A year of diapers, late nights, and plot twists. On maternity leave, I learned two things: how to function on little sleep, and how to binge a show like it’s my part-time job. These are the series that kept me company during feeds, naps, and those lo...
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💕 Rewatch Comfort Shows = Pure Mom Therapy
🧠 Light but Addictive (For a Tired Brain)
🕵️♀️ Thrillers That Got Me Through Witching Hour
😂 Easy Laughs When I Needed Them Most
🥲 Cried in a Good Way (or Maybe It Was the Hormones)
💕 Rewatch Comfort Shows = Pure Mom Therapy
The shows that felt like old friends during 3am feeds.
In the fall, with a new baby girl, this was THE show
Gilmore Girls
OMG my fave…an oldie but a goodie.
Desperate Housewives
I love a good cop/crime show, so I re-watched Rookie Blue again!
Rookie Blue
One thing about me - I LIVE for reality TV….so I rewatched VPR with my husband
Vanderpump Rules
Honestly, it was great background noise
Jersey Shore
🧠 Light but Addictive (For a Tired Brain)
Plot? Yes. Complexity? No thanks.
This was interesting to watch after having a daughter, and being a daughter!
Ginny & Georgia
A sweet love story, and I found, even if I fell asleep I didn't feel like I missed too much
Virgin River
Such a fun show!! I had it on in the backgroung with baby girl and explained who each character was
Once Upon a Time
The new season was a must watch. It's not my fave but I am addicted LOL
And Just Like That
I discovered this series on Mat leave and LOVE it! I need the next season NOW
Sullivan's Crossing
I watched this when I was pregnant last year, so it felt fitting to watch the new season with baby girl this year
Love Island USA
🕵️♀️ Thrillers That Got Me Through Witching Hour
Baby screaming, but I need to know who did it.
The new season?! I had to know what happened to Joe!
You
I can always binge criminal minds and it still surprises me!
Criminal Minds
😂 Easy Laughs When I Needed Them Most
Comedy is survival when you haven't showered in days.
This show - as a freshly postpartum mom - was hilarious and really got me through those early, freshly postpartum days (and nights)
Workin' Moms
Those late night feeds were fueled by Superstore
SUPERSTORE
🥲 Cried in a Good Way (or Maybe It Was the Hormones)
That kind of emotional release you didn’t know you needed.
