She's the go-to consultant for high-class expectant moms on "Pregnant in
Heels," and with two kids and one on the way, balancing a show, running a
maternity clothing boutique and MomPrep, a training academy for mothers-to-be,
Rosie Pope knows what she's talking about.
The star of Bravo's docudrama spoke with MSN TV about the
upcoming Season 2 premiere on May 15, the sometimes-outrageous requests of her
clients, the more serious storyline of infertility and the struggles she's
experienced as a mother herself.
Season 2 is, if you can believe it or not, a wilder, crazier ride than Season
1. I think Season 1 we had a lot of maternity clothes and baby showers, and
Season 2 we really push the envelope with hot-button topics in the media, and
they're going to be particularly controversial. We have everything from home
birth to placenta eating to breast-milk tasting and even pregnancy porn. There
are a lot of wild things and also this season, as well as following my
pregnancy, you also get to know me and my husband and our lives a little bit
more.
Is there a particular episode you're just dying for fans to
see?
Honestly, episode 1 we really start with a bang. Episode 1 is home birth,
placenta-eating and pregnancy porn. We really get started with a kick!
You've probably heard about Alicia Silverstone taking some heat about how she
feeds her baby. What's your take on that?
I think it's unnecessary when you can blend foods these days. So you don't
have to chew it in your mouth and spit it out. But, I will say, when you're
pregnant and you become a mom you get a little crazy. You want to do everything
that's best for your child, whatever that is, and sometimes we can get a little
bit misguided and sometimes we try new things. I think she was really trying
what she felt was best. So it came out of great intentions even if you can
achieve the same with a blender.
My husband is really good and he really taught me you have to be in the
moment. So, it's not always about how much time you spend doing something, but
it's how present you are and how much of that time is quality. So, I really try
with my kids to block everything out. I don't have my Blackberry. I'm not
thinking about work. And when I'm at work I really try to keep myself focused on
work. I just really try to be immersed in every place in your life instead of
constantly being in a haze.
We've talked a little bit about some of the crazy things "Pregnant in
Heels" shows, but viewers have also seen a more serious side, too, with watching
you at the time, struggling to have a second baby. Did they reach out to you at
all after those episodes aired? What was their reaction?
I was really, really touched and proud that we put that on their air. It was
a difficult decision to kind of let that out on the TV show. Just the response
from a number of people that had experienced infertility and are going through a
difficult time, and the fact that they could find some comfort and some support
in me showing that I was going through it, too. It really, really, humbled me
and I'm just really glad that we did it. I think it made me feel a lot closer to
a lot of our viewers ...
Did any women reach out and say that your story really helped them as
they struggled to get pregnant?
Yes. Absolutely. A lot. I
think because thankfully our story ended up really, really well, it gave them a
lot of hope.
Some of your fans Tweeted and Facebooked some questions they wanted
me to ask. Kristin wanted to know (and you don't have to name names), who was
your most difficult client to work with ever and why?
They're all pretty difficult. [Laughs]. I think the most difficult clients
are the ones that don't think they need my help, and they sort of have a
request, they want me to take care of it, and for me what is really interesting
is that they always have outlandish requests, but underneath it all they really
need help in other ways -- about being confident, about being a parent and about
dealing with the anxiety of it all. In all our clients that are so full of
themselves, they think they're perfect already, they're our most difficult
clients.
Season 1 certainly had a few of those. One of them may have been ones that
had difficulty naming their children.
Is there something from the upcoming Season 2 that's outrageous
and that sticks out in your mind--like a funny moment we might not even see make
air, but that really sticks out to you?
Yeah. I mean you definitely do see the placenta-eating in episode 1. It was a
home birth, and right after she gave birth she ripped a piece of her own
placenta off and ate it. I don't know if you'll see that or not.
What piece of must-have advice do you tell moms-to-be out
there?
To get educated. People are always like 'Rosie, people have motherly
instinct. They haven't lost it.' I couldn't agree more. Of course you have
motherly instinct, but the thing is getting prepared and getting educated about
how to take care of your newborn; it allows you to enjoy parenting so much more.
If you're constantly worried about if you're feeding the baby enough, how you're
feeding, sleeping, all the things that go along with that, you really don't get
to enjoy the first days and weeks and months like you should. So I really,
really encourage people to read books, take classes and be involved as much as
they can going into motherhood.
Jenny is pregnant with her first child now. She wants to know where
she can get cute, inexpensive maternity clothes.
It's a good question. It can be difficult, definitely. Obviously I'm really
biased because I really want her to buy our clothes. We actually do have a line
coming out in June with Pea in the Pod that she can look at. If she wants
cute, inexpensive clothes, you really have to buy things at different prices to
make it work. So you can buy a little bit from Target, a little bit from
Motherhood, but the really important thing is, when you're buying those clothes,
is to stay true to your style. If you look at it and you wouldn't have worn it
before you were pregnant, don't wear it now. If you stick to that mantra you'll
look good no matter what the price point.
What's the hottest pregnancy clothing accessory item right
now?
It's the diaper bag. We love bags as women and finally they're starting to be
really cute. We have a line of diaper bags and inside they function as diaper
bags and outside they're just really great fashionable bags. It's something
women want to carry during pregnancy, something women want to carry after
pregnancy. They're just a really fun accessory piece.
Any message you want to send out to the "Pregnant in Heels" fans out
there?
I think, honestly, just this last year because I've been traveling the
country and meeting some of them, what an honor it has been to get to know the
people that are inspired by our show, and find it uplifting or helpful in any
way. I'm just really excited to deliver to them an even better season than last
season.
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