Pregnancy Q&A 🤍 huge culture shock of giving birth in Korea, fitness plan, baby name & more

Thank you so much for all of your love on this new journey of ours! Hopefully this video will bring you closer to what's going on inside my head during pregnancy, my worries, but also the exciting parts. Enjoy ♡

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QUESTIONS & TIME STAMPS

00:00 intro
01:30 it is a boy or a girl?
02:26 literally having a human in your belly
03:18 fitness routine after getting pregnant
05:34 special advice for pregnant women in Korea
07:14 how many kids do you want?
07:26 do you have mood swings?
07:42 will you buy maternity clothes?
09:03 what will baby call you and Jake?
10:06 what languages will you teach baby?
11:03 what did I change to get pregnant?
12:53 will you show your child's face on social media?
14:27 will you be breastfeeding?
14:56 mourning your previous identities
15:58 did you already pick names?
18:14 will you give birth in Korea or Denmark?
18:19 does giving birth scare you?
19:24 will you go to a post partum care center?
21:28 how is birth and labor different in Korea
26:16 hospitals and birth centers
27:19 why don't you want an epidural?
29:19 will you have a doula?
29:44 will you test for disabilities?
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MUSIC

Artlist

♫ Low Light - Garden Of Eden
♫ Straight White Teeth - Tell It In A Letter
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EQUIPMENT USED

Main Camera
♡ Canon EOS 700D

Lens
♡ Sigma 18-35mm F1.8

Mic
♡ Røde VideoMic Pro

Vlogging Camera
♡ Canon M50

Editing Software
♡ Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018

[sisselab]

Let me know if you have any other questions ! 💚 ALSO, if you’ve given birth here and have different experiences than me, please please do tell! I’m so curious 🫶🏼

[rubyanndrey_]

I still cannot believe that it went from makeup vids TO vlogs from your tinie tiny apartment TO moving from one place to another TO moving in with Jake TO Jake casually announcing you're already married while eating in the market TO you guys having a baby 🥹 so happy for you both, but esp for you, Sissel (sorry Jake, I'm indeed biased). You're on your way into motherhood, my mind still blown by that. Congratulations again! ❤

[rachelbel]

I'm pelvic floor physio (from Spain) that works with pregnant women before, during and after pregnancy/birth, so I'm going to tell you a couple things in case you don't know it.

1. The tightness down there, is related to muscle strength on the muscles outside and inside your "you-know-what", and those can be trained with squishing & relaxing exercises. What happens during birth is that they have to relax completely to allow the child to pass, and the hormonal storm of giving birth, debilitates every single muscle on the body. But after the 6th week after birth this stops and you can train the muscles back to normal tone (in 2 weeks would be normal - the pelvic floor ones at least, the rest of the body would take longer).

2. Muscle training is key during pregnancy because you'll have more "power" to push the baby, to shorten the labour, SPECIALLY if you train your quads and adductors.

3. To avoid tearing up, you have to train your pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy and around week 36, start doing the relaxing massage of "you-know-what", you can google it.

4.Even tho I am against epidural because of the risk of sticking a needle in the spinal cord, there is now forms of epidural that allow you to move and walk and get on whatever position you want to birth.

5. Focus on training your breathing, is key to a healthy pregnancy and delivery.

6. Once you are delivering the baby, push DURING EXPIRATION, that way your core is tight helping the child to exit, and the pressure of the push would be contain instead for going to your "you-know-what", avoiding tearing up and incontinences.

7. Last but not least, on average, it takes up until 2 years for the body to completely heal and get back to normal. So be patient with your self.

Sorry for any spelling mistakes.

Edit: I used "you-know-what" instead of the correct anatomic name of the thing, because I know YouTube and other platforms can punish the commenter and/or the creator of the video when those words appear, by eliminating the comment and/or demonetizing the video. There is nothing wrong with using the actual name of the body parts, on the contrary, I just didn't want the comment to be eliminated or undo Sissel's work.

