Yesterday I made a call to a gentleman I had never met about a job.
I was using my best anchorwoman voice which usually comes out like a
hopped up Carol Brady. He sounded like a barely conscious Christian
Slater. "We had a baby last week," he said.

Gretchen Speerstra, 36, is our featured mom on this week's installment of "Mom Knows Best."

Watch below as she talks about some of the struggles she's faced as a parent and how she's dealt with them. Speerstra also gives some helpful advice to expectant mothers and other parenting tips.

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