm like, I'll do the best I can. But people were freaking out saying that, like, I would record instead of taking care of my patients. But I'm like, I. Like, I'm not going to just like, neglect all my patients. Like, oh, hold on. I got to make a TikTok. I got to record it. Like, you go sit over there.

[Avery Woods]

No, and what's crazy is, too is I'm like, I remember having to show my time card of when I clocked off for lunch and I had made a video in the break room or something, and I was like, I wasn't on your dime.

[Hannah]

Right.

[Avery Woods]

I was off the clock.

[Hannah]

You control what I do.

[Avery Woods]

And I gave report to another nurse who was watching my patients the whole time. So I was off the clock. I was not being paid, and someone else was making sure my patients were safe.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

So I'm like, don't, like, before you freak out, maybe ask.

[Hannah]

Right.

[Avery Woods]

And that's what it is, is people are so quick to judge. Oh, well, I think you're doing amazing. I can see you taking off. I think trademarking would be iconic also. Just keeping up a different 17 diapers that you experience as a, you know, new mom of two. I think that's. That's huge because I have 117 diapers. I could tell you that I experienced.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

When I was in the postpartum trenches.

[Hannah]

Right. It is the trenches.

[Avery Woods]

I mean, girl, you're six weeks postpartum. You worked a night shift last night, flew all the way here. Like, you should be so proud of yourself.

[Hannah]

I. Well, thank you. I don't. I'm not one. I don't like to just, like, sit and do nothing.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah, I'm the same.

[Hannah]

I like, basically from, like, the day we got home from the hospital, I was like, okay, I got to do the dishes. I got to do the laundry. I got to, like, go back to life. I'm not one that just, like, can rot on the couch and just, like, soak in being like, okay, I just had a baby. You need to rest. I'm like, okay, I got to get back to work. I have all these things I need to get done.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah.

[Hannah]

So.

[Avery Woods]

And it's. I mean, there's just so much compromising give and take, especially as a working mom. And the fact that you're balancing it all. Like, I struggle going back to work. Sixteen weeks postpartum.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

So the fact that you're doing a.

[Hannah]

Six weeks postpartum, I don't get, like, maternity leave.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah, that's.

[Hannah]

I don't get anything like that. So if I don't go back to work, I don't get. That's my job.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Hannah]

You have to support. That's how I support. That's my. That's my job. That's how I feed my kids, and that's how I afford diapers.

[Avery Woods]

And that's why I. I want this so bad for you, because I feel like you could create this huge empire and encouraging platform for moms and also set your family up for.

[Hannah]

I would love that.

[Avery Woods]

Exponential health.

[Hannah]

I feel like now it was trending for a while, and then now I'll talk about, like, oh, my 17 diapers today. And comments are like, we get it. 17 diapers. Like, move on.

[Avery Woods]

Don't let them like them. Don't listen to them. You social media es and flows. There's weeks where all my goes viral, and there's weeks where I'm like, oh, is my career over? You just. You just don't know. It's just about the consistency. But I'm so grateful that, first of all, you're a supporter of Cheers and the video that you made. And that's why I reached out and wanted to fly you out, because I want that for you and your family so much. I wanted to give you this out outlet and platform to share your story. So if you guys don't follow Hannah, please go follow Hannah. Look up the 17 diapers trend. Let's keep it positive, because that's what we need as moms and working moms. And I just want to tell you that you're doing a good job in that. I was in Your shoes at one point and you're just getting started. You've truly only seen the beginning.

[Hannah]

I hope so. I hope it continues.

[Avery Woods]

No, I'm excited.

[Hannah]

For what I would love to keep. Do something with the diapers thing. Like, I don't know what I want to do or. I, I started a YouTube channel with it.

[Avery Woods]

Amazing. What's your YouTube handle?

[Hannah]

So it's. I'm Hannah, Hannah B. Hyatt everywhere.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

So Instagram Tick tock. I have two tick tock channels actually.

[Avery Woods]

Okay.

[Hannah]

And YouTube.

[Avery Woods]

Yeah. And Scott will tag you too in these social media.

[Hannah]

My plan with the YouTube is maybe do more like long form stuff, just being more realistic, showing like not just like the, you know, you're one minute of the day on Tick Tock, like something bigger with it. That's kind of my plan as of now.

[Avery Woods]

Also balancing being a working mom. Like that's very relatable content that we need to see more of because it's just not that way anymore. And I, I miss nursing so much. I really do. I just got to a point where I couldn't balance it all.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Avery Woods]

But that was kind of how I transitioned from nursing content to lifestyle content. Was I showed realistically what my mornings looked like before I worked a 12 and a half hour shift or what my evenings looked like when I got home from a 12 and a half hour shift. And people started to catch on to those things that I was filming at home more than nursing things. And I feel like when you're in the medical field, it's just a very tricky thing when you, when you're on social media because people, like you said, assume the worst that you're handing your patients or whatever and it's just not the case. Yeah.

[Hannah]

Like I'm gonna push my patients aside and say, okay, hold on. Yeah, I gotta, I gotta make this Tick tock.

[Avery Woods]

It's not how nursing works. Also, you wouldn't have a job if.

[Hannah]

It was like, literally I'm like, okay, well, not realistic, but.

[Avery Woods]

Well, I'm rooting for you. We'll tag all your socials. Guys, please go follow and support Hannah. She's incredible. And thank you so much for coming all the way out here to von.

[Hannah]

We really thank you for having me.

[Avery Woods]

Of course.

[Hannah]

Fun.

[Avery Woods]

Cheers, guys.