[shirazamek]

The thing is. I can see you as a girl mum, doing girly things with your daughter, but for some reason I just can’t shake the feeling that you’re having a cute little boy🥺

[simone]

The pregnancy glow.. omg Sissel you keeping looking prettier everyday!!!..❤😭🧿

[lizzien]

I had 3 babies vaginally without an epidural. You’re much stronger and healthier than I ever was so I have no doubt you can do it. ❤

[valarya]

Children soak up languages like sponges! There are plenty of studies showing that full immersion is the best way to learn and as early as possible - so you guys are NAILING it with your approach! So excited for all the content upcoming 😊

[rosariorose]

You are going to be an amazing mom! I hope your pregnancy goes smoothly and your baby to be healthy ❤

[nastya_ul]

It's so interesting to hear your pov on pregnant and birth and about Korean culture surroundings these topics. You look angelic, wish you a healthy, happy pregnancy!

[Polaris]

You are your best advocate. Do not let others try to control your birth experience. That antiquated birthing experiences sounds like a nightmare. So happy for both of you.

[ulqulqu]

10:37 I'm Turkish, both my parents are, but I was born in the Netherlands, in a city at the German border. I grew up speaking Turkish, Dutch and German (aaand now I'm a language teacher :)) Learning multiple languages is not difficult for children, as long as they have sufficient exposure. They figure it out pretty quickly

[thislifeisconfusing]

I love how attached you are to self identity. I think it's very important to stay in touch with yourself and to realize you are yourself before you are a mother. I often see people lose themselves in parenthood completely and while understandable for such a huge shift it's also very unfortunate. It's really important for a child to see that their parents have their own identity and hobbies. I think it's very beneficial for development. I'm really excited to see this not turning into a 'mommy channel' but just Sissel+ basically, you are just adding onto your growth.

[tziczju]

It's so tough to create a multilingual home but it is so worth it. I am so grateful that my father was adamant about teaching us and speaking with us in Spanish in the home despite what teachers at the time were saying because we were learning English and French at school (example: it will confuse them, they will fall behind). Instead, our parents stayed aware of our language journey and supported us through the ups and downs of it. I'm so grateful to them now. I feel so connected to myself and I feel like access to these language played a huge role in it.

[patriciateague]

The gift of multiple languages is one of the best gifts you can give your child. Starting from a young age will definitely be an advantage.

[thisjoysparks]

I’m usually a quiet viewer for 3 years now 😊 but I just want to express how happy and inspired I am by you Sissel and I truly wish your lil family all the best in this parenthood journey 🤍✨

[vlogbarbaraweinzierl]

Remember: your child will come out having it’s on mind and personality from the beginning. It’s not an empty vessel that you fill with your ideas of culture or language. This will come over time. So be adaptive to this new person in your life. Getting to know your child and listening to their thoughts is the best part.

[bellasara]

Hi Sissel, I have been a follower of yours since very early days (podcast included haha) and I have to applaud how in tune with your body you seem to be, you are going to be an amazing mom ❤️ I am also from Europe and seeing the way koreans treat pregnancy seems mind-boggling, given that we as women have been doing this for thousands of years! Listen to your body and trust your instincts, I think is the best advice. Also, how you plan on treating your child in the online space is really smart, I think lots of moms forget the dangers of internet and start focusing on mommy content, even though we as followers still want to know about you mainly! Hope you have a great pregnancy and excited for new videos to come 💕

[류푸르메]

When I watch the video, I feel like I'm constantly watching interesting TV talk shows. What's not proven is that one person is continuing his or her story seamlessly. It seems like a lot of people watching and feeling the video enjoy you. I have a lovely daughter. I'm watching your video more affectionately because I'm now a mother of two after meeting a man from England.

[shanaselesful]

Boy names that are Scandinavian and Korean friendly:
1) Mika (미카)
2) Saga (사가)
3) Kian (키안)
4) Liam (리암)
5) Nico (니코)

[mividapas]

my husband is Italian and I'm Venezuelan he speaks Italian and I speak Spanish with our daughter, it's very helpful and so good for them to hear so many languages in the first 6 months and continue to. You are going to do it so well! but you have to let them speak in whatever language they feel or want to respond because can be more harmful than good for the kid. the first year for the kid the language is all the same like different ways to say the same thing